Difference between revisions of "French Grand Prix"

From GPVWC Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Created page with "=== Consiglio has the answer for Charade === '''Joe Consiglio''' led the French Grand Prix from start to finish to claim his second win of the season and extend his and [[Nordsj...")
 
m
 
(15 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
=== Consiglio has the answer for Charade ===
+
{{Infobox Superleague race
 +
| Name                  = French Grand Prix
 +
| Flag                  = Flag of France.png
 +
| Circuit              = Circuit Paul Ricard
 +
| Circuit_image        = Circuit Paul Ricard.png
 +
| Laps                  = 53
 +
| Circuit_km    = 5.861
 +
| Circuit_mi    = 3.642
 +
| Race_km        = 310.633
 +
| Race_mi        = 193.026
 +
| First_held            = 2002
 +
| Times_held            = 10
 +
| Most_wins_driver      = {{AUS}} [[Steve Elencevski|Steve Elencevski]] (4)
 +
| Most_wins_constructor = {{FIN}} [[FinOz Racing|FinOz Racing]] (4)
 +
| Current_year          = 2013
 +
| Pole_driver          = {{GRE}} [[Jim Parisis|J. Parisis]]
 +
| Pole_team            = [[Torrent Motorsports|Torrent]]-[[Martex]]
 +
| Pole_time            = 1:11.306
 +
| Winner                = {{GRE}} [[Jim Parisis|J. Parisis]]
 +
| Winning_team          = [[Torrent Motorsports|Torrent]]-[[Martex]]
 +
| Winning_time          = 1:25:18.410
 +
| Second                = {{NED}} [[Ruud Heesterbeek|R. Heesterbeek]]
 +
| Second_team            = [[Nijo Racing|Nijo]]-[[Trinity]]
 +
| Second_time            = + 4.837
 +
| Third                = {{GER}} [[Lukas Euler|L. Euler]]
 +
| Third_team            = [[Midnight Motorsport|Midnight]]-[[Potentia]]
 +
| Third_time            = + 14.247
 +
| Fastest_lap_driver    = {{NED}} [[Ruud Heesterbeek|R. Heesterbeek]]
 +
| Fastest_lap_team      = [[Nijo Racing|Nijo]]-[[Trinity]]
 +
| Fastest_lap          = 1:11.712
 +
}}
  
−
'''Joe Consiglio''' led the French Grand Prix from start to finish to claim his second win of the season and extend his and [[Nordsjoen Racing|Nordsjoen]]'s lead at the top of the standings.  
+
The '''French Grand Prix''' is a part of the [[Superleague]] championship, initially held from the {{SL|2002}} season to the {{SL|2013}} season, with the exception of the 2010 and 2012 seasons when the race was not held, and held again from {{SL|2018}}. For all but one of the race's runnings until 2013, the venue was the [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours]]; as a one off, in {{SL|2009}}, the race was held at the [[Circuit de Charade]] in Clermont-Ferrand. From 2018, [[Circuit Paul Ricard]] became the venue for the race.
  
−
The Maltese driver mastered the twists and turns of Charade and, despite some minor damage sustained in a contact with team mate [[Adam Rouse]], enjoyed a drama-free race, the only concern being the reliability of a fragile Honda engine that once more let down Rouse.
+
==Winners==
 +
===Repeat winners (drivers)===
  
−
Behind Consiglio, it was celebration time for [[Daniel Ortega Racing]] and [[Allen GP]] with [[Kieran Ryan]] and [[Chris Allen]] achieving their respective teams' first podiums; both opened their point tally at the occasion, having retired in the preceding events. There were first points also for [[Synergetic Motorsports]], with [[Philip Cullen]] closing in 4th, and [[Constant Racing]] ([[Mark Stanton|Stanton]], 7th).  
+
''Embolded drivers are competing in the Superleague championship in the current season.''<br>
  
−
The last point-awarding positions went to [[Mark Fuller]] and [[Mark Wicks]], 5th and 6th respectively, and Adam Rouse, whose race was cut short by an engine problem when he was challenging for the lead but still classified 8th.
+
{| class="wikitable"
 +
|-
 +
! # of wins
 +
! Driver
 +
! Years
 +
|-
 +
! 4
 +
| {{AUS}} [[Steve Elencevski]]
 +
| [[2004 French Grand Prix|2004]], [[2005 French Grand Prix|2005]], [[2006 French Grand Prix|2006]], [[2007 French Grand Prix|2007]]
 +
|-
 +
! 2
 +
| {{MAL}} [[Joe Consiglio]]
 +
| [[2009 French Grand Prix|2009]], [[2011 French Grand Prix|2011]]
 +
|}
  
−
The race had an eventful start - though it spared the retirements we had seen in previous races. At the relatively fast turn 1, [[William Ponissi]]'s Allen, slowing down to avoid [[Ryan McConkey]], was hit hard by [[Nikos Evangelidakis]]. The resulting mayhem involved also Mark Wicks, but resulted only in damage to car number 19. Ponissi had another, much more terrifying shunt with Evangelidakis at the end of the lap, and had to pit to fix the damage.
+
===Repeat winners (constructors)===
  
−
Elsewhere, 5th on the grid [[Mark Stanton]] found himself spinning at turn 1 and re-joining at the end of the group. The first laps claimed also [[Michelangelo Manrique]], who lost control and hit the barriers, joint-Championship leader [[Janne Tanskanen]] and [[Roberto Luis Conde]], while on lap 4 all the lights turned off on [[Mal McKee]]'s car - the Belfast driver's bad luck striking again.
+
''Embolded teams are competing in the Superleague championship in the current season.''<br>
  
−
While the race finished with only 8 drivers - out of 19 - completing over 75% of the distance, the event proved a turning point in the league's young online racing experience. With a smooth formation lap and less issues compared to the opening three races of the year, the foundations are laid for a further improvement in the racing experience.
+
{| class="wikitable"
 +
|-
 +
! # of wins
 +
! Constructor
 +
! Years won
 +
|-  
 +
! 4
 +
| {{FIN}} [[FinOz Racing|FinOz Racing]]
 +
| [[2004 French Grand Prix|2004]], [[2005 French Grand Prix|2005]], [[2006 French Grand Prix|2006]], [[2007 French Grand Prix|2007]]
 +
|-
 +
! 3
 +
| {{NOR}} '''[[Nordsjøen Racing|Nordsjøen Racing]]'''
 +
| [[2003 French Grand Prix|2003]], [[2009 French Grand Prix|2009]], [[2011 French Grand Prix|2011]]
 +
|}
  
−
As Stewarding and a system of Rules enforcement are stepped up, a more responsible attitude from the GPVWC drivers will ensure the league goes from strength to strength.
+
===By Year===
 +
[[File:Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.png|thumb|right|Original layout of the [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours]].]]
 +
[[File:Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours - 2003 Layout.png|thumb|right|Most recent layout of Mangy-Cours, with modification to the final corners.]]
 +
[[File:Circuit de Charade.png|thumb|right|[[Circuit de Charade]], host of the 2009 race]]
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
 +
|-
 +
! Year
 +
! width="180"|Driver
 +
! width="160"|Team
 +
! width="75"|Race Time
 +
! Location
 +
! Report
 +
|-
 +
! {{SL|2018}}
 +
| {{TBC}} TBD || TBD ||align=center| &mdash; ||[[Circuit Paul Ricard]], Le Castellet || [[2018 French Grand Prix|Report]]
 +
|-bgcolor="#ddd"
 +
!2017<br>&ndash;<br>2014
 +
|colspan=5| ''Not held''
 +
|-
 +
! [[2013 Superleague season|2013]]
 +
| {{GRE}} [[Jim Parisis]] || [[Torrent Motorsports|Torrent]]-[[Martex]] || 1:25:18.410 || [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours]] || [[2013 French Grand Prix|Report]]
 +
|-bgcolor="#ddd"
 +
! 2012
 +
|colspan=5| ''Not held''
 +
|-
 +
! [[2011 Superleague season|2011]]
 +
| {{flagicon|MAL }} [[Joe Consiglio ]] || [[Nordsjøen Racing|Nordsjøen-Mercedes ]] || 1:23:47.583 || [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours]] || [[2011 French Grand Prix|Report]]
 +
|-bgcolor="#ddd"
 +
! 2010
 +
|colspan=5| ''Not held''
 +
|-
 +
! [[2009 Superleague season|2009]]
 +
| {{flagicon|MAL }} [[Joe Consiglio ]] || [[Nordsjøen Racing|Nordsjøen-Honda ]] || 0:59:28.880 || [[Circuit de Charade]], Clermont-Ferrand. || [[2009 French Grand Prix|Report]]
 +
|-
 +
! [[2008 Superleague season|2008]]
 +
| {{flagicon|ENG }} [[Mark Wicks ]] || [[Woods Racing|Woods-Renault ]] || 1:30:09.490 ||rowspan=7| [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours]] || [[2008 French Grand Prix|Report]]
 +
|-
 +
! [[2007 Superleague season|2007]]
 +
| {{flagicon|AUS }} [[Steve Elencevski ]] || [[FinOz Racing|FinOz-Ferrari ]] || 1:31:09.324 || [[2007 French Grand Prix|Report]]
 +
|-
 +
! [[2006 Superleague season|2006]]
 +
| {{flagicon|AUS }} [[Steve Elencevski ]] || [[FinOz Racing|FinOz-Ferrari ]] || 1:29:14.045 || [[2006 French Grand Prix|Report]]
 +
|-
 +
! [[2005 Superleague season|2005]]
 +
| {{flagicon|AUS }} [[Steve Elencevski ]] || [[FinOz Racing|FinOz-Ferrari ]] || 1:27:43.767 || [[2005 French Grand Prix|Report]]
 +
|-
 +
! [[2004 Superleague season|2004]]
 +
| {{flagicon|AUS }} [[Steve Elencevski ]] || [[FinOz Racing|FinOz-Ferrari ]] || 1:26:24.400 || [[2004 French Grand Prix|Report]]
 +
|-
 +
! [[2003 Superleague season|2003]]
 +
| {{flagicon|AUS }} [[Daniel Wilkinson ]] || [[Nordsjøen Racing|EIRE-Cosworth ]] || 1:27:39.311 || [[2003 French Grand Prix|Report]]
 +
|-
 +
! [[2002 Superleague season|2002]]
 +
| {{flagicon|FIN }} [[Mikko Jakonen ]] || [[Mapes-VO|Mapes-VO-Honda ]] || 1:31:03.044 || [[2002 French Grand Prix|Report]]
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
{{Superleague races}}
 +
 
 +
[[Category:French Grands Prix| ]]
 +
[[Category:Events in France| 01]]

Latest revision as of 18:30, 1 February 2018

Flag of France.png French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard
Circuit Paul Ricard.png
Race information
Number of times held 10
First held 2002
Most wins (drivers) Australia Steve Elencevski (4)
Most wins (constructors) Finland FinOz Racing (4)
Layout
Circuit length 5.861 km (3.642 mi)
Race length 310.633 km (193.026 mi)
Laps 53
Last race (2013)
Pole position
Greece J. Parisis Torrent-Martex 1:11.306
Podium
1 · Greece J. Parisis Torrent-Martex 1:25:18.410
2 · Netherlands R. Heesterbeek Nijo-Trinity + 4.837
3 · Germany L. Euler Midnight-Potentia + 14.247
Fastest lap
Netherlands R. Heesterbeek Nijo-Trinity 1:11.712


The French Grand Prix is a part of the Superleague championship, initially held from the 2002 season to the 2013 season, with the exception of the 2010 and 2012 seasons when the race was not held, and held again from 2018. For all but one of the race's runnings until 2013, the venue was the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours; as a one off, in 2009, the race was held at the Circuit de Charade in Clermont-Ferrand. From 2018, Circuit Paul Ricard became the venue for the race.

Winners

Repeat winners (drivers)

Embolded drivers are competing in the Superleague championship in the current season.

# of wins Driver Years
4 Australia Steve Elencevski 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
2 Malta Joe Consiglio 2009, 2011

Repeat winners (constructors)

Embolded teams are competing in the Superleague championship in the current season.

# of wins Constructor Years won
4 Finland FinOz Racing 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
3 Norway Nordsjøen Racing 2003, 2009, 2011

By Year

Original layout of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.
Most recent layout of Mangy-Cours, with modification to the final corners.
Circuit de Charade, host of the 2009 race
Year Driver Team Race Time Location Report
2018   TBD TBD — Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet Report
2017
–
2014 		Not held
2013 Greece Jim Parisis Torrent-Martex 1:25:18.410 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Report
2012 Not held
2011 Malta Joe Consiglio Nordsjøen-Mercedes 1:23:47.583 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Report
2010 Not held
2009 Malta Joe Consiglio Nordsjøen-Honda 0:59:28.880 Circuit de Charade, Clermont-Ferrand. Report
2008 England Mark Wicks Woods-Renault 1:30:09.490 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Report
2007 Australia Steve Elencevski FinOz-Ferrari 1:31:09.324 Report
2006 Australia Steve Elencevski FinOz-Ferrari 1:29:14.045 Report
2005 Australia Steve Elencevski FinOz-Ferrari 1:27:43.767 Report
2004 Australia Steve Elencevski FinOz-Ferrari 1:26:24.400 Report
2003 Australia Daniel Wilkinson EIRE-Cosworth 1:27:39.311 Report
2002 Finland Mikko Jakonen Mapes-VO-Honda 1:31:03.044 Report
Superleague Grands Prix
2018 season Australian • Chinese • Azerbaijan • Spanish • Monaco • Canadian • French • Austrian • British • German • Hungarian • Belgian • Italian • Singapore • Japanese • United States • Brazilian • Abu Dhabi
Former Argentine • Bahrain • Czech • Dutch • European • Irish • Korean • Malaysian • Mexican • Portuguese • Russian • San Marino • South African • Turkish
Retrieved from ‘http://en.gpvwc.com/wiki/index.php?title=French_Grand_Prix&oldid=29084’