Tag Archive: Monza

May 17

Sauto and Mancinelli triumph in qualifying, but both take grid penalties

Ferrari Challenge Europe rolls into the Czech Republic for round two

Ferrari Challenge logoUnder leaden skies at the Czech circuit of Brno the Ferrari Challenge cars took to the track this afternoon to qualify for the first race. With the new system of grid penalties in place for success (1st =-6 places; 2nd = -4 places; 3rd =-2places) in Monza, a good qualifying position was more important than ever before. Read the rest of this entry »

May 17

Superstars World set to provide more live tv excitement as GTSprint kicks off at Brno

Alexander Talkanitsa Senior, Junior dominates practice 1 in Czech Republic

superstars - attilabarta-mirokonopka-bmwalpinaThe Superstars World was back on a roll today at Brno for Round 2 of the 2013 season. The GTSprint International Series was the first to go on-track for Practice 1 and it was a Ferrari to prevail with the father-son duo of Alexander Talkanitsa Sr and Jr. who had prevailed in Race 1 at Monza. Read the rest of this entry »

May 12

Melandri and Laverty take on top in turns at Monza

Marco Melandri was the winner of a thrilling and ultra-close first race

WSBK - Lowes RaceRound 4 of eni FIM Superbike World Championship drew to its highest point today with two incredible races, won by Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) and Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) respectively.

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May 11

Tissot-Superpole win and new best lap for Sykes

“I am looking forward to tomorrow because we all have good race pace”

WSBK - Tissot Superpole - Monza  - Tom SykesTom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) scored his 14th career Tissot-Superpole today at Monza’s Autodromo Nazionale, the 3rd in a row so far in 2013.

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May 10

Melandri flies his BMW to the top on Friday at Monza

“It is great to be back at the top” – Marco Melandri

WSBK - Marco MelandriMixed weather did not prevent eni FIM Superbike World Championship riders from tackling most of today’s qualifying session on dry conditions, so they were able to get up to full speed at the super-fast Monza’s Autodromo Nazionale, following the rain that hampered the first part of the day. Read the rest of this entry »

May 09

“Bar Sport” mania for World Superbike riders at Monza

21st century revival of the typical Italian “Bar Sport”

WSBK - Riders on stageA sunny Monza Circuit saw today a selection of WSBK riders taking on an unusual but extremely entertaining activity at the Superbike Paddock Show in Thursday’s Round 4 Pre-event prior to the racing weekend, that was massively attended by fans and photographers. Read the rest of this entry »

May 07

Monza awaits the eni FIM Superbike World Championship

Riders ready to take on the fastest track in the calendar

Monza logoThe eni FIM Superbike World Championship returns to Monza’s Autodromo Nazionale for the 4th round of the season. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 30

Superstars International Series: Italian-based racer set to line-up at Brno (May 19th) with an upgraded Jaguar XFR racer

Andrea Larini seeks fresh glory

Superstars - Andrea LariniAfter becoming one of the top names of the Superstars International Series in 2012, Andrea Larini lined-up in the series’ 2013 opener at Monza behind the wheel of a Jaguar XFR, sporting an extremely cool matte livery that captivated the looks of the many fans on-track. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 27

Kevin Magnussen reigns in Spain

“I had a very good car today and I made sure I didn’t make any mistakes.”

Kevin Magnussen (DAMS) backed up his impressive start to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series season with a fine win in Saturday’s race at Motorland Aragon, the Dane taking maximum points ahead of Will Stevens (P1 by Strakka Racing) and Arthur Pic (AV Formula) to move to the top of the championship standings. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 26

Kevin Magnussen turns on the pace

“We need to score big points. I can’t wait for the race to start.”

Three weeks after the season’s first two races at Monza, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series field has reconvened at Motorland Aragon for the opening World Series by Renault meeting of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 15

Superstars International Series: Brand-new Chevrolet Camaro leaves its mark at Monza

Superstars International Series is set to be back on-track at Brno

superstars - Francesco SiniThe american-built muscle car, developed by Solaris Motorsport for Francesco Sini, scored a positive top-5 finish in the 2013 season opener. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 09

Red Bull to have new F1 reserve in China

After winning the Formula Renault round at Monza

2012-10-22 - Red Bull Racing - Antonio Felix da CostaThe new cream of Red Bull’s driver development programme is continuing his steady push towards formula one. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 07

António Félix da Costa wins frenetic second race at Monza (updated)

“We were all pushing it to the limit on the first two laps.”

Da Costa podium Monza

António Félix da Costa (Arden Caterham) won the second race of the weekend at Monza to secure his fifth victory in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 06

Liuzzi, Biagi sweep Superstars front row for Mercedes at Monza

Alexander Talkanitsa Sr. e JR, father and son, take stunning GTSprint win

Superstars - Tonio LiuzziThe 2013 superstars international series season got underway today at Monza with the running of qualifying and the works-supported Mercedes C63 AMG racecars of Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris started with flying colors. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 05

GTSprint International Series: Claudio Sdanewitsch, Michele Rugolo lead in practice 2

AF Corse dominates Monza practice

GTSprint - Sdanewitsch RugoloThe AF Corse dream-team got a flying start in the 2013 GTSprint International Series season opener at Monza.

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Apr 05

Antonio Felix da Costa and Kevin Magnussen in a class of their own

Confirming their status as early-season favourites

Kevin Magnussen

Over the last two days the Autodromo Nazionale Monza has provided the setting for the final round of collective testing before this weekend’s opening races of the season.

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Apr 05

GTSprint International Series: Alexander tTlkanitsa SR, JR hit the top in practice 1 at Monza

Porsche’s Glauco Solieri (Autorlando Sport) leads GTS3 field

GTSprint - Alexander TalkanitsaThe GTSprint International Series was back running in rainy weather at Monza as the championship’s teams and drivers hit the track in wet conditions. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 03

GTSprint International Series to feature top international line-up at Monza

SWR-promoted series set for 2013 opener with revised format, exciting field

GTSprint International SeriesLess than four days are left before the start of the 2013 GTSprint International Series season at the fast Monza racetrack. After the championship’s collective test, many team-driver combinations have emerged as potential title threats: 2013 will be as exciting as ever. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 29

GTSprint International Series: Top GT team AF Corse to field four Ferrari 458 Italia racers at Monza

Amato Ferrari and his team to line-up fully staffed at Monza for the 2013 GTSprint  opener

GTSprint International Series logoTop international team AF Corse is set to line-up in full shape for the start of the 2013 GTSprint International Series by fielding four Ferrari 458 Italia racers including three GTS3 models and a GTS2 car. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 28

Changing tyres now would be wrong – Pirelli

“It makes no sense to panic after two races.” – Stefano Domenicali

2013-02-20 - Scuderia Ferrari - Pre-season testingPirelli has ruled out making changes to its 2013 product, despite Red Bull and Mercedes complaining that this year’s tyres are penalising the best cars. Read the rest of this entry »

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