MULLER BACK ON POLE ONE YEAR AFTER

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WTCC QUALIFYING REPORT

Former champion Yvan Muller will be on pole for Race 1 in Curitiba tomorrow, for the second year in succession. In a closely fought session the top seven cars ended within 0.2 seconds of each other. Chevrolet dominated the session with Alain Menu (1:23.829) and Rob Huff (1:23.833) being placed third and fourth. Only Jordi Gené in his SEAT León TDI managed to split the team mates by jumping to second with his lap of 1:23.757 in the dying seconds.

Q1- Rob Huff dominated Q1 smashing the circuit qualifying record of 1:24.196 with his early lap of 1:23.831. Despite being the first driver of the weekend to lap in under 1:24 he continued to push, beating his own time in the final minutes to sail through to Q2 with a time of 1:23.630.
His Chevrolet team mates Alain Menu (1:23.730) and Yvan Muller (1:23.923) also jumped up the order in the final minutes to make it a Chevrolet top three. Augusto Farfus (1:24.006) was the top BMW racer with Norbert Michelisz putting in a great lap in his SEAT León TDI, while in danger of dropping out the top ten, to post the fifth quickest time of 1:24.019.
Tiago Monteiro and Tom Coronel were left to fight for the final spot in Q2 and eventually, with a lap of 1:24.558, the Dutchman kicked his team-mate off by only four thousandths of a second.
Stefano D’Aste’s time of 1:25.153 jumped him ahead of Darryl O’Young to lead the Independents‘, claiming the 13th position overall.

Q2- As the top ten drivers headed into the final 10-minute shoot out, Chevrolet was quick to assert their dominance with Muller, Menu and Huff topping the timesheet. As the chequered flag approached a nine-car slipstream of cars headed out on track with only Farfus remaining in the pits. Muller improved to secure his pole position while Gené’s final lap of 1:23.757 claimed a front row start for SR-Sport.
A mistake from the consistently quick newcomer Michelisz meant he ran wide through the Curva da Vitoria hindering his own, Menu’s and Priaulx’s final run, although the Swiss managed to salvage third ahead of team mate Huff. Reigning champion Tarquini claimed fifth ahead of Priaulx and Farfus, a disappointing result after the BMW 320si’s had been setting the pace for most of the weekend.
Danish racer Michel Nykjær posted the eighth quickest time and will start Race 1 tomorrow as the best of the rookies, while Coronel and Michelisz rounded out the top ten.

WTCC HSBC Race of Brazil – Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba – 6 / 7 March 2010

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ALEX PALERM PARTICIPARÁ EN TRES CAMPEONATOS

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La nueva Federación de Automovilismo de les Illes Balears está trabajando para recuperar las grandes parrillas de pilotos que años atrás se formaban en cada prueba de las islas.
Tanto su presidente, Rafael Ferragut, como su junta directiva, tienen muy claro que el karting ha sufrido, estos últimos años, el olvido y abandono por parte de la anterior Federación.
Para volver disfrutar de un buen Campeonato de Baleares de Karting, han querido contar con los mejores pilotos de las islas desde el principio, no sólo para participar en las pruebas sino incluso a la hora de confeccionar los reglamentos y el calendario de pruebas para este año 2010.
Debido a estos importantes cambios, el joven piloto Alex Palerm, participará en el Campeonato de Baleares de Karting y todo su equipo de trabajo colaborará en la puesta en marcha de este Campeonato para conseguir lanzar de nuevo el Karting en las islas.
De esta forma, Palerm completa su calendario de Competición y participará en tres Campeonatos de Karting con un total de 18 pruebas repartidas entre los meses de marzo y diciembre.
Alex está preparado para afrontar su tercera temporada en el Campeonato de Cataluña de Karting y volver a participar en el Campeonato de España ahora que ha cambiado a la categoría KF3.
Después de la primera prueba realizada el pasado mes de diciembre en Es Vendrell, dentro de la Copa Campeones, el joven piloto mallorquín ya sabe lo que es competir en la categoría KF3, la potencia y dimensiones del kart son muy diferentes a su anterior montura, y además el peso y tamaño de Palerm se adaptan mucho mejor a esta nueva categoría.
Todo el equipo está muy ilusionado con la rápida adaptación al coche, saben que ahora podrá desarrollar todo su potencial y que no se conformará con pasar una temporada de adaptación, luchará por el mejor resultado posible.

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Exclusive! The Oreca Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP unveiled during the Le Mans Series Official Test session

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The Oreca Matmut team took the opportunity of unveiling the great novelty of the 2010 season during the Le Mans Series Official Test days: the Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP has been left to them by the French manufacturer for the whole season as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans!

The car will run tomorrow and on Monday, driven by Olivier Panis, Nicolas Lapierre and Loïc Duval, alongside the 40 prototypes and GTs which are on the entry list for this special test session. The 2009 “24 Hours of Le Mans” winning car is back on track!

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Meeke holds overnight lead in Curitiba

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Kris Meeke is on course to repeat his Rally Internacional de Curitiba victory of last year after winning six of the seven special stages on the first leg of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge qualifier in Brazil today (Friday 5 March).
The defending IRC champion holds a 32.7-second lead over fellow Briton Guy Wilks heading into Saturday’s second leg after making the most of his knowledge of the high-speed gravel stages: Meeke is the only leading IRC regular who has previous experience of the event.
Meeke, 30, also benefited from choosing a hard compound tyre for the afternoon loop of stages when his rivals all opted for softer rubber in the mistaken belief it would rain. However, he received extensive praise from his co-driver Paul Nagle and his team boss Marc van Dalen following a faultless performance behind the wheel of his Peugeot UK-backed 207 Super 2000.
Further evidence of Meeke’s dominance was provided by the fact he was the only leading driver to carry two spare tyres in his car all day, which meant he was saddled with an extra 40 kilograms of weight.
Wilks said his countryman’s superior knowledge of the stages had been the difference between the pair although he admitted dropping approximately five seconds on the third stage of the morning when his car’s spare intercom lead became detached and momentarily blocked his vision. He said his Skoda UK Motorsport-run Fabia S2000 had performed well all day, however.
Jan Kopecky reached the second service halt at Curitiba’s race circuit this evening in third overall in the first of two Skoda Motorsport-run Fabias. The Czech reported the rear of his car was sliding too much on the morning stages, which were slightly damp in places following overnight rain. He also bemoaned his lack of recent running on gravel for not being closer to Meeke and Wilks in the overall standings. Otherwise he said he was satisfied to be in contention for a podium finish tomorrow.
Team-mate Juho Hanninen holds fourth overnight after spending much of the day recovering from the left-rear puncture he picked up two kilometres into the first stage of the day. Because he was only carrying one spare tyre, the Finn had to be extra cautious over the next three stages of the morning loop before returning to service. An extra spare tyre for the afternoon’s three stages helped his confidence although the decision to run soft compound rear tyres in the afternoon caused a bout of oversteer and triggered a handling imbalance.
Bruno Magalhaes was fourth at midday service but lost time on stage five when his Peugeot’s front-right tyre became partially detached from the rim. Although it remained inflated, a change at the end of the stage was required and meant he had to tackle the next two tests with no spare and dropped behind Hanninen as a result of his cautious approach.
Daniel Oliveira achieved his aim of completing the leg without incident as he continues to build his experience of his Stohl Racing Peugeot 207. The young Brazilian had never driven the car on gravel before Thursday’s shortened shakedown. While he conceded he still needs to find more speed he said he had learned plenty during the day alongside new co-driver Denis Giraudet.
Eduardo Scheer, the son of Brazilian rallying legend Oswaldo, won the A6 class in Curitiba last year. Now armed with a four-wheel drive Mitsubishi Lancer, Scheer impressed throughout the day to hold a slender advantage over Bolivian driver Eduardo Peredo in seventh overall.
Peugeot 207 driver Marcos Tokarski is in control of the IRC 2WD Cup with veteran Brazilian Ulysses Bertholdo in second in a similar 1600cc 207.

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Kris Meeke leads in Brazil after opening day of action

DRIVER QUOTES

Kris Meeke (United Kingdom), Peugeot 207 S2000, first overall: "Apart from a big hit going over a jump at some crossroads on the third stage everything else has been perfect today. I was a bit too cautious over the jump when the stage was repeated and lost a bit of time. Choosing the hard compound tyre was the right thing to do because it stayed dry and gave me more precision and stability. Now it’s down to me managing my lead tomorrow but I’ve been in this position before so I know what I’ve got to do."
Guy Wilks (United Kingdom), Skoda Fabia S2000, second overall: "Kris got a jump on us this morning and that’s down to his experience of the stages and nothing to do with anything I’ve done wrong or the car. We should have gone for the harder tyre in the afternoon but I don’t think it made a massive difference. Kris has now got to run first on the road tomorrow so we’ll keep the pressure on and see what happens."
Jan Kopecky (Czech Republic), Skoda Fabia S2000, third overall: "It’s been a long time since I’ve done a very fast gravel event like this so I have to be satisfied that I am with a chance of a podium tomorrow. It took time to get used to the stages today because of the speed but the roads are going to be a bit more technical tomorrow and I think it will be easier to adapt to."

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Guy Wilks is second overall for Skoda UK Motorsport

TOP TEN OVERALL POSITIONS

1 Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle Peugeot 207 S2000 49m17.2s
2 Guy Wilks/Phil Pugh Skoda Fabia S2000 +32.7s
3 Jan Kopecky/Petr Stary Skoda Fabia S2000 +1m00.1s
4 Juho Hanninen/Mikko Markkula Skoda Fabia S2000 +1m42.7s
5 Bruno Magalhaes/Carlos Magalhaes Peugeot 207 S2000 +2m07.9s
6 Daniel Oliveira/Denis Giraudet Peugeot 207 S2000 +5m58.7s
7 Eduardo Scheer/Geferson Pavinatto Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +7m16.1s
8 Eduardo Peredo/Claudio Bustos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +7m19.5s
9 Marcos Tokarski/Laercio Reginatto Peugeot 207 1600 +11m37.1s
10 Juan San Martin/Martin Villete Subaru Impreza WRX +11m55.1s
Leading IRC 2WD Cup contenders: Marcos Tokarski/Laercio Reginatto (Peugeot 207 1600)

LEG TWO ITINERARY

Start: 07:30hrs; Service 3: Autodromo Curitiba, 07:30hrs; SS8: Bocaiuva (28.05kms), 08:30hs; SS9: Rio Pesqueiro 1 (15.06kms), 09:20hrs; SS10: Quatro Barras 1 (12.02kms), 10:10hrs; SS11: Nobre (10.14kms), 11:00hrs; Service 4: Autodromo Curitiba, 11:50hrs; SS12: Rio Pesqueiro 2 (15.06kms), 13:05hrs; SS13: Quatro Barras 2 (12.02kms), 13:45hrs; SS14: Campina (22.78kms), 14:20hrs; SS15: Super Prime Pinhais (3.38kms), 15:15hrs; Finish: Pinhais, 15:30hrs.

TV TIMES

Eurosport, Europe’s largest television channel, will show highlights of each day of the rally. Highlights will also be available at www.rally-irc.com
Friday 5 March
24:00-24:30: Day one highlights (Eurosport and Eurosport Asia-Pacific)
Saturday 6 March
05:00-05:30: Day one highlights repeated (Eurosport Asia-Pacific)
24:00-24:30: Day two highlights (Eurosport and Eurosport Asia-Pacific)

FARFUS TOPS FIRST TEST IN BRAZIL

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Local man Augusto Farfus posted the fastest lap during today’s test as the 2010 WTCC season officially got underway at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba. The Brazilian topped the timesheets in his BMW 320si at the halfway point, before the session was briefly halted when Stefano D’Aste lost the back end of his BMW 320si and ended beached in the gravel at turn four.
In the dying moments of the session, Farfus bettered his earlier time clocking a 1:24.243 to remain on top. His BMW Team RBM team mate Andy Priaulx (1:24.732), who had led the session at the start, ended in third.
Alain Menu was the fastest of the Chevrolet men, driving his Cruze to the second quickest time with a lap of 1:24.732. Team mates, Yvan Muller (1:24.805) and Rob Huff (1:24.960) finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Reigning champion Gabriele Tarquini was quickest of the SEAT cars, posting a lap time of 1:25.308 to end the day sixth. His SR-Sport team mate Jordi Gené’s session ended early as he suffered problems with the steering box on his SEAT León TDI.
Hungarian youngster Norbert Michelisz was the best of the newcomers, posting an impressive seventh fastest time (1:25.625) and placing ahead of experienced drivers like Tom Coronel and Tiago Monteiro.


Augusto Farfus set the fastest lap on his home racetrack today

THEY SAID. THEY SAID..
Augusto FARFUS: "I am happy. We took advantage of the red flag and pitted to make some changes to the car, which were very effective. It was a good feeling to drive around so quickly. Now I have set the pace. I’m sure that from tomorrow the others will be closer but I wish to stay ahead if I can."
Alain MENU: "It was a session to get used to the track again. For the time being we are competitive as I am four tenths slower than Farfus, who was very quick. The car has too much understeer in the tight corners, so we have something to work on. If we manage to solve this I think we will be looking good."
Gabriele TARQUINI: "I am quite satisfied. We benefitted from our past experience and went out straightaway with the best set up for this track. The car was good from the very beginning so I am optimistic. I was really surprised by how much grip there was on the track. Last year we were struggling to find grip but now it’s totally different."

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F2 agrees partnership with McLaren Autosport BRDC Award

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Formula Two to play central role in Award’s final assessment process

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The FIA Formula Two Championship will play a pivotal part in the 22nd McLaren Autosport BRDC Award after today (04/03) announcing a partnership to supply six Williams JPH1B cars for the final driver assessment process.

The prestigious award – previously won by David Coulthard and reigning FIA Formula One World Champion Jenson Button – is set to undergo one of the biggest enhancements in its history thanks to the link-up with Formula Two. The move to supply six F2 cars will transform the driver assessment process as there will be enough machines to enable all of the finalists to be on the track at the same time – something that had proved impossible in the past.

Formula Two will now provide the cars and the engineering support for the award, whilst there are also plans in place for a frontrunner from the 2010 championship to provide a benchmark for the six MABA finalists. There is the potential to change the format to include qualifying runs, race simulations, pitstops and technical feedback appraisals.

The McLaren Autosport BRDC Award is the world’s premier young driver award, aimed at rewarding the best young racing drivers from the UK, where a final shortlist of six drivers are evaluated both in and out of a number of racing cars. An experienced panel of judges decide on a winner who is then awarded a £50,000 cash prize and a test in a McLaren Formula One car.

Formula 3 had previously been used for the single seater element, but a lack of cars often meant that drivers were assessed at different times and in differing weather conditions, whilst a number of drivers also gained an advantage by testing an F3 car prior to the shootout.

Jonathan Palmer, Formula Two Series Director, said: “The single seater is the most important part of the evaluation, but it’s frustrating to have to run drivers in batches because of the resources that have previously been available.

“Even if we tested in Spain the track conditions would vary with temperature. Comparing drivers in different weather conditions and at different times complicates the whole process. Using six F2 cars will allow the judges to compare drivers in the same cars at the same time.

“This gives us a real opportunity to get creative with the appraisal. We can do more running and give the judges a huge amount more data with which to evaluate the drivers.”

Long-serving MABA judge and veteran commentator Ian Titchmarsh said: “Just like F2 itself as a racing category, the introduction of F2 cars into the Award test days will provide a much more level playing field, while at the same time offering the opportunity to test the finalists in ways which have simply not been possible previously.”

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Gutes Zeichen für den ATS Formel-3-Cup

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Timo Rumpfkeil

Das Team Motorpark Academy wird in dieser Saison im ATS Formel-3-Cup sein Debüt mit großem Aufwand feiern: vier Fahrzeuge hat man für die schnellste deutsche Formel-Rennserie 2010 gemeldet. Vergangene Saison zudem noch in der Formel Renault unterwegs, konzentriert sich das Team, das im Umfeld der Motorsportarena Oschersleben beheimatet ist, nun ausschließlich auf den Formel-3-Sport. Teamchef Timo Rumpfkeil urteilt über den hohen Stellenwert des ATS Formel-3-Cup, seine Piloten und die Ziele, die er sich für dieses Jahr gesteckt hat.
Neben dem Start im ATS Formel-3-Cup kommen im Team Motopark Academy noch drei Autos in der Formel-3-Euroserie. Hört sich nach einem vollen Programm an?
Ja, das ist es auch, aber es ist nicht viel mehr als vergangenes Jahr. Da sind wir mit zwei Fahrzeugen in der Formel-3-Euroserie und acht in der Formel Renault an den Start gegangen. Allerdings ist jetzt der Aufwand höher – aber auch das kriegen wir hin. Der Wartungsaufwand bei den Formel-3-Fahrzeugen ist höher als bei den Formel Renault. Wir haben in der Formel 3 mehr technische Freiheiten und dadurch steigt auch der Entwicklungsbedarf. Das war in der Formel Renault nicht so. Dafür waren es in der Formel Renault mehr Renntermine. Von daher würde ich sagen, dass sich die Arbeit die Waage hält. Nur die Vorbereitung ist nun intensiver.
Mit dem VW-Aggregat kam zudem ein neuer Motor ins Heck. Was hat das an Veränderungen bewirkt?
Vor allem die Arbeitsweise hat sich geändert. Wir bekommen sehr viel Feedback von VW. Jetzt haben wir die Aufgabe dies vernünftig zu bündeln und zu nutzen. Zudem mussten wie die Autos stark umbauen, als wir von dem Mercedes- auf den VW-Motor gewechselt haben.
Wie beurteilen Sie den Stellenwert des ATS Formel-3-Cup im deutschen Motorsport?
Ich denke, dass sich die ganzen nationalen Formel-3-Serien, und dazu gehört auch der ATS Cup, in den letzten zwei, drei Jahren stark gewandelt haben. Es sind klassische Nachwuchsserien. Der ATS Formel-3-Cup bietet Fahrern aus der Formel BMW, ADAC oder Renault einen guten Schritt hinein in die Formel 3. Er ist eine gute Zwischenstufe zur Formel-3-Euroserie oder ähnlichen Serien. Das hat man auch daran gesehen, dass Fahrer wie Vietoris und Hülkenberg im ATS Cup gefahren sind. Der ATS Formel-3-Cup ist eine gute Schule, um sich mit einem Formel 3 vertraut zu machen. In vielen Serien sind die Testtage reduziert, hier kann man jedoch sein Programm auf die Fahrerbedürfnisse zuschneiden. Sicherlich versucht man mit einem Testverbot immer Kosten zu sparen, aber am Ende lernt man Rennwagenfahren nur, wenn man auch fährt. Zum Glück gibt es im ATS Formel-3-Cup kein Team, das es mit dem Testen übertreibt. Jeder hat sein eigenes Programm, um sich ideal vorzubereiten.
Welche Position nimmt der ATS Formel-3-Cup in Ihrem Motorsport-Engagement ein?
Wir wollen im ATS Formel-3-Cup die Jungs auf ihren nächsten Schritt vorbereiten. In der Formel 3 braucht man auf jeden Fall zwei Jahre. Ich glaube, niemand wird in der Euroserie gleich im ersten Jahr um den Titel mitfahren. Im ATS Formel-3-Cup kann sich der Fahrer sehr gut vorbereiten und sich auf das Thema einschießen. Zumal die Autos recht gleich sind.
War es schwer, für die kommende Saison Fahrer zu finden?
Wir waren in der glücklichen Lage, dass wir durch unser Engagement in der Formel Renault schon mit vielen Fahrern zusammengearbeitet haben. Unter normalen Umständen wären einige weiter in der Formel Renault an den Start gegangen. Aber wie wir, waren sie mit der Entwicklung der Serie nicht so zufrieden. Wir hatten uns schon länger mit dem Thema ATS Formel-3-Cup beschäftigt und als wir es in Angriff genommen haben, bekamen wir viel positiven Zuspruch von den Fahrern. Deswegen hatten wir Ende Oktober, Anfang November schon unsere Plätze besetzt. Ich denke, dass ist auch ein gutes Zeichen für den ATS Formel-3-Cup.
Nach welchen Kriterien suchen Sie die Fahrer aus?
Uns ist wichtig, einen guten Mix zu haben. Es sind Jungs dabei, die noch sehr jung sind und deswegen wohl zwei Jahre im ATS Cup fahren werden. Andere werden nur diese Saison hier an den Start gehen. Aber die Grundlage bildet natürlich das Talent. Wir haben extrem gute und talentierte Jungs im Team. Allerdings kommen sie teilweise auch aus Ländern, in denen Motorsport nicht so populär ist. Sie brauchen einfach mehr Zeit. Aber auch das ist ein interessantes Projekt: so einen Fahrer zu begleiten und seine Fortschritte zu sehen.
Welche Ziele setzten Sie sich im ATS Formel-3-Cup für die kommende Saison?
Wir möchten an unsere Geschichte in der Formel Renault anschließen. Wir wollen um die Meisterschaft mitfahren und so viele Rennen wie möglich gewinnen. Wir gehen mit Fahrern an den Start, die das auch können. Ich bin für diese Saison sehr positiv gestimmt.

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Alesi, Panis, Fisichella, Mansell…this week end, they are waiting for you at the Paul Ricard HTTT circuit!

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Don’t forget that this weekend there will be more than 40 endurance queens, actually Prototype and GT cars on the track. And they will be in good company since their drivers will be Endurance and Formula 1 stars!

The official launch of the 2010 Le Mans Series season will officially take place on Sunday with the official Test Days where you will see Jean Alesi, Giancarlo Fisichella, Nigel Mansell and Olivier Panis in action, among others!

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Benjamin Lariche secures place on the F2 grid

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Drivers from seven countries and three continents confirmed so far

The 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship grid continues to take shape with Frenchman Benjamin Lariche today (3/3) confirmed as the latest driver to have secured his place in the line-up – joining a list of drivers from seven countries and three continents to have signed up so far.

Lariche’s single seater career dates back to 2006 when he contested the Formula Renault Campus France series, scoring podiums in his maiden season. The 22-year-old then stepped up to French Formula Renault in 2007. The following season Lariche moved into Formula Renault 2.0 WEC, where he scored his first single seater victory with a win at Valencia – beating a host of talented rivals including Red Bull’s F1 reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo. The same year Lariche also contested one race in the Formula Junior FR 2.0 Portugal series, which he also won. Lariche remained in the Formula Renault 2.0 WEC series for 2009 and also contested six races in Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup.

Lariche joined all four days of F2 winter testing at the end of 2009. He ran well throughout, posting the fifth fastest time on the opening day in Valencia.

Benjamin Lariche said: “I am very excited and impatient to begin a new season in Formula Two – I haven’t raced since December and it has been too long! Last year in Formula Renault 2.0 I was the only driver in my team, so I didn’t have any data to compare with. This year in Formula Two it will be good to have the data and videos of the fastest driver and I hope to improve my driving with these interesting tools. It is also going to be really exciting driving this powerful and competitive car, particularly with the new upgrades. I feel confident after the F2 winter tests – my main target is to just keep improving as a driver and I hope to finish in the points as often as possible, and why not score some podiums!”

Jonathan Palmer, Formula Two Series Director, said: “France has a history of producing great drivers, and last year we had race-winner Julien Jousse in Formula Two. Benjamin has already competed against another talented Frenchman, Ferrari’s Jules Bianchi, in 2007 and I have no doubt he will be eager to emulate Jousse’s performances from last year and be the leading French F2 driver in 2010. He had a great approach and got on well with everyone in the team during the winter F2 tests, and I look forward to seeing him build upon on that testing experience to become a frontrunner in the 2010 Formula Two season.”


Interested drivers should contact the Championship Co-ordinator, James Gornall, at james.gornall@formulatwo.com or on 0044 1234 332439.

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8. OCC Classic Rallye Triest-Wien

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Liebe Rallye-Gemeinde,
die Vorbereitungen für die achte Auflage der Triest-Wien laufen auf Hochtouren, auch unsere Streckenmeister Harald Neger (Regularity Class) und Gerhard Leeb (Race Class) sind bereits kräftig am Organisieren und Planen.

Die Regularity Class wird 2010 vom bekannten österreichischen Routinier Harald Neger organisiert und geleitet. Der "Neuzugang" im Triest-Wien-Team ist ein erfahrener Organisator: Seit 2002 zeichnet er jährlich für die Wachau Voralpen Classic verantwortlich, allein in diesem Jahr organisiert er sechs Oldtimer-Veranstaltungen. Seine Beifahrer- und Fahrerlehrgänge sind auch außerhalb Österreichs sehr bekannt.
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Denn auch hinter dem Lenkrad ist Harald Neger ein alter Hase: Der ehemalige Rallyefahrer war 1969 und 1970 Österreichischer Staatsmeister und beendete seine Fahrerkarriere 1980 mit dem Vizemeistertitel der Europäischen Tourenwagenmeisterschaft. So wie auf dem Bild links, als er 1973 die Renault Alpine auf dem britischen Lydden Hill Race Circuit bei der Rallye-Cross-Europameisterschaft springen ließ, wird er es bei der Rallye Triest-Wien aber nicht angehen. Schließlich ist er für die Gleichmäßigkeit zuständig.

Worauf es bei einer Oldtimer-Rallye ankommt, hat er in seinem Ratgeber "Tipps und Tricks für die erfolgreiche Teilnahme an einer Oldtimer-Rallye" zusammengestellt. Ob Ausrüstung, Roadbook, Umgang mit dem Wegstreckenzähler oder die Beschreibung der verschiedenen Sonderprüfungstypen – die 20seitige Broschüre ist nicht nur für Neueinsteiger interessant.
Und das Beste: Sie können den Ratgeber ab sofort auf http://www.occ-events.eu/ kostenlos downloaden.

Aber zurück zu unserer Streckenplanung: Unsere Streckenmeister Gerhard Leeb (Race Class) und Harald Neger (Regularity Class) haben wieder ihre Kontakte und Beziehungen spielen lassen und stellen eine spannende und abwechslungsreiche Strecke zusammen. Ob in der Race Class für die Routiniers des historischen Motorsports oder in der Regularity Class mit fahrzeugbezogenen Wertungsprüfungen: Auch für 2010 ist für jedes gewünschte Anforderungsniveau etwas dabei.



Wie bekannt starten wir am Mittwoch, den 1. September in Portoroz mit dem Prolog. In Strunjan ist eine Sonderprüfung eingeplant (für die Regularity Class freiwillig) – mit grandioser Aussicht auf die Adria und bis nach Italien. Der folgende Tag führt nach Idrija, einer perfekten, sehr kurvenreichen Rallyestrecke mit allen Feinheiten. Wiederholungstäter kennen sie: Diese Strecke wurde 2009 in umgekehrter Richtung gefahren. Danach geht es nach Bled, einem beliebten Badeort und ehemalige Sommerresidenz des jugoslawischen Königshauses, wo auch eine Zeitkontrolle eingeplant wird. Sowohl für die Teams der Regularity als auch in der Race Class sind die rauen Strecken in Slowenien eine besondere Herausforderung. Sogenannte Hauptstraßen in Slowenien erscheinen uns eher als Nebenstrecken – was sowohl von der touristischen Seite als auch von der fahrerischen Anforderung besondere Reize ausübt. Über den Loibl-Pass geht es über die Grenze nach Kärnten, wo in Klagenfurt eine publikumswirksame Zeitprüfung ansteht.

Am Freitag fahren wir durch die Steiermark nach Waidhofen/Ybbs, eine Gegend, die Harald Neger wie seine Westentaschen kennt. Die Race Class wird eine Sonderprüfung in Vorderlimberg – dem Highlight der Lavanttal-Rallye, einem Lauf zur Österreichischen Meisterschaft – absolvieren. Anschließend geht es nach Gaberl, wo beide Klassen sich wieder treffen und sich wieder messen dürfen. Die Highspeed-Sonderprüfung der Race Class wird übrigens auch in der Österreichischen Rallyestaatsmeisterschaft gefahren.
Die Strecke liegt in der Nähe des Österreich-Rings, der leider für die Wien Triest Rallye 2010 noch nicht fertig gestellt ist.



Ein Highlight für beide Klassen ist sicherlich der Stopp am Samstag auf dem Wachauring in Melk, neben dem Salzburgring die einzige Rennstrecke in Österreich, wo zur Zeit Tourenwagenrennen stattfinden.
Die Strecke in Niederösterreich ist nur knapp einen Kilometer lang, aber sehr interessant für die Zuschauer, da komplett zu überblicken.

Für den Zieleinlauf in Wien bereiten wir in diesem Jahr ein besonderes Schmankerl vor. Details werden wir im nächsten Newsletter verraten – aber eines ist sicher: Ein zahlreiches Publikum ist uns gewiss, das alle Rallyeteilnehmer gebührend feiern wird!
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Primera victoria de Joan Perelló en el CBV

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Foto: © Juan Oliva

El piloto de SAG-Castrol Joan Perelló, participó el pasado domingo 28 de febrero, en la primera prueba del Campeonato de Baleares de Velocidad, que se celebró en el trazado “pequeño” del Circuito Mallorca Renn Arena de Llucmajor. Esta temporada, al no ser homologado el trazado “grande”, las categorías se han tenido que adaptar a las nuevas dimensiones, siendo la de Supermoto la que más se adaptaba a las necesidades de Joan, que recordemos, tiene como principal objetivo prepararse para el Campeonato de España de Velocidad (CEV), que se iniciará el próximo 18 de abril en el Circuito de Catalunya.

La moto elegida fue una Honda CRF 450F, con las modificaciones necesarias para su adaptación al asfalto, realizadas integramente en las instalaciones del equipo SAG-Castrol en Sant Fruitos de Bages. El mantenimiento y posterioreres modificaciones serán a cargo de Pepe BJ, su mecanico de confianza en la isla.

Foto: © Juan Oliva

En la primera manga el piloto de CTE/EBE no realizó una buena salida, y su máximo rival Joan Miquel Munar le tomó unos metros de ventaja, una distancia que Joan fue recortando poco a poco, para a pocas vueltas del final superarlo y llevarse la primera victoria por un escaso margen de 0,947 segundos.La segunda carrera fue un calco de la primera, pero en eta ocasión Perelló no se dejó sorprender por Munar, ganando la manga por poca más de dos segundos.Con estas dos victorias, Joan Perelló se subió a lo más alto del podio, sumando 50 puntos a su casillero particular y siendo el primer líder de la clasificación de esta categoría que se estrena en el 2010 en el CBV.

Koldo Zuazaga – Ferbis Press

Ricardo Teixeira switches from GP2 to Formula Two

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Ricardo Teixeira

Angolan becomes first African driver to compete in F2

Angolan racer Ricardo Teixeira will compete in the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship after making the switch from GP2 today (02/03).

Teixeira will be one of the most experienced drivers in the F2 field this year, having spent two seasons in the British F3 International class in 2007 and 2008, whilst also contesting the Zandvoort Masters and RTL GP Masters of F3. In 2008 he made the switch to the GP2 Asia Series with Trident Racing, before staying with the team for an assault on the main GP2 series in 2009.

Ricardo has already experienced the Williams JPH1 F2 car, having joined all four days of official winter testing last December. He showed promising pace from the outset, finishing inside the top eight in Valencia.

Ricardo Teixeira said: “After having participated in British F3 and GP2, I am now really looking forward to competing in the F2 championship. I hope to make best use of my experience and to benefit from the principle of equality that pervades F2 in showing my potential this year. This may be my first year in F2 but I expect to improve quickly in the first races.”

Jonathan Palmer, Formula Two Series Director, said: "I’m delighted to welcome Ricardo Teixeira, our first African driver, to Formula Two. The equality of F2 provides the perfect environment for Ricardo to prove his talent and I’m sure he’ll make the most of the opportunity and be pushing for points this season. Coming from GP2, Ricardo will really appreciate the recent performance upgrades Williams and MSV have made to the JPH1B F2 car.”

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Russian Sergey Afanasiev confirmed in Formula Two line-up

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Sergey Afanasiev

International Formula Master runner-up eyes F2 title attack in 2010

Sergey Afanasiev has today (01/03) become the second Russian driver to join the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship.

Afanasiev, part of the Lukoil Driver Support Programme, joins the series after an impressive 2009 campaign which saw him finish as runner-up in the International Formula Master series. He scored one race victory and nine podiums from the 16 races, including top three finishes at Brno, Brands Hatch and Oschersleben – all circuits F2 will visit in 2010. The 21-year-old also competed in IFM in 2008, recording one victory, two podiums and one pole.

Despite his young age the Russian’s single seater career dates back to 2004 when he won the Formula Russia championship in his maiden season. He went on to become a multiple race winner in Formula Renault 2.0 and also competed in the F3 EuroSeries and Formula Renault 3.5.

Afanasiev follows Ivan Samarin as the second Russian to join F2 for 2010, and Sergey will be hoping to repeat the 2009 success of fellow countryman Mikhail Aleshin, who finished third in last year’s FIA Formula Two Championship.

He said: "It is very difficult to find the right category each year and success in other series depends not only on a driver but also the right car, the right people and engineers. I’m pleased that the F2 car has been advanced for 2010 and I’m sure it will be really fast. I’m excited about the overboost button, which I cannot wait to try during a race weekend. My target is to first understand a new car and also to learn some fantastic circuits that I have never been to before. There will be many good drivers in the championship but I expect to be fighting for podiums.”

Jonathan Palmer, Formula Two Series Director, said: “I’m very pleased Sergey has joined F2 and it will be the perfect championship for him to prove his talent.  There is clearly a great deal of Russian talent emerging and Sergey’s championship second place in Formula Master last year proves he is amongst the best, which is why he has been selected by Lukoil, who were also involved in F2 last season, for their young driver support programme.  Sergey has had the benefit of seeing how F2 works last year when Formula Master supported the WTCC/F2 events, so it is a natural graduation and I expect him to be challenging for podiums.”

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