The brand new 5.4km Valencia street circuit was the venue for this weekend's motor racing activities as the GP2 Series and Formula BMW Europe took to the Spanish track in support of the Formula One World Championship. Fisichella Motor Sport International was once again in action in both support championships; fielding Roldan Rodriguez and Marko Asmer in the GP2 Series and Pedro Bianchini, Mihai Marinescu and Ollie Millroy in Formula BMW Europe.
As is usual with the GP2 Series, the drivers had just 30 minutes to learn the brand new track, which snakes through the portside city of Valencia.
Roldan set an impressive 12th fastest time in the practice session. Both drivers completed 15 laps in the half-hour practice before embarking on Friday afternoon's qualifying. Roldan secured a ninth-row starting spot by setting with 17th fastest time, with Marko on the 11th row in 21st.
Unfortunately for FMS neither driver got past the first lap of Saturday's 34-lap race, with Roldan out after hitting the wall after a frantic start and Marko pulling into the pits after the warm up lap with a technical problem and not starting the race. In Sunday's shorter race, Roldan was able to make up 11 places from his 22nd place starting position, crossing the line in 11th, while Marko was again unable to finish after a spin put an early end to his race.
For Saturday's Formula BMW Europe race, Pedro began on the fourth row of the grid in eighth place, with Mihai on the sixth row in 12th and Ollie on the tenth row after qualifying with the 20th quickest time. Pedro raced well on Saturday, ultimately finishing just off the podium in fourth position, while Ollie also made up valuable places to cross the line in 11th. Mihai unfortunately retired.
For Sunday's event Pedro began in seventh, with Mihai behind him on the grid from ninth. Ollie began from 23rd position. All three drivers finished Sunday's race, with Mihai crossing the line in 14th, Ollie just behind in 15th and Pedro in 17th.
Both championships are starting to draw to a close now, with just four races over two race weekend remaining for both. The GP2 and Formula BMW teams will be back in action in two weeks time at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium, before the season finale a week later at Monza in Italy.
GP2 - Saturday Race Result
1. Vitaly Petrov (Campos Team) - 10pts
2. Pastor Maldonado (Piquet Sports) - 8pts
3. Romain Grosjean (ART Grand Prix) - 6pts
DNF. Roldan Rodriguez (FMS International)
DNS. Marko Asmer (FMS International)
GP2 - Sunday Race Result
1. Lucas di Grassi (Campos Team) - 6pts
2. Luca Filippi (Trust Team Arden) - 5pts
3. Jerome D’Ambrosio (DAMS) - 4pts
11. Roldan Rodriguez (FMS International)
DNF. Marko Asmer (FMS International)
Formula BMW - Saturday Race Result
1. Tiago Geronimi (Eifelland Racing)
2. Esteban Gutierrez (Josef Kaufmann Racing)
3. Marco Wittmann (Josef Kaufmann Racing)
4. Pedro Bianchini (FMS International)
11. Ollie Millroy (FMS International)
DNF. Mihai Marinescu (FMS International)
Formula BMW - Sunday Race Result
1. Esteban Gutierrez (Josef Kaufmann Racing)
2. Marco Wittmann (Josef Kaufmann Racing)
3. Kevin Breysse (DAMS Team)
14. Mihai Marinescu (FMS International)
15. Ollie Millroy (FMS International)
17. Pedro Bianchini (FMS International)
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ART Grand Prix Valencia GP2 review
25.08.2008
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VALENCIA, GP2 Series – 23rd and 24th AUGUST 2008
ART GP’s hopes for a win at the new Valencia street circuit were dashed by former driver Luca Filippi on Sunday, the Italian taking Romain Grosjean out of race two. ... mehr |
Zuber sets his sights on a better race at Spa than in Valencia
25.08.2008
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The 25-turn, 5,440km brand new Valencia street circuit is one of the attractions of the year for Andreas Zuber who races under a UAE license for Piquet Sports.
After four podiums so far this year, Andreas was optimistic about ... mehr |
Barwa International Campos Team win both races in Valencia
25.08.2008
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2nd RACE GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE 24.08.08
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR LUCAS DI GRASSI.
Adrián Campos: "You can´t ask for more" This statement summed up the feeling of Tea ... mehr |
Andreas Zuber nach überragendem Start im Sprintrennen von Valencia ausgeschieden
24.08.2008
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Der junge Steirer ließ vier Kontrahenten stehen, bevor er touchierte und das Rennen beenden musste
Andreas Zuber erfreute GP2-Fans beim heutigen Sprintrennen von Valencia mit einem prachtvollen Start. Der Moser Me ... mehr |
Luca Filippi Valencia race2 review
24.08.2008
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Luca Filippi finished second in this morning's sprint race in Valencia despite a collision with Romain Grosjean, holding on to the end of the race with a bent suspension arm to stand on the podium for the first time since Magny Cours, but an investigation after the ra ... mehr |
Cruel fuel blow sidelines iSport pair in Valencia
24.08.2008
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The opening GP2 Series race on the new Valencia street circuit ended in peculiar fashion this afternoon. Several cars ran out of fuel on the final lap, including the Racing Engineering car of leader Giorgio Pantano and the two iSport entries of Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok.
Senna slowed just after passing the struggling Pantano for fourth, while Chandhok was fighting ba ... mehr |
BCN - Valencia race 2 : Iaconelli twelfth, Valles retired
24.08.2008
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Session: Race 2
Air temp.: 26 °C
Track temp.: 26 °C
BCN Competicion Car #26 Driver: Adrian Valles Result: DNF
BCN Competicion Car #27 Driver: Carlos Iaconelli Result: 12
The first appointment of the GP2 Main Series with the street track of Valencia ends with the twelfth place scored by Carlos Ia ... mehr |
First season points for DPR in Valencia
24.08.2008
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David Price Racing (DPR) celebrated the team’s first points finish of the season in Valencia today. A spirited drive by Diego Nunes was rewarded with a fifth place finish and two valuable championship points. Team mate Michael Herck was less fortunate, with Andy Zuber running into the back of him at the start, resulting in the DPR car losing its rear wing. After repairs Herck ret ... mehr |
A sweet final for Durango in Valencia
24.08.2008
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A good performance from both Durango drivers in Valencia race 2 at last.
Alberto Valerio recovered eleven positions taking the flag at P13 after a race fought till the last corner.
Davide Valsecchi has beven been able to claim a very beatiful P8, starting from P17, thanks to his spectacular and worthy drive.
Ivone Pinton, Durango Team Principal, sa ... mehr |
TRIDENT -GP2 Main Series: Valencia, Race 1
24.08.2008
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Valencia, August 23, 2008
Race 1
#20 Mike Conway, DNF
#21 Ho Pin Tung, DNF
The first race of the GP2 Main Series weekend at Valencia Street Circuit was one of the shortest ever for Trident Racing. Ho Pin Tung was stopped by the consequences of a crash happened shortly after the start, while Mike Conway`s run was halted after just 2 ... mehr |
BCN - Good performance for Valles and Iaconelli
24.08.2008
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GP2 SERIES - VALENCIA, RACE ONE
Session: Race 1
Air temp.: 31 °C
Track temp.: 46 °C
BCN Competicion Car #26 Driver: Adrian Valles Result: 11°
BCN Competicion Car #27 Driver: Carlos Iaconelli Result: 13°
The Valencia Street Circuit awarded a good performance for both BCN Competicion´s drivers in ... mehr |
Petrov wins and Di Grassi finishes fourth in Valencia
24.08.2008
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1st RACE EUROPA GP 23.08.08
Barwa International Campos Team have had an excellent result in the first GP2 race to be held at the Valencia Street Circuit with Vitaly Petrov winning the first round and his team mate ... mehr |
Eight and reverse pole for Luca Filippi in Valencia
24.08.2008
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Luca Filippi was delighted with this afternoon's race at the new street circuit in Valencia, when a strong drive was rewarded with a point for eighth place and tomorrow's race two reverse pole position after some of his rivals ran out of fuel on the last lap.
The result, though unexpected, left the Italian overjoyed as he crossed the line to meet the chequered flag: "The ... mehr |
DAMS - Valencia, Race 1: In the points
23.08.2008
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Today, the first of the weekend’s two GP2 Series races (the 8th round of the championship) took place on the new Valencia circuit in Spain, which is hosting the European F1 Grand Prix.
Kamui Kobayashi and Jérôme d’Ambrosio met with varying fortunes, as the Japanese driver who started from 25th spot had to retire on lap 1 after a collision. The Belgian fought his way back ... mehr |
Andreas Zuber musste mit Pech in Valencia vorzeitig den 15-ten Lauf in der GP2 beenden
23.08.2008
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Der 24-jährige Steirer lag in den Punkterängen, als er sich drehte und ausschied
Andreas Zuber startete als fünfter in das Rennen von Valencia. Der Moser Medical Group-Pilot legte einen gekonnten Start hin. Es sch ... mehr |
A bitter race for Durango in Valencia
23.08.2008
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Valencia feature race to forget for both Durango drivers. Alberto Valerio slipped on the oil lost by another crashed car and hit the wall. He has been able to come back to the pit lane but the damage forced him to retire.
Davide Valsecchi, some laps later, pitted because of an hydraulic problem which was fixed towards the end of the race. So, under the chequered flag he h ... mehr |
Top Ten in Valencia for DPR
23.08.2008
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The David Price Racing (DPR) racing team had their first taste of the new venue for this season, a street circuit in the Spanish city of Valencia. With drivers Diego Nunes and Michael Herck having no previous experience of the track, and the first GP2 event on a street circuit for Herck, both drivers had their best Feature race results of the season so far. Nunes recorded 10th pl ... mehr |
Frustration tempered with hope – iSport receives a mixed welcome in Valencia
23.08.2008
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Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok will line up eighth and 12th respectively for the opening GP2 Series race at the new Valencia street circuit, a fast, challenging, 3.38-mile strip that wends its way around the city’s harbour.
Senna missed vital preparation time during this morning’s free practice session, the consequence of a throttle problem, while Chandhok slipped from an ... mehr |
Petrov starts from 3rd place and Di Grassi 11th
23.08.2008
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OFFICIAL PRACTICE GP EUROPA 22.08.08
On the new Valencia Street Circuit, the official practice has taken place for tomorrow´s first GP2 race, in which Vitaly Petrov and Lucas Di Grassi, the drivers of Barwa International Campos Team have finished the session third fastest through Petrov and eleventh fastest in the case of Di Grassi.
All of the drivers are a ... mehr |
DAMS : Valencia, Qualifying: Mixed feelings
23.08.2008
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Today, DAMS took part in free practice and qualifying for the 8th round of the GP2 Series Championship, part of the programme for the European F1 Grand Prix on the new Valencia circuit in Spain.
Kamui Kobayashi and Jérôme d’Ambrosio discovered a track laid out along the port that had been used for the recent Americas Cup. The track is very demanding of both men and machi ... mehr |
Top ten finish for Luca Filippi in Valencia Qualifying
23.08.2008
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Luca Filippi was satisfied with his day's work today in Valencia, finishing in the top ten in both free practice and qualifying during two intense sessions at the brand new circuit as the entire grid came to grips with the technical street circuit in scorching conditions.
The Italian driver was ninth in the morning during free practice and tenth in qualifying this afterno ... mehr |
Durango - Valencia good .. just for two third
23.08.2008
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Davide Valsecchi nineteenth and Alberto Valerio twetythird: this is the verdict at the end of this afternoon qualifying session held on the very new, and very spectacular Valencia Street Circuit. It must be said that this morning, after the free practice session, things were quite different.
Davide claimed in fact a good tenth position, Alberto the nineteenth, which made ... mehr |
Andreas Zuber startet beim Hauptrennen in Valencia aus der dritten Reihe
23.08.2008
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Der Moser Medical Group Pilot belegt beim Qualifying am Freitag mit knappem Rückstand den fünften Platz
Die Premiere der GP2 auf dem Stadtkurs von Valencia stellte die Fahrer vor einige Probleme. So war das Qualifying am Freitag von Drehern, Crashs und gelben Flaggen gepräg ... mehr |
Trident Racing - GP2 Main Series: Valencia, Preview.
22.08.2008
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The summer break of the GP2 Main Series will be finally coming to an end in Valencia with the third-to-last event of the 2008 season, set to take place on the new temporary street track located close to the city`s centre. The circuit, built around the Port area, features, in opposition to the regular downtown venues, an extremely fast layout, where cars hare supposed to hit high ... mehr |
New street circuit challenge in Valencia for DPR
21.08.2008
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The David Price Racing (DPR) GP2 team moves to the newly constructed Valencia street circuit in Spain this weekend, for the next event in the 2008 GP2 Series. The team’s drivers, Diego Nunes and Michael Herck, will be back in the cockpit feeling refreshed and ready for a return to racing action in Valencia following a three week summer break after ... mehr |
Andreas Zuber has already reached minimum goal for this GP2 season
19.08.2008
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The town circuit of Valencia poses a new challenge that demands everything of drivers
It is already two weeks past that Andreas Zuber surpassed his overall-won points from last year in Budapest. The eight points for second place in the main race on Saturday added up to 32 p ... mehr |
ART Grand Prix Hungaroring review
05.08.2008
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HUNGARORING, GP2 Series – 3rd and 4th AUGUST 2008
After securing his first pole position of the GP2 Europe series, things were looking strong for Romain Grosjean and the ART Grand Prix team, however lady bad luck stru ... mehr |
TRIDENT Racing : GP2 Main Series: Budapest, Race 2.
04.08.2008
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Race 2
#20 Mike Conway, 11th place
#21 Ho Pin Tung, 14th place
After the positive result scored on Race 1, Trident Racing experienced a pretty disappointing Sunday, with a rough GP2 Main Series Race 2 at the Hungaroring. Mike Conway had a good start, retaining third spot and preparing an assault to a possible podium finish, but saw his chan ... mehr |
DAMS - Budapest, race 2: Looking to the future
04.08.2008
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In this morning’s short race counting for the 2008 GP2 Series Championship, a supporting event for the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix, DAMS came away empty-handed. After a difficult course yesterday, Jérôme d’Ambrosio started from 9th on the grid while his team-mate Kamui Kobayashi was 2 places further back.
At the start of the formation lap the car in front of Jérôme stalled a ... mehr |
Fisichella Motor Sport - Budapest GP2 Summary
03.08.2008
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Fisichella Motor Sport International's latest stop was at the Hungaroring, near Budapest in Hungary, for rounds of the GP2 Series and Formula BMW Europe. After Monaco, the technical Hungarian track has the lowest average speed of the season and features many tight and twisty corners. Roldan Rodriguez and Marko Asmer were in action for the GP2 team, with Pedro Bianchini, Mihai Mar ... mehr |
Mecanical gremlins for Luca Filippi
03.08.2008
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Race two at the Hungaroring today didn't go the way Luca Filippi was hoping it would: a mechanical gremlin halted his progress and forced him back into the pits, losing the Italian four laps before he could finally limp back out on track where he finished the race well behind the rest of the field.
It was a sad end to a disa ... mehr |
Di Grassi salvages an unexpected point while Petrov fights back to finish ninth
03.08.2008
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2nd RACE HUNGARY 03.08.08
The driver of Barwa International Campos Team, Lucas Di Grassi managed to get a point for his fastest lap time, after having been sanctioned by the race stewards with a drive through which put an ... mehr |
BCN drivers focused on the development of the single seater
03.08.2008
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BUDAPEST, RACE TWO
After the unlucky outcome of race one, that pushed both drivers to the back of the grid of race two, the team decided to use the race of this morning to try some setup configurations out, due to the difficulty of overtaking along this track.
Adrian Valles worked on the mechanical setup and had two pit stops to change some regulat ... mehr |
Durango in Budapest - Cabala numbers
03.08.2008
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Considering the bad luck of the last two days this morning, at the end of race 2, both Durango drivers crossed the finish line at least. Not to deny the bewitched aura featured during this event the boys took two cabala positions: P13 for Davide Valsecchi and P17 for Alberto Valerio.
This time one must be satisfied with this but Enrico Magro, Durango team principal ... mehr |
Andreas Zuber beendet das Sprintrennen auf dem Hungaroring auf Platz sieben
03.08.2008
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Damit verpasst der 24-jährige Steirer nur knapp die Punkteränge
Nach seinem gestrigen starken zweiten Platz beim Hauptrennen in Budapest lief es heute nicht ganz so gut für Andreas Zuber. Der Aufwärtstrend der letzten Rennen – zwei 2-te Plätze – hielt beim Sprintrennen auf dem Hungaroring nicht ganz an und so verpa ... mehr |
Steady and quiet day for DPR
03.08.2008
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The second race of the weekend in Hungary for GP2 team David Price Racing (DPR), although quieter, lacked the results that drivers Diego Nunes and Michael Herck had hoped for. Nunes, starting 12th, finished 16th, while Herck, in his fourth race weekend of GP2, completed the race distance in 17th place.
The cars lined up on the grid for the start of the 28 lap race and as ... mehr |
Lucas di Grassi wins in Hungary
03.08.2008
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1st RACE HUNGARY. 02.08.08
BARWA INTERNATIONAL CAMPOS TEAM GOES TO THE TOP OF THE PODIUM.
At the Hungaroring circuit in Budapest this afternoon, the driver of the Barwa Internati ... mehr |
Trident Racing Budapest race 1
03.08.2008
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Budapest, August 2, 2008 Race 1
#20 Mike Conway, 6th place
#21 Ho Pin Tung, DNF
Today`s Race 1 at the Hungaroring was kind of double-faced for Trident Racing. Mike Conway took a very valuable 6th spot, at the end of an extremely hard race due to the on-track battle and to the hot weather. The British driver scored three points in ... mehr |
A quiet race for Luca Filippi
03.08.2008
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Race one at the Hungaroring was a very quiet event for Luca Filippi today: after starting from 21st position on the very tight circuit the Italian had little opportunity to show what he could do and finished the race in 15th position.
It was a result that didn't surprise him much after a difficult qualifying session yesterday: "Honestly there was not much that I could do ... mehr |
