Pirelli will remain the exclusive tyre supplier of the BOSS GP in 2024.
The Italian tyre manufacturer offers a unique product for the participants of the BOSS GP: Formula 1 technology combined with easier handling when warming up the tyres. Together with the Hollerweger tyre service, this partnership guarantees a reliable supply of the “black gold” throughout the season.
Photo: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP
One more time this year, the engines of the BOSS GP Racing Series will be fired up: The grand finale of the 2023 season will take place in Tuscany.
For rounds 13 and 14 of the season, the teams and drivers will travel to one of the most beautiful racetracks on the continent. The 5.245-kilometer track at Mugello (built in 1974) will be the the venue for the finale of a great 2023 season that will be remembered for, among other things, new spectator records.
The Mugello Circuit is owned by Ferrari and traditionally hosts the MotoGP. In 2020, the track in Tuscany also was the venue for a Formula 1 race. The sequences of corners are mostly fluid and fast, the topography hilly. This makes the track, which was built in 1974, a favourite of many drivers. In addition, temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius are forecast for the coming weekend.
Entries
With no F1 cars in the entry list, Antonio Pizzonia (HS Engineering) goes into the finale as the favourite for overall victory. For the Brazilian, however, it is once again a good opportunity to attack the lap record of a non-F1. Should he see the checkered flag in both races yet again, he could finish the season without a retirement and with a 100 percent win rate in the OPEN class.
In the most competitive class FORMULA, where Formula 2 and World Series cars meet, MM Motorsport brings the most promising line-up to the start line: With Simone Colombo (ITA), Marc Faggionato (MCO) and Salvatore de Plano (ITA) three former race winners have entered the event. They will take on Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scuderia Palladio) who wants to make the most of his last chance for a win this season. Another Italian, Bruno Jarach, will start in Ghiotto’s team.
Nicolas Matile (MCO) and Jean-Christophe Peyre (FRA) will compete for the French Zig-Zag Motorsport team. Both will be driving one of the spectacular Auto GP cars. Andreas Fiedler (GER, Fiedler Racing) is now fully back after a few absences this season and has a good chance of jumping up a few places in the overall standings.
And in the SUPER LIGHTS? Walter Colacino (ITA, Colacino Racing) is also coming to Tuscany with his Formula 3000. He shares the Lola, built in 1996, with his colleague Roberto Vanni (ITA).
Timetable
Friday, 6 October
11:30–12:00 Free Practice 1
16:00–16:30 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 7 October
10:00–10:30 Qualifying (separated in two groups)
14:10–14:30 Race 1 (20 minutes)
Sunday, 8 October
11:00–11:25 Race 2 (25 minutes)
all times CEST
Tickets
On Friday, admission is free. 5 Euros is the price of admission to the grounds on Saturday and Sunday. Admission to the paddock and the main grandstand is 15 Euros. For women, 14 to 17-year-olds and ACI members there is a reduced price of 10 Euros. Free admission is granted to residents of the nearby municipality of Scarperia e San Piero and children up to 14 years of age.
Support program
Other racing series in the program of the PNK Racing Weekend in Mugello are the F2000 Trophy with the Drexler Formel Cup (Formula 3, Formula Renault 2.0, etc.), the Lurani Trophy for Formula Junior cars, the Sports Car Challenge and Master Tricolore Prototipi, as well as GT and touring car races with modern and historic bolides.
Photos: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP
The fourth race weekend from 21 to 23 July 2023 in Misano marks the mid-season for the Big Open Single Seater Racing Series, Europe’s fastest racing series.
With the BOSS GP Racing Series, the most powerful single-seater cars of the last 25 years will be guests at the World Circuit Marco Simoncelli this weekend – meaning that spectators on site will experience the fastest starting grid of the year. The Misano circuit has already celebrated its 50th anniversary. The 4.2-kilometre track has been rebuilt several times, including a change of direction in 2006. 16 corners demand a lot of patience on the throttle and precision from the pilots. Only a few kilometres from the Adriatic coast, the “Holiday Grand Prix” is a good opportunity for the participants of the BOSS GP to spend their holidays by the sea.
Entries
Antonio Pizzonia (BRA) is the favourite in the BOSS GP OPEN class. With the World Series V8 of the HS Engineering team, he has won all the races so far this season. The former Formula 1 driver will try to break the track record set last year by Harald Schlegelmilch (1:20.785 min). Schlegelmilch (LVA, HS Engineering) himself will make his BOSS GP comeback in Misano, but in the FORMULA Class. Last year’s OPEN Class champion will be driving a World Series by Renault 3.5.
For many years now, the Italian teams and drivers have been a fundamental reason for the success of the BOSS GP Racing Series. No fewer than eight Italians will be competing in Misano this time. Championship leader Simone Colombo (MM International), his rival Marco Ghiotto (Scuderia Palladio) and Ghiotto’s team-mate “Checco” Malavasi in the FORMULA class. Also competing for Ghiotto’s team is Bruno Jarach. Another Italian, Marco Minelli (AM Sport System), who recently made his debut in Spielberg, joins them in a World Series Dallara. New in Misano is Alessandro Rosi (Gruppo Piloti Forlivesi), who, like compatriot Minelli, will be driving a World Series car. They will all face Fabian Vettel (GER, Top Speed), who made a strong monoposto debut at the Red Bull Ring and will participate in the rest of the season in the BOSS GP. After the first podium, an attack for the win could possibly happen soon. For the first time this year, Nicolas Matile (MCO, Zig-Zag) will be on the grid, bringing one of the spectacular Auto GP cars with a loud 3.4-litre Zytek engine, as will team-mate Jean-Christophe Peyre (FRA). In addition to Simone Colombo, Marc Faggionato (MCO) is another contender for victory in the car for the Tuscan MM International team. In addition, Adriano Buzaid, a former top driver from the British Formula 3, will make his debut. The Brazilian will also compete in a GP2 car.
In the SUPER LIGHTS class, where primarily the 6-cylinder cars find their stage, Walter Colacino and Giulio Tine (both ITA) share a 1998 Formula 3000 with an Alfa Romeo engine. They will compete against Henry Clausnitzer, who exhibited with consistency in his debut season and continues on his way towards the title.
The BOSS GP F1 Class will not compete in Misano because the track is not approved for Formula 1 cars. Interested Formula 1 teams and drivers therefore have the opportunity to take part in two show runs this year in Brno (9/10 September) and Magny-Cours (30 September/1 October). These events are also the perfect opportunity to get a taste of BOSS GP. Send your enquiry to race@bossgp.com
Timetable
Friday, 21 July
10:35–11:05 Free Practice 1
16:35–16:50 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 22 July
09:35–10:05 Qualifying (two groups)
15:00–15:20 Race 1 (20 minutes)
Sunday, 23. July
12:15–11:40 Race 2 (25 minutes)
all times CEST
Tickets
Admission on site is free of charge, paddock entry for visitors is possible.
Support programme
The PNK Motorsport Racing Weekend is the successor to the Gruppo Peroni events, which often hosted the Italian races of the BOSS GP in previous years. This year, the summer event in Misano will once again feature a variety of racing series. These include races with sports prototypes (Master Tricolore Prototipi and Sports Car Challenge), silhouette cars (Mitjet Racing Series), cup touring cars (RS Cup) and various historic classes (Histo Cup Austria).
Photos: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP
The final decision will be made on the last race meeting of the year: the Pirelli Grande Finale in Misano from 4 to 6 November 2022.
Updated Entry List on 3/11/2022, 10:35 CET
Ingo Gerstl (BOSS GP F1 Class), Harald Schlegelmilch (OPEN) and Andreas Hasler (SUPER LIGHTS) have already been crowned the new champions of 2022 ahead of the Pirelli Grande Finale. The situation is completely different in the FORMULA class, where two drivers can still become champions after two dramatic races in Mugello. On the one hand, defending champion Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scuderia Palladio). After two titles in a row, compatriot Simone Colombo (ITA, MM International) could break his winning streak this year. Colombo leads by 38 points after ten of the season’s twelve races and has two more victories than Ghiotto under his belt. With a maximum of 50 points up for grabs, Ghiotto will be going all out to repeat his victory double from last year at Misano in his 2011 GP2 car. Colombo (2017 GP2 car), on the other hand, has known since the second race at Mugello at the latest how quickly a race can end in the gravel bed. How much risk will he take this time?
With Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International), another Italian wants to finish his season in the best possible way. In the championship, he could still move up to third place. Whether the track record of 1:24.761, set by Marco Ghiotto in qualifying 2021, will fall this year is unclear. The weather forecast promises a high chance of rain for all three days of the event. Unfortunately, due to stricter noise regulations, the Formula 1 cars are missing on the BOSS GP Racing Series grid this time. The favourite for the overall victory is expected to be Harald Schlegelmilch (LVA, HS Engineering) in his 4.5-litre World Series car.
Entry List:
| Number | Name | Nation | Team | Class | Manufacturer | Year | Model | Engine |
| 10 | Haralds Slegelmilhs | LVA | HS Engineering | OPEN | Dallara | 2012 | WSbR – T12 | Gibson 4.5 |
| 22 | Michael Aberer | AUT | AM Motorsport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2005 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 27 | Marco Ghiotto | ITA | Scuderia Palladio | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 28 | Bruno Jarach | ITA | Eesti Motorsport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 31 | Paul O’Connell | IRE | HS Engineering | FORMULA | Dallara | 2012 | WSbR – T12 | Gibson |
| 32 | Simone Colombo | ITA | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2017 | F2 | Mecachrome |
| 37 | Luca Martucci | ITA | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 43 | Giancarlo Pedetti | ITA | Nannini Racing | FORMULA | Dallara | 2014 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 47 | Walter Steding | GER | Scuderia Palladio | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 55 | Lothar Oberlaber | AUT | Team Top Speed | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 34 | Giulio Tine’ | ITA | Walter Colacino Racing | SUPER LIGHTS | Lola | 1998 | F3000 | Alfa Romeo |
| 36 | Walter Colacino | ITA | Walter Colacino Racing | SUPER LIGHTS | Lola | 1998 | F3000 | Alfa Romeo |
| 111 | Alexander Geier | AUT | Geier Racing | SUPER LIGHTS | Tatuus | 2003 | WSbR | Nissan |
Track:
The BOSS GP Racing Series makes its second stop at the 4.2-kilometre Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli this year after last year’s premiere. The track has been in operation near the Adriatic coast since 1972, with the biggest reconstruction taking place in 2006 and 2007, when the direction of the track was rotated (now clockwise) to create more space for run-off areas. Today, like all the other tracks on the BOSS GP Racing Series calendar, the circuit has the highest safety standard and regularly hosts MotoGP, World Superbike Championship and the Fanatec GT World Challenge.
Timetable (CET):
Friday, 4 November 2022
10:35–11:05 Free Practice 1
14:35–15:05 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 5 November 2022
10:00–10:30 Qualifying
14:35–14:55 Race 1 (20 minutes)
Sunday, 6 November 2022
11:05–11:30 Race 2 (25 minutes)
Support races:
Like last time in Mugello, several Italian racing series will support the BOSS GP Racing Series in Misano. These include the Master Tricolore Prototipi sports car prototype series, the Lotus and Renault Clio RS one-make championships and the Mitjet Italia Racing Series silhouette championship. The line-up will be rounded off by regularity races of the Porsche Club GT. Saturday’s programme starts at 8:45 a.m. and goes until 9:20 p.m. with floodlights. Sunday starts at 8:30 a.m.
Live Stream:
The race programme on Saturday and Sunday will be partly broadcast on promoter Gruppo Peroni’s YouTube channel.
Photos: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP, PR & Event Keke Platzer (Poster)
Pole position for Ingo Gerstl at the “Forza Fanatec” in Mugello. Ghiotto holds his own against FORMULA leader Colombo and Andreas Hasler is fastest in the SUPER LIGHTS.
Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed) confirmed his role as favourite with the best time in qualifying. With a lap time of 1:26.747, the driver of a Toro Rosso STR1 secured pole position for the two race rounds in Mugello. Gerstl will be followed at the start by OPEN driver Harald Schlegelmilch (LVA, HS Engineering) in the World Series car with 4.5 litres capacity (instead of 3.5). Thomas Jackermeier (GER, Top Speed) will start from row 2. Jackermeier is competing for the first time in a Formula 1 car at Mugello and is doing excellently so far. Will he be able to step up a gear in the race and follow Gerstl?
Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scuderia Palladio) secured the best starting position in the highly competitive FORMULA classification. The two-time BOSS GP champion started in qualifying section 2 after a cautious Friday practice run and it took him a few laps to get past team-mate Francesco Malavasi (ITA) on the timings and then championship leader Simone Colombo (ITA, MM International). With a fantastic time of 1:35.035, Ghiotto qualified almost nine tenths of a second ahead of Colombo, who lost time especially in the first sector. Filling the starting row behind are BOSS GP rookie Francesco Malavasi and Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International), who is a candidate for the podium with a good qualifying performance on one of his favourite tracks. Team-mate Salvatore de Plano (ITA) follows behind.
With Joey Foster (GBR, HS Engineering) withdrawing from the event, the only World Series by Renault 3.5-litre pilot Paul O’Connell qualified sixth in class. Best from the Zig-Zag squad was Nicolas Matile (MCO) in the Auto GP Lola in eighth in class, just ahead of teammate Jean Christophe Peyre (FRA). Team leader Marc Faggionato (MCO) was unable to take part in practice after spinning and will therefore have a race to catch up.
In the SUPER LIGHTS category, rookie Alexander Geier (AUT, Geier Racing) only familiarised himself with the track today after still being in school yesterday. Geier’s Tatuus World Series V6, however, remained in the pits with gearbox problems, so Andreas Hasler (AUT, Hasler Motorsport) will start the races as the best-placed SUPER LIGHTS competitor. Walter Colacino (ITA, Colacino Motorsport) qualified his Formula 3000 in 15th place overall.
The first race starts today, Saturday, at 15:05 local time and is over a distance of 20 minutes, the second race over 25 minutes is scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, at 13:15. In order to keep the workload on the Formula 1 cars low, the BOSS GP F1 Class will see the chequered flag after 15 minutes.
Photo: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP
The Italian “double” to close the 2022 BOSS GP season starts next weekend with two races in Tuscany.
Before the 28th season of Europe’s fastest racing series enters its finale in Misano (4-6 November), it is time for Mugello, one of the favourite tracks of many drivers. While last year’s championship started at Mugello, this year’s Forza Fanatec at Mugello is already entering the crucial stage. In the BOSS GP FORMULA Class, six drivers (all of them in GP2 cars) still have a mathematical chance of becoming the champion.
Simone Colombo (ITA, MM International), who made his BOSS GP debut at Mugello in 2021, has the best chance of winning the title at the moment. He leads by 33 points over defending champion Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scurderia Palladio) and the Portuguese Zdenek Chovenec-Lopez (MM International). As in Brno, however, Chovanec-Lopez will not be competing. Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International), Walter Steding (GER, Scuderia Palladio) and Giancarlo Pedetti (ITA, Nannini Racing) still have outside chances. Francesco Malavasi (ITA, Scuderia Palladio), who has only been participating in the championship since Le Castellet in the summer, was on the podium twice in Brno and should also be considered for a possible podium in Mugello. With Marc Faggionato (MCO, Zig-Zag) and Salvatore de Plano (ITA, MM International), two former race winners return to the grid, which this time also includes a former professional racing driver: Joey Foster (GBR, HS Engineering) will give his comeback in monoposto racing. A total of 17 drivers have entered for the FORMULA classification, including the French team from Zig-Zag and two Lola AutoGP cars.
Two drivers from Team Top Speed, Ingo Gerstl (AUT) and Thomas Jackermeier (GER), will be competing in the BOSS GP F1 Class. They continue their Toro Rosso duel between Gerstl’s STR1 and Jackermeier’s STR3. Harald Schlegelmilch (LVA, HS Engineering) from the OPEN class will again try to chase the Formula 1 cars in his modified World Series bolide. In the six-cylinder car class, Andreas Hasler (AUT, Hasler Motorsport) will try to keep his increasingly fast pursuer in the overall SUPER LIGHTS standings, Alexander Geier (AUT, Geier Racing), at bay. All the best ingredients for an exciting race weekend in Mugello.
Entry List:
| Number | Name | Nation | Team | Class | Manufacturer | Year | Model | Engine |
| 1 | Ingo Gerstl | AUT | Team Top Speed | F1 | Toro Rosso | 2006 | F1 – STR1 | Cosworth TJ |
| 15 | Thomas Jackermeier | GER | Team Top Speed | F1 | Toro Rosso | 2008 | F1 – STR3 | Ferrari 056 |
| 10 | Haralds Slegelmilhs | LVA | HS Engineering | OPEN | Dallara | 2012 | WSbR – T12 | Gibson 4.5 |
| 12 | Joey Foster | GBR | HS Engineering | FORMULA | Dallara | 2012 | WSbR – T12 | Gibson |
| 19 | Nicolas Matile | MCO | Zig-Zag | FORMULA | Lola | 2005 | AutoGP | Zytek |
| 22 | Michael Aberer | AUT | AM Motorsport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2005 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 27 | Marco Ghiotto | ITA | Scuderia Palladio | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 28 | Bruno Jarach | ITA | Eesti Motorsport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 29 | Marc Faggionato | MCO | Zig-Zag | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 31 | Paul O’Connell | IRE | HS Engineering | FORMULA | Dallara | 2012 | WSbR – T12 | Gibson |
| 32 | Simone Colombo | ITA | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2017 | F2 | Mecachrome |
| 37 | Luca Martucci | ITA | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 43 | Giancarlo Pedetti | ITA | Nannini Racing | FORMULA | Dallara | 2014 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 44 | Thomas Jakoubek | AUT | Team Top Speed | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 46 | Alexander Seibold | GER | Seibold Auto + Sport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2005 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 47 | Walter Steding | GER | Scuderia Palladio | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 61 | Jean-Christophe Peyre | FRA | Zig-Zag | FORMULA | Lola | 2005 | AutoGP | Zytek |
| 66 | Andreas Fiedler | GER | Fiedler Racing | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 77 | Francesco Malavasi | ITA | Scuderia Palladio | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 87 | Salvatore de Plano | ITA | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 34 | Roberto Vanni | ITA | Walter Colacino Racing | SUPER LIGHTS | Lola | 1998 | F3000 | Alfa Romeo |
| 36 | Walter Colacino | ITA | Walter Colacino Racing | SUPER LIGHTS | Lola | 1998 | F3000 | Alfa Romeo |
| 111 | Alexander Geier | AUT | Geier Racing | SUPER LIGHTS | Tatuus | 2003 | WSbR | Nissan |
| 115 | Andreas Hasler | AUT | Hasler Motorsport | SUPER LIGHTS | Dallara | 2009 | WSbN | Nissan |
Track:
The 5.245-kilometre Mugello circuit (built in 1974) is owned by Ferrari and traditionally hosts the MotoGP. Two years ago, the track in Tuscany also hosted a Formula 1 race (winner: Lewis Hamilton). The youngsters and gentlemen of the BOSS GP Racing Series can expect fluid and fast sequences of corners embedded in a hilly topography. Last year in partly wet conditions Marco Ghiotto took a double victory in the FORMULA class, in the OPEN classification Ulf Ehninger (GER, ESBA Racing) won race 1 in a Benetton, in race 2 Ingo Gerstl in a Toro Rosso.
Timetable (CEST):
Friday, 14 October 2022
11:10–11:40 Free Practice 1
14:05–14:35 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 15 October 2022
09:55–10:25 Qualifying
15:05–15:25 Race 1 (20 minutes)
Sonntag, 16 October 2022
10:00–10:10 Warm-up
13:15–13:40 Race 2 (25 minutes)
Support races:
The Italian promoter Gruppo Peroni is again gathering numerous racing series from different categories in Mugello this year. In addition to the BOSS GP Racing Series as the main series, the Italian Topjet F2000 Trophy (together with the Drexler Formula Cup from Austria) is another single-seater racing series at the event. The Master Tricolore Prototipi features sports prototypes, the Lotus (Cup Italia) and Renault (Clio RS Cup) one-make cups and the historic GT cars of the Campionato Italiano Autostoriche will complete the line-up. The programme starts on Friday from 8:45 am (without lunch break) with practice and qualifying sessions. On Saturday and Sunday, the programme will start with the races from 9 a.m. each day.
Tickets:
Admission to the standing areas is free, the pit roof and main stand cost 10 respectively 15 euros at the box office. Discounts are available for under-18s, women and ACI club members. Children under 14 can enter for free when accompanied by an adult, and the same applies to residents of the municipalities of Scarperia and San Piero (FI).
Live Stream:
The race programme on Saturday and Sunday will be partially broadcast on promoter Gruppo Peroni’s YouTube channel.
Photos: Michael Jurtin/BOSS GP, PR & Event Keke Platzer (Poster)
Next weekend (September 9–11) Europe’s fastest racing series, the BOSS GP Racing Series, returns from its summer break. Hosted by the Masaryk Racing Days at the Automotodrom in Brno.
The weekend of 9–11 September marks the start of the second half of the season for the BOSS GP Racing Series. After six races in Hockenheim, Spielberg and Le Castellet, six more races are scheduled in the next nine weeks in Brno, Mugello and Misano. Before the season ends in Italy, the unique mix of Big Open single-seaters in the Formula 1, Formula 2, World Series & Co. categories will head to Brno.
In the BOSS GP F1 Class, that is the classification for Formula 1 cars, four cars have been entered. Among them are three Toro Rossos, including the STR1 of championship leader Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed), who has won all races so far this season. In Sebastien Vettel’s premiere winning car, the Toro Rosso STR3 with a Ferrari engine, Thomas Jackermeier (GER, Top Speed) wants to break this streak in Brno. Racing fans can especially look forward to a rare piece of motorsport history in the form of the green and yellow Lotus T127. The Formula 1 car from 2010 is equipped with a Cosworth V8 engine and will be entered by Team Top Speed. The ex-car of Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen is driven by Austrian Thomas Jakoubek.
In the absence of championship leader Zdenek Chovanec Lopez (PRT), FORMULA title defender Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scuderia Palladio) is aiming for his first win of the season. In the battle for the championship, however, Ghiotto’s compatriot Simone Colombo (MM International) could put himself in the best starting position. After three events, he is only twelve points behind Chovanec-Lopez, but already 35 ahead of Marco Ghiotto. Salvatore de Plano (ITA, MM International), who has won races with a GP2 in the past, has also been named. After a longer break from racing, he also wants to have a say in the fight for the podium.
In the BOSS GP SUPER LIGHTS, Alexander Geier (Geier Racing) in an older 2003 Tatuus-Renault and Andreas Hasler (Hasler Motorsport) will continue their inner-Austrian duel in the six-cylinder car class.
Entry list:
| Nummer | Name | Nation | Team | Klasse | Marke | Baujahr | Modell | Motor |
| 1 | Ingo Gerstl | AUT | Team Top Speed | F1 | Toro Rosso | 2006 | F1 – STR1 | Cosworth TJ |
| 2 | Florian Schnitzenbaumer | GER | Team Top Speed | F1 | Toro Rosso | 2006 | F1 – STR1 | Cosworth TJ |
| 15 | Thomas Jackermeier | GER | Team Top Speed | F1 | Toro Rosso | 2008 | F1 – TR3 | Ferrari 056 |
| 19 | Thomas Jakoubek | AUT | Team Top Speed | F1 | Lotus | 2010 | F1 – T127 | Cosworth CA |
| 22 | Michael Aberer | AUT | AM Motorsport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2005 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 27 | Marco Ghiotto | ITA | Scuderia Palladio | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 28 | Bruno Jarach | ITA | Eesti Motorsport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 32 | Simone Colombo | ITA | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2017 | F2 | Mecachrome |
| 37 | Luca Martucci | ITA | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 43 | Giancarlo Pedetti | ITA | Nannini Racing | FORMULA | Dallara | 2014 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 44 | Thomas Jakoubek | AUT | Team Top Speed | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 46 | Alexander Seibold | GER | Seibold Auto + Sport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2005 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 47 | Walter Steding | GER | Scuderia Palladio | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 87 | Salvatore de Plano | ITA | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 66 | Andreas Fiedler | GER | Fiedler Racing | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 77 | Francesco Malavasi | ITA | Scuderia Palladio | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 | Mecachrome |
| 111 | Alexander Geier | AUT | Geier Racing | SUPER LIGHTS | Tattus | 2003 | WSbRenault | Renault |
| 115 | Andreas Hasler | AUT | Hasler Motorsport | SUPER LIGHTS | Dallara | 2009 | WSbNissan | AER |
Race track:
With a track length of 5.403 kilometres, the former MotoGP circuit is also the second longest circuit of the year after Circuit Paul Ricard (5.8 km long). Fast and fluid corners alternate with a technically demanding section. Engine power is also a decisive factor because the Czech rollercoaster goes steeply uphill in the last third of the track. Here you not only see what the cars are capable of, but also which driver can control his vehicle best.
Timetable (CEST):
Friday, 9 September 2022
12:35–13:05 Free Practice 1
15:35–16:05 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 10 September 2022
09:50–10:20 Qualifying
14:00–14:30 Race 1 (20 minutes)
Sunday, 11 September 2022
09:50–10:00 Warm-up
12:50–13:30 Race 2 (25 minutes)
Supporting program:
In addition to the headliner BOSS GP, other racing series will round off the programme from Friday to Sunday, including Drexler Formula Cup, ESET V4 Cup with the TCR Eastern Europe and Renault Clio Cup Bohemia and historic racing classes (HAIGO).
Tickets:
Children under 12 are admitted free of charge, day tickets are available for 13 euros, weekend tickets cost 17 euros. Parking at the open grandstands is free of charge. All tickets can be purchased at the box office on site.
Pictures: Angelo Poletto & Michael Jurtin/BOSS GP, Dirk Hartung/Autosport.at
The BOSS GP Racing Series is coming to Le Castellet with a top-class starting field for the French Historic Grand Prix (June 17-19, 2022). Racing legends await teams and drivers there.
Just two weeks after the races at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, the BOSS GP Racing Series continues its European tour in France. The fourth edition of the Grand Prix de France Historique at Circuit Paul Ricard provides the ideal setting to bring the past back to life. Located near the sea, between Marseille and Toulon, fans and drivers can expect an event full of awakened memories.
With a bombastic grid of over 25 cars, including Formula 1 race cars from Toro Rosso, Jaguar and Benetton, IndyCars and monopostos from Formula 2, GP2, World Series and Auto GP, Europe’s fastest racing series will contest rounds 5 and 6 of the season at Le Castellet. Also taking part are four Frenchmen: Didier Sirgue (Jaguar R2), David Moretti (GP2), Jean-Christophe Peyre (Auto GP) and Alain Girardet (WSbR), joined by Nicolas Matile (Auto GP) and Marc Faggionato (GP2), who will be competing under a Monegasque license.
Entry list:
Race Track:
The 5.8-kilometer Circuit Paul Ricard is a track that is demanding from a driving point of view and at the same time has some high-speed passages to offer. Well situated climatically, with around 180 different track variations and extremely safe, the circuit is a paradise for test drives for good reason. The Big Open Single Seater’s last race here was held in 2017.
Timetable (CEST):
Friday, 17 June 2022
11:00–11:25 Free Practice 1
15:45–16:10 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 18 June 2022
10:10–10:40 Qualifying
15:30–15:50 Race 1 (20 minutes)
Sunday, 19 June 2022
09:35–09:45 Warm-up
15:30–15:55 Race 2 (25 minutes)
Supporting program:
The fourth edition of the event is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the FFSA (French Automobile Sports Association) and the fabulous history of Formula 1. In addition to the BOSS GP Racing Series, the program includes races with legendary cars from the 1970s (Historic F1). Furthermore, there will be races of the Historic Formula 2 (built before 1979), Formula 3 and Formula Renault Classic and Formula Ford 1600 with no less than 45 starters. Under the title “100 km du GPFH”, older and younger GTs and sports prototypes will also be competing.
A total of twelve races, spread over Saturday and Sunday, are on the racing program. Numerous other Formula 1 vehicles will be on display in the paddock. Fans can also do their own laps in F1 simulators or learn something new at the F1 technology exhibition. The paddock is freely accessible to visitors. No wonder that this also attracts numerous French motorsport stars to the Cote d’Azur. Jean Alesi, Rene Arnoux, Yannick Dalmas, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Patrick Tambay, Pascal Fabre, Jean-Marc Gounon, Patrick Gaillard and others have announced their visit.
Tickets & TV broadcast:
Tickets are available from 25 euros, for more details visit www.gpfrance.com/en/french-historic-grand-prix/ticketing
Admission is daily from 9 am.
The program on Sunday will also be broadcast on French television, on the channel Automoto La chaîne.
Pictures: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP, Jean-Marie Biadatti, Bernard Canonne
This coming weekend (June 3-5), the BOSS GP Racing Series will be returning to the Red Bull Ring with the fastest racing cars in the world. Among them cars from Vettel, Klien and Berger.
Before the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix is held at the Red Bull Ring in just over a month’s time, priceless showpieces can already be spotted in racing action at Spielberg this coming weekend. Europe’s fastest racing series, BOSS GP, will gather several thousands of horsepower on the grid from Friday to Sunday. 22 Big Open Single Seaters – Formula 1, IndyCar, Formula 2 and GP2, World Series by Renault and Nissan – will ensure a program at the Red Bull Ring that cannot be overheard.
The orchestra includes, among others, the Toro Rosso STR3, with which Sebastien Vettel celebrated his first race victory in the rain at Monza, Christian Klien’s first Formula 1 car, the Jaguar R5 and Gerhard Berger’s last winning car, the Benetton B197. In addition, the US IndyCar bolide of Anton Werner (GER, Ryschka Motorsport) also joins the colorful starting field. A familiar face will also be making his comeback in the BOSS GP Racing Series: Frits van Eerd (NLD, VES Racing), ProAM World Champion in the 2021 World Endurance Championship and a long-time BOSS GP driver, will try to stand up to opening double winner Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed) in the Toro Rosso STR1 with his Jaguar R5.
| Number | Name | Nation | Team | Class | Model | Build in | Model |
| 1 | Ingo Gerstl | AUT | Top Speed | F1 | Toro Rosso | 2006 | STR1 |
| 2 | Florian Schnitzenbaumer | GER | Top Speed | F1 | Toro Rosso | 2006 | STR1 |
| 5 | Frits van Eerd | NLD | VES Racing | F1 | Jaguar | 2004 | R5 |
| 7 | Ulf Ehninger | GER | ESBA Racing | F1 | Benetton | 1997 | B197 |
| 10 | Harald Schlegelmilch | LVA | HS Engineering | OPEN | Dallara | 2012 | World Series by Renault |
| 11 | Anton Werner | GER | Ryschka Motorsport | OPEN | Dallara | IRL | |
| 21 | Bernd Herndlhofer | AUT | H&A Racing | FORMULA | Dallara | GP2 | |
| 22 | Michael Aberer | AUT | AM Motorsport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2005 | GP2 |
| 27 | Marco Ghiotto | ITA | Scuderia Palladio | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 |
| 28 | Bruno Jarach | ITA | Eesti Motorsport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 |
| 31 | Paul O’Connell | IRE | HS Engineering | FORMULA | Dallara | 2012 | World Series by Renault |
| 32 | Simone Colombo | ITA | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2017 | F2 |
| 37 | Luca Martucci | ITA | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 |
| 43 | Giancarlo Pedetti | ITA | Nannini Racing | FORMULA | Dallara | 2014 | GP2 |
| 44 | Thomas Jakoubek | AUT | Top Speed | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 |
| 47 | Walter Steding | GER | Scuderia Palladio | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 |
| 51 | Zdenek Chovanec Lopez | CZE | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 |
| 69 | Thomas Jackermeier | GER | Top Speed | FORMULA | Dallara | GP2 | |
| 110 | Bianca Steiner | AUT | Steiner Motorsport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2005 | GP2 |
| 111 | Alexander Geier | AUT | Geier Racing | SUPER LIGHTS | Tatuus | 2003 | World Series by Renault |
| 115 | Andreas Hasler | AUT | Hasler Motorsport | SUPER LIGHTS | Dallara | 2009 | World Series by Nissan |
Local heroes:
The starting field also includes seven Austrian racing drivers: Beside Gerstl from Salzburg, Formula 1 TV expert Bianca Steiner (GP2, Steiner Motorsport), Bernd Herndlhofer (GP2, H&A Racing), Michael Aberer (GP2, MA Motorsport), Thomas Jakoubek (GP2, Top Speed) and the two V6 World Series cars of just 16-year-old Alexander Geier (Geier Racing) and Styrian local hero Andreas Hasler (Hasler Motorsport) will also be present.In addition, the Burgenland-based team HS Engineering has entered two cars for Harald Schlegelmilch (LVA) and Paul O’Connell (IRE).
Timetable (CEST):
Friday, 3 June 2022
13:30–13:55 Free practice 1
15:30–15:55 Free practice 2
Saturday, 4 June 2022
09:50–10:20 Qualifying
14:00–14:20 Race 1 (20 minutes)
Sunday, 5 June 2022
14:00–14:25 Race 2 (25 minutes)
Support races:
Motorsport fans will be offered a total of 17 races at the Rundstreckentrophy 2022 in addition to the free practice sessions and qualifying sessions. In addition to the two BOSS GP races (Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. each), several sports and touring car series and Formula 3 will start in the supporting program. Admission to all open grandstands is free, and fans can also visit the paddock free of charge and look over the teams’ shoulders as they work or get an autograph from one of the drivers.
Picture: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP
Three years after its last appearance at Hockenheim, the BOSS GP Racing Series will be back at the start of the traditional event in honour of Jim Clark next weekend. We have summarised everything you need to know.
Tens of thousands of fans will return to the Motodrom from 6 to 8 May 2022 to honour the widely honoured Scottish racing driver Jim Clark, who tragically lost his life in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim in 1968. They will all bring the past back to life this weekend through intense racing action.
However, the organisers of the Bosch Hockenheim Historic are not afraid of building a bridge to the modern age. And so the BOSS GP Racing Series has not only been a regular part of the Jim Clark Revival for years, but also a real crowd-puller. The Big Open Single Seater series was born out of a fundamental question: What should be done with the numerous old cars from classes such as Formula 1, IndyCar, GP2, Auto GP, A1 GP, Superleague Formula or even the World Series? Put them in a museum? Or bring them back to the race track? The answer was obvious. And so the BOSS GP 2022 enters its 28th season this coming weekend. Here are the entrants for the first of six season events in 2022:
| No. | Name | Nation | Team | Class | Car | Build in | Model |
| 1 | Ingo Gerstl | AUT | Top Speed | F1 | Toro Rosso | 2006 | STR1 |
| 7 | Ulf Ehninger | DEU | ESBA Racing | F1 | Benetton | 1997 | B197 |
| 8 | Phil Stratford | GBR | Penn Elcom Racing | F1 | Benetton | 1997 | B197 |
| 10 | Harald Schlegelmilch | LVA | HS Engineering | OPEN | Dallara | 2012 | World Series V8 by Renault |
| 15 | Christian Ferstl | AUT | Top Speed | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 |
| 22 | Michael Aberer | AUT | AM Motorsport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2005 | GP2 |
| 27 | Marco Ghiotto | ITA | Scuderia Palladio | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 |
| 28 | Bruno Jarach | ITA | Eesti Motorsport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 |
| 31 | Paul O’Connell | IRE | HS Engineering | FORMULA | Dallara | 2012 | World Series by Renault |
| 32 | Simone Colombo | ITA | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2017 | F2 |
| 37 | Luca Martucci | ITA | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 |
| 43 | Giancarlo Pedetti | ITA | Nannini Racing | FORMULA | Dallara | 2014 | GP2 |
| 44 | Thomas Jakoubek | AUT | Top Speed | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 |
| 46 | Alexander Seibold | DEU | Seibold Auto + Sport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2005 | GP2 |
| 47 | Walter Steding | DEU | Scuderia Palladio | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 |
| 51 | Zdenek Chovanec Lopez | CZE | MM International | FORMULA | Dallara | 2011 | GP2 |
| 66 | Andreas Fiedler | DEU | Fiedler Racing | FORMULA | Dallara | 2008 | GP2 |
| 110 | Bianca Steiner | AUT | Steiner Motorsport | FORMULA | Dallara | 2005 | GP2 |
| 111 | Alexander Geier | AUT | Geier Racing | SUPER LIGHTS | Tatuus | 2003 | World Series by Renault |
| 115 | Andreas Hasler | AUT | Hasler Motorsport | SUPER LIGHTS | Dallara | 2009 | World Series by Nissan |
Support races:
In addition to the BOSS GP Racing Series, five other formula series will be part of the Bosch Hockenheim Historic: Formula 2, plus the Historic Race Car Association‘s racing cars represent the legendary junior Formula Ford, Vee, Super Vee and Formula 3. The Raceclub Germany is home to various single-seater categories up to Formula 1. The Lurani Trophy is a reminiscence of the legendary Formula Junior, which formed the springboard for a great career for countless top talents. And the Historic Formula Vee Europe is, as the name suggests, about one of the most successful and long-lived junior formulas in history. They all open up a glimpse into a past in which perhaps not everything was more beautiful, but in which legends were written and which is associated with numerous and varied memories, not only among older racing fans.
Fans of historic touring cars, GTs and prototypes will also get their money’s worth at the Bosch Hockenheim Historic. Five other racing series are dedicated to the automotive jewels with roofs, some of which date back to the 1950s, and which offer absolute highlights in the colourful programme of the traditional event, and not only in the form of the brute racers of the legendary Group C.
Timetable and livestream:
Friday, 6 May 2022
12:40–13:10 Free Practice 1
16:45–17:15 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 7 May 2022
09:40–10:10 Qualifying
15:30 Race 1 (20 minutes) LIVESTREAM
Sunday, 8 May 2022
11:05–11:15 Warm-up
15:55 Race 2 (25 minutes) LIVESTREAM
The programme on Saturday and Sunday, including the two races of the BOSS GP, can also be watched for free from home in the livestream with live commentary: www.hockenheim-historic.de/en/live
Side events at the Hockenheim Historic
An event like the Bosch Hockenheim Historic thrives above all on interaction with the fans. The paddock and pit area are open and visible to everyone. All the action on the race track will be broadcast on Saturday and Sunday via a large video screen in the Sachs Curve, so that the spectators in the inner grandstand will be well informed at all times about what is happening on the rest of the 4.5-kilometre Grand Prix circuit. In addition, a wide range of information is displayed on the big screen. And if you want to enjoy some quiet time before, during or after your visit to the paddock and grandstands, you can simply visit the Jim Clark exhibition in the congress pavilion.
Tickets:
The ticket prices reflect the family character of the event. Friday tickets start at 10 euros, day tickets for Saturday and Sunday are available from 30 euros, and those who want to experience the entire weekend up close and personal can get in for 45 euros. And for those who like it a bit more exclusive, VIP packages are available from 200 euros. Tickets are available via the online ticket shop or by calling the hotline at +49 6205 950 222.
Picture: Michael Kavena/BOSS GP