AS Roma scored a brace of fifth places at the Superleague Formula season finale in Jerez, Spain, yesterday. Franck Perera rounded off a strong season for the Italian squad, which finished fifth in the championship standings with 307 points.
The weekend got off to a good start for AS Roma, with Perera leading the team to the qualifying pole shoot-out against Liverpool's Adrian Valles. Valles snatched the pole, putting Perera alongside him on the front row for the rolling start of race one.
Liverpool led into the first corner from Roma at the start of the 45-minute race and Perera maintained second until lap five when Atletico Madrid overtook and put him back to third position. The team made its pitstop in the later stages on lap 13 and emerged in seventh position, but Perera made his way up to fifth by the chequered flag, helped by the retirement of leaders Liverpool in the closing stages.
The team did a fantastic job in the second 45-minute race after beginning from 14th position due to the reverse grid system. Perera dashed in for his pitstop on lap ten and by lap 17 was up to sixth in the standings. The team was up another spot by lap 25 and maintained position to the finish line.
Franck Perera
Paolo Coloni, Team Principal:
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"I am satisfied with the final races of the season, we got a good final result. We were consistently among the best in all the practice, qualifying sessions and races through the season. I want to give a special thanks to my team who worked hard until the end, and to the drivers, in particular to Franck, who gave us an extra boost in the last races. It's a shame we couldn't start the season together.": " I ave to thank Paolo Coloni, Enrico Zanarini and Giancarlo Fisichella who gave me the chance to race for AS Roma. Considering that we only started working together, without a testing programme, from the Portuguese round, I believe that a good job has been done by the whole team. I feel sorry for the Portugal race in which we nearly got the victory, but I can be happy that we were fighting with the best every time."
AC Milan and Galatasaray SK third and seventh in debut Superleague season
24.11.2008
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- AC Milan Racing Team n.3 - Robert Doornbos
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Jerez Races - Driver comments
23.11.2008
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James Walker (Borussia Dortmund)
"When I scored fourth for Rangers at the Nurburgring it was a surprise but this was an even bigger surprise. I had never been here before and we missed practice and qualify ... mehr |
Spain - Jerez Race 2 classification
23.11.2008
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SF Round 6 Spain - Race 2 results
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Date: 23rd October 2008
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Spain- Jerez Race 1 classification
23.11.2008
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SF Round 6 Spain - Race 1 results
Location: Jerez Circuit Date: 23rd November 2008
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Hitech pole keeps Superleague Formula title hopes alive
23.11.2008
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Silverstone-based Hitech secured pole position for the penultimate round of the Superleague Formula at Jerez this weekend. Spaniard Adrian Valles in the Liverpool FC car, currently third in the standings following two wins so far, won the shoot out against AS Roma to take the top spot. His Hitech team-mate FC Porto’s Tristan Gommendy, winner last time out, lines up third.
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Heartache for Liverpool as Milan scores and Beijing Guoan celebrates
23.11.2008
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Beijing Guoan has been crowned as the inaugural Superleague Formula championship club in dramatic opening race at Jerez in Southern Spain today.
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Brit James Walker scores for Germany in Superleague
23.11.2008
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British driver James Walker scored his and German club's Borussia Dortmund's first Superleague Formula victory in the final race of the inaugural championship season at Jerez in Spain today.
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Jerez Races: Championship Points
23.11.2008
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SF Round 6 Spain - Points by raceLocation: Jerez Circuit Date: 22/23 November 2008
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Galatasaray SK and AC Milan qualify on third row for season finale at Jerez
22.11.2008
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AC Milan Racing Team n. 3 - Robert Doornbos
- Qualifying: 6th
- 3rd free practice session: 1:30:040 ¬ 6th
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Liverpool stays in the title fight as Beijing falters in qualifying
22.11.2008
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Liverpool FC Superleague Formula driver Adrian Valles has kept the Reds in the championship hunt after scoring the pole position for the final round of the championship in Jerez, Spain today.
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Race 1 Grid in Jerez
22.11.2008
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Race 1 Grid
Row 9 17- Beijing Guoan FC
Row 8 15- Flamengo 16- Olympiacos
Row 7 13- RSC Anderlecht 14- PSV Eindhoven
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Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Pole shoot out
22.11.2008
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Group 1
2 22 AS Roma SF Racing Team F. Perera 1:29.008 0.2307 14 Corinthians SF Racing Team A. Pizzonia 1:29.966 1.188
Group 2
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JEREZ : Qualifying Final Classification- Group B
22.11.2008
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Qualifying Group B
1 22 AS Roma SF Racing Team F. Perera 1:28.986
2 3 AC Milan SF Racing Team R. Doornbos 1:29.040 0.054
3 4 Galatasaray SK SF Racing Team A. Pier Guidi 1:29.571 0.585
4 18 Sevilla FC SF Racing Team B. García 1:29.940 0.954
5 19 Tottenham Hotspur SF Racing Team D. Tappy 1:30.088 1.102
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JEREZ Qualifying Final Classification - Group A
22.11.2008
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Qualifying Group A
1 21 Liverpool FC SF Racing Team A. Vallés 1:28.998
2 15 Atlético de Madrid SF Racing Team A. Soucek 1:29.192 0.194
3 16 FC Porto SF Racing Team T. Gommendy 1:29.208 0.210
4 14 Corinthians SF Racing Team A. Pizzonia 1:29.598 0.600
5 10 FC Basel SF Racing Team M. Wissel 1:29.600 0.602
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AC Milan and Galatasaray SK ready for season finale at Jerez
22.11.2008
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SUPERLEAGUE FORMULA JEREZ
The Superleague Formula is set for the final 2008 event of the season at Jerez in southern Spain next weekend, 22-23 November. After visiting the UK, Germany, Belg ... mehr |
Spanish stars lights up the street of Jerez
22.11.2008
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Superleague Formula's trio of Spanish stars Borja Garcia (Sevilla FC), Andy Soucek (Atletico Madrid) and Adrian Valles (Liverpool) lit up the streets of Jerez today when they unleashed their 750 horsepower, V12 powered ... mehr |
International Live Television Coverage to reach 70 countries for Jerez Finale
22.11.2008
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The final round of the inaugural football-themed Superleague Formula motor racing championship this weekend is set to reach 70 countries across the globe with a potential audience reach of more than 100 million people.
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Interview Davide Rigon, Championship leader
21.11.2008
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Looking forward to the final event of the 2008 Superleague Formula championship, scheduled this weekend in Jerez, Spain, we spoke to Davide Rigon, Beijing Guoan driver and current championship leader.
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Scuderia Playteam Sarafree takes two podiums on home soil
03.11.2008
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SUPERLEAGUE FORMULA 5TH ROUND VALLELUNGA - Sunday, November 02, 2008
- AC Milan Racing Team n. 3 - Robert Doornbos
- Galatasaray SK Racing Team n. 4 - Alessandro Pier Guidi
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Vallelunga Race 2 - drivers quotes
02.11.2008
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TRISTAN GOMMENDY (FC PORTO)
"I have to thank FC Porto a great deal. They have shown great confidence in me from the beginning and if I am here it is because of the faith they they have shown in me.
"The car was really nice since the beginning of the weekend and unfortunately I made a mistake in the second practice on Saturday and hit the wall and I have qui ... mehr |
FC Porto brings down the fall of AS Rome at Vallelunga
02.11.2008
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FC Porto driver Tristan Gommendy shattered the hopes of AS Roma fans will a final lap pass for victory over Franck Perera at Vallelunga today.
In a dramatic crash-filled reverse grid event, Gommendy started 11th ... mehr |
SF Round 5 Italy Vallelunga- Race 1 results
02.11.2008
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Location: Vallelunga Circuit
Date: 2nd November 2008
Race 1 - SF Round 5 Italy - Classification
1 12 Beijing Guoan SF Racing Team D. Rigon 45:40.448
2 3 AC Milan SF Racing Team R. Doornbos 45:42.127 1.679
3 4 Galatasaray SK SF Racing Team A. Pier Guidi 45:52.198 11.750
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Driver quotes from Vallelunga
02.11.2008
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Davide Rigon (Beijing Guoan)
"I really wanted to win here because we had a problem at Estoril when the car was very fast and here I had a very good car and I always try to win when it is possible. I was looking to score lots of points and not take too many risks. Robert was still on cool tyres when I made the pass but I pushed very hard and everything went well. ... mehr |
Beijing extends Championship lead with stunning Vallelunga victory
02.11.2008
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Beijing Guoan's Davide Rigon scored his third victory of the Superleague Formula season with a stunning win at Vallelunga in Italy today.
Racing on home soil, Italian Rigon started third and trailed race leader Liverpool FC (Adrian Valles) and Robert Doornbos (AC Milan) in the opening laps. Rigon was one of the first to make his compulsory pit stop on lap nine while Live ... mehr |
Liverpool beat Milan at home to score Vallelunga pole
02.11.2008
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Liverpool FC turned the tables on AC Milan at Vallelunga today – reversing the 2007 Champions League Final result to win the pole position shootout at the latest round of the Superleague Formula championship.
The two clubs are strong rivals on both the football pitch and the race track – contesting the 2005 and '07 Champions League Finals and also finishing 1-2 in the fi ... mehr |
Superleague Formula fans in new competition
31.10.2008
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Football and motorsport fans now have the chance to win great prizes in conjunction with each round of the Superleague Formula championship thanks to a new virtual competition launched today.
By clicking on the link on the www.superleagueformula.com website, fans can forecast the results of each race in the championship, selecting who they will think will finish in the to ... mehr |
Stamatis Katsimis takes over as first driver of the Olympiacos Racing Team
30.10.2008
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In this weekend’s fifth round of the Superleague Formula Championship at Vallelunga, Greek driver Stamatis Katsimis will appear behind the wheel of Olympiacos, replacing Danish driver Kasper Andersen.
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Doornbos and AC Milan confident for penultimate round
29.10.2008
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AC Milan Racing Team is eagerly awaiting this weekend's fifth and penultimate round of the first Superleague Formula season on 01-02 November at Vallelunga, the only Italian round of the championship. Robert Doornbos and AC Milan cur ... mehr |
Drivers comments before Vallelunga races
27.10.2008
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ROBERT DOORNBOS (AC Milan)
"We had our official pre-season test in Vallelunga and I ended up quickest on two days so I am looking forward to going back there. AS Roma has a fast car now so hopefully we can have another all-Italian front row – that will really spice things up fo ... mehr |
