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Rocketsports' Enrique Bernoli Racing History
29.01.2008:
Rocketsports' Enrique Bernoli Racing History
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2008
Will make his Champ Car World Series debut driving the #8 entry for Rocketsports Racing.
2007
Joined team Biosintética in the StockCar Brasil series.Competed behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Bora in 11 events earning two podium finishes.
2006
Participated in the Argentinian TC2000 piloting a Honda Civic. Tested with Rocketsports Racing in a Champ Car.
2005
Continued his duties as a test driver for the Lucky Strike BAR Honda team.
2004
Returned to Formula One joining the Lucky Strike BAR Honda team as a test driver. Continued competing with GD Racing in the Formula Nissan World Series. Finished third in the championship with two wins, two poles, seven podiums, and three fastest laps.
2003
When the Arrows F1 team fell apart, he opted to change series. Competed in the popular and competitive Formula Nissan World Series with RC Motorsport, GD Racing. Won the final two races of the season to finish sixth in the championship. He also earned two poles and a total of five podium finishes.
2002
Continued to drive for Orange Arrows Team in Formula One. Made 11 starts, best qualifying position was 12 in Austria. Best finish was 10th in Europe.
2001
After a test with the Orange Arrows Team, it was announced that he would become a full-time Formula One driver. Made his Formula One debut at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix. Made 17 starts. Finished in the top ten three times during his rookie season, with his best finish of eighth in Germany.
2000
Continued in the F3000 series with the Red Bull Junior Team. Earned one pole and took the lead in two races. During winter testing for the 2001 F3000 season, he was regularly on the top of the time sheets and was favored to win the Championship in 2001. Continued duties as a test driver for the Sauber Formula One team.
1999
Stepped up to the F3000 series with the Red Bull Junior Team. Got his first taste of Formula One when he drove a Sauber at Magny Cours. He was then named as a test driver for the Sauber team.
1998
Competed for the second year with the Promatecme team in the British Formula 3 Championship. Earned six victories, four poles, seven podiums, and four fastest laps in 15 races. Ended the year as the runner-up in the Championship. Runner-up at the Marlboro Masters Formula 3 race. Third place in the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix.
1997
Signed to race for the Promatecme team in the British Formula 3 Championship. Finished fifth, earning one race win and six podiums in 14 races. Earned a third-place finish in the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix.
1996
Entered the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup series. Went on to dominate the series, winning nine of 11 championship races. Claimed the championship title.
1995
At the age of 16, claimed fourth place in the Italian Formula Europa Boxer series.
1993
Third place finish in the South American Kart Championship. Fourth place in the Pan-American Kart Championship.
1992
Third place in the Paulista Kart Championship, Brazil.
1991
Winner of the Brazilian Kart Championship.
1990
Winner of the Brazilian Kart Championship. Winner of the Paulista Kart Championship, Brazil.
1989
Winner of the Paulista Kart Championship, Brazil.
1988
Eighth place finish in the Paulista Kart Championship, Brazil.
1987
Growing up watching the performances of Brazilian World Champions, Ayrton Senna and Nelson Piquet, he was bitten by the racing bug at an early age. His racing career began when he was nine in a local karting championship in Brazil. He won the championship in Curitiba, Brazil.
ABOUT ROCKETSPORTS RACING
Based in East Lansing, Michigan, Rocketsports Racing was formed in 1985 and has grown into one of the most diverse and accomplished companies of its kind in North America. The Rocketsports name has long been associated with multiple victories in Trans-Am, IMSA, GTO and GTS Competition, for team owner and five-time Trans-Am Series Champion, Paul Gentilozzi. Rocketsports has also established a significant presence in the open-wheel scene with an effort in the Champ Car World Series. In addition to their success on track, Rocketsports has become a leader in race engine and chassis design and construction.
Rocketsports will contest its sixth season of Champ Car competition during the 2008 season. The team has earned two poles, one victory (Alex Tagliani, 2004 at Road America), and seven podium finishes in its Champ Car career history. Brazilian Enrique Bernoldi, a former Formula One driver, pilots the #8 Rocketsports Cosworth/Panoz/Bridgestone and will battle for the 2008 Vanderbilt Cup, which is the ultimate prize for a Champ Car driver and team. The 750-horsepower open-wheel cars compete on temporary street circuits and permanent road courses internationally in seven countries in many of the world’s largest markets.
For more information, visit www.rocketsportsracing.com
- Heather Haupt- photo Fernanda Freixosa & Rocketsports
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Enrique Bernoldi to drive for Rocketsports Racing's Champ Car effort in 2008
29.01.2008
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Just as Rocketsports Racing gears up for their first test in 2008, the team is proud to announce that Brazilian Enrique Bernoldi will be the pilot of the #8 Rocketsports Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone in its 2008 Champ Car World Series effort. The former Formula One driver is excited to open a new cha more >> |
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25.01.2008
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Walker Racing wrapped up testing in the west this week, despite encountering a minor setback along the way. The first stop for the Indianapolis based squad was Chandler, Arizona, where they completed two successful days of testing earlier in the week.
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21.01.2008
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Modern Marvels Repeat
19.01.2008
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In cased you missed it last Monday, the Modern Marvels episode which features Pacific Coast Motorsports and the Champ Car World Series will air again this weekend. The episode is titled "Carbon" and is a terrific tutorial of racings most used composite, in addition to its great exposure of Champ Car racing and Pacific Coast Motorsports.
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Brooks Associates Racing announces its 2008 drivers
19.01.2008
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Walker Racing Completes Houston Test
15.01.2008
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The 2008 Champ Car Atlantic season has already begun for Walker Racing as they completed two days of testing last Thursday and Friday at MSR Houston, the 2.38 mile road course located 13 miles south of Houston.
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PCM to Appear on Modern Marvels/Jr. Team Tests
12.01.2008
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Modern Marvels: The History Channel will feature Pacific Coast Motorsports on their hit television show "Modern Marvels," this Monday, January 14th at 8:00 pm/7:00 pm Central. Titled "Carbon," the episode was filmed in October at the team’s Oxnard, California headquarters.
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Oriol Servia returns to PKV Racing for 2008
03.01.2008
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... CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES SEASON
TEAM TO CAMPAIGN TWO CARS IN 2008
PKV Racing General Manager Mark Johnson announced today that Oriol Servia will pilot one of two PKV Racing Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone entries during the 2008 Champ Car World Series season.
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Conquest Racing solidifies future with new Partner OPES PRIME
21.12.2007
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Conquest Racing has solidified its future in the Champ Car World Series with the signing of new marketing partner Opes Prime Group Ltd, an Australian based financial services provider. As a direct result of this new 2-year agreement, Conquest Racing is committed to entering two cars in the 2008 Champ Car World Series. Drivers and other marketing partner announcements will be anno more >> |
Pacific Coast Motorsports Reflects on Rookie Season
14.12.2007
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Just over one year ago, Pacific Coast Motorsports announced they would return to open-wheel racing with a two-car effort in the Champ Car World Series; North America’s premier open-wheel racing league.
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David Martinez goes into the holiday season with high hopes for 2008
14.12.2007
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After having a strong showing for the second year in a row in front of his countrymen at the Champ Car Season Finale in Mexico City, David Martinez goes into the holiday season with high hopes as he prepares to fight for the 2008 Champ Car Rookie of the Year title.
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Franck Perera Completes Productive Two-day Test for Forsythe/Pettit Racing
06.12.2007
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Forsythe/Pettit Racing completed two days of testing with Champ Car Atlantic Rookie of the Year Franck Perera at MSR Houston, the 17-turn, 2.38-mile road course located 13 miles south of Houston. MSR will also be the site of the Series final test dates more >> |
Viso and Battistini complete 2-day test with Minardi Team USA
05.12.2007
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Minardi Team USA wrapped up two days of testing with Venezuelan Ernesto Viso and Englishman Dillon Battistini today at Sebring International Raceway in sunny Florida. The pair completed nearly 300 miles each around the 1.669 mile road course, which is the sight of the first S more >> |
Xandi Negrao completes two-day run with Rocketsports in Houston
01.12.2007
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Alexandre "Xandi" Negrão successfully completed a two-day test with Rocketsports Racing at the Mercedes-Benz of Sugarland Road Course in Houston, Texas this week.
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Franck Perera to test Champ Car for Forsythe/Pettit Racing
01.12.2007
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Champ Car Atlantic Championship Rookie of the Year Franck Perera has been selected by the newly combined Forsythe/Pettit Racing to test its Champ Car at MSR in Houston today and Friday.
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Atlantic Standout Carl Skerlong Tests the PCM Champ Car
01.12.2007
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Pacific Coast Motorsports gave Atlantic standout Carl Skerlong his first taste of the 750-hp Champ Car yesterday at Buttonwillow Raceway in central California. Skerlong completed 107 trouble-free miles on the 1.86-mile permanent road course.
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Viso and Battistini to test for Minardi Team USA
01.12.2007
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Just three weeks after the final race of the 2007 Champ Car World Series season in Mexico City, Minardi Team USA will be in action again next Monday and Tuesday, at Sebring International Raceway, when it tests two up-and-coming young drivers.
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Nelson Philippe and Katherine Legge sample F1 Performance
28.11.2007
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The Champ Car F1x2 Team wrapped up its busiest and most successful season ever today with a private program for Bridgestone Firestone North America and Champ Car World Series guests at the MSR-Houston track. The big surprise of the day, however, wasn’t the excited reaction of the 40 passengers who experienced the 2.4-mile permanent road course first hand – that was almost guarant more >> |
Jury finds in favor of Kalkhoven and all defendants
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After an unusually short deliberation, the jury in the matter of JDS Uniphase Securities Litigation today has found in favor of Kevin Kalkhoven and all other defendants.
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