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Fabulous and encouraging fight in Race 1 between the first three pilots on the grid!

Report Race 1 BOSS GP Paul Ricard/FRA
Start: 17:13
End: 17:35
Temperature: 20,6 C
Cars listed: 22
Cars out on track: 19
Weather conditions: sunny, a few clouds

The first BOSS GP race at Paul Ricard exceeded all expectations of all Formula racing fans and spectators. Right from the start the first three pilots from the qualifying Johann Ledermair (AUT), Stephane Richelmi (MC) and Jakub Smiechowksi (POL) were fighting rigorously for P1. Several overtaking manouvers lead to position changes between the three rivals. It was finally Richelmi, who took the bull by the horn and overtook Ledermaier three laps before the end of the race. His experience helped him to control the rest of the race from P1 and win the race with a gap of several seconds. Ledermaier however also showed a very steady and convincing perfomance and finished 2nd leaving Jakub Smiechowksi on third position.

The french driver Christopher Brenier finished 4th with his 12-cylinder Superleague Formula. P5 went to the German newcomer Florian Schnitzenbaumer, who overcame his disappointment from the practice sessions and controlled his position from start to the end of the race without risking too much.

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Winner of the MASTERS class ‘Tintin’, followed by Hans Laub, who confirmed his very good performance from the practice sessions and the qualifying. Karl-Heinz Becker completed the podium in this class.

Again unlucky was Wolfgang Jaksch, who started from P6. Problems with the fuel pump forced him to drive with much less power and he lost position by position with his GP2 and finally had to stop his car 2 laps before the end of the race in the pits.

See complete results and gallery  here.

 

Big surprise at the BOSS GP Qualifying in Paul Ricard!

Report Qualifying BOSS GP Paul Ricard/FRA
Start: 10:40
End: 11:05
Temperature: 21,6 C
Cars listed: 22
Cars out on track: 18
Weather conditions: sunny, a few clouds

The qualifying session of BOSS GP at Paul Ricard ended with a big surprise. Johann Ledermaier catched the pole and left the former GP2 Pro driver Stephane Richelme behind on P2. Ledermaier nailed a 1:49,524 in the asphalt and Richelme followed with a 1:50,556. P3 went to the polish driver Jakub Smiechowski followed by Christopher Brenier (FRAU), Florian Schnitzenbaumer (GER) and Wolfgang Jaksch (GER) on P6.

Wolfgang Jaksch was not able to improve his lap time due to technical problems with his GP2 (fuel pump). The fastest lap time of the MASTERS class was driven by „Tintin“ from Belgium with a 2:01,494 followed by Karl-Heinz Becker and Hans Laub.

The first woman ever in BOSS GP, Veronika Cicha from Czech Republic again improved her lap time compared to FP3 yesterday and finished P11. All drivers looking forward to an interesting and challenging race here at Paul Ricard, the weather forecast is excellent and the positions on the starting grid promises a tough and very physical race for all pilots.

See complete results and gallery  here.

(UPDATE 3) Stephane Richelmi sets the pace in Paul Ricard practice runs

Report 1. FP BOSS GP Paul Ricard/FRA
Start: 12:04
End: 12:29
Temperature: 14,5 C
Cars listed: 22
Cars out on track: 12
Weather conditions: mostly cloudly, partially foggy

The first free practice of BOSS GP at Paul Ricard HTTC/Le Castellet on Friday noon served as a first roll out for most of the accredited drivers. The difficult track is quiet challenging for all pilots, who were never driving on this very fast yet safe race track.

12 out of 22 cars left the pitlane and tried to get familiar with the conditions and the lines of the various corners. The best lap time was performed by Stephane Richelmi, who joined the BOSS GP race weekend with his Dallara GP2. Stephane, who knows the track very well and drove in the official GP2 series for the last two years, set the pace with his fastest lap time 1:51:980. Johann Ledermaier, one of the favourits of the title in the Formula Class finished 2nd with 1:55:138. Christophe Brenier, the french local pilot, finished 3rd in 1:56:186.

The newcomers Veronika Cicha, Wolfgang Jaksch and Florian Schnitzenbaumer used the first practice to learn the track and adopt to the conditions. A first indication of the expectations for the qualifying on Saturday might be shown during the 2nd and 3rd free practice which take place today in the afternoon.

 

Report 2. FP BOSS GP Paul Ricard/FRA
Start: 15:01
End: 15:30
Temperature: 14,8 C
Cars listed: 22
Cars out on track: 15
Weather conditions: rainy, partially foggy

FP 2 was dominated by the weather conditions. Light rain started falling about 15 minutes before the start of the practice and due to the critical and slippery conditions not all cars and drivers decided to leave the pit lane. However 15 cars finally went on track and completed several laps. Some drivers went out with rain tires, some started the session on slicks. The track appeared slippery but not totally wet.

Unfortunately the lap timing did not work correctly and we are not able to summarize the results. FP3 in the late afternoon should definitely give us a benchmark for the saturday qualifying as the rain might stop and the drivers could go out in fair and dry conditions.

 

Report 3. FP BOSS GP Paul Ricard/FRA
Start: 17:02
End: 17:25
Temperature: 16,1 C
Cars listed: 22
Cars out on track: 18
Weather conditions: mostly cloudly, dry

Finally FP3 could be started in dry and fair conditions and 18 cars left the pit lane immediately after the green light. It was again Stephane Richelmi, who showed all other drivers which fantastic time a Dallara GP2 is able to deliver at Paul Ricard. In 1:49,524 he set his best lap with an average speed of 192km/h.

In second position Johann Ledermair manifested his ambitions to become the fastest non professional driver within the BOSS GP group. He performed very well and improved his lap time comparing to FP1 and FP2 to 1:54,046, followed by Jakub Smiechowski (POL) and the local hero Christopher Brenier.

On 5th position Wolfgang Jaksch was classified, who also made a huge jump in his lap time comparing tot he morning session. Veronika Cicha, the only woman in the group also improved her times a lot and ended up on P11 out of 18 classified cars. It was Florian Schnitzenbaumer who unluckely had to stop his car right 100m after the pit lane exit as one little relais in his car broke an he could not even finish one single lap.

The German pilot Hans Laub set the best lap time in the MASTERS class with his World Series by Renault 3.5 in 2:02,523 followed by the current leader in the Championship Karl-Heinz Becker.

See complete results and gallery  here.

 

BOSS GP Season continues in France

Its time for the 2nd round of the 2015 BOSS GP Championship Season. The second race takes place on the legendary former Formula One circuit of Paul Ricard in the South of France near Marseilles. This time the BOSS GP is part of the FFSA Historic Tour with over 400 participants, thereof 22 BOSS GP pilots like Veronika Cicha (CZ), the first woman in the history of BOSS GP.

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Another noteworthy newcomers are Stephané Richelmi (MC), the 2014 GP2 Monaco winner, and the local French heroes Didier Sirgue, David Moretti and Bruno Navarrete which celebrate their BOSS GP comeback.

Outstanding Motorsport at the BOSCH Hockenheim Historic

The “Bosch Hockenheim Historic – The Jim Clark Revival” from 10 to 12 April 2015 at the Hockenheimring saw over 500 participants in twelve racing series and presentation laps waiting at the starting line, giving visitors top-class racing and a unique journey through decades of motor sport history. The season opener to the classic-car scene was rounded off successfully with record attendance with the special exhibition all about racing legend Jim Clark and his world championship vehicle the “Lotus 33” and the meeting of historical racing car transporters. The event also featured a fantastic brand owner and enthusiast club area with hundreds of participants and an award ceremony right on the race track for the globally unique design prize from the Pforzheim University School of Design’s Transportation Design degree programme.

Chief organiser Wolfgang Huter appeared highly satisfied after the event on Sunday night, highlighting the successful partnerships with Bosch, Allianz and their partners and was delighted to announce a record 22,000 visitors: “It shows us that we are in a great position thanks to our range of themes and the family-friendly concept. We were also able to begin preliminary discussions at the weekend regarding an exciting racing series from England for 2016.

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The impressive ‘BOSS GP’ series once again offered an excellent example of spectacular motorsport. Standing for Big Open Single Seater, it was a showdown between 21 of the the most powerful formula cars ever build. The FIA registered BOSS GP Championship is today one of the World’s fastest and most exciting racing series as the drivers demonstrated this once again during the Bosch Hockenheim Historic. Klaas Zwart impressed here, blazing around the track in his Cosworth powered three-litre Jaguar R5 in a time of just 1 minute 26.599 seconds. The first two Championship races of the 2015 season were won by Dutchmen Klaas Zwart (Jaguar R5 F1) and Austrian Johann Ledermair (Dallara GP2).

The Dutch Youngtimer Touring Car Challenge (YTCC) for touring cars made before 1990 delighted spectators once again with a full starting grid and thrilling motor sport. There was also a fascinating duel between BMW and Porsche in the “DRM Classic Cup” racing series.

The Sachs-Kurve was filled to the rafters as the competitors’ engines rumbled at the start and finishing straight of the “SuperSportsFestivals”. The merger of the “SuperSportsFestivals” and “Canadian-American Challenge Cup” racing series presented an impressive variety of sports prototypes with a capacity between two and over eight litres.

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There was incredible excitement once again at the “FIA Lurani Trophy” race for Formula Junior racing cars. All of the drivers of the 1100 cc small single-seaters demonstrated top-notch driving skills. As in previous years, the Brabham BT6 dominated.

“Having this range of motor sport at your fingertips is what the Bosch Hockenheim Historic is all about. The open paddock in particular proved to be a magnet for all of the fans who took the opportunity to admire the fascinating cars up close. And our ‘market place’ on the pit roof was also incredibly busy”, said Georg Seiler, Managing Director of Hockenheim-Ring GmbH, delighted by the weekend.

“The third meeting of historic racing car transporters and historic service trucks, organised for the first time in collaboration with Porsche Zentrum Mannheim Penske Sportwagenzentrum GmbH, was hugely popular and with 24 vehicles in total was the largest gathering of these rare vehicles in Europe”, beamed Tobias Aichele, coordinator of the meeting, after the three days of almost stable weather. The Opel Blitz was one of the highlights of the Porsche Museum. This re-creation of the famous Porsche racing service vehicle also landed the coveted Pforzheim University School of Design trophy. Along with their students, Professors James Kelly and Horst Fügener once again distinguished the finest exhibits of Formula cars, GT and touring cars, sports prototypes and historic transporters. Winners included Harry Read with the McLaren M8C sports prototype, Harald Fuchs with the Toyota Formula 1 TF108, once dr iven by Timo Glock, and Michael Kammermann from Switzerland with the BMW M1 Procar. “The Bosch Hockenheim Historic is the only event which appreciates the beauty and the design of racing cars to such an extent”, emphasised Kelly at the awards ceremony.

The next event is just around the corner: the organisational team is already looking forward to continuing the Bosch Hockenheim Historic – The Jim Clark Revival in 2016.

You can find more information on the Bosch Hockenheim Historic – The Jim Clark Revival 2015 and all of the results at: www.hockenheim-historic.de/en

source: http://www.hockenheim-historic.de/

Hockenheim Historic: Are you ready?

It is once a gain time for the grand BOSS GP season opening on the hockenheim circuit in germany. Like every year around april thousands of motorsport enthusiasts travel to hockenheim to remember two times Formula One world champion Jim Clark, who died 47 years ago in 1968, and experience motorsport in its purest form.

Over 500 historic race cars and direct pit access are only two of the many highlights visitors can expect on the 11th and 12th of april 2015.

Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines, join us in hockenheim and enjoy 50 years of motorsports.

BOSS GP Champions 2014

Congratulations to the BOSS GP Champions 2014 !

Impressions from the Season Finale in France: PAUL RICARD – FFSA GT TOUR

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Jakub Smiechowski
Inter Europol Competition
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Gary Hauser
Racing Experience
2

Johann Ledermair
Ledermair Motorsport
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Formula Top 3
Jakub Smiechowski
Inter Europol Competition
1

Gary Hauser
Racing Experience
2

Johann Ledermair
Ledermair Motorsport
3

Masters Top 3
Hans Laub
Speed Center
1

Karl-Heinz Becker
Becker Motorsport
2

Christian Eicke
Speed Center
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Upcoming Test Possibilities

2014 BOSS GP Champions Team ‘Inter Europol’ offers for both test options a full day seat in one of their GP2 cars

Date: 1 & 2 December 2014
Circuit: Portimao / Portugal
Price: ~1.200€ day/car
Phone: +49(0) 39 49 5 10 57 0
Contact: info@motopark.com

Date: 4 & 5 December 2014
Circuit: Estoril / Portugal
Price: ~1.200€ day/car
Phone: +49(0) 39 49 5 10 57 0
Contact: info@motopark.com

For more information please contact the team manager Mr. Joerg Kranzfelder at:

Email: j.kranzfelder@t-online.de