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Varhaug graduates to Jenzer Motorsport's top Formula Master squad
06.02.2009: 2008 Formula Renault Italy Champion Pål Varhaug will graduate to Formula Master this season to partner Fabio Leimer in the Jenzer Motorsport team. Varhaug, from Norway, has been racing with the team for the past two years in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocu
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2008 Formula Renault Italy Champion Pål Varhaug will graduate to Formula Master this season to partner Fabio Leimer in the Jenzer Motorsport team.
Varhaug, from Norway, has been racing with the team for the past two years in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, NEC, Italy and Suisse series. The 18-year-old claimed the runner-up title in the Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse series in 2007, before becoming the 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Italy Champion.
"It was important for me to come to Formula Master because the Series is in such good shape," said Varhaug. "Their TV coverage is really important, especially with the current situation, and I really liked the car when I tested it last year; it fitted me very well.
"The competition will be hard though, I know my team-mate Fabio and he's very good. But I'm glad I'll be in the same team as him so that I can learn from him."
After two years of working together, Jenzer Motorsport Team Principal Andreas Jenzer knows Varhaug's strengths well and is looking forward to having him drive in Formula Master:
"This Series is the perfect next step for Pål, after doing so well in national series over the past two years," said Jenzer. "After winning the Italian championship last year, he had to move up and he made the decision to race in Formula Master and stay with us. We think he will do well alongside Fabio and look forward to some good results for him this season; we expect to be quite strong with this line-up this year."
Varhaug's Formula Master racing debut will take place on 16-17 May on the street circuit of Pau in France.
Pål Varhaug - racing history
2009 Formula Master, Jenzer Motorsport
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, Jenzer Motorsport
Formula Renault 2.0 Italy, Jenzer Motorsport (Champion)
2007 Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse, Jenzer Motorsport (Vice Champion)
Formula Renault 2.0 Italy, Jenzer Motorsport
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, Jenzer Motorsport
For more information, please visit www.formulamaster.net.
Formula Master has delivered some of Europe's best racing since its debut in 2007 with the Series' concept of offering young, aspiring drivers the chance to establish themselves on an international stage proving a great success already.
2009
· Two events with Formula 1 (Hungaroring and Spa)
· Six event with WTCC (Pau, Valencia, Brno, Brands Hatch, Oschersleben, Imola)
· Only series to partner two FIA world championships for all its rounds
· Eight events - 16 races
· Eight European destinations
· Both races broadcast on the Eurosport platform with Sunday races live on Eurosport International
N.Technology race car
· Engine: Formula Master (250 HP)
· Chassis: Tatuus carbon fibre monocoque
· Light-weight body (560 kg including driver)
· Magneti Marelli hydraulic gearbox control system with gearbox and clutch paddles
· Magneti Marelli ECU Marvel 8 (version 2008), which includes data acquisition
· First car in the world to secure 2008 FIA F3 homologation
· Control tyres by Yokohama
Series statistics
· 105 million TV viewers in 78 countries worldwide
· 684,000 attending spectators (2007-08)
· 66 drivers - 23 countries (2007-08)
· 2007 Champion Jérôme D'Ambrosio (BEL), Cram Competition
· 2008 Champion Chris van der Drift (NZL), JD Motorsport
- Aurélie Donzelot, photo Formula Master
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