THE F2 CAR
The F2 car is designed by Williams F1 featuring ground effect aerodynamics and includes a sophisticated composite survival cell complying with the 2005 F1 safety regulations. The transmission is a six speed Hewland unit with pneumatically operated paddle shift.
It is powered by an Audi 1.8 litre turbo engine with 400bhp on standard boost and 450bhp on overboost.
The series features Robert Wickens, winner of the "Overall Canadian Racer of the Year" award in 2009 by Inside Track magazine. We will be keeping our fingers crossed for the no. 12 Red Bull, Lukoil entry.
2009 FORMULA TWO CALENDAR:
29-31 May Valencia Spain Rounds 1 & 2
19-21 Jun Brno Czech Republic Rounds 3 & 4
26-28 Jun Spa Francorchamps Belgium Rounds 5 & 6
17-19 Jul Brands Hatch United Kingdom Rounds 7 & 8
15-16 Aug Donington Park United Kingdom Rounds 9 & 10
04-06 Sep Oschersleben Germany Rounds 11 & 12
18-20 Sep Imola Italy Rounds 13 & 14
30-01 Nov Barcelona Spain Rounds 15 & 16
THE 2009 F2 DRIVERS:
NO NAME HOME SPONSORS
2 SEBASTIAN HOHENTHAL SWEDEN MAFI, SWEDEN TEAM
3 JOLYON PALMER GREAT BRITAIN COMMA
4 JULIEN JOUSSE FRANCE E. LECLERC
5 ALEX BRUNDLE GREAT BRITAIN SEN, GAC, NASSTAR
6 ARMAAN EBRAHIM INDIA JK RACING, AMARON, RED ROOSTER
7 HENRY SURTEES GREAT BRITAIN BARBER MOTORSPORTS
8 TOBIAS HEGEWALD GERMANY HEGEWALD
9 PIETRO GANDOLFI ITALY PISCINE LAGHETTO
10 NICOLA DE MARCO ITALY I.T.A.S.SPA
11 JACK CLARKE GREAT BRITAIN KSS DESIGN GROUP
12 ROBERT WICKENS CANADA RED BULL, LUKOIL
14 MIRKO BORTOLOTTI ITALY RED BULL
15 MIKHAIL ALESHIN RUSSIA RED BULL, LUKOIL
16 EDOARDO PISCOPO ITALY AUTO CAPITAL
17 CARLOS IACONELLI BRAZIL IACONELLI.COM
18 NATACHA GACHNANG SWITZERLAND MOTOREX
20 JENS HOING GERMANY SOCIETE GENERATE
21 KAZIM VASILIAUSKAS LITHUANIA DARSENA
22 ANDY SOUCEK SPAIN FK-AUTOMOTIVE, INTERWETTEN
23 HENRI KARJALAINEN FINLAND EVERYMAN, RAKENNUS
24 TOM GLADDIS GIBRALTAR MARRACHE & CO.
25 MILOS PAVLOVIC SERBIA BOBBY TECH
27 GERMAN SANCHEZ SPAIN GO KARTS ORIHUELA COSTA
31 JASON MOORE GREAT BRITAIN OLNEY TYRES
33 PHILIPP ENG AUSTRIA EUROPEAN RACING EVENTS
FINAL DRIVERS POINT STANDINGS 2009 SEASON
(After BARCELONA NOVEMBER 1, 2009)
POS DRIVER NATIONALITY POINTS
1 Andy Soucek SPAIN 115
2 Robert Wickens CANADA 64
3 Mikhail Aleshin RUSSIA 59
4 Mirko Bortolotti ITALY 50
5 Julien Jousse FRANCE 49
6 Tobias Hegewald GERMANY 46
7 Kazim Vasiliauskas LITHUANIA 45
8 Philipp Eng AUSTRIA 39
9 Milos Pavlovic SERBIA 29
10 Nicola De Marco ITALY 25
11 Carlos Iaconelli BRAZIL 21
12 Edoardo Piscopo ITALY 19
13 Tristan Vautier FRANCE 9
14 Henry Surtees GREAT BRITAIN 8
15 Henri Karjalainen FINLAND 7
16 Sebastian Hohenthal SWEDEN 7
17 Armaan Ebrahim INDIA 7
18 Jack Clarke GREAT BRITAIN 6
19 Alex Brundle GREAT BRITAIN 5
20 Tom Gladdis GREAT BRITAIN 4
21 Jolyon Palmer GREAT BRITAIN 3
22 Jason Moore GREAT BRITAIN 3
23 Natacha Gachang SWITZERLAND 2
24 German Sanchez SPAIN 2
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RACE 15& 16 - BARCELONA, SPAIN
OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 1, 2009
SPANIARD SOUCEK STORMS TO VICTORY IN RACE 1
Andy Soucek has taken his first Formula Two victory on home soil after the newly crowned champion put in a commanding drive during race one in Barcelona on Saturday.
Mikhail Aleshin took second, ahead of a staggering performance from French debutant Tristan Vautier.
Pole sitter Robert Wickens began to have problems in lap five. The Canadian's Red Bull backed car ground to a halt at the exit of turn 11 on lap five. It was a disappointing end to what had looked like a promising race for the talented front runner.
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RACE RESULTS BARCELONA RACE 1 - OCTOBER 31, 2009
POS CAR DRIVER NAT LAPS GAP
1 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP 20
2 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS 20 +4.389
3 38 Tristan VAUTIER FRA 20 +7.645
4 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA 20 +7.980
5 33 Philipp ENG AUT 20 +13.329
6 14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI LTU 20 +13.825
7 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI 20 +16.977
8 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LTU 20 +17.476
9 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER 20 +19.251
10 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 20 +24.503
11 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA 20 +26.378
12 6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND 20 +27.830
13 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR 20 +32.587
14 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR 20 +33.010
15 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR 20 +37.925
16 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN 20 +38.232
17 11 Jack CLARKE GBR 20 +42.997
18 44 Ollie HANCOCK GBR 20 +47.618
19 31 Jason MOORE GBR 20 +47.901
NOT CLASSIFIED
2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE 12
9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA 6
12 Robert WICKENS CAN 4
20 Jens HOING GER
NOT STARTED
27 German SANCHEZ
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SPANIARD SOUCEK SWEEPS BARCELONA
Spaniard Soucek takes seventh victory of the year ahead of Italian De Marco and Canadian Robert Wickens.
Andy Soucek took a dominant second victory in Barcelona, leading almost from lights to flag after jumping Robert Wickens at the start.
Nicola De Marco also passed Wickens on the inside going down to turn one, and held second for the duration of the race. Wickens completed the podium despite heavy pressure from Kazim Vasiliauskas.
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RACE RESULTS BARCELONA RACE 2 - NOVEMBER 1, 2009
POS CAR DRIVER NAT LAPS GAP
1 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP 20
2 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA 20 +7.538
3 12 Robert WICKENS CAN 20 +9.645
4 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LTU 20 +10.197
5 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER 20 +14.652
6 38 Tristan VAUTIER FRA 20 +19.626
7 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS 20 +21.529
8 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA 20 +21.892
9 33 Philipp ENG AUT 20 +24.201
10 6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND 20 +25.618
11 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR 20 +26.809
12 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR 20 +31.384
13 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI 20 +32.857
14 11 Jack CLARKE GBR 20 +38.459
15 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR 20 +39.156
16 31 Jason MOORE GBR 20 +39.615
17 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN 20 +44.476
18 44 Ollie HANCOCK GBR 20 +44.811
19 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 20 +1:09.899
20 9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA 20 +1:16.682
21 20 Jens HOING GER 18 2 Laps
NOT CLASSIFIED
2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE 10
14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA 8
NOT STARTED
27 German SANCHEZ ESP
RACE 13& 14 - IMOLA, ITALY
SEPTEMBER 18 - 20, 2009
VASILIAUSKAS TAKES RACE 1 WIN AT IMOLA
Kazim Vasiliauskas scored a sublime maiden victory of the season in the opening F2 race at Imola, whilst Andy Soucek clinched the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship with a third place finish.
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RACE RESULTS IMOLA RACE 1 - SEPTEMBER 19, 2009
POS CAR DRIVER NAT LAPS GAP
1 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LTU 21
2 14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA 21 7.503
3 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP 21 8.178
4 12 Robert WICKENS CAN 21 8.999
5 33 Philipp ENG AUT 21 9.526
6 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 21 11.940
7 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS 21 18.292
8 27 German SANCHEZ ESP 21 22.781
9 2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE 21 23.582
10 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA 21 23.875
11 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN 21 28.343
12 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR 21 34.577
13 16 Edoardo PISCOPO ITA 21 34.711
14 11 Jack CLARKE GBR 21 37.643
15 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI 21 38.316
16 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR 21 40.480
17 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR 21 1:20.097
NOT CLASSIFIED
17 Carlos IACONELLI BRA 4 DNF
20 Jens HOING GER 4 DNF
6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND 3 DNF
10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA 0 DNF
8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER 0 DNF
9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA 0 DNF
44 Ollie HANCOCK GBR 0 DNF
FASTEST LAP
21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS Darsena Management 1:38.959 21 178.58kph 110.96mph
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SOUCEK WINS RACE 2 AT IMOLA
Andy Soucek took his fifth win of the season in the second race at Imola, just one day after clinching the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship. Robert Wickens finished a close second, whilst Milos Pavlovic' made a welcome return to the podium in third.
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RACE RESULTS IMOLA RACE 2 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2009
POS CAR DRIVER NAT LAPS GAP
1 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP 15
3 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 15 7.912
4 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER 15 16.389
5 17 Carlos IACONELLI BRA 15 20.163
6 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR 15 23.510
7 31 Jason MOORE GBR 15 25.495
8 27 German SANCHEZ ESP 15 27.214
9 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA 15 27.288
10 33 Philipp ENG AUT 15 28.071
11 44 Ollie HANCOCK GBR 15 30.220
12 2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE 15 33.234
13 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR 15 33.872
14 11 Jack CLARKE GBR 15 42.134
15 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN 15 43.202
NOT CLASSIFIED
14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA 5 DNF
21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LTU 5 DNF
5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR 5 DNF
4 Julien JOUSSE FRA 5 DNF
16 Edoardo PISCOPO ITA 2 DNF
18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI 1 DNF
9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA 1 DNF
6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND 0 DNF
15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS 0 DNF
20 Jens HOING GER 0 DNF
FASTEST LAP
12 Robert WICKENS Red Bull - Lukoil 1:38.576 12 179.27kph 111.39mph
RACE 11& 12 - OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY
SEPTEMBER 4 - 6, 2009
JOUCEK TAKES RACE 1 WIN AT OSCHERSLEBEN
Spaniard seals fourth victory of season
Andy Soucek scored a dominant victory in the opening race at Oschersleben today (Saturday), converting pole position into his fourth win of 2009.
The Spaniard made a clean getaway from the line to lead the pack into the first corner, but behind him several drivers were caught out as Tobias Hegewald made contact with Robert Wickens, tipping him into a spin.
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RACE RESULTS OSCHERSLEBEN RACE 1 - SEPTEMBER 5, 2009
POS CAR DRIVER NAT LAPS GAP
1 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP 24
2 14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA 24 6.466
3 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LTU 24 11.169
4 17 Carlos IACONELLI BRA 24 17.794
5 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS 24 18.747
6 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA 24 19.217
7 11 Jack CLARKE GBR 24 28.770
8 12 Robert WICKENS CAN 24 29.351
9 6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND 24 34.990
10 44 Ollie HANCOCK GBR 24 37.245
11 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI 24 37.626
12 16 Edoardo PISCOPO ITA 24 38.238
13 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN 24 40.863
14 31 Jason MOORE GBR 24 45.933
15 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR 24 46.433
16 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR 24 48.289
17 2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE 22 2 LAPS
NOT CLASSIFIED
NCF 9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA 20
DNF 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR 10
DNF 27 German SANCHEZ ESP 4
DNF 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA 0
DNF 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER 0
DNF 20 Jens HOING GER 0
DNF 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 0
DNF 33 Philipp ENG AUT 0
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MIKHAIL ALESHIN GETS MAIDEN F2 WIN
Russian fends off Soucek and Jousse to clinch race 2 victory
Mikhail Aleshin scored his maiden victory in Formula Two in race two at Oschersleben, although he had to fend off Andy Soucek and Julien Jousse for the entire race.
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RACE RESULTS OSCHERSLEBEN RACE 2 - SEPTEMBER 6, 2009
POS CAR DRIVER NAT LAPS GAP
1 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS 18
2 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP 18 0.479
3 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA 18 1.061
4 12 Robert WICKENS CAN 18 2.914
5 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA 18 3.642
6 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER 18 4.427
7 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LTU 18 5.381
8 16 Edoardo PISCOPO ITA 18 13.290
9 2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE 18 15.193
10 17 Carlos IACONELLI BRA 18 17.116
11 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR 18 21.277
12 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI 18 22.307
13 6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND 18 23.396
14 20 Jens HOING GER 18 31.229
15 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN 18 31.860
16 27 German SANCHEZ ESP 18 32.808
17 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR 18 33.227
18 44 Ollie HANCOCK GBR 18 34.128
19 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR 18 34.739
20 31 Jason MOORE GBR 18 35.142
21 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 18 41.805
22 9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA 18 53.269
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNF 14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA 15
DNF 11 Jack CLARKE GBR 0
DNF 33 Philipp ENG AUT 0
RACE 9& 10 - DONINGTON PARK, UNITED KINGDOM
AUGUST 15 - 16, 2009
JOUSSE TAKES MAIDEN F2 WIN
Frenchman converts pole position to race two victory
Frenchman Julien Jousse, who started on pole position, took a dominant maiden victory in race two of the FIA Formula Two Championship at Donington Park this Sunday afternoon.
"I'm happy because everything went right in this race," said Jousse. "It was not the case this morning, because I made a big mistake and missed an opportunity to score big points. I'm happy to win after this pole. I was quick all weekend and I am happy to confirm that with a win. I don't know Oschersleben, so I hope to learn it very quickly and get the same result."
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RACE RESULTS DONINGTON PARK RACE 1 - AUGUST 15, 2009
POS CAR DRIVER NAT LAPS GAP
1 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP 25
2 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS 25 9.799
3 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER 25 11.976
4 16 Edoardo PISCOPO ITA 25 12.848
5 33 Philipp ENG AUT 25 14.056
6 2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE 25 15.760
7 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA 25 16.289
8 6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND 25 29.596
9 11 Jack CLARKE GBR 25 39.739
10 14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA 25 41.514
11 31 Jason MOORE GBR 25 51.357
12 27 German SANCHEZ ESP 25 55.939
13 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI 25 1:00.663
14 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR 25 1:26.951
15 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN 24 1 LAP
16 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR 24 1 LAP
17 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR 23 2 LAPS
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNF 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 21
DNF 17 Carlos IACONELLI BRA 17
DNF 9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA 15
DNF 12 Robert WICKENS CAN 14
DNF 20 Jens HOING GER 1
DNF 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA 1
DNF 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LTU 0
DNF 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA 0
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RACE RESULTS DONINGTON PARK RACE 2 - AUGUST 16, 2009
POS CAR DRIVER NAT LAPS GAP
1 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA 25
2 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LTU 25 15.116
3 14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA 25 17.858
4 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP 25 18.318
5 2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE 25 19.315
6 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER 25 19.948
7 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS 25 20.383
8 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 25 21.440
9 17 Carlos IACONELLI BRA 25 23.886
10 33 Philipp ENG AUT 25 24.301
11 27 German SANCHEZ ESP 25 32.270
12 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR 25 33.004
13 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN 25 33.729
14 11 Jack CLARKE GBR 25 37.285
15 9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA 25 1:04.475
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNF 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI 19
DNF 16 Edoardo PISCOPO ITA 12
DNF 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR 5
DNF 12 Robert WICKENS CAN 5
DNF 31 Jason MOORE GBR 1
DNF 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR 1
DNF 6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND 0
DNF 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA 0
DNF 20 Jens HOING GER 0
RACE 7& 8 - BRANDS HATCH, UNITED KINGDOM, JULY 17 - 19, 2009
ANDY SOUCEK VICTORIOUS IN RACE 2
Henry Surtees taken to hospital after lap ten incident
Andy Soucek has taken victory in this afternoon's heavily interrupted race two at Brands Hatch, extending his lead in the FIA Formula Two Championship.
The Spaniard made an excellent getaway from pole position, but Mikhail Aleshin made the most ground, moving up from fifth to third at the first corner. Robert Wickens maintained second in the early stages.
Behind them, a number of incidents on track and a brief rain shower on the opening lap led to a number of retirements and three separate red flag stoppages.
On lap two Kazim Vasiliauskas and Milos Pavlovic' clashed heavily at Paddock Hill Bend, putting the Serbian out on the spot. Carlos Iaconelli also spun on the exit of Westfield, having risen from sixth to fourth after a good start.
The same lap Tobias Hegewald sneaked inside Henry Surtees at Druids for sixth, and the young Briton spun after getting two wheels on the grass as he tried to respond. Nicola De Marco also suffered damage as rain began to fall, and the race directors called a halt to proceedings as it threatened to turn into a wet race.
The circuit dried quickly though, and at the restart Soucek held off the initial advances of Wickens before the pair began to pull away from Aleshin in third. Jason Moore was enjoying his best run of the season in ninth, but behind him another incident occured when Sebastian Hohenthal tried to repass Jack Clarke for ninth - the Swede's efforts causing him to run wide into the gravel at the exit of Sheene Curve. As he returned to the circuit his car was clipped by German Sanchez, and the latter became airborne briefly before coming to a rest in the barriers.
A safety car period followed, but the top eight all maintained position from the restart. On lap ten Jack Clarke went off at Westfield and made heavy contact with the barriers. A wheel from Clarke's car bounced across the circuit and appeared to make contact with the car of Henry Surtees, who then went off at the following corner. The race was immediately red flagged, whilst Surtees was extricated from the car and taken to the circuit's medical centre where he was stabilised before being transferred to hospital. No further news on his condition is currently available.
The race was briefly restarted with no change to the points paying positions, and Andy Soucek went on to take his second win of the season. "There was everything in this race," he said "rain, incidents, yellow flags, red flags and safety car periods. I knew I had a good pace and it was all about keeping first position. It is obviously nice to take the victory and extend my championship lead, but my thoughts are also with Henry."
Canadian Robert Wickens claimed second ahead of fellow Red Bull Junior Team driver Mikhail Aleshin. "Andy drove a great race, but you cannot take these kind of races into factor," Wickens reflected. " I just want to thank my mechanic for a great job all weekend."
Yesterday's winner Philipp Eng brought his car home in fourth, whilst Mirko Bortolotti held off Tobias Hegewald to finish fifth. Behind the trio Edoardo Piscopo finished seventh, with Jason Moore taking his first point of the season with eighth place. Julien Jousse made up seven places from his starting position to finish ninth, and Armaan Ebrahim rounded out the top ten having started from 22nd on the grid.
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RACE RESULTS BRANDS HATCH RACE 1 - JULY 18, 2009
POS CAR DRIVER NAT LAPS GAP
1 33 Philipp ENG AUT 28
2 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP 28 0.494
3 7 Henry SURTEES GBR 28 1.694
4 12 Robert WICKENS CAN 28 3.000
5 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LTU 28 3.271
6 17 Carlos IACONELLI BRA 28 7.398
7 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 28 7.942
8 16 Edoardo PISCOPO ITA 28 8.416
9 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA 28 8.953
10 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS 28 12.100
11 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN 28 12.666
12 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR 28 14.574
13 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR 28 15.072
14 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI 28 16.636
15 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER 28 21.503
16 31 Jason MOORE GBR 28 23.532
17 27 German SANCHEZ ESP 28 31.820
18 9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA 28 49.727
19 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA 25 3 LAPS
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNF 14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA 22
DNF 11 Jack CLARKE GBR 19
DNF 6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND 16
DNF 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR 16
DNF 2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE 10
DNF 20 Jens HOING GER 4
FASTEST LAP
14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI Red Bull 1:18.705/ Lap 8/ 169.37kph/ 105.24mph
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RACE RESULTS BRANDS HATCH RACE 2 - JULY 19, 2009
POS CAR DRIVER NAT LAPS GAP
1 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP 15
2 12 Robert WICKENS CAN 15 1.251
3 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS 15 4.763
4 33 Philipp ENG AUT 15 6.858
5 14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA 15 7.287
6 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER 15 7.676
7 16 Edoardo PISCOPO ITA 15 8.443
8 31 Jason MOORE GBR 15 9.821
9 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA 15 10.393
10 6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND 15 10.922
11 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR 15 11.524
12 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LTU 15 12.150
13 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR 15 12.661
14 2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE 15 12.868
15 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI 15 13.600
16 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR 15 14.330
17 17 Carlos IACONELLI BRA 15 15.678
18 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN 13 2 LAPS
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNF 9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA 12
DNF 11 Jack CLARKE GBR 8
DNF 7 Henry SURTEES GBR 8
DNF 27 German SANCHEZ ESP 4
DNF 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 1
DNF 20 Jens HOING GER 0
DNF 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA 0
FASTEST LAP
22 Andy SOUCEK / 1:17.810 / In lap 14 / 171.32kph / 106.45mph
RACE 5& 6 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM, JUNE 26 - 28, 2009
TOBIAS HEGEWALD WINS BOTH RACES AT THE SPA
Tobias Hegewald has won his second race of the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, after another superb lights-to-flag victory this afternoon (Sunday).
The German driver got a good start and went on to extend his lead by around half a second per lap; he eventually won the race by more than seven seconds. Andy Soucek took second place, ahead of Robert Wickens. "It has been an amazing weekend - I was fastest in every session and I came away with maximum points - I'm very, very happy," said Hegewald. "The race was not easy at the start because my car felt nervous, but I took the win and now I can allow myself to focus on fighting for the championship."
Andy Soucek claimed second after seeing off the attentions of Robert Wickens midway through the 15 lap contest. "I knew I could make a good start and hopefully overtake Tobias, but he has had a perfect weekend with no mistakes at all." commented the Spaniard. "The most I could do was brake a little bit later than Robert and get second which is good for the championship - I recovered from my penalty yesterday and I am again leading it. Hopefully Tobias will not have the same weekend at Brands Hatch!"
Wickens completed the podium - the Red Bull-backed Canadian's car had to be repaired overnight following heavy damage sustained in a startline shunt yesterday, but showed no ill-effects when he battled past Alex Brundle at Eau Rouge on the first lap. Having initially lost third position to the young Briton at La Source, Wickens responded with a banzai move at the legendary corner. He went on to pressure Soucek, before settling for third and six championship points. "I'm happy to be back on the podium but definitely need to do better at Brands Hatch," noted Wickens. "Another six points doesn't hurt but obviously I would have rather got four more, but it's still a long year."
Milos Pavlovic took fourth after passing Alex Brundle on lap 11. Julien Jousse also attacked Brundle in the closing stages, but was unable to make a move stick. Kazim Vasiliauskas took seventh after a fantastic move past Mikhail Aleshin, the Lithuanian getting a great run across the start/finish line and completing the move on the inside at La Source.
Aleshin clinched the final point, ahead of his Red Bull Junior colleague Mirko Bortolotti. Carlos Iaconelli rounded out the top ten.
Jolyon Palmer and Jack Clarke both retired on the first lap after an ambitious move by Clarke at turn 7 resulted in a collision. Henry Surtees was also forced to retire after being hit by German Sanchez at the entry to Eau Rouge on lap 3. Sanchez was able to continue but eventually pulled into the pits on lap 14.
Hegewald, though, was never threatened on his way to a dominant win. The German driver has topped all six sessions at Spa this weekend. Soucek has returned to the top of the overall standings - two points ahead of Wickens and three ahead of Jousse. 'Star of Spa' Tobias Hegewald is now fourth in the championship, just six points off the lead. "I have 22 points, which is not very far from the top, and I'm really keen to win it if I can," concluded the double race winner. "Spa is my favourite track and I love driving here - the weekend has been just perfect!"
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RACE RESULTS SPA RACE 1 - JUNE 27, 2009
POS CAR DRIVER NAT LAPS GAP
1 8 Tobias Hegewald D 11
2 25 Milos Pavlovic SRB 11 +7.896
3 4 Julien Jousse F 11 +8.619
4* 22 Andy Soucek E 11 +14.149
5 11 Jack Clarke GB 11 +19.406
6 24 Tom Gladdis GB 11 +19.955
7 23 Henri Karjalainen FIN 11 +21.720
8 16 Edoardo Piscopo I 11 +27.003
9 14 Mirko Bortolotti I 11 +34.193
10 21 Kazim Vasiliauskas LT 11 +36.390
11 18 Natacha Gachnang CH 11 +43.088
12 27 German Sanchez E 11 +43.641
13 10 Nicola De Marco I 11 +44.839
14 9 Pietro Gandolfi I 11 +1:04.711
15 7 Henry Surtees GB 11 +1:11.026
16 3 Jolyon Palmer GB 11 +2:01.189
17 2 Sebastian Hohenthal S 10 1 Lap
18 15 Mikhail Aleshin RUS 10 1 Lap
DNF 33 Philipp Eng A 4
DNF 5 Alex Brundle GB 2
DNF 17 Carolos Iaconelli BR 1
DNF 12 Robert Wickens CDN 0
DNF 20 Jens Hoing D 0
DNF 31 Jason Moore GB 0
* #22 Handed ten second penalty for unsafely returning
to the track after having four wheels off.
RACE RESULTS SPA RACE 2 - JUNE 28, 2009
POS CAR DRIVER NAT LAPS GAP
1 8 Tobias Hegewald D 15
2 22 Andy Soucek E 15 +6.855
3 12 Robert Wickens CDN 15 +8.878
4 25 Milos Pavlovic SRB 15 +14.977
5 5 Alex Brundle GB 15 +17.638
6 4 Julien Jousse F 15 +18.158
7 21 Kazim Vasiliauskas LT 15 +19.601
8 15 Mikhail Aleshin RUS 15 +20.451
9 14 Mirko Bortolotti I 15 +21.111
10 17 Carolos Iaconelli BR 15 +27.803
11 10 Nicola De Marco I 15 +29.911
12 18 Natacha Gachnang CH 15 +43.046
14 16 Edoardo Piscopo I 15 +43.546
15 23 Henri Karjalainen FIN 15 +44.082
16 20 Jens Hoing D 15 +50.628
17 9 Pietro Gandolfi I 15 +1:04.634
DNF 27 German Sanchez E 11
DNF 33 Philipp Eng A 8
DNF 7 Henry Surtees GB 4
DNF 6 Armaan Ebrahim IN 4
DNF 24 Tom Gladdis GB 1
DNF 3 Jolyon Palmer GB 0
DNF 11 Jack Clarke GB 0
RACE 3& 4 - BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC, JUNE 19 - 21, 2009
BORTOLOTTI WINS RACE 1 AT BRNO
Mirko Bortolotti has won the opening race this afternoon at Brno, Czech Republic, and taken the points lead in the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship.
Fellow Red Bull Junior driver Mikhail Aleshin was second, whilst Philipp Eng finished third after intense battles with Carlos Iaconelli, who spun off into retirement at Turn 8 on Lap 14, and later Henri Karjalainen.
"I had a good start and a good race," said Bortolotti. "I'm very happy to be in front at the moment, but there are a lot of races to go. My mentality is that there are 24 other drivers who all want to win, so I will fight and we'll see at the end."
Canadian Robert Wickens came in 9th, 35.109 seconds behind Bortolotti. Henry Surtees and Jack Clarke were both eliminated following a startline clash, which also involved Wickens. All three drivers were side by side on the run down to turn one, before inevitable contact was made. Only Wickens was able to continue, and a brief safety car period was called in order to remove the stricken cars of Surtees and Clarke.
Robert Wickens achieved the fasted lap in the race on lap 22 with a time of 1:49.747 at 177.23 kph.
RACE RESULTS BRNO RACE 1 - JUNE 20, 2009
POS NO DRIVER NAT SPONSOR LAPS GAP
1 14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA Red Bull 22
2 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS Red Bull - Lukoil 22 4.675
3 33 Philipp ENG AUS European Racing Events 22 12.330
4 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN Everyman - LTC Rakennus 22 12.613
5 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA E Leclerc 22 17.391
6 6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND JK Racing 22 26.071
7 16 Edoardo PISCOPO ITA Auto Capital 22 26.355
8 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR Marrache & Co 22 34.055
9 12 Robert WICKENS CAN Red Bull - Lukoil 22 35.109
10 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR Comma 22 39.883
11 11 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR Sen - GAC - Nasstar 22 40.332
12 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA I.T.A.S Spa 22 41.372
13 31 Jason MOORE GBR Olney Tyres & Exhausts 22 43.459
14 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI Motorex 22 49.167
15 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER Hegewald 22 58.522
16 27 German SANCHEZ ESP Go Karts Orihuela Costa 21 1 LAP
17 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP FK-Automotive 21 1 LAP
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNF 17 Carlos IACONELLI BRA Iaconelli.com 14
DNF 20 Jens HOING GER Societe Generale Haskamp 11
DNF 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB Bobby Tech 9
DNF 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LIT Darsena 5
DNF 9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA Piscine Laghetto 2
DNF 2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE Mafi - Sweden Team 0
DNF 7 Henry SURTEES GBR Surtees 0
DNF 11 Jack CLARKE GBR KSS Design Group 0
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ANDY SOUCEK TAKES RACE TWO
Andy Soucek has won his first FIA Formula Two Championship race in Brno, Czech Republic, this afternoon.
Nicola De Marco led for much of the race, before making a small mistake and dropping down to fourth, before eventually recovering to third.
Polesitter Henry Surtees and fellow front row starter Mikhail Aleshin failed to get off the line, and a six car pile-up on Lap 1 brought out the saftety car for several laps.
RACE RESULTS RACE 2 - JUNE 21, 2009
POS NO DRIVER NAT SPONSOR LAPS GAP
1 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP FK-Automotive 14
2 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA E Leclerc 14 2.165
3 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA I.T.A.S Spa 14 7.075
4 16 Edoardo PISCOPO ITA Auto Capital 14 10.044
5 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB Bobby Tech 14 11.498
6 6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND JK Racing 14 14.426
7 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER Hegewald 14 18.198
8 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LIT Darsena 14 18.864
9 33 Philipp ENG AUS European Racing Events 14 19.477
10 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR Marrache & Co 14 20.725
11 31 Jason MOORE GBR Olney Tyres & Exhausts 14 26.764
12 2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE Mafi - Sweden Team 14 28.067
13 20 Jens HOING GER Societe Generale Haskamp 14 38.498
14 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR Comma 14 56.838
15 11 Jack CLARKE GBR KSS Design Group 14 58.400
16 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN Everyman - LTC Rakennus 13 1 LAP
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNF 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI Motorex 10
DNF 14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA Red Bull 6
DNF 12 Robert WICKENS CAN Red Bull - Lukoil 2
DNF 7 Henry SURTEES GBR Surtees 0
DNF 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS Red Bull - Lukoil 0
DNF 17 Carlos IACONELLI BRA Iaconelli.com 0
DNF 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR Sen - GAC - Nasstar 0
DNF 27 German SANCHEZ ESP Go Karts Orihuela Costa 0
DNF 9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA Piscine Laghetto 0
RACE 1& 2 - VALENCIA, SPAIN, MAY 29- 31, 2009
CANADIAN WICKENS WINS OPENING ROUND OF 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP
Canadian Robert Wickens, a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, has won the first F2 race to take place in 25 years after taking a commanding victory at Valencia today.
Robert took the win and the points lead of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship after a flawless drive from pole position. Carlos Iaconelli was second and Kazim Vasiliauskas third.
Race Two of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship will take place Sunday May 31 at 13:50 local time.
CANADIAN WICKENS WINS ROUND 2 OF 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP IN WEEKEND SWEEP
Robert Wickens took a lights to flag victory in the second race of the FIA Formula Two Championship Sunday afternoon at Valencia, Spain.
Italian Mirko Bortolotti finished in second, with Philipp Eng completing the podium placings.
RACE RESULTS RACE 1 - MAY 30, 2009
POS NO DRIVER NAT SPONSOR LAPS GAP
1 12 Robert WICKENS CAN Red Bull Lukoil 23
2 17 Carlos IACONELLI BRA Iaconelli.com 23 3.870
3 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LIT Darsena 23 5.241
4 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS Red Bull Lukoil 23 8.554
5 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA E Leclerc 23 9.922
6 14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA Red Bull 23 10.904
7 7 Henry SURTEES GBR Surtees 23 11.319
8 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR Sen GAC Nasstar 23 12.326
9 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA I.T.A.S Spa 23 12.913
10 2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE Mafi Sweden Team 23 13.976
11 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI Motorex 23 14.982
12 33 Philipp ENG AUS European Racing Events 23 17.675
13 11 Jack CLARKE GBR KSS Design Group 23 17.916
14 27 German SANCHEZ ESP Go Karts Orihuela Costa 23 17.994
15 6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND JK Racing 23 18.942
16 31 Jason MOORE GBR Olney Tyres & Exhausts 23 20.724
17 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN Everyman LTC Rakennus 23 22.076
18 20 Jens HOING GER HASKAMP & Societe Generale 23 25.218
19 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR Marrache & Co 23 27.296
20 9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA Piscine Laghetto 23 37.711
21 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR Comma 23 48.195
DNF 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP FK-Automotive 14 158.78
DNF 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER Hegewald 14 158.30
DNF 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB Bobby Tech 4 74.23
DNF 16 Edoardo PISCOPO ITA Auto Capital 3 142.23
FASTEST LAP
12 Robert WICKENS 1:29.166 Lap 2 161.69kph (100.47mph)
RACE RESULTS RACE 2 - MAY 31, 2009
POS NO DRIVER NAT SPONSOR LAPS GAP
1 12 Robert WICKENS CAN Red Bull - Lukoil 17
2 14 Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA Red Bull 17 5.911
3 33 Philipp ENG AUS European Racing Events 17 7.881
4 22 Andy SOUCEK ESP FK-Automotive 17 8.615
5 10 Nicola DE MARCO ITA I.T.A.S Spa 17 9.780
6 15 Mikhail ALESHIN RUS Red Bull - Lukoil 17 11.707
7 16 Edoardo PISCOPO ITA Auto Capital 17 13.601
8 17 Carlos IACONELLI BRA Iaconelli.com 17 16.616
9 8 Tobias HEGEWALD GER Interwetten 17 18.826
10 4 Julien JOUSSE FRA E Leclerc 17 21.577
11 27 German SANCHEZ ESP Go Karts Orihuela Costa 17 22.968
12 7 Henry SURTEES GBR Surtees 17 23.520
13 2 Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE Mafi Sweden Team 17 27.911
14 31 Jason MOORE GBR Olney Tyres & Exhausts 17 30.365
15 23 Henri KARJALAINEN FIN Everyman LTC Rakennus 17 31.059
16 6 Armaan EBRAHIM IND JK Racing 17 31.966
17 25 Milos PAVLOVIC SRB Bobby Tech 17 32.704
18 24 Tom GLADDIS GBR Marrache & Co 17 36.317
19 11 Jack CLARKE GBR KSS Design Group 17 38.336
20 21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS LIT Darsena Management 17 38.653
21 20 Jens HOING GER HASKAMP & Societe Generale 17 46.489
22 9 Pietro GANDOLFI ITA Piscine Laghetto 17 1:01.306
23 5 Alex BRUNDLE GBR Sen - GAC - Nasstar 16 1 LAP
DNF 3 Jolyon PALMER GBR Comma 0
DNF 18 Natacha GACHNANG SUI Motorex 0
FASTEST LAP
21 Kazim VASILIAUSKAS Darsena Management 1:28.322 - 163.24kph (101.43mph)
THE #12 CAR OF ROBERT WICKENS
image coutesy - formulatwo.com
The F2 car is designed by Williams F1. It has a six speed Hewland transmission with a pneumatically operated paddle shift. It is powered by an Audi 4 cylinder turbocharged 1.8 litre engine with 400bhp on standard boost and 450bhp on overboost. The car uses Avon 250/570-13 / 300/600-13 tires and weighs 570 kg.
Formula 2 Valencia 2009 Race 02 - Highlights. May 31, 2009
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