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Ellinas & Williamson to test with Strakka at first WEC Rookie Test
World Series by Renault front runner Tio Ellinas will join Lewis Williamson at the official FIA WEC Rookie Test next month in Bahrain. Ellinas, who finished fourth in this year’s Formula Renault 3.5 championship with two wins driving for Strakka Racing, was awarded the test for being the top scorer in the team’s single seater…
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Vaxivière is hunting again at Jerez
Matthieu Vaxivière has been the faster of second practice session in Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Jerez. The Frenchman made an incredible lap under hot conditions. Second session was a class of Dillmann, but this class was stopped by his compatriot Matthieu Vaxivière who also did a class lap to finish on top to confirm…
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Rowland 2015 WSR champion, Orudzhev wins at Le Mans
Oliver Rowland wins today the 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series after today’s race 2 at Le Mans. A race that Egor Orudzhev take the victory over Matthieu Vaxivière and pole sitter Tio Ellinas. Today’s race was strange but a one to remember, and also a strategic race. Tio Ellinas (Strakka Racing) started from pole position…
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Ellinas makes pole with Rowland 14th in Le Mans
Tio scores accurately, Ellinais a stratospheric turn has given him pole position for the second race of the Formula Renault 3.5 in Le Mans. Strakka driver has taken four tenths Matthew Vaxivière and Tom Dillmann. The rating began with red flag a few seconds. André Negrao engine burst their International Draco and left the circuit…
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Rowland lidera els FP1 a la Sarthe
Oliver Rowland ha estat el més ràpid en els primers entrenaments lliures de la Fórmula Renault 3.5 Series a Le Mans, França. Matthieu Vaxivière i Tio Ellinas completen el top 3. Sense rival. Així és com sembla que Oliver Rowland afronta el cap de setmana a la Sarthe. Un Rowland i categoria en general que…
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Historic one-two for Strakka at Nürburgring
Epic success for Tio Ellinas on his win in Race 2 in Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Nürburgring, Germany. The fans today lived a lot of action in a race that started on wet conditions, then get dry and then arrived a terrible rain. Gustav Malja and Nyck De Vries completes the podium. The race…
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Rowland takes an important pole at Nürburgring
Oliver Rowland has taken the fourth pole position of the season in Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Nürburgring, Germany. The Briton will start in front of De Vries and Ellinas. Vaxivière will start fifth. After made a lap time with the first set of tyres, Rowland take an easy pole position thanks to the non-finally…
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Dams one-two on practice at Nürburgring
Dean Stoneman and Nyck de Vries have been the fastest drivers of the first practice session of Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Nürburgring, Germany. The Dams boys were untouchable ahead of Ellinas and Dillmann. Round 7 of the championship in Nürburgring, Germany. The battle between Oliver Rowland and Matthieu Vaxivière arrives in another episode, an…
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Ellinas runs away with maiden win
From pole to the chequered flag, Tio Ellinas was completely untouchable in the first race of the weekend at Silverstone. The Strakka Racing driver was over 14 seconds ahead at the front at one point, utterly dominating the remainder of the field. Championship leader Oliver Rowland fought his way to second, while Matthieu Vaxivière held…
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Ellinas blitzes to pole
Tio Ellinas has grabbed pole position for race 1 at Silverstone with a time of 1:41:858, the only driver to go below 1:42 in this session. Matthieu Vaxivière lines up in second just 2 tenths shy of Ellinas, with the Fortec pair of Oliver Rowland and Jazemann Jaafar locking out the second row of the…
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Stoneman and Ellinas fastest in the FP
Dean Stoneman signed the best time of both free practice sessions in Spielberg in Austria. During the first session it was Tio Ellinas who launches the beginning of the hostilities. Exceptionally the schedules of the Formula Renault 3.5 were different from other weekends of race, indeed to the Red Bull Ring the WSR had to…
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Vaxivière dominates Practice 1 in Hungaroring
Mattheiu Vaxivière has been the fastest in the practice session of Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Hungaroring, the fourth round of the championship. The Frenchman finished in front of Ellinas and Fantin. Rowland was fifth. Results: Pos Car Driver Team Laps Best Gap 1 9 Matthieu Vaxivière FRA Lotus 19 1:31.232 2 11 Tio Ellinas…
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Vaxiviere leads the collective test in Belgium
Matthieu Vaxiviere (Lotus) set the pace during the Friday collective tests at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The Lotus F1 Team Junior driver posted the day’s quickest lap in 1:59.620 in the afternoon during the session where the low-downforce configuration on the rear wing was mandatory. In the afternoon, the competitors got a sense of what the…
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Ellinas the fastest on FP1 in Spa
Tio Ellinas has been the fastest during the first practice session of Formula Renault 3.5 Series in Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Belgium. The Strakka driver improved his lap time at the end of the session, and he also has been fast during the whole session. Fantin and Vaxivière completes the top3. Roberto Merhi made his comeback today…
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Vaxivière dominates massively on Friday
Matthieu Vaxivière was also the fastest in second free practice for Formula Renault 3.5 Series in Motorland Aragón circuit. Occitan driver was four tenths faster than his persecutors, Jazeman Jaafar and Tio Ellinas. Absolute domination by Matthieu Vaxivière in today’s run. Lotus driver was not just the fastest driver in first session but also in…
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Vaxivière on top for final pre-season test
The final day of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series collective tests turned to the advantage of Matthieu Vaxiviere (Lotus). On the Motorland Aragón circuit, the Lotus F1 Junior Team driver set best time of the day at 1:40.662 to lead the way from Tio Ellinas (Strakka Racing) and Racing Steps Foundation protégé, Oliver Rowland (Fortec…
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Ellinas confirms at Jerez
Day two of Formula Renault 3.5 Series collective testing at Cicuito de Jerez went the way of Tio Ellinas (Strakka Racing). On Friday, the Cypriot set quickest lap of the morning session in 1:28.260. He finished the day with best time, ahead of the fastest man in the afternoon, Matthieu Vaxiviere (Lotus), and Tom Dillmann…
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Ellinas quickest in return to action
The 2015 World Series by Renault season kicked off with the opening day of collective testing for the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. 22 drivers and 11 teams were present at the Circuito de Jerez this Thursday. Tio Ellinas (Strakka Racing) led the way with a best time of 1:27.430 in the afternoon ahead of Oliver…
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Ellinas completes Strakka Racing’s FR3.5 2015 line up
After impressing at the recent end of season tests, Strakka Racing is delighted to announce the signing of Cypriot racer Tio Ellinas, to complete its 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 driver line up. For Strakka Racing the GP3 winner, brings both pace and a racing maturity to its flagship single seater team. “We worked really well…
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Ellinas wins the last race of the season
Tio Ellinas takes the final GP3 win of the season in Abu Dhabi on Sunday afternoon. The Marussia driver, who jumped into the lead at the start, led home a spirited Dean Stoneman by 0.293 seconds, while Conor Daly completed the podium. Ellinas had built up a lead of more than three seconds as the…
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Ellinas wins easily the first race, Kvyat suffers with Pirelly tyres
Tio Ellinas has won the first race of the GP3 Series. Tio, who started from pole position, has suffered from the final attacks from Niederhauser, who have finished the race second. Conor Daly, with a very pacific race completed the podium. The race started with Ellinas doing a great job, also Kvyat who placed himself…