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BMW M Team WRT finalises its WEC line-up for 2024 season
BMW M Motorsport Team WRT has finalised its driver line-up for the two cars it will field in the 2024 Hypercar class of WEC. BMW M Motorsport has completed its squad of BMW M works drivers who will line up in the Hypercar class when the manufacturer returns to the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA…
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Leclerc, Marciello given Formula E test drive by Venturi, HWA in Marrakesh
Four more names has been added to the FIA Formula E Championship’s rookie test in Marrakesh with Mitsunori Takaboshi, Arthur Leclerc, Raffaele Marciello and Dani Juncadella joining in. The post Marrakesh ePrix Formula E rookie test list has expanded to 15 drivers now with the announcement from Nissan, Venturi and HWA Racelab as Takaboshi, Leclerc, Marciello…
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Albon ends on top on day 2
Alexander Albon topped the second day of post-season testing at Yas Marina: at the wheel of an ART Grand Prix car, the Thai clocked in a laptime of 1:49.062. Raffaele Marciello and Charles Leclerc completed the top three. Day 2 of post-season testing opened at 11.45 local time (GMT+4) with the twenty-two drivers on Pirelli…
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Marciello tops Day 1 session at Abu Dhabi
Raffaele Marciello set the best laptime in today’s post-season test session at the Yas Marina Circuit. The Italian lapped the track in a 1:49.937 at the wheel of a Trident car during the afternoon session ahead of Nobuharu Matsushita (ART Grand Prix) and Oliver Rowland (DAMS). The first day of post-season testing opened in hot…
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GP2 preview : a title for F1
This week-end takes place the eleventh and last round of GP2 series of the season. It has been a few years since the last time the championship had to be decided on the last round, with only nine points standing between Antonio Giovinazzi and Pierre Gasly. Giovinazzi: the unexpected one Antonio Giovinazzi is currently in…
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Maiden GP2 win for Ghiotto
Luca Ghiotto claimed his maiden win in GP2 Series ahead of Raffaele Marciello and Pierre Gasly. Mitch Evans started from pole position ahead of Luca Ghiotto and Raffaele Marciello. Evans struggled to get away and had to defend from Ghiotto, the Italian passed the New-Zealander. Daniel De Jong complained about having been tagged by behind…
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Gasly on top in qualifying
Pierre Gasly claimed another pole position in a dramatic qualifying session at Sepang with Mitch Evans’ accident. His championship rivals, Antonio Giovinazzi and Raffaele Marciello follow him. All the drivers went on track as soon as the light went green. Mitch Evans, one of the few drivers who had already raced on this track, was…
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Gasly and Prema in the lead
Pierre Gasly was the fastest of the first session of GP2 Series at Sepang ahead of Giovinazzi and Marciello. Cecotto was the first to head out on track for his GP2 come back. Those who might have been the most familiar with the track were Antonio Giovinazzi and Sean Gelael as they won an Asian…
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Giovinazzi comes back to win at Monza
After starting on the last row, Antonio Giovinazzi comes back with the help of safety car to win the first GP2 Series race at Monza. Raffaele Marciello and Gustav Malja complete the podium. Pierre Gasly started on pole position. Following Antonio Giovinazzi’s exclusion from qualifying, Artem Markelov started from the front row and Arthur Pic…
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Sirotkin steals pole at Hockenheim
While Pierre Gasly was just about to claim another pole position, Sergey Sirotkin outqualified him and set pole minutes before the session came to an end. Raffaele Marciello was third. Like in the morning, Rowland was the first to head out on track followed by Mitch Evans and Alex Lynn. Drivers already fighted for track…
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Chaotic win for Evans in Spielberg
Mitch Evans rose to victory in a chaotic race where absolutely everything happened. Sean Gelael completed the one-two for Campos Racing, while Raffaele Marciello finished on 3rd for Russian Time. Sirotkin lost first position at the start after Giovinazzi and Gasly overtook him. The Frenchman stole the lead of the race from his teammate at…
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Giovinazzi takes first GP2 win in mayhemesque race
In a dramatic race filled with four safety car periods, Antonio Giovinazzi, despite a poor start claimed his first GP2 victory ahead of Sergey Sirotkin and Nobuharu Matsuhita when championship leaders did not finish the race Antonio Giovinazzi started on pole position for the first time of his GP2 career ahead of ART GP drivers…
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Matsuhita takes easy win at Monaco
Nobuharu Matsuhita took his first win of the season at Monaco with a huge gap ahead of Marvin Kirchhofer and Raffaele Marciello. Nobuharu Matsushita started this race on pole position ahead of Marvin Kirchhofer while Antonio Giovinazzi stalled on the grid before the formation lap. He eventually rejoined the pits and managed to start the…
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SERGEY SIROTKIN TOPS DAY 1 SESSION AT BARCELONA
ART Grand Prix man quickest in opening pre-season test day Russian driver Sergey Sirotkin made a good start to his 2016 season by setting the best laptime in today’s pre-season test. The ART ace lapped the Spanish track in a 1:29.141 during the morning session ahead of Pierre Gasly and Alex Lynn. The 2016 GP2…
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Marciello and Markelov with Russian Time in 2016
Russian Time has announced its drivers in GP2 Series for the 2016 campaign: Raffaele Marciello and Artem Markelov. Both drivers are 21 year old and have spent two years in GP2 already. But they have very different paths. European Formula 3 champion in 2013, Raffaele Marciello was a part of the Ferrari Driver Academy until…
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Vandoorne blazes to victory in Abu Dhabi
Belgian wins again in Abu Dhabi Stoffel Vandoorne has handed his team the perfect leaving gift by closing out his championship winning season with victory in the final feature race tonight in Abu Dhabi. His seventh win of the year also claimed the record for most wins in a season, to his obvious delight as…
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Gasly quickest at Sakhir Qualifying
Gasly enjoyed his second pole position of the season in a thrilling qualifying session at Bahrain International Circuit. The Frenchman from DAMS set a laptime of 1:39.572, 0.040s better than 2015 GP2 Champion Stoffel Vandoorne. Ferrari academy driver Raffaele Marciello finished P3. The session opened once again in high temperatures and under grey skies with…
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Stoffel Vandoorne becomes GP2 2015 Champion
The McLaren young driver finished fourth in today’s Sprint Race, outscoring title rival Alexander Rossi to secure the 2015 Drivers’ Championship with 4 races remaining. Richie Stanaway won the race, his second win in the series, with a controversial pass on Rio Haryanto, who came home second. Raffaele Marciello finished in third, holding off Vandoorne…
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Haryanto wins Race 2 in Silverstone
Rio Haryanto (Campos Racing) today won the second race of the GP2 at Silverstone after leading every lap. Marciello (Trident) was second and Gasly (Dams) third. Vandoorne has finished ninth, first not scored this season. Haryanto kept the first position at the start while Yelloly who started second, lost several positions. At the end of…
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Matsushita the fastest on Day 2
The morning session on the second day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit was delayed by one hour: a sandstorm hit the track the night before leaving sands in its wake. The circuit service and the teams were hard at work to clean the pitlane and the rest of the layout. At 10.00…
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Lynn fastest in second day of testing
DAMS driver Alex Lynn (Eng) was the fastest in the second day of GP2 testing in Abu Dhabi. Lynn signed the best time in the first of the two sessions held today, his time was half a second better than his teammate’s Pierre Gasly who came second in the morning session. Norman Nato (Arden International)…
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Pierre Gasly tops Day 1 at Yas Marina
DAMS quickest in opening pre-season test day The 2015 GP2 Series pre-season tests got underway today at the Yas Marina Circuit. Day one of the three day test saw all twenty-six drivers eager to try out the brand new DRS on their cars. When the pitlane went green, Alexander Rossi was the first man out…
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Marciello will ride at the free practice in Malaysia
Raffaele Marciello will participate during the free practice of the Malaysian Grand Prix, particularly in the first session. The Italian rider will thus have their first opportunity to get on a car for a weekend of racing to contest the first session of the Grand Prix, Free Practice 1. Marciello, who combines being a test…
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Sauber presents the Sauber C34-Ferrari
The Sauber F1 Team presents the first pictures of the new Sauber C34-Ferrari. Press Release The Sauber F1 Team will go into the 2015 FIA Formula One Championship with new drivers Marcus Ericsson (SE, 24) and Felipe Nasr (BR, 22). Raffaele Marciello (IT, 20) has signed as test and reserve driver. The roll-out of the…
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Marciello joins Trident for his 2nd year in GP2
Trident have announced today that Raffaele Marciello has joined them for the 2015 GP2 Series season. “Lello” won the 2013 European Formula 3 Championship and is part of the Ferrari Driver Academy. He has been selected as a third driver by Sauber for 2015 and he already had the chance to test drive a Ferrari…
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Sauber announces Marciello as its test and reserve driver for 2015
Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello has been confirmed as the new test and reserve driver for Sauber, a job that will include some FP1 sessions. The Sauber F1 Team announce Raffaele Marciello as its test and reserve driver for 2015. The 20-year-old Italian started his racing career in karting in 2005. After winning several championships he…
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Wehrlein leads last day of testing in Abu Dhabi
Pascal Wehrlein leads today the second and last test day of Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi after completes 96 laps with the Mercedes. Raffaele Marciello with the Ferrari was second and Max Verstappen with the Toro Rosso third, meanwhile the McLaren only did 2 lap with technical problems in his engine. Results: …
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Marciello and Izawa penalised
Following today’s sprint race at Sochi Autodrom, Raffaele Marciello and Takuya Izawa have received penalties. First of all, the ART Grand Prix driver Izawa was found guilty of speeding in the pit lane after he came in during the safety car period. He was therefore handed a drive through after the race was completed. Twenty…
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Palmer gets the victory and becomes champion
Jolyon Palmer has achieved the fourth win of the season, the final, in a new place, the Olympic circuit Sochi. The British is already the champion of the GP2 Series for the 2014 season. Evans finished second followed by Rafaelle Marciello. The first race of the GP2 of the history in Sochi started with Vandoorne…
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Marciello sings under the rain and wins first race
Raffaele Marciello won this afternoon his first victory in Spa after a drenched race. Stoffel Vandoorne, poleman of the day, is second followed by Johnny Cecotto. The first GP2 race happened under a lot of rain. After only three laps, the race had to be interrupted due to a heavy downpour that made the driving…