Tag: Starters

Preview: Brno

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Keke Platzer - General

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)

Christopher Höher dedicate his win in Brno 2019 to his recently deceased father

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

Preview: Le Castellet

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Keke Platzer - General

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

Preview: Hockenheim

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Keke Platzer - General

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