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World Series by Renault / 6. Nürburgring - Une pénalité prive Greg Franchi d’un top 5
06.08.2006
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Une semaine après le rendez-vous de Spa-Francorchamps, Grégory Franchi retrouvait déjà ses adversaires de la Formule Renault 3.5 pour le sixième meeting du championnat sur le circuit du Nürburgring. Malheureusement pour le Liégeois, la guigne ne l’avait pas lâché en traversant la frontière belgo-allemande… weiter >> |
WORLDSERIES BY RENAULT : Nürburgring – Race 2 - Prema Power Team reveals its power
06.08.2006
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Christian Montanari gave Prema Power Team its first victory in World Series Formula Renault 3.5. The San Marino driver thus scored his first win since taking victory at Monaco in 2005. Satisfaction was equally felt by Alx Danielsson (Comtec Racing) and Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com), who now joins Parente at the top of the championship standings.
The start was utterly unb weiter >> |
Worldseries by Renault- Nürburgring – Qualifying 2 - Gimme five, Pastor!
06.08.2006
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Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) clinched his fifth pole position of the season after a session held in particularly difficult conditions. The Venezuelan will be joined on the front row for this afternoon's race by Mikhail Aleshin (Carlin Motorsport).
Group B
The early morning fog had just about cleared as the session got underway. Early on, Ben Ha weiter >> |
McIntosh boosts points tally with seventh at the Nurburgring
06.08.2006
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Round 6 – World Series by Renault, Nurburgring, Germany
Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 1 – Qualified: 9th / Finished: 7th (4 Points)
Sean McIntosh enjoyed another solid points scoring run to seventh place as the first of this weekend’s World Series by Renault races kicked off this afternoon at the Nurburgring in Germany.
McIntosh’s consistency, weiter >> |
Day to forget for Kerr at the Nurburgring
06.08.2006
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Round 6 – World Series by Renault, Nurburgring, Germany Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR
Race 1 – Qualified: 19th / Finished: 15th
Robbie Kerr’s weekend was dealt a blow before he even turned a wheel today as a late decision from World Series by Renault officials saw him stripped of his ninth place finish, and two championship points, from Race 2 at Spa-Francorcha weiter >> |
Nürburgring – Race 1- Parente retakes control in Worldseries by Renault
06.08.2006
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Alvaro Parente's (Victory Engineering) second win of the season took him back to the top of the World Series Formula Renault 3.5 standings. The Portuguese driver finished ahead of Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport) and Mikhail Aleshin (Carlin Motorsport) in today's race.
The race start was delayed after a clash on the formation lap between the two cars on the last row of the g weiter >> |
Nürburgring – Qualifying 1 - First pole for Mikhail Aleshin - World Series by Renault
05.08.2006
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Mikhail Aleshin (Carlin Motorsport) bagged his first ever pole position in World Series Formula Renault 3.5 here at the Nürburgring. The Russian will be joined on the front row for this afternoon's race by Alvaro Parente (Victory Engineering).
Group A
The racing line weiter >> |
Spa-Francorchamps – Race 2 – Supplement Garcia and Kerr disqualified - Worldseries by Renault
05.08.2006
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Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport) and Robbie Kerr (KTR) have been disqualified from race two at Spa-Francorchamps, after post-race Scrutineering revealed their single-seaters to be technically non-compliant with regulations. The race win has thus been awarded to Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA), who moves back to the top of the overall standings.
Scrutine weiter >> |
Nürburgring – Collective testing - Danielsson back with a bang!
04.08.2006
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After being involved in two major accidents in Spa-Francorchamps, Alx Danielsson (Comtec Racing) proved today that he was as fearless as ever. As has often been the case this year, the Swedish driver produced another fine performance in today's collective test session to post the day's best time!
The line-up is limited to 28 Formula Renault 3.5s for this, the sixth weeke weiter >> |
McIntosh hungry for more heading to Nurburgring
02.08.2006
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Following his second place podium finish in the first race at Spa-Francorchamps last Friday, Sean McIntosh heads to Germany’s Nurburgring Circuit this weekend, 5th-6th August, for Round 6 of the 2006 World Series by Renault looking to build on tenth place in the Driver Standings.
McIntosh’s podium performance at Spa, racing for the Belgian-based KTR squad, followed anothe weiter >> |
Nurburgring up next for Kerr
02.08.2006
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With just a handful of days in between last weekend’s fifth round of the World Series by Renault, at Spa-Francorchamps, and this weekend’s sixth round, hosted at the Nurburgring in Germany, Britain’s Robbie Kerr hasn’t had too much time to dwell on events in Belgium. Last weekend’s double-header proved to be another mixed bag for the Burbage racer as he was collected once again i weiter >> |
McIntosh taken out but holds tenth exiting Spa
30.07.2006
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Round 5 – World Series by Renault, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 9th / Finished: DNF
Having scored his first World Series by Renault podium in yesterday’s race at Spa- Francorchamps, KTR’s Sean McIntosh barely made it through a quarter of a lap round the sweeping 4.3-mile Belgian circuit today as he was collected from b weiter >> |
KERR scores WSR top-ten at Spa
30.07.2006
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Round 5 – World Series by Renault, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 20th / Finished: 10th (1 Point)
Britain’s Robbie Kerr enjoyed a slightly brighter day today, literally, at Spa-Francorchamps as he raced his way from 20th on the World Series by Renault grid to take the tenth and final points paying position in Race 2 in Bel weiter >> |
Spa-Francorchamps – Course 2 - A first for Garcia!
29.07.2006
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Having been up with the leaders all year, Spanish driver Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport) claimed his first win of the season in Spa. He finished ahead of Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA), who lost the race at the start, and Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com). These three now occupy the podium places in the World Series Formula Renault 3.5 championship standings in the same order weiter >> |
Kerr’s hopes of Spa revival dampened
29.07.2006
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Round 5 – World Series by Renault, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR, Race 1 – Qualified: 16th / Finished: 23rd
Robbie Kerr’s hopes of turning his World Series by Renault fortunes around this weekend at the famed Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium were dealt an early blow as an engine change between qualifying sessions signalled the star weiter >> |
McIntosh storms to first WSR podium at Spa
29.07.2006
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Round 5 – World Series by Renault, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 1 – Qualified: 7th / Finished: 2nd (12 points)
Canada’s Sean McIntosh collected his first World Series by Renault podium finish today with an impressive drive to second place behind Pastor Maldonado at the illustrious Spa- Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.
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Spa-Francorchamps – Race 1 - Maldonado glides home!
29.07.2006
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Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) kept his 100% record going on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. In near-apocalyptic conditions, the Venezuelan managed to hold on to finish ahead of Sean McIntosh (KTR), who claimed a spot on the podium for the first time! Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com) collected some valuable points in third place.
After threatening to pour down all weiter >> |
Spa-Francorchamps – Qualifying 2 - Clean sweep for Maldonado
29.07.2006
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Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) secured his second pole of the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. For the long race, the Venezuelan will be joined on the front row by Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport), one of his fiercest rivals for the title.
Latest news: Pavlovic's first session qualifying times cancelled
Owner of the best time in group A in the first qualifying weiter >> |
Spa-Francorchamps – Qualifying 1 - Maldonado scores pole hat-trick
28.07.2006
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Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) secured his third pole position of the season at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The Venezuelan will lead off this afternoon with Milos Pavlovic (Eurointernational) alongside him on row one.
Group A
The first fifteen cars all went out onto the track right at the start of the session. As they only had fifteen minutes weiter >> |
Spa-Francorchamps – Free practice - Soucek is a quick learner
27.07.2006
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Given that this was his first experience at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com) may well not have expected to record the best time in free practice. His time of 2'03''890 was not only today's fastest lap, but also the best this year on the famous Belgian track. The Spaniard may have squandered his hopes of a win this weekend after going off in the closing weiter >> |
Kerr hoping for change of fortune at Spa
25.07.2006
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Robbie Kerr heads to the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit this weekend, 28th-29th July, as Round 5 of the 2006 World Series by Renault plays out on it second stop in Belgium following the season-opener at Zolder in April.
The former British F3 Champion is looking to get his season back on track having been taken out of three of his last four starts in Turkey and Italy – weiter >> |
McIntosh savoring Spa opportunity
25.07.2006
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Sean McIntosh faces the legendary Spa- Francorchamps circuit this weekend, 28th-29th July, as the fifth round of the 2006 World Series by Renault is hosted at the famed Belgian F1 track. A renowned drivers circuit, complete with the infamous sweeping Eau Rouge turn, the 4.3-mile Spa-Francorchamps marks the second time this season the World Series by Renault visits an F1 circuit f weiter >> |
Spa-Francorchamps – Hard up the Raidillon!
20.07.2006
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After the early season excursion to Monaco, the World Series Formula Renault 3.5 wanders outside of the scope of the World Series by Renault meetings again this weekend. This time, the WSR3.5 field heads for the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit, and the renowned Raidillon hill, for two support races to the Spa 24-hour endurance race! Far from being narrowed down in Misano, the weiter >> |
Misano – Race2 Results - Sebastian Vettel: vitality personified!
17.07.2006
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Not bad for a first attempt! A masterclass from Sebastian Vettel (Carlin Motorsport) saw the German win his second race of the weekend after leading the long Sunday race from start to finish. The World Series Formula Renault 3.5 had a decidedly youthful and lively feel to it today, with Ben Hanley (Cram Compétition) and Davide Valsecchi (Epsilon Euskadi) joining Vettel on the pod weiter >> |
McIntosh picks up point for 10th
16.07.2006
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Round 4 – World Series by Renault, Misano Circuit, Italy
Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 7th / Finished: 10th (1Point)
Sean McIntosh was left to rue what might have been today as he salvaged a championship point from today’s 29-lap World Series by Renault race at Misano having spun himself out early in the proceedings. The 21-year-o weiter >> |
Kerr DNF’s following Misano pit-lane incident
16.07.2006
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Round 4 – World Series by Renault, Misano Circuit, Italy
Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 18th / Finished: DNF
While Robbie Kerr ended up collecting a championship point for tenth place following yesterday’s late exclusion of Race 1 winner Pastor Maldando, having initially taken 11th at the flag, today’s second race proved to be another source weiter >> |
Misano – Qualifying 2 Vettel: from strength to strength!
16.07.2006
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After winning race one, German driver Sebastian Vettel (Carlin Motorsport) went from strength to strength, taking pole position for race two. The Red Bull driver has certainly been in impressive form in his first weekend in World Series Formula Renault 3.5. He will be joined by Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com) on the front row. Pastor Maldonado failed to qualify after crashing off o weiter >> |
Riesen Freude bei Interwetten nach Platz zwei in Misano
16.07.2006
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Andy Soucek beschert dem Interwetten.com Team nach seinem Sieg in Istanbul wieder einmal Grund zur Freude. Er beendete das erste Rennen zum vierten Lauf der World Series by Renault vom 14. bis 16. Juni auf dem Autodromo Santamonica in Misano / Italien mit Platz zwei und schiebt sich in der Ges weiter >> |
Misano – Race 1 - Maldonado's loss is Vettel's gain
15.07.2006
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Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) was disqualified from the first race in Misano due the technical non-compliance of his Formula Renault 3.5. The Venezuelan's forfeits the win, which goes instead to Sebastian Vettel (Carlin Motorsport) in his first ever World Series race!
At the end of the race, the Scrutineers found that Pastor Maldonado's single-seater was missi weiter >> |
KERR just short of top-ten
15.07.2006
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Misano points finish Round 4 – World Series by Renault, Misano Circuit, Italy Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR, Race 1 – Qualified: 17th / Finished: 11th
Robbie Kerr came home 11th in Race 1 of the World Series by Renault’s double-header this weekend at Italy’s Misano Circuit. The former British F3 Champion just missed out on a points paying finish but declar weiter >> |
MCINTOSH taken out of Misano opener
15.07.2006
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Round 4 – World Series by Renault, Misano Circuit, Italy
Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 1 – Qualified: 6th / Finished: DNF
Canada’s Sean McIntosh was denied a top-six finish in today’s World Series by Renault race at Misano as he was collected from behind by Italy’s Davide Valsecchi just three laps shy of the checkered flag.
Having score weiter >> |
Misano – Race 1 Maldonado goes it alone / Vettel great second position
15.07.2006
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Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) notched up a clear victory in Misano, a second World Series Formula Renault 3.5 maximum to go with his win in Monaco. The Venezuelan now holds a clear lead in the overall standings. Sébastian Vettel (Carlin Motorsport) finished second in his first ever race in the category. Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com) achieved a good result for the champ weiter >> |
- Misano – Qualifying 1 -Maldonado keeps burning!
15.07.2006
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Pastor Maldonado continued the good form he so far shown this weekend, improving on the time he set in yesterday's free practice to take pole position for race one. He will be joined on the front row by Ben Hanley (Cram Compétition), who set the best time in the other group. Of the other leading drivers in the championship, Soucek, Parente and Garcia were there or thereabouts, un weiter >> |
McIntosh aiming for World Series top-ten
10.07.2006
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Having competed in Belgium, Monaco and Turkey so far this season, Canada’s Sean McIntosh heads to the Misano Circuit in Italy this weekend, 15th-16th July, for Round 4 of the 2006 World Series by Renault. The KTR racer enjoyed a break-out weekend in last month’s double-header at Istanbul Park, opening his points scoring account with a pair of top-six finishes to launch himself in weiter >> |
Kerr set for ‘Italian Job’
10.07.2006
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Robbie Kerr heads to Italy this week hoping that the fourth round of the 2006 World Series by Renault, hosted at the Misano Circuit 15th-16th July, will be kinder to him than last month’s double-header outing in Turkey where he failed to score for the first time this season.
Picking up points scoring finishes in Belgium and Monaco to kick-start the year, Kerr, racing for weiter >> |
WORLDSERIES BY RENAULT - MISANO - A mouthwatering scenario / Timeschedule
07.07.2006
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The World Series Formula Renault 3.5 is set to bring an exceptional line-up to Misano. In Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport), Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA), Eric Salignon (Interwetten.com) and Alvaro Parente (Victory Engineering), four drivers are currently vying for overall supremacy. That's without even considering the outsiders, who include local hero Christan Montanari ( weiter >> |
Misano comes into view for Worldseries by Renault
30.06.2006
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Situated just a few miles from the beaches of Rimini, the Misano circuit will hold the third World Series by Renault meeting in what promises to be a holiday atmosphere. Saturday looks set to be a particularly intense day with on-track action continuing until 10pm and a showcase by Max Gazzé, who will also be getting behind the wheel of the Renault F1 World Championship-winning c weiter >> |
A look back at Istanbul - Worldseries by Renault
23.06.2006
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At this second meeting for the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Mégane Trophy and the third outing for the World Series Formula Renault 3.5, the 2006 season could finally get underway for real. None of the winners in Zolder were able to repeat their success here in Istanbul, leaving all three Championships wide o weiter >> |
Sean McIntosh’s pace rewarded with sixth place
19.06.2006
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Round 3 – World Series by Renault, Istanbul Park, Turkey Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 13th / Finished: 6th (5 points)
Sean McIntosh backed up his maiden World Series by Renault points scoring run to fourth place in yesterday’s opener at Istanbul Park with another strong top-ten performance today as the Canadian claimed sixth at the end of the 23- weiter >> |
Kerr victim of repeat Turkish take-out
19.06.2006
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Round 3 – World Series by Renault, Istanbul Park, Turkey Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 21st / Finished: DNF
While Robbie Kerr headed to Istanbul Park hoping for some Turkish delight from this weekend’s World Series by Renault double-header the experience turned into more of a Turkish nightmare for the British racer.
Today’s events on-track mirrore weiter >> |
ISTANBUL - Greg Franchi était rapide en course, mais cela n'a pas suffi…
19.06.2006
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C'est tout auréolé de son podium à Monaco que le Liégeois Greg Franchi a pris la direction de l'Istanbul Park ce week-end, pour le troisième meeting des World Series by Renault 2006. Et cette fois, les événements étaient moins positifs pour le pilote Prema Powerteam, qui a dû faire face à une succession de probl weiter >> |
Istanbul – Race 2 Victory for Parente
18.06.2006
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Alvaro Parente (Victory Engineering) took a splendid win here in Istanbul after an incident-packed race. Like the winner, Mikhail Aleshin (Carlin Motorsport) and Davide Valsecchi (Epsilon Euskadi) also make it onto the podium for the first time this season!
Penalized for taking an unorthodox line in the pit-lane during qualifying, Davide Valsecchi (Epsilon Euskadi) had t weiter >> |
Interwetten.com Racing siegt erneut
17.06.2006
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Mit einem lachenden und einen weinenden Auge endet das erste Rennen der zweiten Runde der Worldseries by Renault vom 16. bis 18. Juni im türkischen Istanbul. Andy Soucek gewinnt nach einem spannenden Rennen über 21 Runden den vierten Saisonlauf der V6 Boliden, Eric Salignon fällt nach einer Kollision mit Hanley weiter >> |
McIntosh opens World Series account with fourth place effort
17.06.2006
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Round 3 – World Series by Renault, Istanbul Park, Turkey Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 1 – Qualified: 14th / Finished: 4th (8 points)
Sean McIntosh opened his World Series by Renault points account today with a skillful drive to fourth place in Race 1 of the weekend’s double-header event at th weiter >> |
Contact forces Robbie Kerr to retire from Turkish opener
17.06.2006
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Round 3 – World Series by Renault, Istanbul Park, Turkey Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR, Race 1 – Qualified: 18th / Finished: DNF
Robbie Kerr’s debut racing at Istanbul Park in Turkey was a short-lived affair as the British standout was forced to retire on the second lap of today’s World Series by Renault weiter >> |
17/06/06 - Istanbul – Race 1 - Simply Soucek!
17.06.2006
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From a pole position start, Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com) led World Series Formula Renault 3.5 race one from start to finish. The Spaniard held off his countryman Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport), who nevertheless took some valuable Championship points. For Alvaro Parente (Victory Engineering), it was his first podium finish this season.
Andy Soucek got a good start from pol weiter >> |
17/06/06 - Istanbul – Qualifying 1 -Soucek at last!
17.06.2006
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Having looked impressive from the moment he got behind the wheel of a World Series Formula Renault 3.5, Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com) seemed to be having trouble turning form into real results. But now he has finally come good to take the first pole position here this weekend. This will go a long way to encouragin weiter >> |
McIntosh aiming for Turkish points score
13.06.2006
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Istanbul Park in Turkey plays host to the third round of the 2006 World Series by Renault this weekend, 17th-18th June, and Canada’s Sean McIntosh can’t wait to get there!
Having come close to scoring top-ten finishes in the previous two rounds in Belgium, where he was taken out from seventh on the penultimate lap, and Monaco, where he finished eleventh, the 21-year-old weiter >> |
Robbie Kerr set for Istanbul World Series adventure
13.06.2006
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Britain’s Robbie Kerr heads into the unknown this weekend, 17th-18th June, as he visits Turkey’s Istanbul Park circuit for the first time for Round 3 of the 2006 World Series by Renault.
Having piloted the #5 Team KTR entry to top-ten finishes in Belgium and Monaco, Kerr’s hoping to add to his points tally at the Turkish track with the race format returning to a double-h weiter >> |
