Renate Jungert

Renate Jungert

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Rowland claims maiden F2 victory in Monte Carlo
Formula 2

Rowland claims maiden F2 victory in Monte Carlo

Oliver Rowland won his first Formula 2 race at the prestigious Circuit de Monaco ahead of last year’s winner Artem Markelov and Nobuharu Matsushita. Local hero Charles Leclerc, who had been leading from pole position for the first half of the F2 feature race, retired with a suspension issue. The race had a rocky beginning: […]

Leclerc claims F2 pole position in Monaco
Formula 2

Leclerc claims F2 pole position in Monaco

Charles Leclerc underlines his excellent form with his third consecutive FIA Formula 2 pole position at his home race in Monaco. The Prema Racing driver set a lap time of 1m19.309s in Group A, comprised of all odd-numbered drivers. The best man in Group B with all even-numbered drivers was Alexander Albon, losing out to […]

F2: Leclerc leads the way on home soil
Formula 2

F2: Leclerc leads the way on home soil

Charles Leclerc’s name was once again at the top of the time sheet as the Monegasque driver set the fastest lap in the FIA Formula 2 free practice session in the streets of Monaco. Series veteran Sergio Canamasas was the second-fastest man on track, seven thousandths of a second ahead of Oliver Rowland. Rowland set […]

Markelov flies to F2 win in Bahrain
Bahrain - Sakhir

Markelov flies to F2 win in Bahrain

Artem Markelov won the first FIA Formula 2 feature race after an intense three way-battle that lasted all race long. The Russian Time driver kept his cool in the heat of the Sakhir International Circuit and finished the race in first place ahead of Norman Nato and Charles Leclerc. Markelov laid the foundation for his […]

Leclerc dominates F2 qualifying in Bahrain
Bahrain - Sakhir

Leclerc dominates F2 qualifying in Bahrain

Charles Leclerc claimed his maiden FIA Formula 2 pole position in the qualifying at the Sakhir International Circuit. The Monegasque rookie used an alternative strategy to finish the first ever F2 qualifying ahead of PREMA Racing team mate Antonio Fuoco and Nyck de Vries. The first man out on the race track was the fastest […]

Rowland on top in first F2 practice session
Formula 2

Rowland on top in first F2 practice session

Oliver Rowland was the fastest man on track in the first ever free practice session of the new FIA Formula 2 championship. The DAMS driver lapped the Sakhir International Circuit in a time of 1m42.221s, ahead of Artem Markelov and rookie Charles Leclerc. As soon as the lights went green, all drivers headed out onto […]

Albon fastest on second day of FIA Formula 2 test
Formula 2

Albon fastest on second day of FIA Formula 2 test

Newcomer Alexander Albon was the fastest man on track in Barcelona. The ART driver went quickest in the morning session, ahead of old hands Johnny Cecotto Jr. and Artem Markelov. The testing sessions took place under clear skies and in blazing sunlight, and the focus of the teams was on simulating long runs. The laptimes […]

Gasly fastest in final GP2 free practice in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi - Yas Marina

Gasly fastest in final GP2 free practice in Abu Dhabi

Championship contender Pierre Gasly put his foot down in today’s GP2 free practice session, the final one of the 2016 season. The PREMA Racing driver was 6 hundredths of a second faster than Alex Lynn (DAMS) with a laptime of 1:50.940. The second PREMA Racing driver, championship leader Antonio Giovinazzi, was one tenth off his […]

Maiden GP2 race win for Ghiotto in Malaysia
Formula 2

Maiden GP2 race win for Ghiotto in Malaysia

Trident’s Luca Ghiotto crowned himself the tenth GP2 race winner in the 2016 season, claiming his first ever GP2 race win on Malaysian soil. Raffaele Marciello (Russian Time) did his best to take the spotlight away from his countryman, but he had to settle for second place while Prema’s Pierre Gasly made up for yesterday’s […]

Giovinazzi claims race win and GP2 team championship
Formula 2

Giovinazzi claims race win and GP2 team championship

Antonio Giovinazzi put his foot down and did a perfect job to put himself onto the top step of the podium in today’s thrilling GP2 feature race and claim the 2016 GP2 Team’s championship for Prema Racing. ART GP’s Sergey Sirotkin had to settle for second place after a race-long battle with the Italian. Norman […]

Sirotkin flies to GP2 pole position in Germany
Formula 2

Sirotkin flies to GP2 pole position in Germany

Sergey Sirotkin put his foot down in today’s GP2 qualifying session at the Hockenheimring and claimed his second pole position of the season. The ART GP driver put his car ahead of Pierre Gasly’s Prema Racing machine and Raffaele Marciello’s Russian Time car in the dying minutes of the session. The session took place in […]

Binder replaces Canamasas for German GP2 round
Formula 2

Binder replaces Canamasas for German GP2 round

Rene Binder has confirmed on his Facebook page that he will take part in the seventh round of the 2016 GP2 Series at the Hockenheimring, Germany. He will take over the Carlin car #18 from Sergio Canamasas. The 24-year-old will return to the GP2 Series for the second time this season after a first outing […]

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