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Preview: Misano

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Keke Platzer - 5, General

The fourth race weekend from 21 to 23 July 2023 in Misano marks the mid-season for the Big Open Single Seater Racing Series, Europe’s fastest racing series.

With the BOSS GP Racing Series, the most powerful single-seater cars of the last 25 years will be guests at the World Circuit Marco Simoncelli this weekend – meaning that spectators on site will experience the fastest starting grid of the year. The Misano circuit has already celebrated its 50th anniversary. The 4.2-kilometre track has been rebuilt several times, including a change of direction in 2006. 16 corners demand a lot of patience on the throttle and precision from the pilots. Only a few kilometres from the Adriatic coast, the “Holiday Grand Prix” is a good opportunity for the participants of the BOSS GP to spend their holidays by the sea.

Scuderia Palladio is one of the strong Italian teams in BOSS GP

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Antonio Pizzonia (BRA) is the favourite in the BOSS GP OPEN class. With the World Series V8 of the HS Engineering team, he has won all the races so far this season. The former Formula 1 driver will try to break the track record set last year by Harald Schlegelmilch (1:20.785 min). Schlegelmilch (LVA, HS Engineering) himself will make his BOSS GP comeback in Misano, but in the FORMULA Class. Last year’s OPEN Class champion will be driving a World Series by Renault 3.5.

For many years now, the Italian teams and drivers have been a fundamental reason for the success of the BOSS GP Racing Series. No fewer than eight Italians will be competing in Misano this time. Championship leader Simone Colombo (MM International), his rival Marco Ghiotto (Scuderia Palladio) and Ghiotto’s team-mate “Checco” Malavasi in the FORMULA class. Also competing for Ghiotto’s team is Bruno Jarach. Another Italian, Marco Minelli (AM Sport System), who recently made his debut in Spielberg, joins them in a World Series Dallara. New in Misano is Alessandro Rosi (Gruppo Piloti Forlivesi), who, like compatriot Minelli, will be driving a World Series car. They will all face Fabian Vettel (GER, Top Speed), who made a strong monoposto debut at the Red Bull Ring and will participate in the rest of the season in the BOSS GP. After the first podium, an attack for the win could possibly happen soon. For the first time this year, Nicolas Matile (MCO, Zig-Zag) will be on the grid, bringing one of the spectacular Auto GP cars with a loud 3.4-litre Zytek engine, as will team-mate Jean-Christophe Peyre (FRA). In addition to Simone Colombo, Marc Faggionato (MCO) is another contender for victory in the car for the Tuscan MM International team. In addition, Adriano Buzaid, a former top driver from the British Formula 3, will make his debut. The Brazilian will also compete in a GP2 car.

In the SUPER LIGHTS class, where primarily the 6-cylinder cars find their stage, Walter Colacino and Giulio Tine (both ITA) share a 1998 Formula 3000 with an Alfa Romeo engine. They will compete against Henry Clausnitzer, who exhibited with consistency in his debut season and continues on his way towards the title.

The BOSS GP F1 Class will not compete in Misano because the track is not approved for Formula 1 cars. Interested Formula 1 teams and drivers therefore have the opportunity to take part in two show runs this year in Brno (9/10 September) and Magny-Cours (30 September/1 October). These events are also the perfect opportunity to get a taste of BOSS GP. Send your enquiry to race@bossgp.com

Timetable

Friday, 21 July
10:35–11:05 Free Practice 1
16:35–16:50 Free Practice 2

Saturday, 22 July
09:35–10:05 Qualifying (two groups)
15:00–15:20 Race 1 (20 minutes)

Sunday, 23. July
12:15–11:40 Race 2 (25 minutes)

all times CEST

Tickets

Admission on site is free of charge, paddock entry for visitors is possible.

Support programme

The PNK Motorsport Racing Weekend is the successor to the Gruppo Peroni events, which often hosted the Italian races of the BOSS GP in previous years. This year, the summer event in Misano will once again feature a variety of racing series. These include races with sports prototypes (Master Tricolore Prototipi and Sports Car Challenge), silhouette cars (Mitjet Racing Series), cup touring cars (RS Cup) and various historic classes (Histo Cup Austria).

Photos: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP

Preview: Hockenheim

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Keke Platzer - General

From 5 to 7 May, one of the biggest international classic events of 2023 will take place at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg. The highlight for fans in the Motodrom: the BOSS GP Racing Series with Formula 1 drivers and cars from the 1990s and 2000s.

“Racing to see, hear, smell, taste and touch” – in short: “Enjoying Motorsport” is the motto of this year’s Bosch Hockenheim Historic. The event is held in honour of the Scottish Formula 1 World Champion Jim Clark, who died in a Formula 2 race at the Hockenheimring on 7 April 1968. Traditionally, the event always attracts around 500 starters and more than 20,000 fans in spring. This year, motorsport fans will be offered even more.

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20 drivers have entered the second event of the BOSS GP Racing Series season after the season opener in Le Castellet in April. The world’s fastest racing cars will not only be presented to a large audience in Hockenheim, but there will also again be a battle for points in four classes. The BOSS GP Formula 1 class will feature Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed) in the Toro Rosso STR1 and Ulf Ehninger (GER, ESBA Racing), the 2021 champion from Tübingen. Ehninger will start in a former Hockenheim winner’s car, the Benetton B197. Thomas Jackermeier (GER, Top Speed), who last competed in a Toro Rosso STR3, could surprise the crowd. However, his start in another ten-cylinder car is still questionable.

A “must-see” for many is the entry of Antonio Pizzonia (BRA) in a World Series car from HS Engineering in the OPEN class. The Brazilian last competed at the – already rebuilt – Hockenheimring in 2004. At that time, he raced for BMW-Williams in Formula 1.

In the FORMULA class, the Italian regulars such as Simone Colombo (MM International), Marco Ghiotto and “Checco” Malavasi (both Scuderia Palladio) will be joined by several returnees to the series. Among others, the Germans Alexander Seibold (Seibold Auto + Sport) and Andreas Fiedler (GER, Fiedler Racing) will make their comeback with their GP2 cars. We can also look forward to the Hockenheim debut of Paul Ricard winner Marc Faggionato (ITA, MM International).

In the SUPER LIGHTS category, Henry Clausnitzer (GER, WF Racing), who won both races at Le Castellet in the Tatuus World Series car, will have new opponents at Hockenheim. With Joey Stadelmann (SUI, G-Force) in a Japanese Formula Nippon and the well-known Paul O’Connell (IRE, O’Connell Motorsport) and the Austrian Histo Cup winner Stefan Eisinger-Sewald (Red Rose Racing) in a Ralt Formula 3000, there are three new opponents for Clausnitzer this time.

Timetable

Friday, 5 May
13:30–14:00 Free Practice 1
17:05–17:35 Free Practice 2

Saturday, 6 May
09:35–10:05 Qualifying (two groups)
14:40–15:00 Race 1 (20 minutes)

Sunday, 7 May
14:05–14:30 Race 2 (25 minutes)

all times CEST

Tickets and live stream

Friday tickets start at 15 euros, day tickets for Saturday and Sunday cost 35 euros and 30 euros respectively. If you want to experience the entire weekend, tickets start at 49 euros. Tickets can be purchased via the online ticket shop, at the open box offices on site or by calling the hotline at +49(0)6205 950-222. The races of the BOSS GP Racing Series as well as a large part of the other programme on Saturday and Sunday can also be followed from home: The link to the live stream is www.hockenheim-historic.de/en/live

Support events

As part of the race programme, BOSS GP driver Thomas Jackermeier (GER, Top Speed) will contest a few demo laps in the brand-new Aston Martin Valkyrie on Sunday. Visitors to the Bosch Hockenheim Historic can watch the hypercar premiere from 9:35 am.

Around 500 participants from all over the world will captivate the many expected fans in their partly priceless historic racing cars in eleven different series. They will be able to admire the “Touring Cars of the Golden Era”, the four categories of FIA Masters Historic Racing represented at Bosch Hockenheim, the Group C Supercup, Raceclub Germany, the Historic Racecar Association, the Lurani Trophy for Formula Junior racers and the Historic Formula 2.

Photos: Angelo Poletto

Preview: Le Castellet

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Keke Platzer - General

The BOSS GP Racing Series is the prime attraction at the Kennol Grand Prix de France Historique from 7 to 9 April 2023 at Circuit Paul Ricard. Formula 1 cars and a former F1 driver will enrich the programme for the season opener.

Legendary cars and drivers come together on the Côte d’Azur at Easter to enjoy racing and reminiscing about the “good old days”. Together with thousands of spectators, they celebrate racing from different eras, including the modern Monposto bolides of the last 25 years from the BOSS GP Racing Series. That racing series that gathers cars of immense material and emotional value and presents them to the spectators in action. All this will happen at the season opener in Le Castellet in front of the eyes of numerous French racing legends. Rene Arnoux, Yannick Dalmas, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Eric Helary, Gerard Larrousse, Franck Montagny and Jean Alesi have announced their participation. The latter will meet his 1997 race car, the Benetton B197 of German Ulf Ehninger (ESBA Racing), at the BOSS GP “Grid Walk”.

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Divided into four classes (BOSS GP F1, OPEN, FORMULA, SUPER LIGHTS), 20 drivers and their teams head to Le Castellet for the season opener. There, the first championship points and trophies are at stake. Among them are defending champion Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed) in his Toro Rosso STR1, his team-mate Thomas Jackermeier (GER) in his STR3 and Frenchman Didier Sirgue (LRS Racing) in a Jaguar R2. A dozen GP2 cars (now Formula 2) and AutoGP cars will also try to conquer the notorious Signes bend at the end of the Mistral straight as quickly as possible. However, all eyes will be on the surprise comeback of ex-Formula 1 driver Antonio Pizzonia (BRA). The Austrian team HS Engineering has scored a coup by signing the former Jaguar and Williams driver: “It’s been almost eight years since I last drove a single-seater when I raced in AutoGP with Zele-Racing, and I can’t wait to get the feeling of pushing a single-seater car to the limit again,” says Pizzonia ahead of the season opener. The Brazilian will drive the modified World Series car with a Gibson V8 engine in the OPEN class all season long.

Timetable

For the BOSS GP Racing Series, there will be two practice sessions on Friday, qualifying and a race on Saturday and another race on Sunday. The races will start after the VIP Grid Walk at 15:15. The race duration on Saturday (20 minutes) differs from that on Sunday (25 minutes) – however, the same number of points will be awarded for both races. But apart from the points and trophies, the main focus of this spectacle is fun, adrenaline and the enthusiasm of the drivers and the fans.

Friday, 7 April
12:20–12:45 Free Practice 1
16:10–16:35 Free Practice 2

Saturday, 8 April
09:35–10:05 Qualifying (divided in two groups)
15:15–15:35 Race 1 (20 minutes)

Sunday, 9 April
15:15–15:40 Race 2 (25 minutes)

all times CEST

Tickets and live stream

Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office. Access to the paddock is included in the ticket price, and the pit lane is open for a pit walk during the lunch breaks on Saturday and Sunday. The supporting programme includes a Formula 1 exhibition and two concerts by the AC/DC cover band “Rock to Hell”. Those who cannot be there have the opportunity to follow a large part of the programme via livestream.

Support events

On the racetrack, which was used by Formula 1 until recently, other legendary racing cars will be on display in addition to the BOSS GP Racing Series. Among them are Formula 1 and Formula 2 racing cars from the 1970s and 1980s. They will be joined by the FIA Historic Formula 3 European Cup, Formula Ford with cars from before 1993, the Lotus Trophy and endurance racers. The latter will tackle a 6-hour race on Saturday evening.

Pictures: Jean-Marie Biadatti/HVM

Preview: Pirelli Grande Finale Misano

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Keke Platzer - General

The final decision will be made on the last race meeting of the year: the Pirelli Grande Finale in Misano from 4 to 6 November 2022.

Updated Entry List on 3/11/2022, 10:35 CET

Ingo Gerstl (BOSS GP F1 Class), Harald Schlegelmilch (OPEN) and Andreas Hasler (SUPER LIGHTS) have already been crowned the new champions of 2022 ahead of the Pirelli Grande Finale. The situation is completely different in the FORMULA class, where two drivers can still become champions after two dramatic races in Mugello. On the one hand, defending champion Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scuderia Palladio). After two titles in a row, compatriot Simone Colombo (ITA, MM International) could break his winning streak this year. Colombo leads by 38 points after ten of the season’s twelve races and has two more victories than Ghiotto under his belt. With a maximum of 50 points up for grabs, Ghiotto will be going all out to repeat his victory double from last year at Misano in his 2011 GP2 car. Colombo (2017 GP2 car), on the other hand, has known since the second race at Mugello at the latest how quickly a race can end in the gravel bed. How much risk will he take this time?

With Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International), another Italian wants to finish his season in the best possible way. In the championship, he could still move up to third place. Whether the track record of 1:24.761, set by Marco Ghiotto in qualifying 2021, will fall this year is unclear. The weather forecast promises a high chance of rain for all three days of the event. Unfortunately, due to stricter noise regulations, the Formula 1 cars are missing on the BOSS GP Racing Series grid this time. The favourite for the overall victory is expected to be Harald Schlegelmilch (LVA, HS Engineering) in his 4.5-litre World Series car.

Entry List:

Number	Name	Nation	Team	Class	Manufacturer	Year	Model	Engine
10	Haralds Slegelmilhs	LVA	HS Engineering	OPEN	Dallara	2012	WSbR – T12	Gibson 4.5
22	Michael Aberer	AUT	AM Motorsport	FORMULA	Dallara	2005	GP2	Mecachrome
27	Marco Ghiotto	ITA	Scuderia Palladio	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2	Mecachrome
28	Bruno Jarach	ITA	Eesti Motorsport	FORMULA	Dallara	2008	GP2	Mecachrome
31	Paul O’Connell	IRE	HS Engineering	FORMULA	Dallara	2012	WSbR – T12	Gibson
32	Simone Colombo	ITA	MM International	FORMULA	Dallara	2017	F2	Mecachrome
37	Luca Martucci	ITA	MM International	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2	Mecachrome
43	Giancarlo Pedetti	ITA	Nannini Racing	FORMULA	Dallara	2014	GP2	Mecachrome
47	Walter Steding	GER	Scuderia Palladio	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2	Mecachrome
55	Lothar Oberlaber	AUT	Team Top Speed	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2	Mecachrome
34	Giulio Tine’	ITA	Walter Colacino Racing	SUPER LIGHTS	Lola	1998	F3000	Alfa Romeo
36	Walter Colacino	ITA	Walter Colacino Racing	SUPER LIGHTS	Lola	1998	F3000	Alfa Romeo
111	Alexander Geier	AUT	Geier Racing	SUPER LIGHTS	Tatuus	2003	WSbR	Nissan

Track:

The BOSS GP Racing Series makes its second stop at the 4.2-kilometre Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli this year after last year’s premiere. The track has been in operation near the Adriatic coast since 1972, with the biggest reconstruction taking place in 2006 and 2007, when the direction of the track was rotated (now clockwise) to create more space for run-off areas. Today, like all the other tracks on the BOSS GP Racing Series calendar, the circuit has the highest safety standard and regularly hosts MotoGP, World Superbike Championship and the Fanatec GT World Challenge.

Timetable (CET):

Friday, 4 November 2022
10:35–11:05 Free Practice 1
14:35–15:05 Free Practice 2

Saturday, 5 November 2022
10:00–10:30 Qualifying
14:35–14:55 Race 1 (20 minutes)

Sunday, 6 November 2022
11:05–11:30 Race 2 (25 minutes)

Support races:

Like last time in Mugello, several Italian racing series will support the BOSS GP Racing Series in Misano. These include the Master Tricolore Prototipi sports car prototype series, the Lotus and Renault Clio RS one-make championships and the Mitjet Italia Racing Series silhouette championship. The line-up will be rounded off by regularity races of the Porsche Club GT. Saturday’s programme starts at 8:45 a.m. and goes until 9:20 p.m. with floodlights. Sunday starts at 8:30 a.m.

Live Stream:

The race programme on Saturday and Sunday will be partly broadcast on promoter Gruppo Peroni’s YouTube channel.

Photos: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP, PR & Event Keke Platzer (Poster)

Preview: Brno

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Keke Platzer - General

Next weekend (September 9–11) Europe’s fastest racing series, the BOSS GP Racing Series, returns from its summer break. Hosted by the Masaryk Racing Days at the Automotodrom in Brno.

The weekend of 9–11 September marks the start of the second half of the season for the BOSS GP Racing Series. After six races in Hockenheim, Spielberg and Le Castellet, six more races are scheduled in the next nine weeks in Brno, Mugello and Misano. Before the season ends in Italy, the unique mix of Big Open single-seaters in the Formula 1, Formula 2, World Series & Co. categories will head to Brno.

In the BOSS GP F1 Class, that is the classification for Formula 1 cars, four cars have been entered. Among them are three Toro Rossos, including the STR1 of championship leader Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed), who has won all races so far this season. In Sebastien Vettel’s premiere winning car, the Toro Rosso STR3 with a Ferrari engine, Thomas Jackermeier (GER, Top Speed) wants to break this streak in Brno. Racing fans can especially look forward to a rare piece of motorsport history in the form of the green and yellow Lotus T127. The Formula 1 car from 2010 is equipped with a Cosworth V8 engine and will be entered by Team Top Speed. The ex-car of Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen is driven by Austrian Thomas Jakoubek.

In the absence of championship leader Zdenek Chovanec Lopez (PRT), FORMULA title defender Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scuderia Palladio) is aiming for his first win of the season. In the battle for the championship, however, Ghiotto’s compatriot Simone Colombo (MM International) could put himself in the best starting position. After three events, he is only twelve points behind Chovanec-Lopez, but already 35 ahead of Marco Ghiotto. Salvatore de Plano (ITA, MM International), who has won races with a GP2 in the past, has also been named. After a longer break from racing, he also wants to have a say in the fight for the podium.

In the BOSS GP SUPER LIGHTS, Alexander Geier (Geier Racing) in an older 2003 Tatuus-Renault and Andreas Hasler (Hasler Motorsport) will continue their inner-Austrian duel in the six-cylinder car class.

Entry list:

Nummer	Name	Nation	Team	Klasse	Marke	Baujahr	Modell	Motor
1	Ingo Gerstl	AUT	Team Top Speed	F1	Toro Rosso	2006	F1 – STR1	Cosworth TJ
2	Florian Schnitzenbaumer	GER	Team Top Speed	F1	Toro Rosso	2006	F1 – STR1	Cosworth TJ
15	Thomas Jackermeier	GER	Team Top Speed	F1	Toro Rosso	2008	F1 – TR3	Ferrari 056
19	Thomas Jakoubek	AUT	Team Top Speed	F1	Lotus	2010	F1 – T127	Cosworth CA
22	Michael Aberer	AUT	AM Motorsport	FORMULA	Dallara	2005	GP2	Mecachrome
27	Marco Ghiotto	ITA	Scuderia Palladio	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2	Mecachrome
28	Bruno Jarach	ITA	Eesti Motorsport	FORMULA	Dallara	2008	GP2	Mecachrome
32	Simone Colombo	ITA	MM International	FORMULA	Dallara	2017	F2	Mecachrome
37	Luca Martucci	ITA	MM International	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2	Mecachrome
43	Giancarlo Pedetti	ITA	Nannini Racing	FORMULA	Dallara	2014	GP2	Mecachrome
44	Thomas Jakoubek	AUT	Team Top Speed	FORMULA	Dallara	2008	GP2	Mecachrome
46	Alexander Seibold	GER	Seibold Auto + Sport	FORMULA	Dallara	2005	GP2	Mecachrome
47	Walter Steding	GER	Scuderia Palladio	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2	Mecachrome
87	Salvatore de Plano	ITA	MM International	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2	Mecachrome
66	Andreas Fiedler	GER	Fiedler Racing	FORMULA	Dallara	2008	GP2	Mecachrome
77	Francesco Malavasi	ITA	Scuderia Palladio	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2	Mecachrome
111	Alexander Geier	AUT	Geier Racing	SUPER LIGHTS	Tattus	2003	WSbRenault	Renault
115	Andreas Hasler	AUT	Hasler Motorsport	SUPER LIGHTS	Dallara	2009	WSbNissan	AER

Race track:

With a track length of 5.403 kilometres, the former MotoGP circuit is also the second longest circuit of the year after Circuit Paul Ricard (5.8 km long). Fast and fluid corners alternate with a technically demanding section. Engine power is also a decisive factor because the Czech rollercoaster goes steeply uphill in the last third of the track. Here you not only see what the cars are capable of, but also which driver can control his vehicle best.

Timetable (CEST):

Friday, 9 September 2022
12:35–13:05 Free Practice 1
15:35–16:05 Free Practice 2

Saturday, 10 September 2022
09:50–10:20 Qualifying
14:00–14:30 Race 1 (20 minutes)

Sunday, 11 September 2022
09:50–10:00 Warm-up
12:50–13:30 Race 2 (25 minutes)

Christopher Höher dedicate his win in Brno 2019 to his recently deceased father

Supporting program:

In addition to the headliner BOSS GP, other racing series will round off the programme from Friday to Sunday, including Drexler Formula Cup, ESET V4 Cup with the TCR Eastern Europe and Renault Clio Cup Bohemia and historic racing classes (HAIGO).

Tickets:

Children under 12 are admitted free of charge, day tickets are available for 13 euros, weekend tickets cost 17 euros. Parking at the open grandstands is free of charge. All tickets can be purchased at the box office on site.

Pictures: Angelo Poletto & Michael Jurtin/BOSS GP, Dirk Hartung/Autosport.at

Preview: Le Castellet

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Keke Platzer - General

The BOSS GP Racing Series is coming to Le Castellet with a top-class starting field for the French Historic Grand Prix (June 17-19, 2022). Racing legends await teams and drivers there.

Just two weeks after the races at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, the BOSS GP Racing Series continues its European tour in France. The fourth edition of the Grand Prix de France Historique at Circuit Paul Ricard provides the ideal setting to bring the past back to life. Located near the sea, between Marseille and Toulon, fans and drivers can expect an event full of awakened memories.

With a bombastic grid of over 25 cars, including Formula 1 race cars from Toro Rosso, Jaguar and Benetton, IndyCars and monopostos from Formula 2, GP2, World Series and Auto GP, Europe’s fastest racing series will contest rounds 5 and 6 of the season at Le Castellet. Also taking part are four Frenchmen: Didier Sirgue (Jaguar R2), David Moretti (GP2), Jean-Christophe Peyre (Auto GP) and Alain Girardet (WSbR), joined by Nicolas Matile (Auto GP) and Marc Faggionato (GP2), who will be competing under a Monegasque license.

Entry list:

Race Track:

The 5.8-kilometer Circuit Paul Ricard is a track that is demanding from a driving point of view and at the same time has some high-speed passages to offer. Well situated climatically, with around 180 different track variations and extremely safe, the circuit is a paradise for test drives for good reason. The Big Open Single Seater’s last race here was held in 2017.

Timetable (CEST):

Friday, 17 June 2022
11:00–11:25 Free Practice 1
15:45–16:10 Free Practice 2

Saturday, 18 June 2022
10:10–10:40 Qualifying
15:30–15:50 Race 1 (20 minutes)

Sunday, 19 June 2022
09:35–09:45 Warm-up
15:30–15:55 Race 2 (25 minutes)

Supporting program:

The fourth edition of the event is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the FFSA (French Automobile Sports Association) and the fabulous history of Formula 1. In addition to the BOSS GP Racing Series, the program includes races with legendary cars from the 1970s (Historic F1). Furthermore, there will be races of the Historic Formula 2 (built before 1979), Formula 3 and Formula Renault Classic and Formula Ford 1600 with no less than 45 starters. Under the title “100 km du GPFH”, older and younger GTs and sports prototypes will also be competing.

A total of twelve races, spread over Saturday and Sunday, are on the racing program. Numerous other Formula 1 vehicles will be on display in the paddock. Fans can also do their own laps in F1 simulators or learn something new at the F1 technology exhibition. The paddock is freely accessible to visitors. No wonder that this also attracts numerous French motorsport stars to the Cote d’Azur. Jean Alesi, Rene Arnoux, Yannick Dalmas, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Patrick Tambay, Pascal Fabre, Jean-Marc Gounon, Patrick Gaillard and others have announced their visit.

Tickets & TV broadcast:

Tickets are available from 25 euros, for more details visit www.gpfrance.com/en/french-historic-grand-prix/ticketing

Admission is daily from 9 am.

The program on Sunday will also be broadcast on French television, on the channel Automoto La chaîne.

Pictures: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP, Jean-Marie Biadatti, Bernard Canonne

Preview: Red Bull Ring Spielberg

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Keke Platzer - General

This coming weekend (June 3-5), the BOSS GP Racing Series will be returning to the Red Bull Ring with the fastest racing cars in the world. Among them cars from Vettel, Klien and Berger.

Before the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix is held at the Red Bull Ring in just over a month’s time, priceless showpieces can already be spotted in racing action at Spielberg this coming weekend. Europe’s fastest racing series, BOSS GP, will gather several thousands of horsepower on the grid from Friday to Sunday. 22 Big Open Single Seaters – Formula 1, IndyCar, Formula 2 and GP2, World Series by Renault and Nissan – will ensure a program at the Red Bull Ring that cannot be overheard.

The orchestra includes, among others, the Toro Rosso STR3, with which Sebastien Vettel celebrated his first race victory in the rain at Monza, Christian Klien’s first Formula 1 car, the Jaguar R5 and Gerhard Berger’s last winning car, the Benetton B197. In addition, the US IndyCar bolide of Anton Werner (GER, Ryschka Motorsport) also joins the colorful starting field. A familiar face will also be making his comeback in the BOSS GP Racing Series: Frits van Eerd (NLD, VES Racing), ProAM World Champion in the 2021 World Endurance Championship and a long-time BOSS GP driver, will try to stand up to opening double winner Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed) in the Toro Rosso STR1 with his Jaguar R5.

Number	Name	Nation	Team	Class	Model	Build in	Model
1	Ingo Gerstl	AUT	Top Speed	F1	Toro Rosso	2006	STR1
2	Florian Schnitzenbaumer	GER	Top Speed	F1	Toro Rosso	2006	STR1
5	Frits van Eerd	NLD	VES Racing	F1	Jaguar	2004	R5
7	Ulf Ehninger	GER	ESBA Racing	F1	Benetton	1997	B197
10	Harald Schlegelmilch	LVA	HS Engineering	OPEN	Dallara	2012	World Series by Renault
11	Anton Werner	GER	Ryschka Motorsport	OPEN	Dallara		IRL
21	Bernd Herndlhofer	AUT	H&A Racing	FORMULA	Dallara		GP2
22	Michael Aberer	AUT	AM Motorsport	FORMULA	Dallara	2005	GP2
27	Marco Ghiotto	ITA	Scuderia Palladio	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2
28	Bruno Jarach	ITA	Eesti Motorsport	FORMULA	Dallara	2008	GP2
31	Paul O’Connell	IRE	HS Engineering	FORMULA	Dallara	2012	World Series by Renault
32	Simone Colombo	ITA	MM International	FORMULA	Dallara	2017	F2
37	Luca Martucci	ITA	MM International	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2
43	Giancarlo Pedetti	ITA	Nannini Racing	FORMULA	Dallara	2014	GP2
44	Thomas Jakoubek	AUT	Top Speed	FORMULA	Dallara	2008	GP2
47	Walter Steding	GER	Scuderia Palladio	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2
51	Zdenek Chovanec Lopez	CZE	MM International	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2
69	Thomas Jackermeier	GER	Top Speed	FORMULA	Dallara		GP2
110	Bianca Steiner	AUT	Steiner Motorsport	FORMULA	Dallara	2005	GP2
111	Alexander Geier	AUT	Geier Racing	SUPER LIGHTS	Tatuus	2003	World Series by Renault
115	Andreas Hasler	AUT	Hasler Motorsport	SUPER LIGHTS	Dallara	2009	World Series by Nissan

Local heroes:
The starting field also includes seven Austrian racing drivers: Beside Gerstl from Salzburg, Formula 1 TV expert Bianca Steiner (GP2, Steiner Motorsport), Bernd Herndlhofer (GP2, H&A Racing), Michael Aberer (GP2, MA Motorsport), Thomas Jakoubek (GP2, Top Speed) and the two V6 World Series cars of just 16-year-old Alexander Geier (Geier Racing) and Styrian local hero Andreas Hasler (Hasler Motorsport) will also be present.In addition, the Burgenland-based team HS Engineering has entered two cars for Harald Schlegelmilch (LVA) and Paul O’Connell (IRE).

Timetable (CEST):

Friday, 3 June 2022
13:30–13:55 Free practice 1
15:30–15:55 Free practice 2

Saturday, 4 June 2022
09:50–10:20 Qualifying
14:00–14:20 Race 1 (20 minutes)

Sunday, 5 June 2022
14:00–14:25 Race 2 (25 minutes)

Support races:

Motorsport fans will be offered a total of 17 races at the Rundstreckentrophy 2022 in addition to the free practice sessions and qualifying sessions. In addition to the two BOSS GP races (Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. each), several sports and touring car series and Formula 3 will start in the supporting program. Admission to all open grandstands is free, and fans can also visit the paddock free of charge and look over the teams’ shoulders as they work or get an autograph from one of the drivers.

Picture: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP

Preview: Hockenheim

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Keke Platzer - General

Three years after its last appearance at Hockenheim, the BOSS GP Racing Series will be back at the start of the traditional event in honour of Jim Clark next weekend. We have summarised everything you need to know.

Tens of thousands of fans will return to the Motodrom from 6 to 8 May 2022 to honour the widely honoured Scottish racing driver Jim Clark, who tragically lost his life in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim in 1968. They will all bring the past back to life this weekend through intense racing action.

However, the organisers of the Bosch Hockenheim Historic are not afraid of building a bridge to the modern age. And so the BOSS GP Racing Series has not only been a regular part of the Jim Clark Revival for years, but also a real crowd-puller. The Big Open Single Seater series was born out of a fundamental question: What should be done with the numerous old cars from classes such as Formula 1, IndyCar, GP2, Auto GP, A1 GP, Superleague Formula or even the World Series? Put them in a museum? Or bring them back to the race track? The answer was obvious. And so the BOSS GP 2022 enters its 28th season this coming weekend. Here are the entrants for the first of six season events in 2022:

No.	Name	Nation	Team	Class	Car	Build in	Model
1	Ingo Gerstl	AUT	Top Speed	F1	Toro Rosso	2006	STR1
7	Ulf Ehninger	DEU	ESBA Racing	F1	Benetton	1997	B197
8	Phil Stratford	GBR	Penn Elcom Racing	F1	Benetton	1997	B197
10	Harald Schlegelmilch	LVA	HS Engineering	OPEN	Dallara	2012	World Series V8 by Renault
15	Christian Ferstl	AUT	Top Speed	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2
22	Michael Aberer	AUT	AM Motorsport	FORMULA	Dallara	2005	GP2
27	Marco Ghiotto	ITA	Scuderia Palladio	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2
28	Bruno Jarach	ITA	Eesti Motorsport	FORMULA	Dallara	2008	GP2
31	Paul O’Connell	IRE	HS Engineering	FORMULA	Dallara	2012	World Series by Renault
32	Simone Colombo	ITA	MM International	FORMULA	Dallara	2017	F2
37	Luca Martucci	ITA	MM International	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2
43	Giancarlo Pedetti	ITA	Nannini Racing	FORMULA	Dallara	2014	GP2
44	Thomas Jakoubek	AUT	Top Speed	FORMULA	Dallara	2008	GP2
46	Alexander Seibold	DEU	Seibold Auto + Sport	FORMULA	Dallara	2005	GP2
47	Walter Steding	DEU	Scuderia Palladio	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2
51	Zdenek Chovanec Lopez	CZE	MM International	FORMULA	Dallara	2011	GP2
66	Andreas Fiedler	DEU	Fiedler Racing	FORMULA	Dallara	2008	GP2
110	Bianca Steiner	AUT	Steiner Motorsport	FORMULA	Dallara	2005	GP2
111	Alexander Geier	AUT	Geier Racing	SUPER LIGHTS	Tatuus	2003	World Series by Renault
115	Andreas Hasler	AUT	Hasler Motorsport	SUPER LIGHTS	Dallara	2009	World Series by Nissan

Support races:

In addition to the BOSS GP Racing Series, five other formula series will be part of the Bosch Hockenheim Historic: Formula 2, plus the Historic Race Car Association‘s racing cars represent the legendary junior Formula Ford, Vee, Super Vee and Formula 3. The Raceclub Germany is home to various single-seater categories up to Formula 1. The Lurani Trophy is a reminiscence of the legendary Formula Junior, which formed the springboard for a great career for countless top talents. And the Historic Formula Vee Europe is, as the name suggests, about one of the most successful and long-lived junior formulas in history. They all open up a glimpse into a past in which perhaps not everything was more beautiful, but in which legends were written and which is associated with numerous and varied memories, not only among older racing fans.

Fans of historic touring cars, GTs and prototypes will also get their money’s worth at the Bosch Hockenheim Historic. Five other racing series are dedicated to the automotive jewels with roofs, some of which date back to the 1950s, and which offer absolute highlights in the colourful programme of the traditional event, and not only in the form of the brute racers of the legendary Group C.

Timetable and livestream:

Friday, 6 May 2022
12:40–13:10 Free Practice 1
16:45–17:15 Free Practice 2

Saturday, 7 May 2022
09:40–10:10 Qualifying
15:30 Race 1 (20 minutes) LIVESTREAM

Sunday, 8 May 2022
11:05–11:15 Warm-up
15:55 Race 2 (25 minutes) LIVESTREAM

The programme on Saturday and Sunday, including the two races of the BOSS GP, can also be watched for free from home in the livestream with live commentary: www.hockenheim-historic.de/en /live

Side events at the Hockenheim Historic

An event like the Bosch Hockenheim Historic thrives above all on interaction with the fans. The paddock and pit area are open and visible to everyone. All the action on the race track will be broadcast on Saturday and Sunday via a large video screen in the Sachs Curve, so that the spectators in the inner grandstand will be well informed at all times about what is happening on the rest of the 4.5-kilometre Grand Prix circuit. In addition, a wide range of information is displayed on the big screen. And if you want to enjoy some quiet time before, during or after your visit to the paddock and grandstands, you can simply visit the Jim Clark exhibition in the congress pavilion.

Tickets:

The ticket prices reflect the family character of the event. Friday tickets start at 10 euros, day tickets for Saturday and Sunday are available from 30 euros, and those who want to experience the entire weekend up close and personal can get in for 45 euros. And for those who like it a bit more exclusive, VIP packages are available from 200 euros. Tickets are available via the online ticket shop or by calling the hotline at +49 6205 950 222.

Picture: Michael Kavena/BOSS GP

Here we go!

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Keke Platzer - General

Our preview for the BOSS GP Season Opening 2021 at Mugello Circuit on April 9, 10 and 11.

The BOSS GP Racing Series makes it possible: The upcoming weekend will mark the start of the new season for teams and drivers with their Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 3000 and Auto GP bolides. At the season opening of Europe’s fastest racing series, one of the most beautiful racetracks in the world awaits the youngsters and gentlemen of BOSS GP. The 5.245-kilometre track in Mugello (built in 1974) is owned by Ferrari and traditionally hosts the World Motorcycle Championship. Last year, the circuit in Tuscany also hosted a Formula 1 race for the first time. The sequences of curves are usually smooth and fast, the topography hilly – all in all an absolute favourite track for many race drivers.

After a few years of abstinence, Mugello was added back into the Big Open Single Seater race calendar last year. The Cuvee Sensorium Grand Prix became the season finale in October 2020. The first race was dominated by the duel for the FORMULA championship title between Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International) and Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scuderia Palladio). Although Martucci won his first BOSS GP race, second place was enough for Ghiotto to defend his title. In rainy conditions again, a lot of courage and skill was demanded of the drivers in race 2. Both were combined by Andreas Fiedler (GER, Fiedler Racing), who added a surprising overall victory to a rather disappointing season.

The fact that the BOSS GP Racing Series can start the season as originally planned is also thanks to the race organiser Gruppo Peroni, who is hosting the event at Mugello. The support line-up of BOSS GP includes the one-make trophies Lotus Cup Italia, the Mitjet Italia Racing Series as well as sports prototypes, historic race cars and Porsche regularity classes. Due to the pandemic situation, the paddock and grandstands are not open to fans. BOSS GP hopes to welcome spectators back in our paddock soon.

Timetable BOSS GP Season Opening Mugello:

Friday, 9 April 2021
10:35–11:05 Free Practice 1
14:10–14:40 Free Practice 2

Saturday, 10 April 2021
10:05–10:35 Qualification (8+20 minutes)
15:55–16:15 Race 1 (20 minutes)

Sunday, 11 April 2021
10:00–10:10 Warm-up
14:30–14:55 Race 2 (25 minutes)

The starting list BOSS GP Season Opening Mugello 2021:

Armando Mangini (ITA)	MM International	Dallara GP2
Luca Martucci (ITA)	MM International	Dallara GP2
Simone Colombo (ITA)	MM International	Dallara GP2
Salvatore De Plano (ITA)	MM International	Lola Auto GP
Ingo Gerstl (AUT)	Top Speed	Toro Rosso STR1 F1
to be announced	Top Speed	Dallara GP2
Marco Ghiotto (ITA)	Scuderia Palladio	Dallara GP2
Walter Steding (GER)	Scuderia Palladio	Dallara GP2
Nicolas Matile (MCO)	Zig-Zag	Lola Auto GP
Marc Faggionato (MCO)	Zig-Zag	Dallara GP2
Giulio Tine (ITA)	Colacino	Lola T96 50
Walter Colacino (ITA)	Colacino	Lola T96 50
Ulf Ehninger (GER)	ESBA Racing	Benetton B197 F1
Andreas Fiedler (GER)	Fiedler Racing	Dallara GP2
Bruno Jarach (EST)	Esti Motorsport	Dallara GP2
Alexander Seibold (GER)	Alexander Seibold	Dallara GP2
Gianluca De Lorenzi (SMR)	GDL Racing	Lola Auto GP

Huge interest in BOSS GP 2020

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Keke Platzer - General

View outside of Ingo Gerstl's pit garage

Less than 80 days left until the first BOSS GP race in Mugello and already numerous drivers have registered for our 26th season.

The registration has only started at the beginning of January, and despite this, numerous drivers and teams have already registered for the 2020 season. The interest has rarely been as great as this year. We thank you all, who has already signed for the season!

The regulations of the spectacular racing series are very similar to those of 2019. Only the fastest monoposto racing cars of the past 20 years will be allowed to participate. Six race weekends with twelve races are scheduled for Europe’s fastest racing series this season. Starting in March with the return to Mugello, followed by the Jim Clark Revival at the Hockenheimring, Forza Fanatec in Misano, the Cuvee Sensorium Grand Prix in Assen, the Masaryk Racing Days in Brno and the Pirelli Grande Final in Imola in October.

Interested drivers and teams can request their entry form and further information from race coordinator Malin Strandberg: race@bossgp.com or +43 650 784 07 84