Schlagwort: Haezebrouck

Report: Race 2 Assen

Posted on Juli 21, 2019 by - Allgemein

After victory, Bracalente takes the lead in the FORMULA standings.

Yesterday a penalty dropped him back, today it was his day: Alessandro Bracalente (ITA, Speed Center) was able to win the 8th race of the season in the FORMULA class. At the start he defended his top position in contrast to yesterday. Marco Ghiotto (ITA, MM International) followed him throughout the race, but it was never enough to overtake him. The duel for the championship is getting tougher after this weekend: Bracalente is only nine points ahead of Ghiotto in four races to go.

Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International) came third in the FORMULA category. Yesterday a penalty was also his misfortune, today he landed deservedly on the podium. The top 3 in today’s race underline the current dominance of the Italians in this class. Best non-Italian was Philippe Haezebrouck (FRA, Speed Center) in fourth place. A podium finish for the sonnyboy with Le Mans experience is only a matter of time.

Gianluca Ripoli (ITA, MM International), winner of race 1, finished sixth today ahead of team-mate Armando Mangini. Andreas Fiedler started the race from the pit lane already lagging behind. As usual, he delivered a race to catch up, which brought him up to 8th place. Christian Eicke (SUI, Speed Center) and Walter Steding (DEU, Inter Europol) fought further interesting duels. Eicke used a lapping by another car to pass Steding and secure 8th place.

OPEN category: Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed) dominated both races in Assen. Hans Laub (DEU, Speed Center) was happy to finally be in race mode again. Both he and his Forti Formula 1 kept going and were rewarded with 2nd place. Third place on the podium went to „Piter“ (FRA, Ray-Ban), who is now behind Gerstl in second place of the championship.

After the summer break the BOSS GP continues in Brno (6–8 September). On the Czech roller coaster a preliminary decision could be made in the OPEN class, in the FORMULA the decision in terms of championship will be made quite certainly at the final event in Imola (11th–13th October).

Report Free Practice Assen

Posted on Juli 19, 2019 by - Allgemein

Here we go: Day 1 for BOSS GP in the Netherlands!

Two half-hour practice sessions were held on the first race day in the Netherlands. The driving time was used extensively by the 17 pilots, some of them completed over 35 laps. The BOSS GP pilots gathered experience for the remaining weekend, although according to the weather forecast it could rain tomorrow as opposed to today.

The fastest time was once again set by Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed), who even beat his own track record in the Toro Rosso STR1 with a time of 1:18.246. It was also the Austrian who, together with Alessandro Bracalente (ITA, Speed Center), represented the BOSS GP at yesterday’s show run in the city centre of Assen. On the „Coulthard Road“, BOSS GP showed what 800 hp are capable of. Over 200 kph and „donuts“ on public roads delighted the approximately 20,000 fans.

Back to the Friday practice sessions: Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scuderia Palladio) set the tone for the FORMULA cars. The leader of the standings underlined his favourite role for qualifying tomorrow morning (Saturday, 10:50 a.m.) with the best time in the class of FORMULA cars. Second fastest FORMULA driver today: Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International) ahead of Bracalente, who is obviously trying to recover from Monza’s messed up weekend. Today’s fourth best time brings him into the top 5 and thus into Q1.

The biggest surprises of today’s practice day were Philippe Haezebrouck (FRA, Speed Center) and Peter Göllner (SUI, Speed Center). Göllner finished fifth with 1:29.729 in the Free Practice 2, Haezebrouck sixth with 1:29.8. Also „Piter“ (FRA, Ray-Ban) was able to impress and could play a bigger role in the midfield this time than in previous races.

For BOSS GP this race weekend will kick-off second half of the season. After Hockenheim, Red Bull Ring and Monza the races 7 (Saturday, 17:10) and 8 (Sunday, 11:50) will take place in Assen. Tickets are still available on site.

Report: Freies Training Assen

Posted on Juli 19, 2019 by - Allgemein

Es geht los: der BOSS GP in den Niederlanden!

Zwei halbstündige Trainings standen am ersten Renntag in den Niederlanden am Plan. Die Fahrzeit wurde von den 17 Piloten ausgiebig genützt, von einigen wurden über 35 Runden abgespult. Damit sammelten die BOSS GP-Piloten Erfahrungswerte für das weitere Wochenende, wenngleich es morgen laut Wetterbericht im Unterschied zu heute regnen könnte.

Die schnellste Zeit setzte wieder einmal Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed), der im Toro Rosso STR1 mit 1:18.246 sogar seinen eigenen Streckenrekord unterbot. Der Österreicher war es auch, der gemeinsam mit Alessandro Bracalente (ITA, Speed Center) den BOSS GP beim gestrigen Showrun in der Innenstadt von Assen vertrat. Auf der „Coulthard Road“ zeigte BOSS GP, was 800 PS im Stande sind zu leisten. Über 200 km/h und „Donuts“ im Ortsgebiet waren nur ausnahmsweise erlaubt und erfreuten die rund 20.000 Fans.

Zurück zu den Freitagstrainings: Den Ton bei den FORMULA-Autos gab Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scuderia Palladio) an. Der Tabellenführer untermauerte seine Favoritenrolle für das Qualifying morgen Vormittag (Samstag, 10:50 Uhr) mit der Bestzeit in der Gruppe der FORMULA-Boliden. Zweitschnellster FORMULA-Fahrer heute: Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International) vor Bracalente, der sichtlich bemüht ist, das verkorkste Wochenende von Monza wieder gut zu machen. Die viertbeste Zeit von heute Freitag bringt ihn unter die Top-5 und damit in Q1.

Die größten Überraschungen des heutigen Trainingstages lieferten Philippe Haezebrouck (FRA, Speed Center) und Peter Göllner (SUI, Speed Center). Göllner wurde mit 1:29.729 im 2. Freien Training sogar Fünfter, Haezebrouck mit 1:29.8 Sechster. Überzeugen konnte auch „Piter“ (FRA, Ray-Ban), der im Mittelfeld dieses Mal eine größere Rolle spielen könnte als bei den vorigen Rennen.

Für den BOSS GP geht’s an diesem Rennwochenende in die zweite Saisonhälfte. Nach Hockenheim, Red Bull Ring und Monza finden in Assen die Saisonläufe 7 (Samstag, 17:10 Uhr) und 8 (Sonntag, 11:50 Uhr) statt. Tickets sind noch an der Tageskassa erhältlich.