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july 2008 • issue 8
race report: brands hatch
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What’s the point
RACE 1 RESULT
The British rounds of the FIA World Touring Car the start, Félix Porteiro managed to pass 1. Jörg Müller BMW 320si
Championship saw BMW dominate the podium, the Chevrolet driver before a safety car 2. Yvan Muller SEAT León TDI
claiming two of the top three positions in both period temporarily halted proceedings due 3. Andy Priaulx BMW 320si
races at Brands Hatch, England. to an incident, which saw Jordi Gené forced 4. Alessandro Zanardi BMW 320si
In round 13, BMW’s Jörg Müller took the win into retirement. With the race restarted,
5. Tom Coronel SEAT León
with Yvan Muller and Andy Priaulx finishing Menu passed Porteiro for the lead and took
6. Félix Porteiro BMW 320si
second and third respectively. Pole-sitter his Chevrolet to the chequered flag, putting
7. Gabriele Tarquini SEAT León TDI
Augusto Farfus, who set a fastest lap of 1:32.794 the smile back on the Chevrolet team’s faces
8. Alain Menu Chevrolet Lacetti
on Saturday, was involved in an incident on after disappointment in race one. Porteiro
the first lap which put him out of the race. took second place with Alessandro RACE 2 RESULT
Chevrolet’s Robert Huff took the lead, pulling Zanardi taking third after starting fifth on 1. Alain Menu Chevrolet Lacetti
away from the pack until a problem on lap 12 of the grid. 2. Félix Porteiro BMW 320si
the 14-lap race saw him in the gravel on turn The weekend marked a change on the 3. Alessandro Zanardi BMW 320si
two. The unlucky Brit rejoined the field and drivers’ championship leader-board with Yvan 4. Jörg Müller BMW 320si
finished in 21st place. Muller scraping ahead of Gabriele Tarquini by 5. Gabriele Tarquini SEAT León TDI
Swiss driver Alain Menu took pole for race a single point. Andy Priaulx has moved up to 6. Augusto Farfus BMW 320si
two, thanks to the top-eight reverse grid. At third place, one point in front of Rickard Rydell. 7. Stefano D’Aste* BMW 320si
8. Sergio Hernández* BMW 320si
formula master
Round nine and ten at Brands Hatch saw Chris
* Yokohama Independents Trophy driver
ChAmpionShip poinTS
1. Yvan Muller (FRA) 65
van der Drift increase his lead in the Drivers 2. Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) 64
Classification with a fourth victory. Title rival Michael 3. Andy Priaulx (GBR) 49
Ammermüller did his best to keep the gap to a 4. Rickard Rydell (SWE) 48
minimum however by claiming a race win for himself; 5. Jörg Müller (GER) 43
his first in Formula Master. Local driver Michael 6. Félix Porteiro (ESP) 39
Meadows was part of the celebrations; the British 7. Robert Huff (GBR) 36
driver scored a third place finish on home ground. 8. Alain Menu (SUI) 34
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home talent
independent trophy AndY
pRiAULx
Stefano D’Aste
clinched the
Independents’
win in both
races at the
weekend.
Round 13 saw Three-time World Touring Car Champion Andy
him finish priaulx came out on top last season, following a
12th overall, thrilling duel with fellow Briton James Thompson
followed by a and Frenchman Yvan muller. With SEAT now up
spectacular performance in round 14 where the Italian crossed the to speed with their diesel powered León, a fourth
finish line in seventh place. successive title looks less likely. it would be easy
“I’m very happy, we did a great job,” said D’Aste. “The car was fast for a multiple champion to step away from the title
and consistent all weekend. I had a lot of pressure from Rydell on challenge in a car that’s no longer the pace-setter,
the first lap of the second race, but I was able to stay ahead and pull but he’s relishing the increased level of competition.
away. I want to dedicate these wins to our late team boss Mardel, “The first race was just like Estoril all over again,
who passed away last week.” fighting with Yvan,” he mentioned after a thrilling
Despite scoring 20 points at Brands Hatch, D’Aste wasn’t able to dice with championship leader Yvan muller at
knock Spaniard Sergio Hernández off the top-spot of the Yokohama Brands hatch. “Given the success ballast i was
Independents’ Trophy. With only one point between them, the two carrying it was pleasing to get a third place finish; a
drivers will be fighting it out at the next rounds in Oschersleben, podium in front of my home crowd especially with a
Germany. heavy car, was a great result.”
life preVieW
nAmE:
oschersleben
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Maren Greifenberg
TiTLE:
WTCC onsite assistant
manager
JoinEd YokohAmA: 2005
What kind of challenge do
you face as part of your
role at Yokohama? Yvan Muller made motorsport history last year at Oschersleben
Motorsport is a very when he claimed the first world championship victory in a diesel
male-dominated world; the hardest thing initially was to car, the SEAT León TDI. The team enjoyed a SEAT 1-2 with
break through this barrier with everyone track-side. It didn’t Gabriele Tarquini finishing second in race one. Race two saw
take long, but I wanted to stand out because of my work, not BMW’s answer to the challenge; Augusto Farfus and Andy Priaulx
because I am one of the few women at the race meetings. secured the top two steps for the manufacturer’s home race.
Oschersleben saw Formula Master’s Drivers title chase
What do you love most about motorsport? reignited with Chris van der Drift claiming a win and a second
The noise and the atmosphere! I love the feeling when a place finish, closing the gap down to leader Jérôme D’Ambrosio.
driver wins and everyone around them is energetic and Van der Drift will be hoping for similar success this year; the New
happy. I also like meeting people of all nationalities, it makes
Zealander is in the lead this time and needs to keep challengers
things exciting.
Michael Ammermüller and Harald Schlegelmilch at bay.
What do you have to prepare before a race meeting?
I receive information about the marketing and hospitality
for the next meeting. I have to coordinate the VIPs and
circuit info
grid-walks. The pressure gets more intense at the track;
I always seem to be running around!
uniQue recycling!
moToRSpoRT AREnA oSChERSLEBEn: GERmAnY
Lap distance: 3.696 km
Race distance: 2 x 14 laps
Location: 30 km South West of magdeburg
official website: www.motorsportarena.com
WTCC LAp RECoRdS:
With saving the environment at the forefront of everyone’s
Qualifying – 25 August 2007:
minds, the Formula master drivers have found a unique way to
1:36.291/138.18 kph, Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT León)
recycle their used Yokohama tyres. At each round, the drivers Race – 26 August 2007:
sign their old Yokohama AdVAn tyres for their fans. At Brands 1:37.262/136.80 kph, Roberto Colciago (SEAT León)
hatch 150 tyres were rolled away by smiling supporters! pREVioUS WTCC WinnERS:
2007 Race 1: Yvan Muller (SEAT León)
2007 Race 2: Augusto Farfus (BMW 320si)
Look out for extensive coverage of the
2006 Race 1: Andy Priaulx (BMW 320si)
WTCC, Formula Master as well as the IRC
throughout the respective 2008 seasons 2006 Race 2: Jörg Müller (BMW 320si)
on Eurosport.
1-2 August IRC Rali Vinho Madeira, Portugal FoRmULA mASTER LAp RECoRdS:
30-31 August Formula Master Rounds 11 & 12 Qualifying – 25 August 2007:
Oschersleben, Germany 1:22.073/162.11, Chris van der Drift (JD Motorsport)
30-31 August WTCC Rounds 15 & 16 Race – 26 August 2007:
Oschersleben, Germany 1:22.620/161.04 kph, Kasper Andersen (JD Motorsport)
http://eurosport.yahoo.com pREVioUS FoRmULA mASTER WinnERS:
tV talks 2007 Race 1: Jerome D’Ambrosio (Cram Competition)
2007 Race 2: Chris van der Drift (JD Motorsport)