​Lewis Hamilton​ was the fastest man on track during the two Friday practice sessions for the British Grand Prix, on a day which was dominated by wet weather at Silverstone.
Pol Espargaro led Marc Marquez in Friday practice ahead of the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring but both experienced problems on an eventful day in Germany
Scuderia Coloni’s time in the GP2 Series will come to an end once the 2012 season has finished following a disagreement between the Italian team and the organisers of the feeder series.
The results of the GP2 qualifying session at Silverstone, where Fabio Leimer claimed his first pole position in the championship. The Swiss driver was nine tenths of a second ahead of Johnny Cecotto Jr and Jolyon Palmer.
Dani Pedrosa topped the combined Friday practice times will all the quickest laps completed in the dry morning session
Dani Pedrosa set the pace in two very different practice sessions as the German Grand Prix weekend began in changeable conditions at the Sachsenring
Fabio Leimer delivered a stunning lap time in the Silverstone rain to finish up nine tenths clear of the opposition in GP2 qualifying.
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Bob FEARNLEY (Force India), Rob WHITE (Renault Sport), Mark GILLAN (Williams), Pat FRY (Ferrari), Adrian NEWEY (Red Bull Racing), James ALLISON (Lotus).
Conditions at Silverstone were treacherous at best for the GP2 practice session, which saw three red flags. The last of those brought an early end to the 30 minute session, with Fabrizio Crestani seemingly having mastered the conditions to set a time 1.1 seconds faster than anyone else.
Antonio Felix Da Costa posted the fastest time in GP3 free practice as the British Grand Prix weekend got underway at Friday morning at a wet Silverstone circuit.
Carlin have become a Formula 3 giant in Britain, but without much success in the F3 Euroseries. Ulsterman Will Buller is part of the team that, in 2012, is trying to put that right.
The American Le Mans Series, presented by Tequila Patron, returns to the Lime Rock Park track after a 10 week break, with 31 cars, including 10 GT class entries, lining up to do battle on the short 1.474-mile Connecticut circuit, which is one of the quickest and busiest on the calendar. It commands the utmost concentration of the drivers, with the 7-turn track providing a challenge for all the drivers to keep racing fast, whilst staying out of trouble, but provides non-stop action.
As is always customary in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, the fastest international one-make series in the world opens its doors to guest drivers, who will look to give the regular drivers a run for their money, with the chance to beat more experienced and seasoned racers from other series.
Just when it appeared Jorge Lorenzo was going to run away with the 2012 world championship, sport’s tendency of producing the unexpected stopped him in his tracks
There will be three debutants in the GP3 Series this weekend at Silverstone with the news that Fabio Gamberini will take part for Atech CRS GP in place of John Wartique.
Drivers: Vitaly PETROV (Caterham), Romain GROSJEAN (Lotus), Bruno SENNA (Williams), Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren), Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari), Paul DI RESTA (Force India). PRESS…
Brumos Racing left Watkins Glen in the top five in the teams’ standings for the GT class of the Rolex Series after a strong run to sixth place at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
