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2014 Acceleration At Portimão
Acceleration at Portimão was the first weekend of Acceleration 2014, a multi-day festival combining top class car and bike racing with live music and other entertainment. The festival was organised by the International Sport Racing Association (ISRA), based in the Netherlands, to be held six times in 2014, starting 25–27 April in Portimão, Portugal and ending 17–19 October in Assen, Netherlands. The various racing competitions were Formula Acceleration 1 (FA1), the MW-V6 Pickup Series, the Legend SuperCup (LSC), the European Stock 1000 Series (ACC 1000) and the European Stock 600 Series (ACC 600). However, both European Stock series did not compete during this round of the championship. Every driver entering Acceleration 2014 was eligible for points in the drivers' championship as well as the nations' championship. As for music and entertainment, David Hasselhoff was the host of "Celebrate the 80's and the 90's with The Hoff", a dance party featuring 2 Unlimited, Hadd ...
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Autódromo Internacional Do Algarve
The Algarve International Circuit ( pt, Autódromo Internacional do Algarve), commonly referred to as Portimão Circuit, is a race circuit located in Portimão, Algarve region, Portugal. The development includes a karting track, off-road track, technology park, five-star hotel, sports complex and apartments. The circuit was designed by Ricardo Pina, Arquitectos. The construction was finished in October 2008 and the circuit was homologated by both the FIM on 11 October 2008 and the FIA two days later. The total cost was €195 million (approximately $250 million). The circuit The circuit hosted the final round of the World Superbike Championship on 2 November 2008. On 9 June, the track was confirmed to host a round of the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season. The race was set for the weekend of 12 April 2009. On 10 October 2008, the Le Mans Series announced a 1000 km night race to be held at Algarve on 2 August 2009. On 5 November 2008, the FIA GT Championship announced and ...
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Mirko Bortolotti
Mirko Bortolotti (born 10 January 1990) is an Italian racing driver from Trento. He has won the Italian Formula 3 Championship in 2008, the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2011, the Eurocup Megane Trophy in 2013 and the Blancpain GT Series Endurance and Overall Championship in 2017. He competed as a factory driver for Lamborghini between 2016 and 2019, before moving to Audi for 2020 and rejoining Lamborghini in 2021. He competed in the 2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with GRT Grasser Racing Team, a factory-backed Lamborghini team based in Austria. Career Italian series After karting for several years, Bortolotti began his formula racing career in 2005 by competing in the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series and Formula Gloria. He competed in the Winter Series for a further two years, with a best finish of fourth in 2006. He also drove in the Italian Formula Junior 1600 championship for this year, in addition to the Formula Azzurra championship. In the latter series he finishe ...
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Acceleration Team Portugal
Acceleration Team Portugal is the Portuguese team of Formula Acceleration 1, an international racing series. They are run by Team Ghinzani, owned by Piercarlo Ghinzani. History 2014 season ''Drivers: Armando Parente, Sergio Campana'' The team announced Armando Parente as their driver for the inaugural Formula Acceleration 1 round in Portimao. He moved to the Chinese team for round 2 in Navarra and was replaced by Sergio Campana. Drivers Complete Formula Acceleration 1 Results References {{Acceleration teams Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ... National sports teams of Portugal Auto racing teams in Portugal ...
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Armando Parente
Armando Parente (born 29 March 1989) is a Portuguese racing driver. He won the 2008 ADAC Formel Masters season The 2008 ADAC Formel Masters season was the first season of the open wheel racing series from Germany. The ADAC Formel Masters is a new continental series for junior drivers powered by Volkswagen, a 1.6-litre FSI engine delivering will power the .... Currently, he races in the Portuguese Championship of Sport Prototypes, teaming with Francisco Abreu, driving a Tattus PY 012 of Team Nova Driver. Career At 9 years of age he began go-kart racing and performed well winning the Portugal Cup (2001, 2004 e 2006), the Portugal Open (2001 e 2002), the Portuguese Champion (2002 e 2004), and the Italian Open (2005). In 2008 he moved to formulas and was crowned as Champion of the ADAC Formel Masters in Germany. He was also a rookie driver in A1GP, testing in Sepang, Malaysia (2008) and Algarve, Portugal (2009). In 2011 he returned to go-kart and won the Portugal Championship in ...
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Acceleration Team Germany
Acceleration Team Germany is the German team of Formula Acceleration 1, an international racing series. They are run by the Swedish Performance Racing team, owned by Bobby Issazadhe. History 2014 season ''Drivers: Sebastian Balthasar Sebastian Balthasar (Cologne, Germany, 30 August 1996) is a German racing driver. Career Karting Balthasar started his racing career in the 2009 karting season. He became third in the Rotax Max Challenge Germany. A year later he entered the Cia ...'' The team announced Sebastian Balthasar as their driver for the inaugural Formula Acceleration 1 season. Drivers Complete Formula Acceleration 1 Results References {{Acceleration teams Germany National sports teams of Germany Auto racing teams in Germany ...
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Sebastian Balthasar
Sebastian Balthasar (Cologne, Germany, 30 August 1996) is a German racing driver. Career Karting Balthasar started his racing career in the 2009 karting season. He became third in the Rotax Max Challenge Germany. A year later he entered the Ciao Thomas Knopper Memorial, the ADAC Kart Championship, the German Junior Kart Championship and the 21° Trofeo Andrea Margutti, with a tenth place as his best result. He continued karting throughout 2011 and '12, again entering the German Junior Karts, besides racing in the DMV Kart Championship and the Euro Wintercup. Formula racing Balthasar made the switch to formula racing in 2012, when he entered the ADAC Formel Masters, as the teammate of Alessio Picariello, which he would race again in 2014. With a best result of 4th, he finished 13th in the championship. He then entered the 2012-13 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship season, finishing 19th. Things changed when he entered the 2013 German Formula Three season, finishing only 10 ...
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Acceleration Team Slovakia
Acceleration Team Slovakia is the Slovak team of Formula Acceleration 1, an international racing series. They are run by Team Ghinzani, owned by Piercarlo Ghinzani. History 2014 season ''Drivers: Richard Gonda'' The team announced Richard Gonda as their driver for the inaugural Formula Acceleration 1 season. Drivers Complete Formula Acceleration 1 Results References {{Acceleration teams Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ... A Sports clubs and teams in Slovakia ...
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Richard Gonda
Richard Gonda (born 14 March 1994, in Banská Bystrica) is a professional racing driver from Slovakia. Career Karting Gonda began karting in 2003 and raced primarily in his native Slovakia for the majority of his career, working his way up from the junior ranks with the seven national titles. CEZ Championship E2-2000 and Formula Renault In 2010, Gonda graduated to single-seaters, racing in the Central European Zone Championship E2-2000 series. He finished sixth with 37 points. He also completed in three rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup FR-2000 Class with Sophidea team and in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 round at Silverstone Circuit with Krenek Motorsport. Gonda expanded his Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 campaign in 2011, staying with Krenek Motorsport. He finished all but one races, without scoring a point. He also contested in three rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC series. And continued in the NEC series in the next year. FIA Formula Two Cham ...
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Acceleration Team France
Acceleration Team France is the French team of Formula Acceleration 1, an international racing series. They are run by the Belgian Azerti Motorsport team, owned by Wim Coekelbergs. History 2014 season ''Drivers: Sergio Campana, Nathanaël Berthon'' The team announced Italian driver Sergio Campana as their driver for the inaugural Formula Acceleration 1 round in Portimao. He moved to the Portuguese team for round 2 in Navarra and was replaced by Nathanaël Berthon. Drivers Complete Formula Acceleration 1 Results References {{Acceleration teams France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ... National sports teams of France Auto racing teams in France ...
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Sergio Campana (racing Driver)
Sergio Campana (born 5 June 1986 in Reggio Emilia) is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Italian Formula Three Championship The Italian Formula Three Championship was the Formula Three racing competition in Italy. History Formula Three has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the first point in a driver's care .... Racing record Complete Auto GP results ( key) Complete GP2 Series results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Complete Formula Acceleration 1 results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Complete European Le Mans Series results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campana, Sergio 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from ...
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Acceleration Team Netherlands
Acceleration Team Netherlands is the Dutch team of Formula Acceleration 1, an international racing series. They are run by the Belgian Azerti Motorsport team, owned by Wim Coekelbergs. History 2014 season ''Drivers: Nigel Melker'' The team announced Nigel Melker as their driver for the inaugural Formula Acceleration 1 season. Drivers Complete Formula Acceleration 1 Results References {{National sports teams of the Netherlands Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ... A Auto racing teams in the Netherlands ...
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Nigel Melker
Nigel Melker (born 25 January 1991) is a Dutch racing driver. Career Karting Melker was born in Rotterdam. He began his motorsport career in karting in 2001, winning in the Dutch Mini Junior Cup. In 2005, he won the German Junior championship and finishing as runner-up in the European ICA Junior championship. Formula Renault After sitting out the 2007 season, Melker moved up to single-seaters in 2008. He participated in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with Van Amersfoort Racing. He finished in twelfth place in the standings with eleven point-scoring positions that gave him 120 points. He also took part in ten races of the Italian Formula Renault Championship. He finished eighteenth with 37 points. The following season, Melker competed in both the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championships with MP Motorsport. He finished eighteenth in the NEC standings, taking points in all six races he contested. In the Eurocup, he to ...
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