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Friesacher First
Through all the dramas, it was the Red Bull Junior Team, Coloni Motorsport's satellite team, that was the pick of the weekend, and while the team's leader Vitantonio Liuzzi would fall foul during the race, Patrick Friesacher broke through for his first Formula 3000 victory. Fourteen cars fronted for qualifying, Astromega down to one car following Michael Keohane's withdrawal from the team while ISR-Charouz were similarly a car short as Yannick Schroeder was injured after he was hit by a car while training on his bicycle.
Vitantonio Liuzzi was the class of qualifying, almost half a second clear on the tight Hungarian layout, impressively taking his debut pole position. Giorgio Pantano was the other front row qualifier in his Durango Lola. Friesacher qualified a best ever third as the Red Bull team demonstrated the set-up progress they had made. Townsend Bell for once outqualified his champion-elect teammate with the Arden team fourth and fifth ahead of Ricardo Sperafico.
The Red Bull cars got the start right as Friesacher leapt past Pantano who was slow away on the dirty side of the grid. Bell started well to be third ahead of Sperafico while Wirdheim ranged up on Pantano. Wirdheim was too wide though and Tony Schmidt moved briefly into sixth.
Schmidt, having had an off on lap 3, dived pitward on lap 8 for his tyre stop. A lap later Wirdheim was the frist of the front runners to stop, followed by Pantano a lap later. Fourth placed Sperafico was next to stop, but the Coloni did not resume as the car had damaged its suspension.
On lap 17 Bell stopped from third position with Friesacher stopping a lap later, rejoining in front of the American. Jaroslav Janis had climbed into second at this point and pitted on lap 20, as did race leader Liuzzi. It was a slow stop for Liuzzi and he rejoined fifth with Janis seventh. Wirdheim recovered best from the pitstops to lead from Pantano with Friesacher taking second the following lap. The Austrian was the fastest on the circuit and began gathering in Wirdheim's lead, catching the Swede with ten laps to go.
Liuzzi though picked up a penalty for his last lap struggles and was penalised 25 seconds, dropping him behind Schmidt to ninth and out of the points. Pantano moves into second position now, just a point ahead of the unfortunate Liuzzi with Sperafico another two points away. With only one race remaining at Monza, any of the three can take the runner-up position.
Result of FIA International Formula 3000 Championship, Round 9 of 10, Hungaroring, Hungary:
Standings: Bjorn Wirdheim 68, Giorgio Pantano 40, Vitantonio Liuzzi 39, Ricardo Sperafico 37, Enrico Toccacelo and Patrick Freisacher 28, Nicolas Kiesa 20, Jaroslav Janis and Townsend Bell 17, Yannick Schroeder and Raffaele Gianmaria 13 etc.
Formula 3000 points distribution
Jourdain Wins In Montreal
By Lewis Franck
Mexico's Michel Jourdain grabbed his second CART win of the season at the Montreal CART Grand Prix on Sunday, beating Spaniard Oriol Servia by 1.277 seconds. Canada's Patrick Carpentier finished third. The top three were all driving Lola Ford-Cosworth racers.
Jourdain, who went into the pits on lap 60 needed little more than half the time for a partial tank full which put him back on the circuit ahead of Tagliani.
Jourdain, who took the lead on lap 66 of the 75 lap race and was never seriously challenged, said his Team Rahal tactics were to save fuel because he could not otherwise keep up with Tagliani's pace.
Tagliani went off the track trying to overtake compatriot and CART points leader Paul Tracy, and although he recovered he lost the chance of his first CART win.
Tracy, who finished sixth, has a 28-point lead over Brazil's Bruno Junqueira, who finished out of the points. Jourdain lies third with five races to go.
Result of Champ Car World Series, Round 14 of 19, Montreal, Canada:
Standings: Paul Tracy 192, Bruno Junqueira 164, Michel Jourdain Jr 157, Patrick Carpentier 128, Sebastien Bourdais 126, Oriol Servia 93, Alex Tagliani 87, Adrian Fernandez 82, Darren Manning 76, Mario Dominguez 75 etc.
Report provided by Reuters
Busch Booed After Bristol Double
Kurt Busch made it two from two at Bristol for 2003, having won the earlier visit to the track in 2003 back in March. But it was memories of something much more recent that saw Busch booed in the pre-race drivers' introductions and then again in winner's circle after the race. It was his clash last week at Michigan with Jimmy Spencer, first on track and then post-race, leaving Busch with a bloodied nose and Spencer with a week's suspension, Spencer's mid-week appeal failing, though both drivers remain on probation for the rest of the year. Despite this hanging over Busch's head (and a late race bump with Sterling Marlin), he went on to take the win, a win dominated by caution periods. In total 119 of the race's 500 laps were run under yellow, during 20 caution periods, the 20 caution periods matching an all-time NASCAR Winston Cup record. Matt Kenseth once again stretched his points lead with a late charge (during which he spun rival Jeff Gordon) and recorded a top five finish.
Most of the field pitted, but Steve Park didn't and took over the lead ahead of Michael Waltrip, Ryan Newman and Gordon and led the field as they restarted on lap 71. Waltrip only took two tyres, and on lap 72 Newman and Gordon led a string of cars by him. Gordon was looking for the front again, and was right on Newman's bumper who was right on Park's tail. Unfortunately Gordon got a little too close to Newman, tapping him into a spin off turn four, Newman thankfully avoiding the walls as he brought out the caution on lap 77. The race restarted on lap 81, Park leading Gordon and Harvick. Until lap 83, when Gordon retook the lead and led Harvick past Park, Harvick giving Gordon a hard time for the lead.
Lap 90 and it was caution time, Michael Waltrip spinning in the middle of turns three and four. As he slid down on to the apron, he was nailed by Rusty Wallace, ending both drivers' races. Lap 101 and the race restarted but it was back to yellow on lap 104 when Larry Foyt was tapped into a spin by Jeff Green, Joe Nemechek spinning in the mayhem. Lap 108 and Gordon and Harvick led the field as the race went back to green, the duo making a break from the rest of the field. Skinner's hold on third was coming under more and more pressure, Ricky Rudd eventually taking the place on lap 146, Skinner losing a few more places soon after as he couldn't keep his car at the bottom of the track through the turns.
Lap 187 and the race restarted, Skinner grabbing the lead from Harvick on lap 188 with Gordon and Rudd following through, but just as Gordon took the lead from Skinner it was back to caution again on lap 194 as Steve Park backed it into the turn three and four wall after contact from Jeremy Mayfield. Gordon led the field as the race restarted on lap 198, Greg Biffle and Sterling Marlin inside the top ten after having been lapped and almost lapped respectively earlier in the race. Lap 213 saw Skinner lose second place to Dale Earnhardt Jr and Rudd, Rudd taking second from Junior on lap 221 as he began to fade back through the field again as Gordon ran away at the front. The caution came out on lap 223 after Ricky Craven squeezed Ted Musgrave into the backstretch wall.
Sterling Marlin, Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin and Ward Burton stayed out but the rest of the field pitted, Ken Schrader leading Ryan Newman off pit road to be fifth and sixth at the restart, Gordon losing places in the pits again as he dropped to ninth in the running order. The race restarted on lap 229, Burton losing places soon after while Gordon initially gaining a couple of places before losing a couple. Robby Gordon brought out the next caution on lap 256 when he got spun by Casey Mears as Gordon appeared to try to hold off Mears despite being over 60 laps down after earlier repairs. Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth were among a few car to pit at this time as they attempted to improve their cars.
It was back to green on lap 305 but back to caution two laps later after Elliott Sadler spun trying to avoid hitting Johnny Sauter. The leader was among several cars to pit at this caution, while Marlin was among those returning to the pits for fuel only. The race restarted on lap 314, Newman the new leader from Busch and Jimmie Johnson. Bobby Labonte brought out the next caution on lap 339 after spinning in turn four. Most of the field pitted at this point hoping to run to the end without stopping, Sterling Marlin and Casey Mears the only two on the lead lap not to pit, Jeff Gordon up to third after taking fuel only. The race restarted on lap 345 but was back to caution three laps later after Johnny Sauter spun off turn two, Sauter's spinning car clipping Mark Martin and spinning Martin into the wall.
The race restarted on lap 354, Marlin continuing to lead Mears as Gordon quickly lost a couple of spots to Harvick and Busch, Harvick taking second place from Mears on lap 358, Busch taking third on lap 363, Mears losing a few more spots over the following laps. Meanwhile Harvick had quickly closed on Marlin, taking the lead from him on lap 366, Busch closing in on Marlin a few laps later. He got a little too close, Marlin hit in the rear by Kurt Busch, sending Marlin into the wall, bringing out the caution on lap 373, Ricky Rudd suffering some front end damage as the field avoided Marlin's stationary car. Lap 379 and the race restarted, Harvick leading Busch and Gordon, but Busch moved through into the lead one lap later.
A few more drivers pitted at this point for tyres, including Kenseth, who dropped to eighteenth from ninth. The race restarted on lap 450, Busch leading Harvick still as Kenseth made his way back up through the order, up to thirteenth when the twentieth caution of the night came out on lap 461 for a spin for Tony Raines. The race was back to green on lap 465, Busch making a small break on Harvick at the restart as Johnson and Newman looked for a way past McMurray. Meanwhile Kenseth was back inside the top ten with 30 laps remaining, passing Craven for seventh with 27 laps to go.
Up front Busch still had a small break over Harvick, but with twenty laps to go Harvick began to close back in, while the charging Kenseth was still taking places, moving past Jimmie Johnson into fourth with seventeen laps remaining, McMurray his next target. The gap at the front between Busch and Harvick began to level out, and then in the last six laps Harvick fell into McMurray's clutches, just as Kenseth moved onto McMurray's rear bumper. This meant that Busch was untroubled at the front, going on to do the Bristol double, while the battle for second was won by Harvick, who dropped off McMurray as he held off Kenseth to the finish. A mainly down day for Earnhardt Jr had a reasonably good ending as he brought his car home in ninth place.
Result of NASCAR Winston Cup, Round 24 of 36, Bristol International Speedway, Tennessee, United States:
Standings: Matt Kenseth 3592, Dale Earnhardt Jr 3241, Kevin Harvick 3128, Jimmie Johnson 3063, Jeff Gordon 3060, Kurt Busch 2990, Ryan Newman 2971, Michael Waltrip 2960, Bobby Labonte 2907, Robby Gordon 2835 etc.
Castroneves Holds Off Hornish To Take Championship Lead
Brazil's Helio Castroneves held off a late charge by Sam Hornish Jr. at the Nazareth 225 on Sunday to pick up his second win of the year and climb to the top of the IRL driver standings. The two-time Indy 500 winner took the lead on the 53rd circuit of the 225-lap race at the Nazareth Speedway oval in Pennsylvania, and spent the rest of the contest watching the fuel gauge while trying to hold off the defending series champion.
"It's tough for a driver to have Sam Hornish Jr. behind you," Castroneves said. "I also had a fast car but he (Hornish) did a hell of a job. My team worked hard though and deserved the win."
Hornish admitted that passing Castroneves was never likely to happen. "Going down the back straight, I had a run on his number three car but didn't have enough to get around him," Hornish said. "It would have been a pretty tough ask to take him on the outside."
Tony Kanaan led the points standings going into the race but was forced to retire on the 120th lap due to an accident. "I don't really know what happened because somebody hit me from behind," Brazilian Kanaan said. "It looks like Tomas (Scheckter) didn't see me and hit me from the back. It's a tough break, because we really need the points. That's just racing."
With the victory, Castroneves now enjoys a 25-point lead over teammate and countryman Gil de Ferran. Kanaan dropped down to third spot, 32 points behind Castroneves with three races remaining. New Zealand's Scott Dixon is fourth, a further ten points back.
Result of Indy Racing League, Round 13 of 16, Nazareth Speedway, Pennsylvania, United States:
Standings: Helio Castroneves 429, Gil de Ferran 404, Tony Kanaan 397, Scott Dixon 387, Sam Hornish Jr 348, Al Unser Jr 319, Kenny Brack 309, Scott Sharp 280, Tomas Scheckter 277, Tora Takagi 257 etc.
Indy 500 Winner De Ferran To Retire
By Lewis Franck
Indy 500 champion Gil de Ferran is retiring at the end of the season, he announced on Monday. The 35-year-old Brazilian, who sealed an emotional victory at the Indy 500 in May, two months after a serious crash, will be replaced at Team Penske by defending Indy Racing League champion Sam Hornish Jr.
"I wanted to wait until the end of the season to announce to everyone my decision to stop driving. However, I realize it is in the team's best interest for me to do so at this time so they have the opportunity to hire the best possible driver.
"I feel they have done so with Sam."
De Ferran held off compatriot and teammate Helio Castroneves to claim his thrilling Indy 500 win on May 25. He had only returned to practice that month following a crash at the Phoenix 200 in March, when he injured his back. His victory denied Castroneves a record third consecutive win.
De Ferran began his racing career in the U.S.-based CART series, winning two championships in 2000 and 2001 while driving for Roger Penske's team. He has changed his mind about continuing in the sport after renewing his contract.
"Gil's commitment to the team produced two National Championships, eight victories including our 100th win, and our 13th Indianapolis 500-mile race victory," said Penske. "He has certainly made a place in Penske Racing history as one of our great drivers."
The 24-year-old Hornish is one of the rising stars in Indy car racing. He has won more races than any other driver in the Indy Racing League, a series which began in 1996.
The Penske team is unrivalled in the various forms of Indy car racing with 118 race wins, including 13 Indy 500 victories and 11 national championships. De Ferran is currently second in the series, behind Castroneves. Hornish lies fifth with three races remaining.
Reports provided by Reuters
Mucke-ing Around
In race one the Mercedes-backed Mucke squad annexed the front row. Klien however did not get past turn one, after being hit from behind by a locked up Nico Rosberg. From there the start degenerated as Alvaro Parente struck Ryan Briscoe with Jan Heylen, Richard Lietz and Daniel La Rosa also involved. The safety car was sent out, immediately eradicating Markus Winklehock's big lead.
At the restart Winkelhock raced away from Olivier Pla and Robert Doornbos with Bernard Auinger and Alexandre Premat following home in what became a processional race in a field with the heart torn out of it. Fabio Carbone claimed sixth from Marcel Lessee and Katsuyuki Hiranaka. Robert Kubica won the first real dice for what became ninth position.
Briscoe's championship lead was reduced to 18 points by Klein's performance. Pla is now third in the series, five points behind Klien and three ahead of Fabio Carbone. With eight races left, there is still plenty of points left to reduced Briscoe's lead, putting pressure on the Australian to keep points rolling in, while his rivals push to win races.
Result of European Formula Three Championship, Round 6 of 10, Nurburgring, Germany:
Standings: Ryan Briscoe 67, Christian Klien 49, Olivier Pla 44, Fabio Carbone 41, Timo Glock 35, Markus Winkelhock 34, Nico Rosberg 32, Alexandre Premat 26, Robert Doornbos 25, Robert Kubica 23 etc.
F3 Euro Series points distribution
Panizzi Joins Mitsubishi As Alister McRae Released
Mitsubishi have signed France's Gilles Panizzi to lead their return to the world rally championship next year after a season's absence. The Japanese carmaker said on Monday that they had also decided to release Briton Alister McRae, who has been under contract to them since 2002.
"Joining Mitsubishi is the perfect solution for me," said Panizzi, who has won six world championship rallies, in a statement. "I have long stated that I wanted a full WRC program and I believe the long-term agreement we have will be beneficial for everyone."
Former manufacturers' champions Mitsubishi pulled out of the championship at the end of 2002 to take a year's sabbatical before returning in 2004.
"We are taking our return to the sport very seriously and Gilles is part of our commitment to a successful future," said Mitsubishi's rally team head Sven Quandt.
"His talent on asphalt is unmatched and he has proved to be a mounting force on loose surfaces but, more than anything, he is motivated and dedicated and will be an enormous asset in such a highly-competitive arena."
Report provided by Reuters
Formula 3000
It was not the Formula 3000 we were familiar with. Since the start of the season two teams have disappeared, and at the Hungaroring, Team Astromega and ISR-Charouz teams were only running one car. The series had been decided and Bjorn Wirdheim was champion. Following one of motor racing's trends, a compulsory tyre stop had been added to the series regulations. Whatever plans are afoot for 2004, some were being trialed.
The field further dropped from the already record low of 14 to 13 when after qualifying, ninth fastest Zsolt Baumgartner's Coloni Lola was withdrawn as the local driver suddenly stepped up to the main game, taking the place of the injured Ralph Firman at the Jordan-Ford Formula One team.
On lap 27, Friesacher dived underneath into turn one, and made it stick, storming away to a 23 second win. Wirdheim was slowing and cars gradually caught the champion-elect, with Pantano, Bell and Liuzzi all looking for ways past. Liuzzi and Bell twice swapped places. Into the last lap Pantano sat in third and was jumped by Liuzzi, the pair touching. Bell took advantage to take the pair of them to chase his teammate to the flag. Liuzzi got away best from the incident to take fourth ahead of Pantano. Janis was a lonely sixth ahead of Gianmaria and Toccacelo.
Pos Driver Team
1. Patrick Friesacher Red Bull Junior Team
2. Bjorn Wirdheim Arden International
3. Townsend Bell Arden International
4. Giorgio Pantano Durango Formula
5. Jaroslav Janis Superfund-ISR-Charouz
6. Raffaele Gianmaria Durango Formula
7. Enrico Toccacelo Super Nova Racing
8. Tony Schmidt Team Astromega
9. Vitantonio Liuzzi Red Bull Junior Team
10. Giovanni Berton BCN F3000
CART
But it was a bitterly disappointing day for polesitter Alex Tagliani, a native of Montreal, who opened up a gap of about five seconds over Servia in the early stages until he had to make mandatory pit stops. His own Lola Ford-Cosworth failed to achieve the mileage of his rivals and he lost time in a lengthy refuelling stop, as well as spinning briefly off the track.
Pos Driver Car
1. Michel Jourdain Jr Team Rahal Lola-Ford
2. Oriol Servia Visteon/Patrick Racing Lola-Ford
3. Patrick Carpentier Player's-Forsythe Racing Lola-Ford
4. Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing Lola-Ford
5. Mario Dominguez Herdez Competition Lola-Ford
6. Paul Tracy Player's-Forsythe Racing Lola-Ford
7. Roberto Moreno Herdez Competition Lola-Ford
8. Adrian Fernandez Fernandez Racing Lola-Ford
9. Max Papis PK Racing Lola-Ford
10. Darren Manning Walker Racing Reynard-Ford
NASCAR
Jeff Gordon sat on the pole with Mark Martin alongside. Unlike a couple of weeks ago, Jeff Gordon made it through turn one unscathed, Mark Martin slotting into second as the field made a few laps before the first caution of the day came out on lap seven after Jeff Green tapped Steve Park into a spin, Kyle Petty and Todd Bodine spinning and suffering damage as well. Back to green on lap 13, Gordon running away at the front as Martin and Mike Skinner led the congo line, Martin eventually pulling away from Skinner. It eventually came to an end when Greg Biffle got spun by Scott Wimmer who had been run into by Jason Leffler, bringing out the caution on lap 65.
Lap 161 and it was caution time once more. It was indirectly triggered by Matt Kenseth's flat right rear tyre, Kenseth's slowing causing Kurt Busch to run into the back of and spin Casey Mears, Joe Nemechek and Tony Stewart making contact, bouncing Stewart off the wall with Stewart's teammate Bobby Labonte also going for a spin. The field pitted, Harvick leading Skinner, Craven and Gordon off pit road. The race restarted on lap 167 but was back to caution once again on lap 178 when Ted Musgrave, substituting for Jimmy Spencer, tapped Ryan Newman into his second spin for the night, before Jeff Burton tapped Musgrave into a spin, Dave Blaney then adding to the chain reaction as he tapped Burton into a spin. Newman escaped virtually unscathed (again!), while the three others involved weren't so lucky.
Back to green on lap 262, Martin taking Marlin for the lead into turn three later that lap. Jarrett had been holding on in third before he got shuffled down the order as he got caught in the outside lane after Newman took third and led a train of cars past him. Christian Fittipaldi's damaged car brought out the next caution on lap 276. The race restarted on lap 283 but was back to caution on lap 287 after Larry Foyt spun all by himself into the inside wall on the backstretch. Lap 293 and the race restarted, Martin still leading the way, with Newman taking second place from Marlin on lap 298. The race was back under caution on lap 300 for debris on the race track. Third placed Marlin was one of the few drivers to pit now, hoping to make it to the end of the 500 lap race without another stop.
Though Busch was in the lead, Harvick didn't let him get away, moving back on to Busch's tail. The next caution came out on lap 423 after Jeff Gordon slowed with a flat right front tyre at the same time debris fell from Marlin's car. Most of the leaders stayed out but most of those outside the top ten came in, which now included Gordon. Back to green on lap 428, Busch leading Harvick, McMurray, Johnson and Newman. Dale Jarrett was showing that tyres were making a difference, taking eighth from Matt Kenseth on lap 435 while a little further back Gordon was making his way back up the order. Jarrett was up to sixth when Gordon was the next caution on lap 445 after Schrader was slow off turn four thanks to a soft front tyre, Gordon slowing a little as he turned underneath him. As he did this, a surprised Kenseth tapped him into a spin hard into the inside wall.
Pos Driver Car
1. Kurt Busch Ford Taurus
2. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Monte Carlo
3. Jamie McMurray Dodge Intrepid
4. Matt Kenseth Ford Taurus
5. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Monte Carlo
6. Ryan Newman Dodge Intrepid
7. Dale Jarrett Ford Taurus
8. Ricky Craven Pontiac Grand Prix
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet Monte Carlo
10. Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Intrepid
IRL
The Brazilian took the chequered flag in his Dallara-Toyota just 0.1697 seconds ahead of the Dallara-Chevrolet of Hornish. Bryan Herta rounded off the podium places in a Dallara-Honda.
Pos Driver Team
1. Helio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara-Toyota
2. Sam Hornish Jr Panther Racing Dallara-Chevrolet
3. Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda
4. Gil de Ferran Team Penske Dallara-Toyota
5. Kenny Brack Team Rahal Dallara-Honda
6. Al Unser Jr Kelley Racing Dallara-Toyota
7. Dan Wheldon Andretti Green Racing Dallara-Honda
8. Roger Yasukawa Super Aguri Fernandez Racing Dallara-Honda
9. Robbie Buhl Dreyer & Reinbold Dallara-Chevrolet
10. Buddy Rice Cheever Racing Dallara-Chevrolet
"My experience with Team Penske is, without question, the pinnacle of my career. I felt it was important to stop while I was at my best," De Ferran said in a statement released from team headquarters in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Euro F3
Fresh from the high of claiming the Marlboro Masters, the Mucke Motorsport team were in sizzling form at the Nurburgring with their two young charges taking victory in each of the two races. Masters winner Christian Klien won the second race and now leads the charge after runaway series leader Ryan Briscoe, while Markus Winkelhock, with a first and a second, won the weekend.
The second race was scarcely an improvement. While Klien, Winkelhock and Rosberg got away from the grid, chaos erupted again, this time with Lapierre, Auinger, Andreas Zuberm, Charles Zwolsman and Carbone all caught up in the mess. With no safety car this time, the top three cleared away. When rain flooded the track late in the race, the accidents began anew and the race was declared with the Safety Car taking the chequered flag, from Klien, Winkelhock, Rosberg, Bruno Spengler, Lietz and Kubica. Briscoe took seventh after a late race incident.
Race One
Pos Driver Team
1. Markus Winkelhock Mucke Motorsport Dallara F303 Mercedes
2. Olivier Pla ASM F3 Dallara F303 Mercedes
3. Robert Doornbos Team Ghinzani Dallara F303 Mugen-Honda
4. Bernard Auinger Superfund TME Dallara F303 TOM's Toyota
5. Alexandre Premat ASM F3 Dallara F303 Mercedes
6. Fabio Carbone Signature Plus Dallara F303 Renault Sodemo
7. Marcel Lasee Swiss Racing Team Dallara F303 Spiess Opel
8. Katsuyuki Hiranaka Prema Powerteam Dallara F303 Spiess Opel
9. Robert Kubica Prema Powerteam Dallara F303 Spiess Opel
10. Alexandros Margaritis MB Racing Performance Dallara F303 Spiess Opel
Race Two
Pos Driver Team
1. Christian Klien Mucke Motorsport Dallara F303 Mercedes
2. Markus Winkelhock Mucke Motorsport Dallara F303 Mercedes
3. Nico Rosberg Team Rosberg Dallara F303 Spiess Opel
4. Bruno Spengler ASM F3 Dallara F303 Mercedes
5. Richard Lietz HBR Motorsport Dallara F303 Spiess Opel
6. Robert Kubica Prema Powerteam Dallara F303 Spiess Opel
7. Ryan Briscoe Prema Powerteam Dallara F303 Spiess Opel
8. Marcel Lasee Swiss Racing Team Dallara F303 Spiess Opel
9. Olivier Pla ASM F3 Dallara F303 Mercedes
10. Simon Abadie LD Autosport Dallara F303 Mugen-Honda
Rally
Asphalt specialist Panizzi and brother Herve, his co-driver, are currently with world champions Peugeot.
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