Review of Round Nine and the final round of the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season was held at was held at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, in South-West Germany.
On Saturday's race, Audi Sport Team Rosberg driver and Current DTM Champion René Rast took the race win in his Audi RS5 Turbo DTM. Second was BMW Team RMG driver Marco Wittmann in his BMW M4 Turbo DTM, he was two seconds behind Rast in the end. While, third place was Audi Sport Team Phoenix driver Mike Rockenfeller in his Audi RS5 Turbo DTM, he was eleven seconds behind Rast in the end.
Special mention to former Brawn and McLaren F1 driver and 2009 F1 Champion Jenson Button, who made a wild card appearance in this round in a Super GT spec Honda NSX-GT GT500 to finish in ninth place, he was thirty-one seconds behind Rast in the end.
On Sunday's race, Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline driver Nico Müller took the race win in his Audi RS5 Turbo DTM. Second was Audi Sport Team Phoenix driver Mike Rockenfeller in his Audi RS5 Turbo DTM, he was four seconds behind Müller in the end. While, third place was Audi Sport Team Rosberg driver and Current DTM Champion René Rast in his Audi RS5 Turbo DTM to complete an Audi podium whitewash, he was eight seconds behind Müller in the end.
And so, this years champions, René Rast took the DTM Drivers' Championship. Audi Sport Team Rosberg took the DTM Teams' Championship and Aldi took the DTM Manufacturers' Championship.
That's the end of 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season. Contracts to the Champions in DTM this season. And now for the 2020 Season.
Review of Round Two of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship at Fuji International Speedway in Fuji, Japan.
The Toyota Gazoo Racing team won the race overall and the LMP1 class too of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley in their Toyota TS050 Hybrid, Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6. While, second place was the other Toyota Gazoo Racing to complete a Toyota one-two finish, with the team of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in their Toyota TS050 Hybrid, Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6; they were thirty-four seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the Rebellion Racing of Gustavo Menezes, Norman Nato and Bruno Senna in their Rebellion R13, Gibson 4.5 L V8; they were two laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In LMP2 class (all cars using the Gibson 4.2 L V8 engine), Racing Team Nederland team of Nyck de Vries, Giedo van der Garde and Frits van Eerd in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 class. They finish in sixth place overall and they were eleven laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Pro class, was won by Aston Martin Racing team of Alex Lynn and Maxime Martin won in their Aston Martin Vantage AMR. They finish in fourteenth place overall and they were twenty-one laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Am class, was won by TF Sport team of Jonathan Adam, Charlie Eastwood and Salih Yoluç in their Aston Martin Vantage AMR. They finish in twentieth place overall and they were twenty-four laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
Highlights of the 6 Hours of Fuji below, enjoy.
Next Stop 4 Hours of Shanghai in five weeks time for Round Three of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Recap of the last round of WRC from last weekends Round twelve of Wales Rally GB.
Last weekend was the twelfth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship at Wales Rally GB (3rd-6th October), that was won by Ott Tänak in his works Toyota Yaris WRC.
While, Thierry Neuville finished second in the works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. Neuville was eleven seconds behind Tänak at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Current WRC champion Sébastien Ogier finished third in the works Citroën C3 WRC. Ogier was twenty-four seconds behind Tänak at the end of the rally.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 Pro class (Manufacturer entries competing in cars built to Group R5 specifications), that was won by Škoda Motorsport driver Kalle Rovanperä in his Škoda Fabia R5 Evo. Kalle Rovanperä finished in ninth place overall, he was eleven minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally. That was enough to give Kalle Rovanperä the 2019 WRC-2 Pro Championship with two rounds to spare in his Škoda Fabia R5 Evo; contracts to Kalle Rovanperä for winning this years WRC-2 Pro Championship.
While in WRC-2 class (Open to privately-entered cars; Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Petter Solberg in his own backed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 in his final WRC rally from the 2003 WRC Champion. Petter Solberg finished in tenth place overall, he was twelve minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally.
Meanwhile in Junior-WRC class (Competing in identical one-litre Ford Fiesta R2s built and maintained by M-Sport) that was won by Jan Solans. Jan Solans finished in twenty-first place overall, he was thirty minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally. With that result, Jan Solans did clinched the Junior-WRC Championship this season, contracts to Jan Solans for winning the Junior-WRC championship.
Highlights of the rally below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Thirteen of the 2019 WRC season for Rally Catalunya in three weeks time.
Review of round fifteen of the 2019 MotoGP season at Buriram International Circuit, on the outskirts of Buriram in east of Thailand for the Thailand GP.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP champion Marc Marquez on his works Honda RC213V.
First place was enough to give Marc Márquez the 2019 MotoGP title, and his sixth title in the premier class, Marc Márquez is 110 points ahead of Andrea Dovizioso in the standings with four races to go. Contracts to Marc Márquez for winning the MotoGP championship.
Second was Petronas Yamaha SRT rider Fabio Quartararo on his Yamaha YZR-M1, he was two tenths of a second behind Marquez at the end.
While, third was Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was fourteen tenths of a second behind Marquez at the end of the race.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-three 765cc four-stroke class), that race was won by SKY Racing Team VR46 rider Luca Marini on the Kalex. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Brad Binder on the KTM, he was two seconds behind Marini at the end. While, third was American Racing KTM rider Iker Lecuona on the KTM, he was two and half seconds behind at the end.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Gaviota Ángel Nieto Team rider Albert Arenas on the KTM. Second was Leopard Racing rider Lorenzo Dalla Porta on the Honda, he was two tenths of a second behind Arenas at the end. While, third was Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider Alonso López on the Honda, he was three tenths of a second behind Arenas at the end.
Review of Round Nine of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship season was on the National Circuit at Silverstone, in Northamptonshire.
In the first race, Team Toyota GB with Ginsters driver Tom Ingram took the race win in his Toyota Corolla GT. Second was Sterling Insurance with Power Maxed Racing driver Jason Plato in his Vauxhall Astra, he was four seconds behind Ingram in the end. While third place was BTC Racing driver Chris Smiley in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8) and also took Independents class win, he was seven seconds behind Ingram in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy (for drivers yet to record an overall podium finish or won outright the Jack Sears Trophy championship) was won by Team BMW driver Tom Oliphant in his BMW 330i M Sport, he finished in fifth place and was thirteen seconds behind Ingram in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, Team Toyota GB with Ginsters driver Tom Ingram took the race win in his Toyota Corolla GT. Second was Team BMW driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington in his BMW 330i M Sport, he was ten tenths of a second behind Ingram in the end. While third place was Halfords Yuasa Racing driver Dan Cammish in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he was fourteen tenths of a second behind Ingram in the end.
Meanwhile, Independents class was won by BTC Racing driver Josh Cook in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he finished in fifth place and was four seconds behind Ingram in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Team BMW driver Tom Oliphant in his BMW 330i M Sport, he finished in seventh place and was five seconds behind Ingram in the end.
Finally in the third race, RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport driver Jack Goff took the race win in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win. Second was Laser Tools Racing driver Aiden Moffat in his Infiniti Q50, he was seven seconds behind Goff in the end. While third place was Halfords Yuasa Racing driver Matt Neal in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he was fourteen seconds behind Goff in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Team BMW driver Tom Oliphant in his BMW 330i M Sport, he finished in fourth place and was twenty-five seconds behind Goff in the end.
Next stop Brands Hatch for Round Ten and the final round of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship season in two weeks time.
This post is all about the new 2019 F2 and F3 champions.
Nyck de Vries won the Formula 2 championship at last weekends Sochi Autodrom with three races to spare, Nyck de Vries won this years Formula 2 championship ahead of both Nicholas Latifi and Luca Ghiotto in the standings. So where going to see Nyck de Vries next season? Already confirmed to race at Mercedes Formula E team next season, so don't count out Nyck de Vries doing some mid-season testing with the Mercedes F1 team next season.
Meanwhile still at the Sochi Autodrom, Robert Shwartzman won this years Formula 3 championship with a race to spare, ahead of both Marcus Armstrong and Jehan Daruvala in the standings. We will possibly see Robert Shwartzman in a top Formula 2 team next season and don't count out Robert Shwartzman doing some mid-season testing with Ferrari and Alfa Romeo as Robert Shwartzman is currently a Ferrari Driver Academy.
So, contractions to the new champions. Bring on 2020.
Review of the sixteenth round of the 2019 F1 season at Sochi Autodrom, in Sochi for the Russian Grand Prix.
The race that Ferrari should have won wasily. Charles Leclerc on pole for Sundays race. On a dry Sunday race, it was Sebastian Vettel took the lead from third place with both Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton behind him. Ferrari opted to pit Leclerc first on lap 22, to give him the lead for later in the race. By lap 26 Vettel pitted for tyres and came back behind Leclerc while Lewis Hamilton leads. Lap 27, Vettel retired with MGU-K problems brought out the Virtual Safety Car (VSC) and allowed Hamilton a free pit stop in that period and re-took the lead to the end of the race to win easily this seasons Russian Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton's ninth race win of the season.
While, Hamilton's team-mate and Valtteri Bottas finished in second place in the other Mercedes to give the team its eighth one-two finish of the season, Bottas was four seconds behind Hamilton at the end. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Leclerc was five seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-three lap race.
Now with five races to go, with Hamilton winning, Bottas finishing second, Charles Leclerc only managed a third place; while Max Verstappen's only managed a fourth place in Sochi despite needing an engine change forcing him to start in the middle of the gird. Lewis Hamilton has improved his lead of the F1 Drivers' Standings from sixty-five points to seventy-three points ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas; while Charles Leclerc is third in the standings, one hundred and seven points behind Hamilton, while Max Verstappen is fourth in the standings, one hundred and ten points behind Hamilton.
While Mercedes still leads F1 Constructors' Standings, the gap is now improved from one hundred and thirty-three points to one hundred and sixty-two points for Ferrari who are second in the Constructors' Standings with five races to go.
Mercedes could win their sixth Constructors' Championship at Suzuka. Mercedes needs to score fourteen points more than Ferrari to win the title at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (race win, fastest lap)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished second)
Ferrari - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (DNF, Power loss)
Charles Leclerc - 8 (pole, finished third)
Red Bull Racing - 9
Max Verstappen - 9 (finished fourth)
Alexander Albon - 9 (finished fifth)
Renault - 5
Daniel Ricciardo - 5 (DNF, Collision damage)
Nico Hülkenberg - 6 (finished tenth)
Haas - 6
Romain Grosjean - 6 (Collision with Hülkenberg)
Kevin Magnussen - 7 (finished ninth)
McLaren - 8
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 10 (finished sixth)
Lando Norris - 7 (finished eighth)
Racing Point - 7
Sergio Pérez- 8 (finished seventh)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished eleventh)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished thirteenth)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished fifteenth)
