MotorSport Vision (MSV) has won the tender to supply chassis and engines for the new FIA Formula Two Championship, following a fax vote of the FIA World Motor Sport Council. As part of the winning tender it has been agreed that MSV will be the promoter of the Championship as well as the operating entity for all of the cars.
MSV has commissioned WilliamsF1 to design the car, which will incorporate a turbocharged 1.8 litre Audi engine and be built to Formula One-level safety standards. The first prototype car is on schedule for its testing debut in November 2008, with the Championship due to start in May 2009 and comprising 16 races over eight events. Performance levels will be between Formula Three and Formula One and the cost per competing driver will be less than €250,000.
Max Mosley, FIA President said, "The objective is to make top-level international single-seater racing available to drivers who at present have difficulty in raising enough money to demonstrate their talent. Formula One and other major championships will benefit by being able to draw on a far larger pool of drivers, while competitors from countries which do not yet have an established motor racing structure will find it easier to make progress.
"We hope to reveal talent that might otherwise never have emerged and we look forward to seeing drivers coming into Formula One with Super Licences gained in Formula Two."
MSV, which is run by Jonathan Palmer, who won the penultimate FIA Formula Two Championship in 1983, has extensive experience in supplying race cars and promoting motor racing events. MSV owns and operates five circuits in the UK and has run the Formula Palmer Audi racing championship for the last 11 years. MSV is also the commercial and organisational rights holder for the British Superbike Championship.
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Top 7 finish for Kieren Clark at the final Formula Renault UK round for 2009
23.09.2008
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Kieren Clark, the Cambridge based dynamic teenage racer, delivered a fine 7th place from his best qualifying position of 9th this season, in the final rounds of the 2009 Formula Renault UK Championship. Starting on the tricky downhill section of the legendary Brands Hatch grid, Kieren made a stunning start, only to find the car in front not getting away at the same rate and a rap ... mehr |
Jimmy Auby takes fourth and fastest lap at Magny Cours
23.09.2008
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Jimmy Auby had an impressive debut race around the superb Circuit de Nevers Magny Cours in France this weekend, the Lebanese taking fourth in class and the fastest lap in the FIAT Spanish Formula 3 Championship. The 21 year-old headed into the race full of confidence and determined to overcome the problems sustained in his last two races.
Despite the car not handling as h ... mehr |
Alexandre Imperatori is Vice - Champion in Japanese F3
22.09.2008
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Imperatori rounded up the 2008 Japanese F3 National class season with a podium to become the vice champion.
A look at the last race of the year in Sugo.
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Berliner Stefan Mücke im ehemaligen DTM-Auto zum dritten Sieg in Tschechien
21.09.2008
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Der Berliner Sportwagen-Pilot Stefan Mücke hat am Samstagabend (20. September) seinen dritten Sieg in der tschechischen Langstrecken-Meisterschaft eingefahren. In Brünn setzte sich der 26-Jährige für das tschechische Team Charouz Racing System in seinem e ... mehr |
Volkswagen Motorsport auf dem Sachsenring (D) und in Barcelona (E)
21.09.2008
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Pole-Position für Williams - Rivale Rambow auf Rang zwei
Zweikampf der Titel-Anwärter: Shane Williams hat sich die Pole-Position für das neunte und vorletzte Saison-Rennen zum ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup auf dem Sachsenring gesichert. Der Südafrikaner verwies Alexander Rambow aus Zehdenick in den Schlussminuten des Zeittrainings mit hauchdünnem Vorsprung von sec ... mehr |
There was no real summer break for the drivers in the national Renault Sports Championships.
18.09.2008
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From Great Britain to Italy the Formula Renault 2.0 and the Clio Cup drivers provided thrilling racing for spectators at the circuits.
As the end of the season approaches the first titles will soon be awarded – with the exception of the BARC Formula Renault 2.0 that Ollie Hancock has already won. The outcomes of the other championships are still up in the air, and the na ... mehr |
Porsche SC Global Carrera Cup Asia - Singapore 2008
18.09.2008
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Round 9, Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit September 26-28, 2008
No nerves, just unstoppable passion ahead of big day
Suave secret agents may be shaken not stirred, but for SC Global Racing’s Matthew Marsh, sheer excitement has replaced any nerves ahead of the Porsche SC Global Carrera Cup Asia – Singapore 2008 next week. Once the door clos ... mehr |
JvO Autosport erneut mit Podestplatz im Porsche Sports Cup
18.09.2008
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Auch beim zweiten Einsatz von JvO Autosport im Porsche Sports Cup konnte man erneut überzeugen. Das Sinziger Team kam mit dem Duo Manuel Lauck und Jens Richter am vergangenen Rennwochenende (13. bis 14. September 2008) auf Platz zwei. ... mehr |
Volkswagen Jetta-TDI-Cup 2008
17.09.2008
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Volkswagen etabliert "Tourenwagen-Schule" in Amerika
Schon zur Saisonhalbzeit des Volkswagen Jetta-TDI-Cup ist klar: Die Serie hat sich nach nur vier Veranstaltungen fest in der amerikanischen Motorsportszene etabliert. Der amerikanische Ableger der "Tourenwagen-Schule", der in Deutschland mit de ... mehr |
Brands Hatch host Kieren Clark’s final round of Formula Renault UK championship.
16.09.2008
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This coming weekend, Kieren Clark, the 19-year-old dynamic racing driver from Cambridge, will be competing at the final race weekend at Brands Hatch of the popular Formula Renault UK series.
Formula Renault UK is a support race to the spectacular British Touring Car Championship weekend, and huge crowds are expected to be there, plus with live TV coverage on ITV4.
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Lucidi Motors Misano: Bortolotti wins, Nava and Castellacci on the podium
16.09.2008
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Another victory (the seventh in a row) for Mirko Bortolotti at Misano Adriatico in race one of the sixth round of the Formula 3 Italian Championship. The driver from Trento, also author of the fastest lap of the race, concluded third in the second m ... mehr |
Jos Menten - BRL V6 - Truck Grand Prix Zolder
15.09.2008
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Two weeks after an excellent third place in the Menzo 24 Hours of Zolder, Jos Menten is on hand for the fifth meeting of the Benelux Racing League season. Notwithstanding the encouraging results gained in the qualifying sessions at the Nürburgring and C ... mehr |
Ehemalige Mücke-Motorsport-Piloten Sebastian Vettel, Stefan Mücke und Robert Kubica bescheren Teamchef komplettes Podest
15.09.2008
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– Peter Mücke: „Einfach sensationell"
Für das Team Mücke Motorsport supported by Schlüter aus Berlin-Altglienicke geht es jetzt Schlag auf Schlag. Nach der letzten diesjährigen Station der Formula BMW Europe (12. bis 14. September) im italienischen Monza geht es am kommenden Woch ... mehr |
F3 Italia Misano, race two report: Piscopo wins under a deluge
15.09.2008
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After a victory starvation three months long, Edoardo Piscopo (Team Ghinzani) got a victory at Misano in race two under a torrential rain. Thanks to this success, with the classification´s leader Mirko Bortolotti (Lucidi Motors) third under the chequered flag, the Roman driver reduced to sixteen points the gap that he will have to fill in the four remaining races.
Tom Dil ... mehr |
F3 Italia - Misano is ready to house the sixth round of the season
13.09.2008
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This weekend can be crucial to decide the Italian Formula 3 2008 Champion. The sixth round of the season, from tomorrow on at Misano World Circuit, is awaited as a crucial point in the challenge between the leader of the classification Mirko Bortolotti (Lucidi Motors) and Edoardo Piscopo (Team Ghinzani) separated at the moment by 19 points.
The fight for the third positio ... mehr |
Jubilant Hancock crowned champion after Thruxton podium
09.09.2008
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Ollie Hancock wrapped up the Formula Renault BARC championship title with two races to spare after a second place finish at his home circuit Thruxton at the weekend saw him build an unassailable points lead.
The 20-year-old Apotex Scorpio Motorsport driver, who has dominated the series in 2008, taking five wins and four other podiums from the ten races so far, secured the ... mehr |
Volkswagen Motorsport Weekend Review
08.09.2008
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ATS Formel 3
Cup Podestplatz für Volkswagen Pilot Vanthoor auf dem EuroSpeedway
Der belgische Volkswagen Pilot Laurens Vanthoor erzielte im 13. Saisonrennen des ATS Formel 3 Cup am Samstag auf dem EuroSpeedway Lausitz den zweiten Platz und stand damit schon zum sechsten Mal in dieser Saison auf dem Podium.
Als Achte fuhr auch die Schweizeri ... mehr |
Imperatori bags tow more podiums in Fuji
04.09.2008
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Two more podiums for Alex in Japan
The young Swiss driver has taken two more podiums in his Japanese F3 campaign at Fuji in a week-end disturbed by difficult weather conditions.
The co ... mehr |
Circuit Zolder en plein activité d’automne! Calendrier
02.09.2008
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La 30ième édition des Menzo 24 Hours of Zolder le 30 et 31 août peut être appelé un succès.
Pas seulement parce que les dieux du temps ont blessé ce dernier week-end des vacances avec des températures d’été, mais surtout grâce à la qualité que vous avez pu voir sur la piste, malgré le nombre de participants (27) plus bas.
Le drapeau à damier a été donné aux quat ... mehr |
AvD Interserie Sprint Challenge/Austria Formel 3 Cup-Autodrom Most (CZ) - Tatort Schikane
02.09.2008
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Die beiden Sprintrennen zur AvD Interserie Sprint Challenge und des Austria Formel 3 Cups
...vermeldeten im Rahmen des Truck Grand Prix in Most ein Rekordstarterfeld von 29 Fahrzeugen. Bei günstigen äußeren Bedingungen und einer phantastischen Zuschauerkulisse von 55.000 Fans wurde zum Start des ersten ... mehr |
Mirko Bortolotti dominated at Varano and extend leadership in F3 Italia
01.09.2008
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The positive moment of Mirko Bortolotti continues at Varano de´Melegari, fifth round of the season. The Lucidi Motors driver ruled both races after achieving both pole positions on Saturday as well as the fastest lap of race two.
Unlucky weekend for Edoardo Piscopo (Team Ghinzani) instead: he has been victim of an engine problem that forced him to an early retirement duri ... mehr |
Austria Formel3 Cup: Komfortable Führung für Patrick Tiller
01.09.2008
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Autodrom Most (CZ) im Rahmen des FIA European Truck Racing Championship, 29.-31.08.2008
Der Österreicher Patrick Tiller reiste an diesem F3-Weekend erkältet ins tschechische Most. Bei sommerlichen Temperaturen und ... mehr |
Volkswagen Motorsport News
01.09.2008
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ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup Siegpremiere für Maciek Steinhof
Dem Polen Maciek Steinhof gelang beim achten Lauf zum ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup im britischen Brands Hatch der erste Sieg in der "Tourenwagen-Schule". Bereits im Zeittraining hatte sich der 22-Jährige seine erste Pole-Position gesichert.
Die weiteren Podiumsplätze auf dem nur 1,929 Kilometer l ... mehr |
A few hours to the beginning of the fifth round at Varano de’ Melegari
29.08.2008
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The summer break being concluded, the Italian Formula 3 championship is about to face the second part of the season that in four weekends within less than two months will crown the 2008 winner.
This weekend, the "Riccardo Paletti" circuit of Varano de´ Melegari, near Parma, will house the fifth round of a competition characterized so far by th ... mehr |
Nichtraucher auf der Überholspur: Charlie und Philip Geipel unterstützen EU-Initiative ’HELP - Für ein rauchfreies Leben’
29.08.2008
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Die Motorsportler Charlie (18) und Philip Geipel (21) engagieren sich künftig für die EU-Initiative ’HELP - Für ein rauchfreies Leben’. Die 2005 initiierte Kampagne richtet sich primär an Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene zwischen 14 und 30 Jahren mit dem Ziel, üb ... mehr |
Hancock Chasing Championship at Thruxton
29.08.2008
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Formula Renault BARC ace Ollie Hancock heads to Thruxton next weekend knowing that only four points stand between him and a first single-seater championship.
Nearest rival Johannes Seidlitz lies 47 points behind the Hook driver ... mehr |
Ginetta Junior title success for Nigel Moore
20.08.2008
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Sixteen year old Nigel Moore has won the inaugural Ginetta G50 Sportscar championship at his first attempt, following on from his Ginetta Junior title success in 2007.
Winning the first race o ... mehr |
ZAKSPEED : Neue Test- und Trainingstage auf der Nürburgring Nordschleife
20.08.2008
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VW Race Weekend review
18.08.2008
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ATS Formel 3 Cup
Volkswagen Pilot Laurens Vanthoor zweimal Zweiter auf dem Nürburgring
Mit zwei zweiten Plätzen bei den Saisonrennen elf und zwölf im Rahmen des 1000-km-Rennens auf dem Nürburgring verbesserte sich Volkswagen Pilot Laurens Vanthoor auf den fünften Meisterschaftsrang im ATS Formel 3 Cup. Für den 17-jährigen Belgier waren es die Podestp ... mehr |
