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MOTOGP: Rossi Swaps Ducati For Ferrari This Weekend
Watch Valentino Rossi race the Blancpain Endurnace Series at the Nurburgring LIVE this weekend on SPEED2!
The Blancpain Endurance Series returns from the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps to the equally-challenging Nürburgring for the fifth round of the 2012 season.
The entry list totals 50 cars and the driver line-up includes “El Dottore”, the nine-time world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi making his second appearance in the Blancpain Endurance Series.
Rossi will share a Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia which will sport the famous No.46.
There is class warfare on several fronts in the 2012 series. In PRO-AM, the championship combat is particularly intense.
Leading the drivers’ standings is the AF Corse Ferrari pair of Niek Hommerson (NLD) and Louis Machiels (BEL) on 99 points.
The AF Corse pair are being hard-pressed by the Italian trio Eugenio Amos, Giacomo Petrobelli, Alessandro Bonacini, just three points behind in the Vita4One Italy Ferrari.
In the teams’ classification, AF Corse (82) leads SOFREV ASP (68) with Vita4One Team Italy third on 67.
SOFREV ASP team boss Jerome Policand knows perfectly the German track. “To be quick in Nurburgring you need a good turn-in as most of the corners are low-mid speed range. But the real challenging corner is the fast chicane after the hairpin. You need commitment to make the gap.
“Our aim with the No.20 car of Ludovic Badey, Jean-Luc Beaubelique and Patrice Goueslard is to finish on the podium. As a driver I will share the 458 Ferrari with Gabriel Balthazard and Maurice Ricci. The team is currently second in the standings so we still have a chance to win.”
Meanwhile, Matteo Bobbi, Vita4One Team Italy, team principal, is intent on taking the PRO-AM championship contest to the wire. "We are in the title fight. We will face the last two races of the season with the greatest determination to be crowned champions in PRO-AM,” he said.
Marc A. Hayek, President & CEO of Blancpain, in the Blancpain Reiter Lamborghini LP600+ alongside Dutchman Peter Kox, is relishing the return to racing after an eventful Total 24 Hours of Spa where they finished a heroic sixth in PRO-AM.
“After the 24 hours of Spa and our excellent result, I am looking forward to returning behind the wheel. My feeling with the car was great during this last race and I trust to feel the same sensations or even better during this next round in Nürburgring. This race track is mythical and I always enjoyed driving here. “he said.
The entry list totals 50 cars and the driver line-up includes “El Dottore”, the nine-time world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi making his second appearance in the Blancpain Endurance Series.
Rossi will share a Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia which will sport the famous No.46.
There is class warfare on several fronts in the 2012 series. In PRO-AM, the championship combat is particularly intense.
Leading the drivers’ standings is the AF Corse Ferrari pair of Niek Hommerson (NLD) and Louis Machiels (BEL) on 99 points.
The AF Corse pair are being hard-pressed by the Italian trio Eugenio Amos, Giacomo Petrobelli, Alessandro Bonacini, just three points behind in the Vita4One Italy Ferrari.
In the teams’ classification, AF Corse (82) leads SOFREV ASP (68) with Vita4One Team Italy third on 67.
SOFREV ASP team boss Jerome Policand knows perfectly the German track. “To be quick in Nurburgring you need a good turn-in as most of the corners are low-mid speed range. But the real challenging corner is the fast chicane after the hairpin. You need commitment to make the gap.
“Our aim with the No.20 car of Ludovic Badey, Jean-Luc Beaubelique and Patrice Goueslard is to finish on the podium. As a driver I will share the 458 Ferrari with Gabriel Balthazard and Maurice Ricci. The team is currently second in the standings so we still have a chance to win.”
Meanwhile, Matteo Bobbi, Vita4One Team Italy, team principal, is intent on taking the PRO-AM championship contest to the wire. "We are in the title fight. We will face the last two races of the season with the greatest determination to be crowned champions in PRO-AM,” he said.
Marc A. Hayek, President & CEO of Blancpain, in the Blancpain Reiter Lamborghini LP600+ alongside Dutchman Peter Kox, is relishing the return to racing after an eventful Total 24 Hours of Spa where they finished a heroic sixth in PRO-AM.
“After the 24 hours of Spa and our excellent result, I am looking forward to returning behind the wheel. My feeling with the car was great during this last race and I trust to feel the same sensations or even better during this next round in Nürburgring. This race track is mythical and I always enjoyed driving here. “he said.
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