Tag Archive: Mugello

Apr 24

Auto GP contest round 5 at Mugello

The event was originally set to take place at Zandvoort

AutoGP MugelloThe Auto GP championship will line-up at Mugello for Round 5 of the 2013 season, scheduled for the 14th of July.

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Jan 19

Superstars welcomes top American muscle cars

Chevrolet-powered Solaris Motorsport to line-up with brand-new v8 Camaro in 2013

Superstars - Chevrolet Camaro Solaris MotorsportSuperstars logoA brand-new contender is set to join the 2013 Superstars International Series roster, as Chevrolet Solaris Motorsport will be fielding a Camaro starting from this season’s opener at Monza, on the 6th and 7th of April. The American brand will bring on-track another spectacular-looking car model, also adding new facets to the already-exciting technical challenge of SUPERSTARS. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 14

With five countries, two continents on the calendar and a full line-up of International Stars, Superstars is open to the world

Superstars enjoys International flavour

superstars - HungaroringSuperstars logoSuperstars has grown more and more International lately, and with three rounds still to go this season, the championship is entering an exciting season finale with a world-level flavour. A fascinating calendar, involving the most demanding racetracks of five countries and two continents (the 2012 grand finale will be at Sentul), is one of the top features of the championship as well and highly competitive field of drivers from all over the world.

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Aug 30

No testing means ‘no bright stars’ in F1 – Domenicali

With the sport moving to reduce its exorbitant costs, expensive track testing has become almost a thing of the past.

2012-03-17 - Australian Grand Prix 2012 Saturday #1 0972012-05-13 - Spanish Grand Prix 5 0101Stefano Domenicali has blamed the lack of private testing in formula one for the sport’s failure to produce bright new star drivers in recent times. Now, the few pre-season tests are used exclusively for car development and the race drivers, and even the new mid-season test – held at Mugello this year – has been scrapped for 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Aug 24

Superstars International Series: Solaris Motorsports set to go back on-track for testing

The American-powered racecar will be running at Vallelunga

Superstars - Francesco SiniSuperstars logoSolaris Motorsport is restlessly developing their powerful Chevrolet Lumina. After having cruised to their maiden win with Francesco Sini at Mugello, the Swiss squad kept working hard and is focused on finding new solutions. The Abruzzo-based racer will aim for the Italian Championship in the last three rounds of the season and he’s been leaving nothing to fate.

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Jul 15

Lorenzo extends championship lead with convincing win at Mugello (+result)

In a hard-fought MotoGP™ race at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM at Mugello

MotoGP - Jorge Lorenzo 2012 Mugello MotoGP QPMugello Circuit logoIt was Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo who stormed to a dominant victory ahead of Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso.  Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa led into turn one, however Lorenzo got past into the lead within a few bends, as the grid diced for positions in the early stages. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 14

Pedrosa sets lap record to secure Mugello pole

Round 9: Italian Grand Prix – Qualifying Practice

MotoGP - Jorge Lorenzo 2012 Mugello MotoGP QPMotoGP - Dani Pedrosa 2012 Mugello MotoGP QPRepsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa produced a spectacular final lap in qualifying at Mugello today to set a new circuit record of 1:47.284 and claim his second pole position of the season.  Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 13

Lorenzo tops both sessions in Mugello Friday practice

Round 9: Italian Grand Prix – Free Practice One and Two

MotoGP - Jorge Lorenzo 2012 Mugello MotoGP FP2MOTOGP - Dani Pedrosa 2012 Mugello MotoGP FP2Last year’s Italian Grand Prix winner Jorge Lorenzo took over from where he left off at Mugello after the Yamaha Factory Racing rider topped both Friday practice sessions.

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Jul 12

Ecclestone insists London GP plans ‘no joke’

Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at those scoffing at his apparent plans to front a London street race.

London Grand Prix2011-06-09_0314Insiders have dismissed the stories either as clever publicity, or a masterly diversion from the Gerhard Gribkowsky corruption scandal. But, according to the Guardian, he told business journalist Christian Sylt this week: “We are getting on with it.

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Jul 12

Bridgestone MotoGP™ round 9 preview (updated)

Mugello, Italy preview
Bridgestone to supply special construction tyres at Mugello

MotoGP logoMugello Circuit logoThis weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at the fast and flowing Mugello circuit marks the end of an intense three weeks for the MotoGP™ World Championship as well as the halfway point of the 2012 season.

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Jun 05

Glock back in game after season slump

Still at the back of the grid, Timo Glock is nonetheless heading towards the middle of the 2012 season in a better mood.

2012-05-12 - Spanish Grand Prix b 00042012-03-24 - Marussia F1 Team - Malaysian Grand Prix - Timo Glock 01Earlier this year, still struggling for the third consecutive year to pull Marussia from the back of the pack, the highly rated German appeared out of sorts. He was at war with his Cosworth-powered car, and being genuinely outpaced by his rookie teammate Charles Pic. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 03

Superstars International Series: Larini (Mercedes), Sini (Chevrolet) take maiden Superstars wins at Mugello

Andrea Palma (Ferrari) dominates in GTSprint

Superstars - Francesco SiniSuperstars - Andrea PalmaSuperstars, GTSprint provide plenty of excitement in Tuscany while Audi’s Johan Kristoffersson retains the Superstars International Series lead.

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Jun 03

Ananda Mikola stays put in Superstars

Indonesian racer builds good momentum at Mugello with maiden points finish 

Superstars - Ananda Mikola portraitSuperstars - Ananda MikolaIn 2012, Superstars has reached new highs in terms of international presence thanks an high-quality field featuring many stars from all over the world. Coming from Indonesia, experienced open-wheel racer Ananda Mikola made a positive debut in the FG Group-promoted championship. The 2012 Superstars field welcomed drivers from 8 different countries, including Colombian newcomer Camilo Zurcher. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 02

BMW’s Biagi, Bettini sweep front in Superstars qualifying at Mugello.

Ferrari’s Andrea Palma Scores first GTSprint pole of 2012 – A tight qualifying battle anticipates an hard-fought race day for tomorrow

Superstars - Thomas BiagiSuperstars - Andrea PalmaThe BMW M3 E92 proved the car to beat today in qualifying for the Superstars International Series round at Mugello, as Bologna-based Thomas Biagi cruised to his first pole position of the season. Biagi led an all-Team BMW Dinamic front row as home favourite Sandro Bettini took the outside pole.

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Jun 01

Superstars – GTSprint: Spectacular weekend kicks off tomorrow at Mugello

New additions, technical challenges set the tone in Tuscany

Superstars - liuzzi - morbidelliSuperstars - Andrea - palmajThe Superstars International Series and GTSprint will be back running tomorrow at Mugello for an highly-anticipated event. The Saturday’s schedule will feature practice and qualifying. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 01

Superstars International Series: Camilo Zurcher makes Superstars debut for Team Romeo Ferraris

Colombian racer joins the FG Group Series at Mugello

Superstars logoSuperstars - Camilo ZurcherAnother renowned name has joined the sensational 2012 roster of the Superstars International Series. Colombian Camilo Zurcher will be making his first appearance in the V8-powered championship at Mugello, as he will be lining-up aboard a Team Romeo Ferraris-prepared Mercedes C63 AMG in the next five rounds of the series. Read the rest of this entry »

May 31

Superstars International Series: The stars are ready to shine at Mugello

Superstars, GTSprint to line-up top racers, new names. Access to the central grandstand will be free thanks to the free-ticket promotion.

Mugello Circuit logoSuperstars International SeriesJust a couple of weeks after its successful outing at Donington Park, the Superstars International Series is about to hit the track at another world-renowned venue, the Mugello Circuit. In Scarperia, not too far away from Florence, the Superstars championship will line-up for round four of 2012, while the GTSprint International Series will be back running after Imola for its third round of the year.

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May 26

GTSprint International Series: Ivan Capelli to line-up aboard a Kessel Racing-prepared Ferrari 458 GTS3 at Mugello

Former Ferrari drivers brings is the 6th F1 ace to join Superstars/GTSprint in 2012

GTSprint - Ivan CapelliSuperstars logoAn exciting new entry will be lining-up at Mugello in the next round of the GTSprint International Series. On Race Day, the 3rd of June, former F.1 star Ivan Capelli will be making his debut in the FG GROUP promoted championship. Read the rest of this entry »

May 25

Superstars International Series announces the first performance balancing measures of 2012

Round of performance balancing announced, a new challenge for Audi

superstars - starting-gridSuperstars logoThe 2012 Superstars International Series season has been one of the most balanced and spectacular in the history of the sport so far, both in terms of qualifying laptimes and racing excitement. Three different car brands scored wins in the first three rounds and six brands managed to hit the podium. Read the rest of this entry »

May 12

Top teams criticise in-season testing

Top teams McLaren and Red Bull have questioned whether F1 should have tested last week.

2012-04-15 - Chinese Grand Prix - Pirelli 02 - Teams2012-04-22 - Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team - Bahrain Grand Prix - Nico Rosberg 01 - TeamsSince the sport clamped down hard on private testing for cost reasons some years ago, there remained many in the paddock – notably Ferrari – who argued that at least some in-season testing should still take place. Read the rest of this entry »

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