ART GRAND PRIX MONZA, GP2 Series – 13th and 14th SEPTEMBER 2008
It was certainly not the finale ART Grand Prix would have dreamt of with the Monza weekend taken as an abstract of the entire season to some degree. Despite the disappointment of his worst starting grid position of the season, a win was certainly possible for Romain Grosjean in Monza but it was not to be the Frenchman’s weekend. His 6th podium finish and another 9 points for the Frenchman was not sufficient to allow him to take the runner up position in his debut season of GP2 Europe.
Sakon Yamamoto has his share of bad luck when two fuel pump problems prevented him seeing the chequered flag in both races.
ART Grand Prix wrapped up the year with a title in GP2 Asia and some wins and a high level of performance in GP2 Europe. We want to thank all our partners and sponsors for another extremely competitive season and we will work hard to defend our crown in the Asia series and return to the top of the European series
Sakon Yamamoto
Race 1 Position on grid: 14th Result: DNF
Race 2 Position on grid: 19th Result: DNF
Position in the championship: 0 point
"This was a frustrating weekend really. We jumped from wet tyres to dry ones and vice versa and had to make a lot of compromise with the set-up of the car because with mixed conditions you never know what will happen. My race pace was not bad at all but mechanical gremlins put a halt to both my races. I want to thank ART Grand Prix for its work and dedication as well as for the help they gave me at all times. I am disappointed with the result but I know we deserved better."
Romain Grosjean
Race 1 Position on grid: 11th Result: 4th
Race 2 Position on grid: 5th Result: 3rd
Position in the championship: 4th, 62 points
"It’s been a while last I raced in Monza and the changing weather did not help me get to grips with the track and the car. I was disappointed with my qualifying but I had a sensible race with a package that I was not 100% comfortable. To finish in the top 3 in the championship was my aim arriving in Italy and I kept my hopes alive on Saturday night but the next day I was hampered by D’Ambrosio who cut the chicane twice but always kept his position.
I gave it my all to try to catch up with the leader as I still had a chance to get past Senna and Di Grassi in the championship. I made a mistake by pushing too hard but I have no regrets. The points we lost earlier in the season, of which neither the team nor I were responsible for, hit us hard.
But I will always have a very nice memory of this season and of my work with a fabulous team. We clinched the title in GP2 Asia and even though the GP2 Europe did not go as good we showed we had the potential to do great things."
Frédéric Vasseur
"The finale result is quite disappointing but our level of performance was certainly one of the very best. Romain had to cope with Monza for the first time at the wheel of such a powerful car with no downforce. The weather made things hard but he secured two decent results.
We are the GP2 Asia champions and we had ups and downs in the European Series but above all we were very competitive, the atmosphere was great within the team who worked well thanks to our sponsors, partners and drivers. We had some bad luck, a bit of lack of confidence sometimes, but we will learn our lesson and we will come back stronger in 2009."
- Sandrine FOIX-
Trident Racing -GP2 Main Series: Monza, Race 2.
15.09.2008
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Race 2
#20 Mike Conway, DNF
#21 Ho Pin Tung, 9th
Once again, Trident Racing was forced not to count on a well-deserved result despite the high potential shown on-track by the team`s Dallara cars, and once again, it happened due to external causes.
In the second race of the weekend at Monza, on final round of the 2008 GP2 Main S ... mehr |
BCN's Iaconelli fourteenth under the chequered flag
15.09.2008
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Session: Race 2
Air temp.: 15 °C
Track temp.: 16 °C
BCN Competicion Car #27 Driver: Carlos Iaconelli Result: 14°
More rain and cold temperatures made insidious the very fast track of Monza in occasion of the last race of the season.
Carlos Iaconelli continued his apprenticeship in a very difficult champions ... mehr |
Barwa International Campos Team - GP2 Champions 2008
14.09.2008
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With the 2008 season in the GP2 now finished after this morning´s last race at Monza, the Spanish team Barwa International Campos Team has achieved a series of marvelous results and as a result has been proclaimed Winner of the Constructor´s Championship. Lucas Di Gr ... mehr |
Durango - an all Italian victory
14.09.2008
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Italian driver, italian team, italian circuit, italian anthem for a victory which absolutely could not get away from Durango today. Davide Valsecchi this morning has been able to transform all his enormous talent and class in a victory , fully dominating Monza race 2. ... mehr |
Monza,GP2 Race 2: The final point goes to DAMS
14.09.2008
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Today, the second race of the 10th and final round of the 2008 GP2 Series Championship took place on the mythic Monza circuit, home to the 2008 F1 Italian Grand Prix. Jérôme d’Ambrosio and Kamui Kobayashi started from 2nd and 22nd places on the grid, and tried to get the best out of the difficult weather conditions as the race was held on a wet track.
Jérôme started from ... mehr |
Senna and iSport secures second in GP2 standings, Chandhok thwarted again
14.09.2008
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iSport driver Bruno Senna has taken second place in the 2008 GP2 Series with a measured drive in tricky conditions during the seasonal finale at Monza. Although the Brazilian was in the wars during the early part of the race, suffering one spin of his own and another in which was an innocent victim, he climbed back through the field to finish eighth. The points he scored in yeste ... mehr |
Andreas Zuber takes tenth place at the sprint race at season’s finale in Monza
14.09.2008
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Risk variant with dry set-up unfortunately didn’t pay off
The starting position was anything but easy. Andreas Zuber took up the last GP2-run this season from last place due to his drop out through no fault of his own on Saturday when Spaniard Javier Villa had kicked him off the circuit in the first chicane, turning Zuber in into the first casualty of the race. But ... mehr |
Technical gremlins close Luca Filippi's season
14.09.2008
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Mechanical problems brought a halt to Luca Filippi's final race of the season in Monza today in a race affected race at the Italian's home circuit, a disappointing way to end to the season after yesterday's struggles.
With rain coming once again before the start of the race the entire grid started on wet tyres, but it was soon clear that the as yet undiagnosed problem was ... mehr |
Super Nova - Monza GP2 Sprint Race
14.09.2008
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GP2 Championship 2008 Monza, Sprint Race – Sunday 14th September - Italy
Another cool & misty day here in at the Monza Autodromo, the rain contributing to what would be an enthralling finale to the 2008 GP2 Main Championship.
Super Nova’s Andy Soucek was running well, after a strong start, when he braked late & collided with an iSport car, damaging ... mehr |
DPR concludes GP2 season with challenging Monza
14.09.2008
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The 2008 GP2 season drew to a close this weekend at the Monza circuit, supporting the Italian Formula One Grand Prix. Uncharacteristically bad weather for this event shaped the fortunes of the David Price Racing (DPR) team. Diego Nunes and Michael Herck both fell out of yesterday’s Feature race which compromised their points goal, having to start towards the back of the grid for ... mehr |
Trident Racing GP2 Monza, Race 1
14.09.2008
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Monza, September 13, 2008
Race 1
#20 Mike Conway, 13th
#21 Ho Pin Tung, DFN
The first of the two races of the Italian GP2 Main Series weekend at Monza started on wet conditions under a thick rain, and ended with a dry racetrack. Despite the good competitive level shown, Trident Racing suffered once again from negative ... mehr |
Di Grassi wins like a true champion, Petrov is victim of a brutal crash
14.09.2008
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This afternoon we have witnessed an exciting GP2 race at the Italian circuit of Monza, with the Brazilian driver of the Barwa International Campos Team, Lucas Di Grassi finishing first at the chequered flag, after a spectacular tussle with the leader of the ch ... mehr |
Senna storms to fifth… but Pantano does enough to clinch title
14.09.2008
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iSport driver Bruno Senna needed to produce a stirring drive to keep his GP2 title hopes alive at Monza today. The Brazilian did just that, rising from 12th to fifth as track conditions changed from ultra-wet to dry, but his splendid efforts were in vain as far as the title was concerned. Long-time points leader Giorgio Pantano threw away a probable win after receiving a drive-th ... mehr |
Super Nova - Monza Feature Race
14.09.2008
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GP2 Championship 2008 Monza, Feature Race – Saturday 13th September - Italy
An eventful feature race took place here this afternoon at the Monza Autodromo in Italy. Andy Soucek collecting ninth place for Super Nova, but the feat for the team was not without its dramas.
Extreme weather played a crucial part, the heavy rain saturating the circuit befor ... mehr |
Monza, Race 1: Two points for Jérôme d'Ambrosio
14.09.2008
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Today, the first race of the 10th and final round of the 2008 GP2 Series Championship took place on the mythic Monza circuit, home to the 2008 F1 Italian Grand Prix. Like in Belgium last weekend both DAMS drivers Kamui Kobyashi and Jérôme d’Ambrosio had to cope with difficult weather conditions in free practice, qualifying and the race. The start was given behind the safety car b ... mehr |
Disappointing for Luca Filippi in Monza
14.09.2008
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Luca Filippi's hopes of a strong finish to the year were dashed after a spin early in race one on a very wet circuit and an impact with the wall later left the Italian dreaming of what might have been at his home track in Monza: he finished the race in sixteenth position.
The race started under safety car due to a heavy rainstorm prior to the race, but when the race went ... mehr |
Good performance for the young Iaconelli in Monza race1
13.09.2008
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Session: Race 1
Air temp.: 19 °C
Track temp.: 20 °C
BCN Competicion Car #27 Driver: Carlos Iaconelli Result: 14° BCN
Changing track conditions characterized the first race of the last racing weekend of the 2008 GP2 Main Series Championship.
Due to the wet track organizers decided to start the race under safety car r ... mehr |
Durango Monza Race 1 review
13.09.2008
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ONE POINT AND POLE POSITION
Eighth place today and pole position tomorrow. This is in brief the result of race 1 for Durango here in Monza.
Thanks to a very careful and profitable drive, Davide Valsecchi grabbed the eighth place which means one point but, above all, the pole position for tomorrow morning race. A thumb up for Alberto Valerio as well.
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Andreas Zuber pushed off the circuit immediately after the start
13.09.2008
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Moser Medical Group driver fell victim to a driving mistake by Spaniard Javier Villa
Andreas Zuber’s streak of bad luck still goes on. The Medical Moser Group driver once once again didn’t see the chequered flag at the first run in Monza. Even worse: he didn’t complete a single fast lap. Due to the wet surface the race had been started via safety car.
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Di Grassi starts from second on the grid and Petrov is fifth in Monza
13.09.2008
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The GP2 Series 2008 this weekend is at the Italian circuit of Monza for the final round of the championship. The race for the driver´s title is still up for grabs with four drivers all with mathematical possibilities of winning the title for this season. Needless to say the thrills and excitement are guaranteed for this, the last weekend of this year´s campaign.
The leade ... mehr |
Iaconelli called to a recovery race after qualifying at Monza
13.09.2008
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The two final races of the GP2 Main Series 2008 are getting close. The demanding circuit of Monza will decide the name of the champion of a season full of twists, but it will also give the chance to some rookie drivers to finally show all the things learned during the championship.
Carlos Iaconelli, after the twenty-fifth place in qualifying will be called to a difficult ... mehr |
Trident Racing - GP2 Main Series: Monza, Qualifying.
13.09.2008
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Monza, September 12, 2008
Qualifying
#20 Mike Conway, 16th
#21 Ho Pin Tung, 23rd
The last round of the 2008 GP2 Main Series season started today at Monza. The initial practice session was moved 1 hour forward due to an inclement weather that turned the Italian racetrack into a water madness. Conditions grew considerably better in the aftern ... mehr |
iSport team-mates determined to end campaign on a high, despite frustrations
13.09.2008
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Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna will start 10th of 12th for the first of the season-closing GP2 Series races at Monza. It has been a difficult day for all the teams, after fierce electric storms delayed this morning’s free practice session, but the track eventually dried in time for qualifying and the top 12 cars were covered by less than three quarters o a second.
Karu ... mehr |
Second row for Luca Filippi in Monza
12.09.2008
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Luca Filippi will start tomorrow's penultimate race of the season from fourth place after a successful qualifying session at his home circuit of Monza this afternoon, which saw Trust Team Arden claim the second row of the grid after a rain delayed free practice session this morning.
An extraordinarily heavy storm before free practice saw both the paddock and the circuit f ... mehr |
Durango - Strange qualifying
12.09.2008
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After an excellent first free practice session, partially run on wet track, with Alberto Valerio claiming the second position and Davide valsecchi the sixth, the Durango drivers finished the afternoon qualifying much more behind, Davide on P13 and Alberto on P20.
Once more a result too much penalizing compared to the team real value.
The team manager Luca ... mehr |
Tough qualifying for Super Nova in Monza
12.09.2008
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GP2 Championship 2008 Monza Qualifying – Friday 12th September
The GP2 2008 championship finale is being held this weekend in the Italian city of Monza, on the outskirts of Milan. As the battle to be crowned 2008 champion reaches a climax, Super Nova’s qualifying hopes seemed to have been washed away with the torrential rain that drenched the ... mehr |
Note from BCN Competicion
12.09.2008
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BCN Competicion regretfully inform that will unfortunately not be able to operate with two single seaters during this weekend at Monza.
At this stage the Team prefer not to make any further comment regarding this situation.
BCN is now totally focused to working with Carlos Iaconelli to achieve the best possible result in this forthcoming GP2 Monza race that concl ... mehr |
Andreas Zuber will take up tomorrows run from seventh place in fourth starting row
12.09.2008
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Narrow time-gaps at GP2 qualifying in Monza with 15 drivers within one second
Today’s GP2 qualifying on the high speed circuit in the royal park at Monza proved to be both exciting and dramatic. The weather conditions were rather inconstant. At the free training session, where the Moser Medical Group driver finished eleventh, the surface had still been wet. ... mehr |
Trident Racing - GP2 Main Series: Monza, Preview.
12.09.2008
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Trident Racing will find an electric but friendly atmosphere at Monza. The Italian team will be racing at home in the last round of the GP2 Main Series, living in-touch with its main supporters, in addition to thousands of racing fans. The staff is particularly motivated to take the best out of their talent on such a friendly though legendary environment.
A breath of hist ... mehr |
Big GP2 finale at the royal park of Monza will see a still incensed Andreas Zuber
10.09.2008
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The Moser Medical Group-driver wants to reward himself with a victory for an up-and-down season
Showdown in the GP2-series. The two runs in the royal park of Monza will see a diversified season come to an end. It was an up-and-down year for Andreas Zuber, as well. Three poidum places versus several technical problems which prevented more top-results. The 24-year-ol ... mehr |
Zuber battles wet weather at Spa
09.09.2008
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As is often the case in Belgium, rain was a consistent threat at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit. This weekend represents one of the biggest challenges of the season for Dubai resident Andreas Zuber, of the Piquet Sports team.
Despite ... mehr |
ART Grand Prix - Spa Francorchamps GP2 review
08.09.2008
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The penultimate round of the 2008 GP2 championship saw the ART Grand Prix team record another victory, courtesy of Romain Grosjean, the Frenchman the victor of the first rain affected race at the Spa Francorchamps circuit as well as securing the fastest rac ... mehr |
Luca Filippi - GP2 Series 2008, Spa weekend review
08.09.2008
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At one of his favourite circuits, Spa-Francorchamps, Luca Filippi was dogged by misfortune not of his making after being knocked out of both races of the event.
The weekend got off to a good start in the free practice session, but after that came the start of his difficulties. The first challenge came just a few minutes before the qualifying session, when a heavy shower ... mehr |
Podium for Petrov and another superb display from Di Grassi
08.09.2008
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BARWA INTERNATIONAL CAMPOS TEAM NEW LEADERS IN CONSTRUCTOR´S CHAMPIONSHIP.
Great races from Vitaly Petrov, who finished third and Lucas Di Grassi, fifth in Spa-Francorchamps, which means that they maintain their pr ... mehr |
Trident Racing - Spa Race 2
07.09.2008
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Spa-Francorchamps, September 7, 2008
Race 2
#20 Mike Conway, DNF
#21 Ho Pin Tung, 11th
Trident Racing suffered a tough break in the second Race of the Belgian GP2 Series Weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, in the penultimate round of the 2008 season. Mike Conway ended his day as soon as lap 6 due to a spin, while Ho Pin Tung, who got his car stal ... mehr |
Chandhok just misses out, Senna’s title hopes intact
07.09.2008
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Both iSport drivers were in the wars during the GP2 Series sprint at Spa. Karun Chandhok was barged off the track at La Source on lap one and spent the balance of the 18-lap race fighting his way through the field. His dogged efforts were rewarded with eighth place, but no points.
Team-mate Bruno Senna made good early progress on a track rendered slippery by a pre-race sh ... mehr |
BCN both single seaters under the chequered flag of an insidious race
07.09.2008
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Session: Race 2
Air temp.: 13 °C
Track temp.: 13 °C
BCN Competicion Car #26 Driver: Adrian Valles Result: 14° ( +20.350 )
BCN Competicion Car #27 Driver: Carlos Iaconelli Result: 13° ( +20.023 )
The debut of BCN drivers on the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps, the most technical and demanding track of ... mehr |
Andreas Zuber remains a poor cousin of fate ...
07.09.2008
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... despite a good performance in Spa
- Starting from last row the Moser Medical Group driver falls victim to a crash through no fault of his own at the sprint race
- The 24-year-old Styrian feels that the disqualification after the main race was undeserved and unfair
Andreas Zuber was angry. Following his excellent perf ... mehr |
DAMS Spa-Francorchamps, course 2 : Podium !
07.09.2008
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DAMS a disputé aujourd’hui la course courte du neuvième round du championnat GP2 series 2008, organisé sur le circuit de Spa-Francorchamps dans le cadre du Grand Prix de Belgique de Formule 1.
Après la course à rebondissements hier, Jérôme d’Ambrosio et Kamui Kobayashi se sont élancés respectivement de la pole position et de la 9ème place sur la grille. Une fois encore, ... mehr |
