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After a turbulent race, Ingo Gerstl secured the double victory at the Red Bull Ring – great duels on the track ensured action – Schlegelmilch winner in the FORMULA class.
Just before the start it had started to drizzle slightly, but it remained dry for the start of the race. The start was spectacular, Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scuderia Palladio) attacked at the start but had to leave the racetrack and lost positions. Phil Stratford (USA, Penn Elcom Racing) in the Benetton was worse off, he lost the car out of turn 1 and had to end his race. The same fate befell title contender Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International) after spinning between turns six and seven – this incident caused a safety car period.
At the restart, the leader, Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed), was able to keep his top position. Behind him, however, there was a lot going on: Ghiotto spun at the exit of the last corner but was able to get the GP2 Dallara going again on his own. Afterwards, he put in a fantastic recovery, which unfortunately was not rewarded. Already in 7th place, he was given a 30-second time penalty after overtaking under yellow. Simone Colombo (ITA, MM International) suffered the same fate.
Both had overtaken Andreas Fiedler (GER, Fiedler Racing) after the Jaguar had dropped out under yellow flag and never relinquished the position. Gerstl and Schlegelmilch (LVA, HS Engineering) dueled at the front, but the Latvian was never quite able to catch up in the comparatively slower WSbR car. In only his second BOSS GP race, the Latvian won the FORMULA class ahead of Fiedler and the excellent Walter Steding (GER, Scuderia Palladio). In the OPEN class, two places on the podium were vacant after the retirement of the Jaguar and the Benetton. These were snatched by Ulf Ehninger (GER, ESBA-Racing) in the second Benetton B197 and Anton Werner (GER, Ryschka Motorsport) in the IndyCar Dallara. Werner managed to make it onto the podium directly at the first race weekend. Behind Ghiotto, Michael Aberer (AUT, MA Motorsport) finished a strong fifth in his first race in 2021.
In the OPEN Class, Ingo Gerstl now leads ahead of Ulf Ehninger. In the FORMULA Class Marco Ghiotto continues to lead, now already 34 points ahead of Andreas Fiedler and another six points ahead of Simone Colombo. The next BOSS GP weekend will take place in Misano at the end of June. It will be the first appearance of Europe’s fastest racing series at the World Circuit Simoncelli.
Photos: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP
The season’s races number 5 and 6 of Europe’s fastest racing series will take place this weekend at the Automotodrom in Brno.
The second largest city in the Czech Republic will once again host a Big Open Single Seater event this year. On the Brno racetrack, fast and flowing curves alternate with section that is technically demanding to say the least, making it many BOSS GP racing drivers’ favourite track. On the 5.4-kilometer-long track, the engine power of the V10 and V8 rockets is also decisive, as the Czech roller coaster takes a steep surge in the last third of the track.
Visitors are welcome this time
For the first time this year, viewers can experience the BOSS GP Racing Series live. A day ticket for the open grandstand’s (with a video wall) costs only 4 euros; parking is free of charge. Only the access to the paddock is unfortunately not possible for visitors due to the regulations for the containment of the Coronavirus. In addition to the headliner BOSS GP, numerous other racing series can be seen from Thursday to Sunday: The ESET V4 Cup with races from GT, TCR and one-make trophies, plus the Drexler Formula Cup, the Suzuki Swift Cup Europe and historic racing classes.
When are the BOSS GP cars on track?
Friday, 4 September 2020
11.10–11.40 Free Practice 1
15.15–15.45 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 5 September 2020
09.30–10.00 Qualifying
15.25–15.55 Race 1 (20 minutes)
Sunday, 6 September 2020
09.05–09.15 Warm-up
12.20–12.55 Race 2 (25 minutes)
Updates will be published as usually on Instagram @bossgpofficial and Facebook @officialbossgp
FORMULA title decision: Bracalente wins the race, Marco Ghiotto the championship.
How can it be better? The final decision for the championship title in the FORMULA class was made in the twelfth and last BOSS GP season race of 2019. Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scuderia Palladio) went into the race weekend with better chances. After Alessandro Bracalente’s (ITA, Speed Center) victory in Saturday’s race his lead reduced from 15 to 12 points. This means: Ghiotto had to be at least sixth today if Bracalente scores another victory in Sunday’s race.
Ghiotto already had a shock moment at the start of the warm-up lap when his red GP2 Dallara did not come off the spot. Lucky for Ghiotto: Because a second car also stopped, Ghiotto could line up again in the second row of the grid for the rolling start. The Scuderia Palladio was able to breathe a short sigh of relief.
The best start behind OPEN champion Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed) had Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International), who almost caught Bracalente at the top. Ghiotto not only lost the place to Martucci, but also to Salvatore de Plano (ITA, Top Speed). However, Ghiotto overtook both again in the early stages and even managed to catch up with Bracalente with a couple of fast lap times. With second place he was fully on target for the title.
And it remained like that. Bracalente won the last race of the season and ended the year with an incredible result for a rookie: 5 victories, 10 podium places and only two retirements. In the end, one too many to defeat his fellow countryman Ghiotto, who also has a great score: 9 podium finishes and 2 victories, but only one DNF. After six exciting race weekends in Hockenheim, Spielberg, Monza, Assen, Brno and Imola, the new FORMULA champion Ghiotto and his opponent Bracalente finally separated by only nine points.
Third place in the race went to Martucci, who fought again with de Plano until the middle of the race. De Plano finished fourth ahead of Andreas Fiedler, who secured third place in the championship with a damaged gearbox.
The best duel was delivered by Philippe Haezebrouck (FRA, Speed Center) and Gianluca Ripoli (ITA, MM International), with a better end for the Frenchman. Until the last lap both were within striking distance of each other on the 4.9-kilometer course. Towards the end of the 25-minute race, Peter Göllner (SUI, Speed Center) also caught up with the two, but could no longer attack. He finished the season with a respectable eighth place. Nicolas Matile (MCO, Zig-Zag) finished ninth in the class. By the way good news for the championship: His Team Zig-Zag Motorsport Service announced that they would be competing in more than two races next year.
Overall winner of the race was Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed), who once again put the pedal to the medal today in his Toro Rosso STR1. Although his mechanics gave everything, Phil Stratford had to load his Benetton B197 into the van early due to a defect. Second in the OPEN class and new runner-up instead is “Piter” (FRA, Ray-Ban), whose team managed to repair a big oil leak just before race began.
Next up: The BOSS GP annual award ceremony will take place on 7 December in Salzburg.
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Ingo Gerstl sets lap record and wins for the seventh time this season. Andreas Fiedler wins the FORMULA classification for the first time and makes up ground in the championship.
GAMMA Racing Day attracted tens of thousands of spectators to the beautiful race track in Assen on the first day of racing. The highlight for many of them have been the races of the BOSS GP for years. So probably also this year, because the grandstands were well filled just in time for the first race at 4:30 pm – with light wind and cloudy sky (22 degrees outside temperature).
It had already been promised in qualifying, and Ingo Gerstl (Top Speed) made it official in the race: The Austrian not only won the race and the OPEN class for the seventh time this season, but also set a new lap record at the TT Circuit Assen with 1:18,298 min. After Gerstl had already driven the fastest lap ever in qualifying (1:17,157), the record only became official in the race. Gerstl’s old record was 1:19,371 from 2016.
Phil Stratford (Penn Elcom Racing) finished second behind Ingo Gerstl. The US-American complained about wearing down tyres on his Benetton B197, but was never pressed by the pursuers – all in all a problem-free race.
Unlike Wolfgang Jaksch (F Xtreme Racing), who had his hands full throughout the race. With Andreas Fiedler, Wolfgang Jaksch and partner Veronika Cicha as well as Peter Göllner and towards the end of the race Roy Glaser formed an exciting fighting group. Jaksch was not only involved in all kinds of action, but also drifted in Fast and Furious style in the Super Aguri in the first lap to stay on track. Despite all the chaos, he became third overall.
Even before the start of the race there was an accident: Florian Schnitzenbaumer (Top Speed) spun so hard into the barriers during the tyre warm-up that the broken car had to be lifted. The German could leave the car on his own, but lost valuable points in the championship. In return Andreas Fiedler (Fiedler Racing) made a considerable leap forward. After the injury-related non start at Hockenheim in July, he won the FORMULA class at the comeback. Now he is only 14 points behind Schnitzenbaumer.
Veronika Cicha (H&A Racing) climbed the podium with Fiedler. The Czech was on the podium for the first time this year. A flawless race enabled her, as did Peter Göllner (Speed Center), to take a champagne shower. Göllner started after a practice accident in the spare car, and had to get used to the circumstances.
The fastest lap of the FORMULA drivers went to Roy Glaser (Speed Center), but the Swiss pole setter can’t buy anything for that. Glaser spun at the restart of the race, and was left behind by the rest of the field. After a furious chase to catch up, Glaser exaggerated his attempt to attack third-placed Jaksch. A shame: A spin ended his race shortly before the end.
Christian Eicke (Speed Center) started from the pits, he became inconspicuous seventh. Walter Steding (Inter Europol Competition), who couldn’t get away at the restart, should also be unhappy. He also chased the field with a delay. Too bad, because the German had shown a good pace so far this weekend.
Tomorrow’s second race starts at 16:06 CET +1 and a live stream is available at www.podium.tv
Quotes after the race:
FORMULA winner Andreas Fiedler (DEU, Fiedler Racing): “My mechanic said I should slow down at the beginning and only push at the end – but that didn’t work out like this anymore. I was almost certain that Roy would make another mistake, he was eager to get Jaksch. I just didn’t want to make a mistake, take the points home. I had the championship in mind the whole time.”
2nd OPEN Phil Stratford (USA, Penn Elcom Racing): “The race was difficult because the track is so demanding. I’ve never been here before, six laps in practice and then right into qualifying. I’m certainly not at the limit yet.”
2nd FORMULA Peter Göllner (SUI, Speed Center): “A sensation! This podium was expensive to buy after the accident in the morning.”
Photos: Michael Kavena/BOSS GP
Ingo Gerstl fährt mit Rundenrekord zum siebenten Saisonsieg. Andreas Fiedler gewinnt zum ersten Mal die FORMULA-Wertung und macht in der Meisterschaft Boden gut.
Der GAMMA Racing Day lockte schon am ersten Renntag Zehntausende Zuschauer auf die wunderschöne Rennanlage nach Assen. Das Highlight für viele von ihnen sind seit Jahren die Rennen der BOSS GP. So wohl auch heuer, denn die Tribünen waren pünktlich zum ersten Rennen um 16:30 Uhr – bei leichtem Wind und bewölktem Himmel (22 Grad Außentemperatur) – gut gefüllt.
Schon im Qualifying hatte es sich angekündigt, im Rennen machte Ingo Gerstl (Top Speed) es offiziell: Der Österreicher gewann nicht nur zum siebenten Mal in dieser Saison ein Rennen und die OPEN-Klasse, sondern fuhr mit 1:18.298 min auch einen neuen Rundenrekord auf dem TT Circuit von Assen. Nachdem Gerstl schon im Qualifying die überhaupt schnellste Runde (1:17.157) gefahren war, wurde der Rekord erst im Rennen offiziell. Der alte Rekord von Gerstl lag bei 1:19.371 aus dem Jahr 2016.
Phil Stratford (Penn Elcom Racing) wurde hinter Ingo Gerstl Zweiter. Der US-Amerikaner klagte zwar über abbauende Reifen an seinem Benetton B197, wurde aber von den Verfolgern nie bedrängt – alles in allem ein problemloses Rennen.
Im Unterschied zu Wolfgang Jaksch (F Xtreme Racing), der das ganze Rennen über alle Hände voll zu tun hatte. Mit Andreas Fiedler, Wolfgang Jaksch und Lebensgefährtin Veronika Cicha sowie Peter Göllner und gegen Rennende auch noch Roy Glaser bildete sich eine spannende Kampfgruppe. Jaksch war nicht nur an allerhand Aktion beteiligt, sondern legte im Super Aguri in der ersten Rennrunde einen sehenswerten Drift hin, um auf der Strecke zu bleiben. Trotz all dem Chaos wurde er Gesamt-Dritter.
Schon vor dem Rennstart kam es zu einem Unfall: Florian Schnitzenbaumer (Top Speed) drehte sich beim Reifenaufwärmen derart heftig in die Reifenstapel, dass das kaputte Auto geborgen werden musste. Der Deutsche konnte das Auto aus eigener Kraft verlassen, verlor aber wertvolle Punkte in der Meisterschaft. Dafür machte Rückkehrer Andreas Fiedler (Fiedler Racing) einen gehörigen Sprung nach vorne. Nach dem verletzungsbedingten Nichtstart in Hockenheim im Juli, gewann er beim Comeback die Klasse FORMULA. Jetzt liegt er nur mehr 14 Punkte hinter Schnitzenbaumer.
Mit Fiedler aufs Stockerl kletterte Veronika Cicha (H&A Racing). Die Tschechin stand damit zum ersten Mal in diesem Jahr auf dem Podest. Ein fehlerfreies Rennen ermöglichte ihr, ebenso wie Peter Göllner (Speed Center), die Champagnerdusche. Göllner startete nach einem Trainingsunfall im Ersatzauto, und musste sich erst einmal an die Umstände gewöhnen – Chapeau vor dieser Leistung.
Die überlegen schnellste Runde bei den FORMULA-Fahrern ging an Roy Glaser (Speed Center), doch dafür kann sich der Schweizer Polesetter nichts kaufen. Glaser drehte sich beim Neustart des Rennens, und wurde erst einmal vom restlichen Feld abgehängt. Nach einer furiosen Aufholjagd übertrieb es Glaser beim Versuch, den Drittplatzierten Jaksch anzugreifen. Bitter: Ein Dreher beendete sein Rennen kurz vor Schluss.
Christian Eicke (Speed Center) startete aus der Box, er wurde unauffälliger Siebenter. Ebenfalls unglücklich dürfte Walter Steding (Inter Europol Competition) sein, der beim Neustart nicht wegkam. Auch er hetzte erst verspätet dem Feld hinterher. Schade, denn der Deutsche hatte bis dato eine gute Pace an diesem Wochenende gezeigt.
Das morgige zweite Rennen startet um 16:06 CET +1. Einen Livestream gibt es auf www.podium.tv
Stimmen nach dem Rennen:
FORMULA-Sieger Andreas Fiedler (DEU, Fiedler Racing): „Mein Mechaniker meinte, am Anfang soll ich langsamer machen, und erst am Ende pushen – aber das ging dann nicht mehr so. Ich war mir fast sicher, dass Roy noch einen Fehler macht, der wollte unbedingt den Jaksch noch kriegen. Ich wollte bloß keinen Fehler machen, die Punkte mit heimnehmen. Ich hatte die ganze Zeit die Meisterschaft im Kopf.“
Zweiter OPEN Phil Stratford (USA, Penn Elcom Racing): „Das Rennen war schwierig, weil die Strecke so fordernd ist. Ich war zuvor noch nie hier, sechs Runden im Training und dann gleich ins Qualifiying. Ich bin sicher noch nicht am Limit angelangt.“
Zweiter FORMULA Peter Göllner (SUI, Speed Center): „Eine Sensation! Dieses Podium war nach dem Unfall am Vormittag teuer erkauft.“
Fotos: Michael Kavena/BOSS GP
Heavy change of the weather conditions im Imola over night lead to another exciting race on Sunday morning. The last race of the BOSS GP season 2017 brought another face on the P1 than Ingo Gerstls – young Dutch Rinus van Kalmthout won his second podium of the season.
Just two OPEN class drivers were left in the start grid of the BOSS GP season final: Rinus van Kalmthout (Mansell Motorsport) and Phil Stratford (Penn Elcom Racing). Ingo Gerstl, who actually had secured his Championship title 2017 already a couple of races ago, stepped back from the race and didn’t compete. “There are technical issues related to these weather conditions. I don’t wanna risk driving the race without the necessary technical tests”, Gerstl told us.
So it was a free lane for van Kalmthout. And the young Dutch did very well, driving his sixth race in his BOSS GP debut season in Imola. Van Kalmthout left no doubt about his sovereignty and aimed a start-finish-victory. “It was a good race and a good weekend, I really like the track here in Imola”, van Kalmthout said after the podium ceremony. “I’ve never driven that car before in rain, so it felt different and much slower. So I gained a lot of experience this weeekend, which is good for the future.”
Phil Stratford drove a souveign rain-race as well and even managed to overtake FORMULA class driver Florian Schnitzebaumer after lap 3. The gap between van Kalmthout and Stratford indeed was 1:22,972 min, so P1 for the Dutch was never questioned.
Finally Ingo Gerstl defended the BOSS GP Championship 2017 more than successful with eight P1 out of nine races and 200 points in total. A victory, that was never questioned. Runner up – in his first BOSS GP season and making his debut in this car – is Rinus van Kalmthout with a total of 116 points. He is followed from third ranked Phil Stratford with a total of 111 points. Find the full standings of the whole grid on our ranking table.
Results of race 2 of OPEN class at “Peroni Race Weekend”:
| Position | No. | Name | Nat. | Team | Car | Time | Fastest lap (min) | In | Gap | Laps | km/h |
| 1 | 11 | Rinus van Kalmthout | NED | Mansell Motorsport | Dallara GP2 Evo | 25:59,057 | 1:44,209 | 8 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Phil Stratford | USA | Penn Elcom Racing | Bennton B197 F1 | 27:22,029 | 1:50,717 | 12 | 1:22,972 | 13 | |
| 3 | 1 | Ingo Gerstl | AUT | Top Speed | Toro Rosso STR1 F1 |
Picture gallery of Imola 2017: bossgp.com/gallery/imola-boss-gp-superprix
Schedule Imola 2017: bossgp.com/timetable-for-the-peroni-race-weekend-in-imola-ita
OPEN class: Race 1 in Imola 2017: bossgp.com/open-class-clear-win-for-gerstl-in-imola
OPEN class: Qualifyfing in Imola 2017: bossgp.com/open-class-gerstl-chasing-new-track-record-again
OPEN class: Second free practice in Imola 2017: bossgp.com/open-class-van-kalmthout-improves-time
OPEN class: First free practice in Imola 2017: bossgp.com/open-class-gerstl-set-the-speed-at-first-free-training
OPEN class: Start list Imola 2017: bossgp.com/open-class-start-list-for-boss-gp-superprix-in-imola-ita-is-set
Standings of season 2017: bossgp.com/standings
01/10/2017
It was a golden weekend for Indian driver Mahaveer Raghunathan (PS Racing by Coloni Motorsport), who didn’t just win the race on Saturday in Imola, but also claimed the victory of the very last race of the season in Imola on Sunday again. With this result, Raghunathan not only won both races, but also the Championship 2017 of the BOSS GP FORMULA class.
As already reported, former leader of the FORMULA class, Johann Ledermair (Ledermair Motorsport), had to cancel his participation of the two last season races due to technical problems on early Saturday morning, as well as PETER, who stepped back from both races as well due to technical issues. So a thrilling battle was left between local hero Salvatore De Plano (MM International Motorsport) and Raghunathan for the overall victory of this years Championship.
After winning season race 13 on Saturday in Imola, Raghunathan started the race on Sunday highly motivated again. Weather conditions in Imola had turned over completely during the night. So rainy, wet weather awaited the grid on the track. After two safety car laps the grid finally started into the race and was – despite the rain – on fire.
It was indeed not a good weekend for Salvatore De Plano (MM International Motorsport). The Italian, as well as Raghunathan, had good chances, to win the Championshiop after Ledermairs cancellation of the weekend. But De Plano dropped out of the track in the beginning of fourth lap, which meant – all Championship chances were gone for him. So it was Raghunathans – holding position 2 of the overall grid – turn, to bring this race home safely.
Team “PS Racing by Coloni Motorsport” celebrating the Championship of Mahaveer Raghunathan.
Due to ongoing rain, conditions for all drivers were challenging. “I liked the rain and the wet track”, Raghunathan indeed explained after the race. “I love driving during such weather conditions.” The Indian, well known as a good rain-driver, showed a souvereign performance and finally finished on first position of the FORMULA class. “I am really happy with that win and todays race. It was a lot of fun, and I’m absolutely happy, that I could make it P1 and finally the Championship as well. This is amazing. I want to give a huge thank you to my team at PS Racing by Coloni Motorsport, who did a great job”, Raghunathan said after the podium ceremony.
Florian Schnitzenbaumer (Top Speed), having had some trouble at Saturday’s race, showed a great performance in Sunday’s race and secured P2. “I’m not really satisfied with my lap times today”, the German wasn’t totally happy despite his podium position. “It was not a good racing year for me at all. But I tick it off, next year will be better”, Schnitzenbaumer said.
Martin Kindler racing to P3 in Imola 2017.
For the first time this season, Martin Kindler (Jenzer Motorsport) raced onto the podium with P3, despite a significant gap to Raghunathan and Schnitzenbaumer. “We got along with the rainy weather conditions very well. It was a great race and driving to P3 with this car compared to the other cars of the grid is just amazing. I’m really happy with this result”, Kindler told us after the podium ceremony. “I wonder, what it could have turned out, if I wouldn’t have rotated on the track twice.”
Veteran Karl-Heinz Becker (Becker Motorsport), René Kouwenberg (De Boer Manx) and Nicolas Matile (PS Racing by Coloni Motorsport) completed the grid.
Walter Steding (Inter Europol Competition), who seemed to race for his first season spot on the podium (P3) for a long time finally was disqualified for rule violation (passing through the pit lane) and turned into the box after nine laps, actually owning the P3 spot at this time of the race.
Final of the season 2017.
So in the end it is Mahaveer Raghunathan, who is the new Champion 2017 of the BOSS GP FORMULA class. The young Indian, who finished 2016 season on fifth place with a total of 118 points, performed a constant season 2017. 16 points separate Raghunathan from runner up Johann Ledermair, who finishes the season on second position. The gap to third ranked Salvatore De Plano is little: Ledermair leads over the Italian only by four points. Find the full standings of the whole grid on our ranking table.
Results of race 2, seasonrace 14, of FORMULA class at “Peroni Race Weekend”:
| Position | No. | Name | Nat. | Team | Car | Time | Fastest lap (min) | In | Gap (s) | Laps | km/h |
| 1 | 115 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | IND | PS Racing by Coloni Motorsport | Dallara Lola | 27:13,847 | 1:50,481 | 4 | 13 | 253,3 | |
| 2 | 888 | Florian Schnitzenbaumer | GER | Top Speed | Dallara GP2 | 26:11,863 | 1:54,942 | 6 | 1 lap | 12 | 247,0 |
| 3 | 430 | Martin Kindler | SUI | Jenzer Motorsport | Nissan World Series | 26:29,257 | 1:54,636 | 10 | 1 lap | 12 | 251,0 |
| 4 | 323 | Armando Mangini | ITA | MM International Motorsport | Dallara GP2 | 26:43,699 | 1:54,846 | 12 | 1 lap | 12 | 255,7 |
| 5 | 411 | Karl-Heinz Becker | GER | Becker Motorsport | Super Nissan World Series | 27:12,990 | 1:59,503 | 12 | 1 lap | 12 | 247,6 |
| 6 | 139 | René Kouwenberg | NED | De Boer Manx | Dallara GP2 | 26:03,186 | 1:59,944 | 10 | 1 lap | 11 | 209,2 |
| 7 | 116 | Nicolas Matile | SUI | PS Racing by Coloni Motorsport | Lola Auto GP | 26:34,226 | 2:08,699 | 11 | 2 laps | 11 | 207,2 |
| Not classified | 999 | Salvatore De Plano | ITA | MM International Motorsport | Dallara GP2 | 08:29,172 | 1:58,373 | 3 | 10 laps | 3 | 230,7 |
| Disqualified | 505 | Walter Steding | GER | Inter Europol Competition | Dallara GP2 | 20:25,959 | 1:56,462 | 4 | 4 laps | 9 | 258,8 |
Picture gallery of Imola 2017: bossgp.com/gallery/imola-boss-gp-superprix
Schedule Imola 2017: bossgp.com/timetable-for-the-peroni-race-weekend-in-imola-ita
FORMULA class: First race Imola 2017: bossgp.com/formula-class-raghunathan-catches-win-in-the-last-lap
FORMULA class: Qualifying Imola 2017: bossgp.com/formula-class-florian-schnitzenbaumer-drives-to-the-top
FORMULA class: Second free practice in Imola 2017: bossgp.com/formula-class-de-plano-chasing-best-lap-time
FORMULA class: First free practice in Imola 2017: bossgp.com/formula-class-fastest-lap-at-first-free-practice-for-raghuanthan
FORMULA class: Start list Imola 2017: bossgp.com/formula-class-start-list-for-boss-gp-superprix-in-imola-ita-is-set
Standings of season 2017: bossgp.com/standings
01/10/2017
It was a well known picture at the end of the race in the OPEN class: Ingo Gerstl (Top Speed) on top of the grid. The Austrian was followed by Rinus van Kalmthout (Mansell Motorsport) and Phil Stratford (Penn Elcom Racing).
A great performance during Qualifying in the morning made us think, the leader of the OPEN class and designated Champion of the 2017 season, Ingo Gerstl, would chase a new track record in Imola. With a great lap time of 1:21,703 min the Austrian came close to the current track record of 1:20,411. However, starting from pole position Gerstl drove a start-finish-victory – not for the first time this season – on the legendary track in Imola. He didn’t repeat his super fast laps from Qualifying. But with a gap of 17,270 sec of the second ranked Rinus van Kalmthout it was a sovereign race for the experienced Top Speed driver.
“The race went well. I am super happy with the great lap time, I raced in Qualifying”, Gerstl explained after the race. About van Kalmthout, who drove to P2, Gerstl said: “He drove a great race. One can see – he knows, how to drive. He’s not a sleeping pill.”
Van Kalmthout, starting from position 2 of the overall start grid, showed a souvereign race as well, despite quite a gap to leading Ingo Gerstl. His P2 was never challenged. Phil Stratford as third OPEN class driver finished the race on overall position 5, what meant P3 in his class for him. The American as well drove a souvereign race, starting from position 5 and finishing on position 5 as well.
Rinus van Kalmthout on track in Imola 2017.
On Sunday drivers will go on track for the very last season race. The final will start at 11:00 a.m. Find our live coverage and updates not only on our website, but also on our social media channels:
Results of race 2 of OPEN class at “Peroni Race Weekend”:
| Position | No. | Name | Nat. | Team | Car | Time | Fastest lap (min) | In | Gap | Laps | km/h |
| 1 | 1 | Ingo Gerstl | AUT | Top Speed | Toro Rosso STR1 F1 | 20:44,446 | 1:27,068 | 4 | 14 | 312,7 | |
| 2 | 11 | Rinus van Kalmthout | NED | Mansell Motorsport | Dallara GP2 Evo | 21:02,166 | 1:28,027 | 4 | 17,720 | 14 | 309,1 |
| 3 | 7 | Phil Stratford | USA | Penn Elcom Racing | Bennton B197 F1 | 22:43,452 | 1:31,626 | 4 | 1:41,286 | 14 | 306,5 |
Picture gallery of Imola 2017: bossgp.com/gallery/imola-boss-gp-superprix
Schedule Imola 2017: bossgp.com/timetable-for-the-peroni-race-weekend-in-imola-ita
OPEN class: Qualifyfing in Imola 2017: bossgp.com/open-class-gerstl-chasing-new-track-record-again
OPEN class: Second free practice in Imola 2017: bossgp.com/open-class-van-kalmthout-improves-time
OPEN class: First free practice in Imola 2017: bossgp.com/open-class-gerstl-set-the-speed-at-first-free-training
OPEN class: Start list Imola 2017: bossgp.com/open-class-start-list-for-boss-gp-superprix-in-imola-ita-is-set
Standings of season 2017: bossgp.com/standings
30/09/2017