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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.

Canadian "Overall Canadian Racer of the Year" 2009 award winner Robert Wickens placed 2nd overall in the series in 2009.


F2 CHAMP 2009

ANDY SOUCEK, F2, 2009
F2 driver Andy Soucek, FIA F2 CHAMPION FOR 2009
Photo courtesy FK-AUTOMOTIVE



THE 2011 FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

DATE           TRACK                  LOCATION

Apr 15-17      SILVERSTONE            GREAT BRITAIN            ROUNDS  1 & 2
May 13-15      MAGNY-COURS            FRANCE                   ROUNDS  3 & 4
Jun 24-26      SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS      BELGIUM                  ROUNDS  5 & 6
Jul 1-3        NUERBURGRING           GERMANY                  ROUNDS  7 & 8
Jul 22-24      BRANDS HATCH           GREAT BRITAIN            ROUNDS  9 & 10
Aug 26-28      RED BULL RING          AUSTRIA                  ROUNDS 11 & 12
Sep/Oct 30-2   MONZA                  ITALY                    ROUNDS 13 & 14
Oct 28-30      BARCELONA              SPAIN                    ROUNDS 15 & 16



FIA FORMULA 2 - 2011 FINAL SEASON POINTS
AFTER SPAIN - OCTOBER 30, 2011

POS DRIVER                NATIONALITY                     POINTS
 1  Mirko Bortolotti      Italy                             298
 2  Christopher Zanella   Switzerland                       189
 3  Ramon Pineiro         Spain                             185
 4  Miki Monras           Spain                             153
 5  Mihai Marinescu       Romania                           138
 6  Tobias Hegewald       Germany                           121
 8  Alex Brundle          Great Britain                     112
 8  Jack Clarke           Great Britain                     110
 9  Will Bratt            Great Britain                      92
10  Kelvin Snoeks         Netherlands                        40
11  Mikkel Mac            Denmark                            23
12  Thiemo Storz          Germany                            19
13  Luciano Bacheta       Great Britain                      18
14  Jordan King           Great Britain                      17
15  Armaan Ebrahim        India                              16
16  Benjamin Lariche      France                             15
17  Jon Lancaster         Great Britain                      14
18  Maxim Snegirev        Russia                             14
19  Julian Theobald       Germany                             8
20  James Cole            Great Britain                       6
21  Johannes Theobald     Germany                             1
12  Tom Gladdis           Great Britain                       1
23  Luis Abadin           Spain                               1
24  Plamen Kralev         Bulgaria                            1
 


BARCELONA, SPAIN
OCTOBER 28-30, 2011

MIRKO BORTOLOTTI WINS RACE 1 IN BARCELONA

Bortolotti said:"I'm very happy with that performance. The start was good and I just tried to get into my rhythm. It's very difficult to overtake here, so I knew that as long as I didn't make a mistake I should be able to take the win. I'm happy with that and I think we had good pace throughout the weekend and obviously the new tyres helped me a lot this race, so I'm looking forward to tomorrow now."

He also added:"I'm sorry for not spraying champagne on the podium but I lost a racing idol last week and two weeks ago there was a massive accident as well so I didn't feel like spraying champagne."

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RACE RESULTS BARCELONA, SPAIN - RACE 1 - OCTOBER 29, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                 SPONSOR                 LAPS           GAP
 1    4   Mirko Bortolotti       Bortolotti Construzioni  22
 2    6   Miki Monras            Team Silverlining        22            8.771
 3   15   Ramon Pineiro          Movimiento I'm Possible  22           19.846
 4   18   Tobias Hegewald                                 22           26.201
 5    9   Mihai Marinescu        Brasov - Romania         22           26.933
 6   11   Jack Clarke            APO / KSS                22           39.492
 7   19   Christopher Zanella    Star - Sodecia           22           41.852
 8    5   Alex Brundle           GAC                      22           43.033
 9   12   Kelvin Snoeks          HDI - Gerling            22           43.588
10   16   Mikkel Mac             BM Steel Construction    22           44.458
11   21   Thiemo Storz           Darsena Management       22           53.761
12   10   Maxim Snegirev         Klaxon                   22           54.783
13   28   Benjamin Lariche       Quick                    22           55.198
14    2   James Cole             Comma                    22           56.264
15   13   Jose Luis              Abadin BEKO              22           58.425
16    8   Plamen Kralev          Bulgarian State          22         1:03.768
17   33   Parthiva Sureshwaren   Lycamobile               22         1:14.308
NOT CLASSIFIED
     30   Sunghak Mun            Sung Kyun Kwan Univ      12
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MIRKO BORTOLOTTI WINS RACE 2 AND CHAMPIONSHIP

Mirko Bortolotti said after the race: "I knew it was going to be decided on the start but my start was very bad. I'm disappointed about that, but I managed to brake really late into Turn 1 and passed Ramon on the outside, which is not easy! That was the key for this win as once you get your position, it's difficult for the guy behind to get a run to overtake you, so I knew it was going to be very important to be first at the end of the first lap. I wanted to win this race because I wanted to make it eight as I said yesterday, so it's eight Formula Two wins, I'm very proud about this and winning the last two races in Formula Two is fantastic and that's my way to say goodbye to all these people I had the pleasure to work with these two seasons, so I'm delighted and I'm very happy."

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RACE RESULTS BARCELONA, SPAIN - RACE 2 - OCTOBER 30, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                 SPONSOR                 LAPS           GAP
 1    4   Mirko Bortolotti       Bortolotti Construzioni  22
 2   15   Ramon Pineiro          Movimiento I'm Possible  22            8.073
 3    9   Mihai Marinescu        Brasov - Romania         22           11.782
 4    6   Miki Monras Team       Silverlining Convergence 22           13.008
 5    5   Alex Brundle           GAC                      22           25.133
 6   12   Kelvin Snoeks          HDI - Gerling            22           25.977
 7   19   Christopher Zanella    Star - Sodecia           22           27.201
 8   16   Mikkel Mac             BM Steel Construction    22           28.002
 9   11   Jack Clarke            APO / KSS                22           38.918
10   28   Benjamin Lariche       Quick                    22           39.698
11   18   Tobias Hegewald                                 22           40.442
12   10   Maxim Snegirev         Klaxon                   22           44.991
13   13   Jose Luis              Abadin BEKO              22           59.516
14   33   Parthiva Sureshwaren   Lycamobile               22         1:06.440
15    2   James Cole             Comma                    22         1:06.921
16   21   Thiemo Storz           Darsena Management       22         1:09.974
17    8   Plamen Kralev          Bulgarian State          22         1:11.312
NOT STARTED
     30   Sunghak Mun            Sung Kyun Kwan University



MONZA, ITALY
SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2, 2011

MIHAI MARINESCU WINS RACE 1

"It was 13 with luck this time! I'm really happy and most of all I'm happier because it happened here in Monza. I feel really at home here.

"I had a tricky get away from the start, Alex got past at the first chicane but on the next lap I made my move and overtook him and then I drove it safely home.

"I've done a lot of things differently starting with the preparation for the weekend itself and then a different approach to the whole weekend and it looks like it paid off."

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RACE RESULTS MONZA, ITALY - RACE 1 - OCTOBER 1, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                 SPONSOR                 LAPS           GAP
 1    9   Mihai Marinescu        Brasov - Romania         21
 2    4   Mirko Bortolotti       Bortolotti Construzioni  21            5.411
 3    5   Alex Brundle           GAC                      21            6.114
 4   15   Ramon Pineiro          Movimiento I'm Possible  21            7.676
 5   19   Christopher Zanella    Star                     21            8.655
 6   18   Tobias Hegewald                                 21           19.576
 7   21   Thiemo Storz           Darsena Management       21           22.622
 8   11   Jack Clarke            APO / KSS                21           24.320
 9   16   Mikkel Mac             BM Steel Construction    21           31.739
10   26   Luciano Bacheta                                 21           34.480
11   12   Kelvin Snoeks          HDI - Gerling            21           37.227
12    8   Plamen Kralev          Globul                   21           45.760
13   28   Benjamin Lariche       Quick                    21           48.402
14    2   James Cole             Comma                    21         1:01.566
15   33   Parthiva Sureshwaren   Lycamobile               21         1:03.662
16   10   Maxim Snegirev         Klaxon                   21         1:21.405
17    6   Miki Monras            Team Silverlining        19           2 Laps
NOT CLASSIFIED
18   30   Sunghak Mun            Sung Kyun Kwan Univ      16           5 Laps
19   20   Julian Theobald        Color Chemie Group        1          20 Laps

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MIRCO BORTOLOTTI WINS RACE 2 AND CHAMPIONSHIP

"I don't have words to explain it now, I think I have to realise it. I'm just so happy. It's been a really good weekend. Unfortunately yesterday we were unable to get the maximum points even though the race was very good. The aim for today was just trying to take another win and after the pole position obviously that was the main aim.

"The race itself was quite interesting, my start was not so good and Ramon managed to pass me in the first chicane. After that I felt I could be a little bit quicker maybe and tried to get with him in the first couple of laps. As soon as I had a chance I tried to get my nose inside and tried to pass him. Finally I managed and he was very fair in that spot, and it could have ended another way for sure but obviously we are talking about a fair guy and a true racer so that was a great battle between us.

"For me it was just amazing. It was the aim to win the championship. Before the season you say many things and then you have to prove it on the track, that's the main thing in racing so finally we did it and I cannot say how I feel, I'm so happy.

"It's just amazing for me, I'm very happy. I cannot say anything else. All I can say is that once more we did a good job, the car was perfect and I have to send my congratulations to the whole F2 team because obviously they are doing a great job. From the inside you can see properly what's going on so I have to send my congratulations to these guys because they are pushing very hard and they are allowing us to do proper racing.

"I have to think about this (F1 test), but we've got another race in Barcelona so I will think about this for sure. Anyway I managed to win this prize so I will try to prepare myself as good as I can. I had the luck in the past to get some Formula One tests. Maybe that could help me but of course everything changed this year so it will be interesting to learn all the new parts that the Formula One car has and try to give the best I can and try to enjoy the day. I don't know what's going to happen for 2012, we will see.

"We will be celebrating for sure! We are in Italy so to win the championship here is obviously a dream come true and for sure I will party tonight!"

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RACE RESULTS MONZA, ITALY - RACE 2 - OCTOBER 2, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                 SPONSOR                 LAPS           GAP
 1    4   Mirko Bortolotti       Bortolotti Construzioni  21
 2   15   Ramon Pineiro          Movimiento I'm Possible  21            8.861
 3    6   Miki Monras            Team Silverlining        21            9.198
 4    5   Alex Brundle           GAC                      21            9.999
 5   26   Luciano Bacheta                                 21           19.428
 6   19   Christopher Zanella    Star                     21           20.281
 7   11   Jack Clarke            APO / KSS                21           20.416
 8   12   Kelvin Snoeks          HDI - Gerling            21           25.799
 9   18   Tobias Hegewald                                 21           28.015
10   28   Benjamin Lariche       Quick                    21           28.799
11   16   Mikkel Mac             BM Steel Construction    21           29.683
12   30   Sunghak Mun            Sung Kyun Kwan Univ      21           41.177
13    8   Plamen Kralev                                   21           48.377
14   33   Parthiva Sureshwaren   Lycamobile               21           50.363
15    2   James Cole             Comma                    21           59.323
16   10   Maxim Snegirev         Klaxon                   13           8 Laps
17    9   Mihai Marinescu        Brasov - Romania          5          16 Laps
18   20   Julian Theobald        Color Chemie Group        3          18 Laps
19   21   Thiemo Storz           Darsena Management        1          20 Laps



RED BULL RING
AUSTRIA - AUGUST 26-28, 2011

RAMON PINEIRO GETS 2ND STRAIGHT WIN - RACE 1

A delighted Pineiro said: "I knew that the start was very important so I made sure I got to the first corner first and my pace was the fastest out there. I just tried to build up the gap smoothly and make no mistakes and bring the car home and take the win.

The temperature was quite high outside and to keep your concentration in the high temperature is very tough especially when you're on your own, you must keep your focus and I think I managed it ok."

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RACE RESULTS RED BULL RING RACE 1 - AUGUST 27, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                 SPONSOR                 LAPS           GAP
 1   15   Ramon Pineiro          Movimiento I'm Possible  26
 2    4   Mirko Bortolotti       Bortolotti Construzioni  26            5.401
 3    9   Mihai Marinescu        Brasov Romania           26           14.153
 4    5   Alex Brundle           GAC                      26           14.574
 5   11   Jack Clarke            APO KSS                  26           26.893
 6   20   Julian Theobald        Color Chemie Group       26           31.358
 7   26   Luciano Bacheta                                 26           34.381
 8   28   Benjamin Lariche       Quick                    26           35.115
 9    2   James Cole             Comma                    26           41.405
10    8   Plamen Kralev          M-tel                    26           47.603
11   10   Maxim Snegirev         Klaxon                   26           49.176
12   19   Christopher Zanella    Star                     26           51.104
13   30   Sunghak Mun            Sung Kyun Kwan Univ.     26           53.975
14    3   Armaan Ebrahim         JK Racing                26           54.631
15   18   Tobias Hegewald                                 26           56.208
16   25   Rene Binder            gloryfy                  22           4 Laps
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNF  12   Kelvin Snoeks          HDI Gerling              DNF
DNF  21   Thiemo Storz           Darsena Management       DNF
DNF  33   Parthiva Sureshwaren   Lycamobile               DNF
DNF   6   Miki Monras            Team Silverlining Conv.  DNF
DNF  16   Mikkel Mac             BM Steel Construction    DNF
DNF  22   Johannes Theobald      Color Chemie Group       DNF

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RAMON PINEIRO GETS 3RD STRAIGHT WIN - RACE 2

Race winner Pineiro said: "I think this was the hardest race I've won because I just built up a two second gap and then Mirko and Mihai were just doing qualifying laps every single lap and I knew just one mistake would bring them even closer. So it was very hard to stay consistent and stay on the limit, which is the hardest thing to do but I could manage it and take the win back home."

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RACE RESULTS RED BULL RING RACE 2 - AUGUST 28, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                 SPONSOR                 LAPS           GAP
 1   15   Ramon Pineiro          Movimiento I'm Possible  26
 2    4   Mirko Bortolotti       Bortolotti Construzioni  26            1.204
 3    9   Mihai Marinescu        Brasov Romania           26           11.124
 4   19   Christopher Zanella    Star                     26           12.709
 5   12   Kelvin Snoeks          HDI Gerling              26           20.818
 6   18   Tobias Hegewald                                 26           24.689
 7   10   Maxim Snegirev         Klaxon                   26           30.592
 8   28   Benjamin Lariche       Quick                    26           33.186
 9   16   Mikkel Mac             BM Steel Construction    26           33.537
10   26   Luciano Bacheta                                 26           35.887
11    6   Miki Monras            Team Silverlining Conv.  26           36.181
12   20   Julian Theobald        Color Chemie Group       26           39.000
13   25   Rene Binder            gloryfy                  26           41.100
14   21   Thiemo Storz           Darsena Management       26           50.871
15    8   Plamen Kralev          M-tel                    26           54.890
16   22   Johannes Theobald      Color Chemie Group       26         1:04.034
17   33   Parthiva Sureshwaren   Lycamobile               26         1:05.096
18    2   James Cole             Comma                    24           2 Laps
19   30   Sunghak Mun            Sung Kyun Kwan Univ.     21           3 Laps
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNF   5   Alex Brundle           GAC                      DNF
DNF  11   Jack Clarke            APO KSS                  DNF
DNF   3   Armaan Ebrahim         JK Racing                DNF



BRANDS HATCH
GREAT BRITAIN - JULY 22-24, 2011

JACK CLARKE WINS RACE 1 AT BRANDS HATCH

"It's perfect, you cant really write that. I haven't really been knocking on the door of a win yet this season, so to come here and smash it is a good thing. It's a big deal for me because I always go on about my preseason and was expecting to have some better results. Nuerburgring was a confidence boost to be on the podium and I'm feeling on top of it right now, and I suppose proved that today! They didn't give me much room off the start, and I don't blame them, because I've been getting good starts all season and the gap was just about big enough. My step father Julian Bailey won his first Formula 3000 race with that move, so he taught me well."said Clarke after the race.

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RACE RESULTS BRANDS HATCH RACE 1 - JULY 23, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                 SPONSOR                 LAPS           GAP
 1  11    Jack Clarke            APO / KSS                28
 2  15    Ramon Pineiro          Movimiento I'm Possible  28            3.137
 3  18    Tobias Hegewald        Team Silverlining Conv.  28           10.729
 4   6    Miki Monras            Paddock Boulevard        28           11.154
 5   4    Mirko Bortolotti       Bortolotti Construzioni  28           11.930
 6  19    Christopher Zanella    Star                     28           24.912
 7  10    Maxim Snegirev         Klaxon                   28           25.078
 8   2    James Cole             Comma                    28           40.075
 9   3    Armaan Ebrahim         JK Racing                28           40.580
10  13    Jose Luis Abadin       Racing for Galicia       28         1:10.258
11  33    Parthiva Sureshwaren   Lycamobile               28         1:12.017
12   8    Plamen Kralev          M-tel                    27            1 Lap
13  16    Mikkel Mac             BM Steel Construction    27            1 Lap
14  30    Sunghak Mun            Sung Kyun Kwan Univ.     26           2 Laps
NOT CLASSIFIED
15  21    Thiemo Storz           Darsena Management        8          20 Laps
16   5    Alex Brundle           GAC                       3          25 Laps
17  12    Kelvin Snoeks          HDI - Gerling             0          28 Laps
18  28    Benjamin Lariche       Quick                     0          28 Laps
19   9    Mihai Marinescu        Brasov Romania            0          28 Laps
20  42    Jordan King            Hugo Boss                 0          28 Laps

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RAMON PINEIRO GETS RACE 2 WIN

"It's just fantastic. Coming from a series of disasters that have happened all the way through to then turn it around at Brands Hatch, both yesterday and the win today, is just great and a real boost for the next rounds," said Ramon Pineiro after the race.

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RACE RESULTS BRANDS HATCH RACE 2 - JULY 24, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                 SPONSOR                 LAPS           GAP
 1  15    Ramon Pineiro          Movimiento I'm Possible  28
 2   4    Mirko Bortolotti       Bortolotti Construzioni  28            1.484
 3  11    Jack Clarke            APO / KSS                28            3.511
 4   9    Mihai Marinescu        Brasov Romania           28           21.605
 5  18    Tobias Hegewald        Team Silverlining Conv.  28           25.736
 6   3    Armaan Ebrahim         JK Racing                28           31.305
 7  19    Christopher Zanella    Star                     28           31.745
 8  28    Benjamin Lariche       Quick                    28           38.710
 9   6    Miki Monras            Paddock Boulevard        28           39.362
10  42    Jordan King            Hugo Boss                28           39.920
11  16    Mikkel Mac             BM Steel Construction    28           43.435
12   2    James Cole             Comma                    28           54.213
13   8    Plamen Kralev          M-tel                    28         1:02.337
14  33    Parthiva Sureshwaren   Lycamobile               28         1:12.407
15  13    Jose Luis Abadin       Racing for Galicia       28         1:14.985
16  30    Sunghak Mun            Sung Kyun Kwan Univ.     28         1:20.758
17   5    Alex Brundle           GAC                      27            1 Lap
NOT CLASSIFIED
18  12    Kelvin Snoeks          HDI - Gerling            19           9 Laps
19  10    Maxim Snegirev         Klaxon                   10          18 Laps
20  21    Thiemo Storz           Darsena Management        7          21 Laps



NUERNBURGRING
GERMANY - JULY 1-3, 2011

MIRKO BORTOLOTTI TAKES RACE 1 FOR BORTOLOTTI CONSTRUZIONI

"Very happy with that win and the guys did a very good job. I got a good start and also opening lap. That was a special win for me as it's my first ever time at the Nürburgring so it's a big thing for me to win on my first visit. I'm already looking forward to tomorrow!"said Mirko Bortolotti after the race.

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RACE RESULTS NUERNBURGRING RACE 1 - JULY 2, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                 SPONSOR                 LAPS           GAP
 1    4   Mirko Bortolotti       Bortolotti Construzioni  20
 2   19   Christopher Zanella    Star                     20            6.705
 3   11   Jack Clarke            APO / KSS                20           15.068
 4    6   Miki Monras            Paddock Boulevard        20           16.535
 5   42   Jordan King            Hugo Boss                20           27.425
 6   12   Kelvin Snoeks          HDI - Gerling            20           32.115
 7   17   Will Bratt             i4retail                 20           37.178
 8   16   Mikkel Mac             BM Steel Construction    20           37.757
 9   21   Thiemo Storz           Darsena Management       20           38.384
10   22   Johannes Theobald      Color Chemie Group       20           42.267
11   10   Maxim Snegirev         Klaxon                   20           43.462
12   18   Tobias Hegewald        Team Silverlining        20           44.387
13   28   Benjamin Lariche       Quick                    20           45.486
14   15   Ramon Pineiro          Movimiento I'm Possible  20           45.498
15    3   Armaan Ebrahim         JK Racing                20           46.569
16   20   Julian Theobald        Color Chemie Group       20           49.227
17    8   Plamen Kralev          M-tel                    20           57.311
18    2   James Cole             Comma                    20         1:01.936
19   30   Sunghak Mun            Sung Kyun Kwan Univ.     20         1:02.508
20   88   Fabio Gamberini        Lincx                    20         1:23.062
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNC   5   Alex Brundle           GAC                       5
DNC   9   Mihai Marinescu        Brasov - Romania          3

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MIRKO BORTOLOTTI SWEEPS WITH RACE 2 WIN

Italian Driver Mirko Bortolotti completed a clean sweep in Germany.

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RACE RESULTS NUERNBURGRING RACE 2 - JULY 3, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                 SPONSOR                 LAPS           GAP
 1    4   Mirko Bortolotti       Bortolotti Construzioni  20
 2   17   Will Bratt             i4reta il                20            4.140
 3   19   Christopher Zanella    Star                     20            8.265
 4   18   Tobias Hegewald        Team Silverlining        20           10.878
 5    5   Alex Brundle           GAC                      20           11.494
 6   16   Mikkel Mac             BM Steel Construction    20           11.902
 7   11   Jack Clarke            APO / KSS                20           13.607
 8    6   Miki Monras            Paddock Boulevard        20           14.264
 9   42   Jordan King            Hugo Boss                20           15.153
10   15   Ramon Pineiro          Movimiento I'm Possible  20           15.485
11    9   Mihai Marinescu        Brasov- Romania          20           21.970
12   28   Benjamin Lariche       Quick                    20           24.720
13    3   Armaan Ebrahim         JK Racing                20           26.164
14    2   James Cale             Comma                    20           28.614
15   21   Thiemo Storz           Darsena Management       20           34.148
16   88   Fabio Gamberini        Lincx                    20           34.516
17    8   Plamen Kralev          M-tel                    20           35.508
18   10   Maxim Snegirev         Klaxon                   20         1:07.245
19   12   Kelvin Snoeks          HDI- Gerling             18           2 laps
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNC  22   Johannes Theobald      Color Chemie Group        5
DNC  33   Parthiva Sureshwaren   Lycamobile                3
DNC  30   Sunghak Mun            Sung Kyun Kwan Univ.      3
DNC  20   Julian Theobald        Color Chemie Group        2



SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
BELGIUM - JUNE 24-26, 2011

WILL BRATT TAKES RACE 1 FOR i4retail

British driver Will Bratt secured his maiden FIA Formula Two race win in the opening F2 race at Spa Francorchamps.

After the race Bratt said: "It feels like a win that's long overdue. The conditions weren't too bad as long as you kept the car online but tricky if you didn't put the car in the right place. I got a good start and went down the outside on the brakes into the first corner and made up loads of time on the brakes; then I just nailed it through Eau Rouge. I'm feeling confident for tomorrow's race as I've been feeling confident all weekend."

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RACE RESULTS SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS RACE 1 - JUNE 25, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                 SPONSOR                 LAPS           GAP
 1   17   Will Bratt             i4retail                 16
 2    4   Mirko Bortolotti       Bortolotti Construzioni  16            2.469
 3   19   Christopher Zanella    Star                     16            5.786
 4   18   Tobias Hegewald        Team Silver Lining       16           13.391
 5    5   Alex Brundle           GAC                      16           19.215
 6   21   Thiemo Storz           Darsena Management       16           33.027
 7   15   Ramon Pineiro          Movimiento I'm Possible  16           33.362
 8    9   Mihai Marinescu        Romania                  16           39.010
 9    6   Miki Monras            Paddock Boulevard        16           47.141
10   12   Kelvin Snoeks          HDI - Gerling            16           49.947
11   16   Mikkel Mac             BM Steel Construction    16           56.665
12   22   Johannes Theobald      Color Chemie Group       16         1:11.954
13    3   Armaan Ebrahim         JK Racing                16         1:12.412
14   10   Maxim Snegirev         Klaxon                   16         1:14.594
15   20   Julian Theobald        Color Chemie Group       16         1:16.893
16    2   James Cole             Comma                    16         1:22.928
17   42   Jordan King            Hugo Boss                16         1:23.655
18   13   Jose Luis              Abadin                   16         1:30.499
19   11   Jack Clarke            APO / KSS                16         1:37.111
20   28   Benjamin Lariche       Quick                    16         2:28.462
21   33   Parthiva Sureshwaren   Lyca Mobile              15            1 Lap
RETIRED
22    8   Plamen Kralev          M-tel                     3 
23   30   Sunghak Mun            Sung Kyun Kwan University 2

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MIRKO BORTOLOTTI DOMINATED RACE 2

Italian Driver Mirko Bortolotti took a commanding win during round six of the 2011 FIA Formula Two Championship at Spa Francorchamps and now leads the drivers' standings by 5 points.

After the race Bortolotti said: "I got a good start and I knew it was going to be very tight going into La Source. I tried to go for the inside but Will closed the door so I had to go around the outside which worked out ok and managed to go through Eau Rouge leading the race. After that I was pushing quite a lot but still had to defend my position on the first couple of laps. Then I tried to get my rhythm and push as much as I can and open up a gap."

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RACE RESULTS SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS RACE 2 - JUNE 26, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                 SPONSOR                 LAPS           GAP
 1    4   Mirko Bortolotti       Bortolotti Construzioni  17
 2   19   Christopher Zanella    Star                     17            4.806
 3   17   Will Bratt             i4retail                 17            6.760
 4    6   Miki Monras            Paddock Boulevard        17            7.907
 5    9   Mihai Marinescu        Romania                  17           16.650
 6   11   Jack Clarke            APO / KSS                17           20.151
 7    5   Alex Brundle           GAC                      17           31.257
 8   42   Jordan King            Hugo Boss                17           34.959
 9   12   Kelvin Snoeks          HDI - Gerling            17           44.198
10   21   Thiemo Storz           Darsena Management       17           47.516
11   13   Jose Luis              Abadin                   17           49.632
12   15   Ramon Pineiro          Movimiento I'm Possible  17           56.670
13   10   Maxim Snegirev         Klaxon                   17         1:02.199
14   16   Mikkel Mac             BM Steel Construction    17         1:10.475
15   20   Julian Theobald        Color Chemie Group       17         1:11.429
16    2   James Cole             Comma                    17         1:21.459
17   30   Sunghak Mun            Sung Kyun Kwan University 17        1:24.192
18    8   Plamen Kralev          M-tel                    17         1:32.777
19   33   Parthiva Sureshwaren   Lyca Mobile              17         1:38.517
20    3   Armaan Ebrahim         JK Racing                15           2 Laps
NOT CLASSIFIED
21   22   Johannes Theobald      Color Chemie Group       11
22   18   Tobias Hegewald        Team Silver Lining        6
23   28   Benjamin Lariche       Quick                     3


CIRCUIT DE NEVERS MAGNY-COURS
BURGUNDY, FRANCE - MAY 13-15, 2011

RACE 1 GOES TO CHRISTOPHER ZANELLA

Swiss racer Christopher Zanella got his maiden FIA Fomula Two win during a thrilling rainy race. Despite starting sixth, German Tobias Hegewald battled his way through the field to secure second place and his first podium of this year, while pole sitter Alex Brundle, son of former Grand Prix racer Martin, placed third.

Christopher Zanella said after the race:"To win the race was a great feeling for me and unbelievable given I had a really bad start. I dropped down to fourth and tried to stay with the others, then I tried to close the gap, lap by lap, and I was trying to find the best line. Then I overtook one after the other and that was really good. It was a hard race and especially at the end when you're alone and you start to have some thoughts and that's very dangerous."

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RACE RESULTS MAGNY-COURS RACE 1 - MAY 14, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                  NAT        LAPS           GAP
 1   19   Christopher Zanella     CHE         21
 2   18   Tobias Hegewald         DEU         21          7.937
 3    5   Alex Brundle            GBR         21          9.382
 4    6   Miki Monras             ESP         21         11.707
 5   15   Ramon Pineiro           ESP         21         20.978
 6    4   Mirko Bortolotti        ITA         21         21.837
 7   23   Jon Lancaster           GBR         21         22.492
 8   17   Will Bratt              GBR         21         33.682
 9   21   Thiemo Storz            DEU         21         34.802
10   12   Kelvin Snoeks           NED         21         39.729
11   28   Benjamin Lariche        FRA         21         41.477
12    3   Armaan Ebrahim          IND         21       1:02.112
13   11   Jack Clarke             GBR         21       1:03.515
14   22   Johannes Theobald       DEU         21       1:14.960
15   16   Mikkel Mac              DEN         21       1:24.504
16   10   Maxim Snegirev          RUS         21       1:28.439
17   20   Julian Theobald         DEU         21       1:43.841
18    2   James Cole              GBR         21       1:46.974
19   30   Sunghak Mun             KOR         20          1 Lap
NOT CLASSIFIED
20   13   Jose Luis Abadin        ESP         17         4 Laps
21   77   Natalia Kowalska        POL         16         5 Laps
22    8   Plamen Kralev           BUL          1        20 Laps
23    9   Mihai Marinescu         ROM          0        21 Laps

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CHRISTOPHER ZANELLA MAKES IT TWO WINS AT MAGNY-COURS

Zanella held off a charging Alex Brundle at the start of the race and protected his lead for the whole 24 laps. Brundle came in 2nd, and Mirko Bortolotti held on for 3rd.

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RACE RESULTS MAGNY-COURS RACE 2 - MAY 15, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                  NAT        LAPS           GAP
 1   19   Christopher Zanella     CHE         24
 2    5   Alex Brundle            GBR         24          1.414
 3    4   Mirko Bortolotti        ITA         24          2.815
 4    6   Miki Monras             ESP         24          6.136
 5    9   Mihai Marinescu         ROM         24          8.767
 6   23   Jon Lancaster           GBR         24         11.864
 7   17   Will Bratt              GBR         24         12.148
 8   18   Tobias Hegewald         DEU         24         17.785
 9   15   Ramon Pineiro           ESP         24         22.293
10   11   Jack Clarke             GBR         24         23.075
11   22   Johannes Theobald       DEU         24         36.115
12   16   Mikkel Mac              DEN         24         36.555
13   28   Benjamin Lariche        FRA         24         37.431
14   10   Maxim Snegirev          RUS         24         41.771
15   21   Thiemo Storz            DEU         24         47.876
16   13   Jose Luis Abadin        ESP         24         52.167
17    2   James Cole              GBR         24       1:04.706
18    8   Plamen Kralev           BUL         24       1:15.779
19   30   Sunghak Mun             KOR         24       1:17.687
20   77   Natalia Kowalska        POL         24       1:24.533
NOT CLASSIFIED
21   12   Kelvin Snoeks           NED          8        16 Laps
22   20   Julian Theobald         DEU          4        20 Laps
23    3   Armaan Ebrahim          IND          0        24 Laps


SILVERSTIONE CIRCUIT
TOWCESTER NORTHHAMPTONSHIRE - APRIL 15-17, 2011

RACE 1 GOES TO MIRKO BORTOLOTTI

Italy's Mirko Bortolotti took his pole position all the way to a commanding victory in the opening round of the 2011 FIA Formula Two Championship at Silverstone.

Will Bratt came in 5.337 seconds behind and Miki Monras finished 3rd, 6.929 seconds behind the leader.

Mirko Bortolotti said tghis after the race:"It wasn't easy! First of all I made a good start, and the first lap was actually very good. I managed to get a gap between me and second, and after that I think they were starting to get busy behind me and that was my chance to get away a bit, and that's what I did. Afterwards I had five seconds advantage I think, so I just tried to look after my tires.

Then added : "I'm very happy with the result, which is very good for us - the first race weekend and now a pole position and a race win, so I'm very happy. After the start I was leading the race and I had fresh tyres, so that was my chance to pull away. I think we had a good strategy in qualifying, it worked well, but we have to say that on old tyres we have been running very well throughout the weekend, so I knew our race pace was good."

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RACE RESULTS SILVERSTONE RACE 1 - APRIL 16, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                  NAT        LAPS           GAP
 1    4   Mirko BORTOLOTTI        ITA         21
 2   17   Will BRATT              GBR         21          5.337
 3    6   Miki MONRAS             ESP         21          6.929
 4    9   Mihai MARINESCU         ROM         21         19.381
 5   15   Ramon PINEIRO           ESP         21         26.243
 6   18   Tobias HEGEWALD         DEU         21         27.072
 7   19   Christopher ZANELLA     SWI         21         28.901
 8   11   Jack CLARKE             GBR         21         40.496
 9   10   Maxim SNEGIREV          RUS         21         45.852
10   24   Tom GLADDIS             GBR         21         53.612
11    3   Armaan EBRAHIM          IND         21         54.607
12   16   Mikkel MAC              DEN         21         58.323
13   28   Benjamin LARICHE        FRA         21         59.945 
14   21   Thiemo STORZ            DEU         21       1:03.601
15    2   James COLE              GBR         21       1:04.747
16   13   Jose Luis ABADIN        ESP         21       1:24.152
17   20   Julian THEOBALD         DEU         21       1:29.379
18   33   Parthiva SURESHWAREN    IND         20          1 lap
19    5   Alex BRUNDLE            GBR         20          1 lap
20   30   Sunghak MUN             KOR         19         2 laps
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNF   8   Plamen KRALEV           BUL         14         7 laps
DNF  12   Kelvin SNOEKS           NED         12         9 laps 
DNF  22   Johannes THEOBALD       DEU         11        10 laps
DNF  77   Natalia KOWALSKA        POL         11        10 laps

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RACE 2 GOES TO MIKI MONRAS

A commanding performance sees Miki Monras claim a maiden F2 win from pole position, but Mirko Bortolotti retains the championship lead courtesy of a second place finish - after the flag at least, with Will Bratt finishing second on track but missing several black flags along the way.

"First of all, I knew I had to make a good start if I wanted to win the race. Yesterday it was not the case and I struggled a little bit; today it was better, a lot easier. I saw they were fighting a little bit behind on the first lap so I managed to pull a little gap, and after that I pushed and pushed. I knew it was important to get some good laps early on and build a gap until the end and that's what I did."said Miki Monras after the race.

He added "We knew we were going to fight for the win at least - testing showed us we were there, and a podium would have been okay but a win is even better! The shoulder is a little bit tough: when you are alone you start to think about things and you start to feel the pain."

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RACE RESULTS SILVERSTONE RACE 2 - APRIL 17, 2011

POS CAR   DRIVER                  NAT        LAPS           GAP
 1    6   Miki MONRAS             ESP         21
 2    4   Mirko BORTOLOTTI        ITA         21         10.668
 3   19   Christopher ZANELLA     SWI         21         14.907
 4   18   Tobias HEGEWALD         DEU         21         16.873
 5    9   Mihai MARINESCU         ROM         21         21.753
 6   11   Jack CLARKE             GBR         21         26.801
 7    3   Armaan EBRAHIM          IND         21         33.573
 8   12   Kelvin SNOEKS           NED         21         37.573
 9   16   Mikkel MAC              DEN         21         39.127
10   28   Benjamin LARICHE        FRA         21         49.281
11   15   Ramon PINEIRO           ESP         21         52.251
12   77   Natalia KOWALSKA        POL         21       1:03.243
13    2   James COLE              GBR         21       1:04.764
14   21   Thiemo STORZ            DEU         21       1:07.885
15   24   Tom GLADDIS             GBR         21       1:09.754
16   22   Johannes THEOBALD       DEU         21       1:13.975
17    8   Plamen KRALEV           BUL         21       1:19.821
18   13   Jose Luis ABADIN        ESP         21       1:20.280
19   30   Sunghak MUN             KOR         20          1 lap
NOT CLASSIFIED
DNF  10   Maxim SNEGIREV          RUS         13         8 laps
DNF  20   Julian THEOBALD         DEU          6        15 laps
DNF   5   Alex BRUNDLE            GBR          0
DNF  33   Parthiva SURESHWAREN    IND          0
DQ   17   Will BRATT              GBR          0


HIGHLIGHTS RACE ONE, SILVERSTONE APR 18, 2010


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