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2012 FIA GT1 Navarra Round
The 2012 FIA GT1 Navarra round was an auto racing event held at the Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain on 26–27 May 2012, and was the third round of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the third time the FIA GT1 World Championship visited Navarra, with the previous two events being won by a Lamborghini. Reiter Engineering won the 2010 event in a Murciélago and sought to make three Lamborghini victories in the three Navarra races with the Gallardo. Nicky Pastorelli was one of the race winners from 2011 and returned to defend his Navarra win for 2012 with All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport. The event was supported by the FIA GT3 European Championship. Qualifying Qualifying result For qualifying, Driver 1 participated in the first and third sessions while Driver 2 participated in only the second session. The fastest lap for each session is indicated with bold. Races Qualifying Race Championship Race References {{Sportscar Race Report , Year_of_race = 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circuito De Navarra
Circuito de Navarra is a motorsport race track that opened in June 2010 near Los Arcos in the Navarre region of Northern Spain. It is a permanent road course that hosted the Superleague Formula series and the FIA GT1 World Championship. History The circuit was inaugurated June 19, 2010 with the showing of the MotoGP Inmotec. Its first national test was held on 31 July. On 2–4 May 2014, it was the location of the second weekend of Acceleration 2014, a series of festivals combining top class car and bike racing with music and entertainment. In cycling, the circuit hosted the start of stage 16 of the 2017 Vuelta a España and stage 12 of the 2019 Vuelta a España. In 2018, Navarra held the first of two Spanish rounds of the 24H Series, with the other round being held in Barcelona. On 9 March 2021; it was announced that Navarra to host the World SBK round on the dates of 20–22 August 2021. On 30 September 2022, it was announced that MSV won the bid for purchasing Circu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jäger
Thomas Jäger (born 27 October 1976) is a German professional racing driver. Career Born in Chemnitz, Jäger competed in the Renault Eurocup, Renault Spider Trophy in 1997.http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/407/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database He began competing in the German Formula Three Championship in 1998, where he finished third behind Christijan Albers and Marcel Fässler (racing driver), Marcel Fässler in 1999. Jäger then raced in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, DTM for Mercedes-Benz between 2000 and 2003. He took two podiums and a best championship finish of seventh, in 2001. Jäger was signed by Hotfiel Sport for their World Touring Car Championship campaign in 2005, although Jäger left after four rounds. Jäger won the German Mini Challenge in 2006, and moved to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2007, which he won in 2009. In 2010 he began working as coordinator for Mercedes-AMG, AMG Customer Sports. Jäger won the 2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Vilander
Toni Markus Vilander (born 25 July 1980) is a Finnish professional racing driver who currently drives for the Risi Competizione Ferrari team in various categories of sports car racing. After a single-seater career which reached the level of the GP2 Series in 2005, Vilander switched to GT racing. He has had numerous successes with AF Corse, winning the and 24 Hours of Le Mans races in the LMGTE Pro class, as well as the FIA World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers in 2014 and also the GT2 class championship of the FIA GT Championship in 2007 and 2008. Career Born in Kankaanpää, Vilander started racing karts at the age of five, winning the Junior A class of the Finnish Karting Championship in 1995, and both the German and Oceanic championships in 1999. He then upgraded to open-wheel cars in 2001. By 2004, he was competing in Italian Formula 3 with the Coloni team, and upgraded to Italian Formula 3000 in 2005, as well as competing in the Italian GT series. However, trouble was br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miloš Pavlović (racing Driver)
Miloš Pavlović ( sr-cyrl, Милош Павловић; born 8 October 1982) is a Serbian professional racing driver. Biography Karting Pavlović was born in Belgrade. His career began in 1991 in go-karts, winning two national titles the following year. He went in 1993 to Italy, where in his very first season, Miloš became regional champion of Italy, reached second place in the Winter Cup and was very successful in a dozen other races. He became vice-champion of Europe in Portugal (Braga), and he came third in the World Championship in Italy (Ugento), and was named Yugoslav Driver of the Year. In 1996, Pavlović became the youngest-ever winner of the Karting World Cup, winning the prestigious "Ayrton Senna Trophy”, and was awarded in 2003 a prize for his contribution to the development of the sport by the governing body of karting, the CIK. Formula Vauxhall During 1997, he tested in various formulas and completed the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School in Formula Vauxhal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunred Engineering
Sunred (short for ''Sun Race Engineering Development S.L.'') is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship. Racing History While in the past Sunred had participated in GT races with the SEAT Cupra GT, in the WTCC they made their debut with another SEAT car at the start of the 2008 season, running Tom Coronel in a SEAT León TFSI for the full season. They also ran an additional car for the highest points-scorer in the WTCC-supporting SEAT León Eurocup at the previous weekend. One of these drivers in 2008 was Tom Boardman, who in 2009 Sunred signed to drive full-time alongside Coronel in their WTCC team. In 2010, they ran the SEAT factory supported SR-Sport team, with ex-SEAT drivers Gabriele Tarquini, Tiago Monteiro and Jordi Gené driving León TDIs alongside Coronel. They also ran two TDIs under the Sunred banner for rookies Michel Nykjær and Fredy Barth. In 2012, Sunred was announced to field Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Cressoni
Matteo Cressoni (born October 28, 1984 in Mantua) is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as the FIA GT Championship, Euroseries 3000, Superstars Series, International GT Open and Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Formula Renault V6 Eurocup is a former type of formula racing, active from 2003 to 2004, started by Renault as a support series in Eurosport's Super Racing Weekends ( ETCC and FIA GT Championship). It was a Formula Renault 3.5 that include also .... Racing record Complete GT1 World Championship results Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) References External links Official websiteCareer statistics from Driver Database 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Mantua Italian racing drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault V6 Eurocup drivers Auto GP drivers Italian Formula T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grégoire Demoustier
Grégoire Demoustier (born 26 January 1991 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq) is a French racing driver, who competes in the World Touring Car Championship for Sébastien Loeb Racing. Career Demoustier began his career in 2008, competing in the THP Spider Cup and the Mitjet Series. In 2009 he debuted in single-seaters, racing in Formula BMW Europe. In 2010 he began taking part in GT racing, contesting the FFSA GT Championship in an Aston Martin DBRS9 for the LMP Motorsport team, and co-driven by Grégory Guilvert. He also took part in the 24 Hours of Spa, finishing 21st in a Gulf Team First Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3. He also raced in the final four rounds of the FIA GT3 European Championship, the first two in a Graff Racing Corvette Z06.R GT3 and the final two in a Team Rosberg Audi R8 LMS. Demoustier began 2011 with a brief return to single-seaters in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps. He headed back to GT3 for the third round of the season, racing a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 for Graff Racing. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexis Racing
Hexis Racing is an auto racing team based in Lédenon, France. Hexis Racing was founded by Michel Mateu, CEO of Hexis S.A. in 2001, initially for participation in the French Formula Renault Championship. Hexis later moved into grand tourer racing in 2005, participating in the FFSA GT Championship before joining the FIA GT3 European Championship in 2007. Hexis Racing has further expanded, now supporting Aston Martin Racing in the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season. The team is currently managed by Clément Mateu and Philippe Dumas. History Hexis Racing began as an expansion of Michel Mateu's interests in auto racing, with Mateu using his Hexis brand to help support and finance the team's involvement in the French Formula Renault Championship. Mateu gave the leadership concerns of the team to Philippe Dumas while Clément Mateu held communication and development management. Hexis Racing was able to climb the ranks in Formula Renault and recorded their first race wins in 2003. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Parente
Álvaro Parente (born 4 October 1984) is a Portuguese professional racing driver. Career Early career After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Porto-born Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, driving in the Spanish F3 Championship. In the following year, he was integrated into the Team Portugal project and scored a win on his way to 4th place in the series. Formula Three Parente than began a more international career in 2003, moving to the F3 Euroseries with Team Ghinzani, but the Mugen-Honda engine proved to be inferior to the Mercedes and he scored a single point. He did better with one-off entries in Italian Formula 3 and at Spa in a round of the British Formula 3 Championship, his first association with Carlin Motorsport, which was repeated that year in the Macau Grand Prix. This brief contact paved the way for a contract with Carlin for the 2004 season, where he took part in the British series, scoring another win an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurens Vanthoor
Laurens Vanthoor (; born 8 May 1991) is a Belgium, Belgian professional racing driver currently racing for Porsche in motorsport, Porsche Motorsport as a Factory-backed, factory driver in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He currently resides in Waiblingen outside of Stuttgart. Career Karting Born in Hasselt, Vanthoor began his kart racing career at an early age. In 2005 he became French and Belgian Champion in the KF3, ICA-J class and he also finished fourth in the European Championship. In 2007 Vanthoor become an official factory driver for the CRG (kart manufacturer), CRG racing team in the KF2 category. He ended up being out of action for five months out due to an accident, resulting in six fractures. His best result in the season was a runner-up position in the North European Championship. 2008-2011: Formula Three Vanthoor began his formula racing career in the 2008 German Formula Three season, jumping from karting directly into Formula Three. He finished fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W Racing Team
W Racing Team (WRT) is a Belgian auto racing team founded in 2009 by engineer and former head of Volkswagen Motorsport René Verbist, racing driver Vincent Vosse, and entrepreneur Yves Weerts. Since 2010 the team campaigns Audi R8 LMSs in several international sports car series. In 2010 the team won the Belcar Drivers' and Teams' Championships, while in 2011 they won the Spa 24 Hours. After winning multiple titles in various GT championships, WRT is considered to be one of the best teams worldwide in GT racing. In 2019 WRT added the highly competitive DTM championship to their program running two Audi RS5 Turbo DTMs. In 2021 WRT added a full time LMP2 program, by entering an Oreca 07 in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series, and won the LMP2 class of the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans. Racing history 2010-2011: Beginning and early success Upon the team's founding in late 2009, WRT purchased three Audi R8 LMS race cars as part of being the official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Ortelli
Stéphane Ortelli (born 30 March 1970 in Hyères, Var, France) is a Monégasque professional racing driver with three world championship titles. He has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in with Allan McNish and Laurent Aïello and the Spa 24 Hours in 2003 with Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb. He's also won the GT1 Class at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2005 with David Brabham and Darren Turner. Currently, he is an Emil Frey Racing driver competing and developing the Jaguar and Lexus GT racing cars in the Blancpain Endurance Series and the VLN series. Career *1995: Winner of Supertouring Criterium BMW/Oreca / 5 victories *1998: Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche 911 GT1-98 *2002: Winner of Porsche Supercup 3 victories & 4 podiums *2002: Winner of FIA GT World Championship N-GT class Porsche 911 GT3-RS / 7 victories & 1 podium *2003: Winner of FIA GT World Championship N-GT class Porsche 911 GT3-RS / 3 victories & 3 podiums *2003: Winner of Spa 24 Hours Porsche 911 GT3-RS *2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
