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2008 Vallelunga Superleague Formula round
Superleague Formula round Italy
Report
Qualifying
After the random draw which split the eighteen-car field into two groups, the fastest four qualifiers from each progressed into the knockout stages to decide places 1 to 8 on the grid. Andy Soucek (Atlético Madrid) missed out on the top eight, despite setting a time some 0.052 seconds faster than Group B 4th Adrián Vallés in the Liverpool F.C. car. As fastest drivers in their groups, Antônio Pizzonia (SC Corinthians) and Davide Rigon (Beijing Guoan) were expected to meet in the final, but neither made the final. Instead, Vallés and Robert Doornbos (A.C. Milan) battled it out, with Vallés coming out on top by 0.260 seconds – the fifth different polesitter in five races.
Race 1
Before the race even began, there was dramas - Borja García (Sevilla FC) started from pit lane and Alessandro Pier Guidi (Galatasaray S.K.) having gearbox troubles on the grid. At the start, Vallés led away from Doornbos and Rigon, with Pier Guidi passing Tuka Rocha (CR Flamengo) for fourth on the opening lap. Lap three saw the end of Enrico Toccacelo's Borussia Dortmund car with suspension failure while running towards the back. The top ten somehow stayed in order, until the pit window. Rigon pitted first followed by Rocha, Franck Perera (A.S. Roma) and Yelmer Buurman (PSV Eindhoven. Doornbos and Vallés pitted on lap 11, allowing Pier Guidi to lead for two laps before his pit stop. Pizzonia took the lead for a lap until he pitted, and after the cycle through, Rigon led from Doornbos, Pier Guidi, Vallés and Rocha. Lap 16 saw Garcia's race end with a stuck throttle. There was a somewhat crazy finish to the race, with Soucek and Perera both retiring within the last five minutes of the race with engine problems and a puncture respectively. Vallés suffered fuel pressure problems towards the end, falling five places in as many minutes as Rigon went on to claim his third victory of the season, opening up a 67-point lead over PSV. Following him home were Doornbos, Pier Guidi, Rocha, Ryan Dalziel (Rangers F.C., Pizzonia, Craig Dolby (R.S.C. Anderlecht), Tristan Gommendy (F.C. Porto), Vallés, Buurman, Duncan Tappy (Tottenham Hotspur), Max Wissel (FC Basel 1893), Stamatis Katsimis (Olympiacos CFP) and Dominick Muermans (Al Ain) – both rookies finishing a lap down.
Race 2
Race two began with a bang – a first corner incident taking out Pizzonia, Doornbos and Rocha at Curva Cimini, causing a long safety car period. Wissel retired the Basel car during this with engine trouble. All was cleared up for the restart on lap six with Toccacelo still leading from Soucek (up from third) and García. A brave move from Soucek at Campagnano moved the Spaniard into the lead with Perera passing García for third. Lap nine saw another accident, this time between Toccacelo and Perera again at Cimini. Toccacelo defended the inside line before moving sharply to the outside where Perera already was. Soucek pitted from the lead on lap eleven, but gremlins struck causing him to pit again, before retiring with gearbox trouble on lap 21. Katsimis led for a lap before he pitted, letting Tappy lead until his pitstop on lap 15. Perera took the lead, having pitted on lap eleven. A mistake from Buurman on lap 17 allowed Gommendy into second and after Perera. García retired again, with brake failure continuing Sevilla's spiral down the championship standings. The number of runners fell into single-figures on lap 27 with another three-car accident with Katsimis, Tappy and Pier Guidi crashing at Cimini. The race wasn't decided until the final lap when Perera made a slight mistake at Curva Soratte, allowing Gommendy through to win by 1.482 seconds from Perera, with Buurman, Vallés, Rigon, Dolby, Dalziel and Muermans completing the finishers. In the championship standings, Beijing had their lead cut to 59 points, which meant that a maximum of 42 points required for championship glory.
Results
Qualifying
- In each group, the top four qualify for the quarter-finals.
Group A
| Pos. | Team | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRA SC Corinthians | BRA Antônio Pizzonia | 1:21.847 |
| 2 | ITA A.C. Milan | NLD Robert Doornbos | 1:22.551 |
| 3 | TUR Galatasaray S.K. | ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi | 1:22.684 |
| 4 | ITA A.S. Roma | FRA Franck Perera | 1:22.715 |
| 5 | ESP Atlético Madrid | ESP Andy Soucek | 1:22.833 |
| 6 | NLD PSV Eindhoven | NLD Yelmer Buurman | 1:23.229 |
| 7 | ENG Tottenham Hotspur | GBR Duncan Tappy | 1:24.345 |
| 8 | POR F.C. Porto | FRA Tristan Gommendy | 1:24.516 |
| 9 | ARE Al Ain | NED Paul Meijer | no time |
Group B
| Pos. | Team | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN Beijing Guoan | ITA Davide Rigon | 1:22.322 |
| 2 | BRA CR Flamengo | BRA Tuka Rocha | 1:22.471 |
| 3 | BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht | GBR Craig Dolby | 1:22.874 |
| 4 | ENG Liverpool F.C. | ESP Adrián Vallés | 1:22.885 |
| 5 | SCO Rangers F.C. | GBR Ryan Dalziel | 1:23.498 |
| 6 | CHE FC Basel 1893 | DEU Max Wissel | 1:23.664 |
| 7 | ESP Sevilla FC | ESP Borja García | 1:23.758 |
| 8 | GRE Olympiacos CFP | GRE Stamatis Katsimis | 1:24.661 |
| 9 | DEU Borussia Dortmund | ITA Enrico Toccacelo | no time |
Knockout stages
| score-width=70
| RD1-seed1=A1 | RD1-team1=SC Corinthians | RD1-score1=1:22.627 | RD1-seed2=B4 | RD1-team2=Liverpool F.C. | RD1-score2=1:22.411
| RD1-seed3=A3 | RD1-team3=Galatasaray S.K. | RD1-score3=1:22.771 | RD1-seed4=B2 | RD1-team4=CR Flamengo | RD1-score4=1:22.261
| RD1-seed5=A2 | RD1-team5=A.C. Milan | RD1-score5=1:22.122 | RD1-seed6=B3 | RD1-team6=R.S.C. Anderlecht | RD1-score6=1:22.645
| RD1-seed7=A4 | RD1-team7=A.S. Roma | RD1-score7=1:21.998 | RD1-seed8=B1 | RD1-team8=Beijing Guoan | RD1-score8=1:21.836
| RD2-seed1=B4 | RD2-team1=Liverpool F.C. | RD2-score1=1:22.524 | RD2-seed2=B2 | RD2-team2=CR Flamengo | RD2-score2=1:30.310
| RD2-seed3=A2 | RD2-team3=A.C. Milan | RD2-score3=1:21.680 | RD2-seed4=B1 | RD2-team4=Beijing Guoan | RD2-score4=1:22.373
| RD3-seed1=B4 | RD3-team1=Liverpool F.C. | RD3-score1=1:21.855 | RD3-seed2=A2 | RD3-team2=A.C. Milan | RD3-score2=1:22.115
Grid
| Pos. | Team | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Liverpool F.C. | ESP Adrián Vallés | 1:21.855 |
| 2 | ITA A.C. Milan | NLD Robert Doornbos | 1:22.115 |
| 3 | CHN Beijing Guoan | ITA Davide Rigon | 1:22.373 |
| 4 | BRA CR Flamengo | BRA Tuka Rocha | 1:30.310 |
| 5 | TUR Galatasaray S.K. | ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi | 1:22.771 |
| 6 | BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht | GBR Craig Dolby | 1:22.645 |
| 7 | ITA A.S. Roma | FRA Franck Perera | 1:21.998 |
| 8 | BRA SC Corinthians | BRA Antônio Pizzonia | 1:22.627 |
| 9 | ESP Atlético Madrid | ESP Andy Soucek | 1:22.833 |
| 10 | SCO Rangers F.C. | GBR Ryan Dalziel | 1:23.498 |
| 11 | NLD PSV Eindhoven | NLD Yelmer Buurman | 1:23.229 |
| 12 | CHE FC Basel 1893 | DEU Max Wissel | 1:23.664 |
| 13 | ENG Tottenham Hotspur | GBR Duncan Tappy | 1:24.345 |
| 14 | ESP Sevilla FC | ESP Borja García | 1:23.758 |
| 15 | POR F.C. Porto | FRA Tristan Gommendy | 1:24.516 |
| 16 | GRE Olympiacos CFP | GRE Stamatis Katsimis | 1:24.661 |
| 17 | DEU Borussia Dortmund | ITA Enrico Toccacelo | no time |
| 18 | ARE Al Ain | NED Paul Meijer | no time |
Race 1
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | CHN Beijing Guoan | ITA Davide Rigon | 32 | 45:40.448 | 3 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ITA A.C. Milan | NLD Robert Doornbos | 32 | +1.679 | 2 | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | TUR Galatasaray S.K. | ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi | 32 | +11.750 | 5 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | BRA CR Flamengo | BRA Tuka Rocha | 32 | +32.539 | 4 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | SCO Rangers F.C. | GBR Ryan Dalziel | 32 | +33.205 | 10 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | BRA SC Corinthians | BRA Antônio Pizzonia | 32 | +34.288 | 8 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht | GBR Craig Dolby | 32 | +35.238 | 6 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | POR F.C. Porto | FRA Tristan Gommendy | 32 | +35.712 | 15 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | ENG Liverpool F.C. | ESP Adrián Vallés | 32 | +38.594 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | NLD PSV Eindhoven | NLD Yelmer Buurman | 32 | +43.216 | 11 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | ENG Tottenham Hotspur | GBR Duncan Tappy | 32 | +59.987 | 13 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | CHE FC Basel 1893 | DEU Max Wissel | 32 | +1:02.549 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | GRE Olympiacos CFP | GRE Stamatis Katsimis | 31 | +1 Lap | 16 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ARE Al Ain | NED Dominick Muermans | 31 | +1 Lap | 18 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | ITA A.S. Roma | FRA Franck Perera | 29 | Puncture | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | ESP Atlético Madrid | ESP Andy Soucek | 27 | Engine | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | ESP Sevilla FC | ESP Borja García | 15 | Throttle | 14 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | DEU Borussia Dortmund | ITA Enrico Toccacelo | 2 | Suspension | 17 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fastest lap: Davide Rigon (Beijing Guoan) 1:23.586 (109.323 mph) |
Race 2
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | POR F.C. Porto | FRA Tristan Gommendy | 30 | 46:15.508 | 11 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | ITA A.S. Roma | FRA Franck Perera | 30 | +1.482 | 4 | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | NLD PSV Eindhoven | NLD Yelmer Buurman | 30 | +4.562 | 9 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | ENG Liverpool F.C. | ESP Adrián Vallés | 30 | +13.321 | 10 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | CHN Beijing Guoan | ITA Davide Rigon | 30 | +14.126 | 18 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht | GBR Craig Dolby | 30 | +25.284 | 12 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | SCO Rangers F.C. | GBR Ryan Dalziel | 30 | +30.185 | 14 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ARE Al Ain | NED Dominick Muermans | 30 | +1:04.015 | 5 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | GRE Olympiacos CFP | GRE Stamatis Katsimis | 26 | Accident | 6 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | ENG Tottenham Hotspur | GBR Duncan Tappy | 26 | Accident | 8 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | TUR Galatasaray S.K. | ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi | 26 | Accident | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | ESP Atlético Madrid | ESP Andy Soucek | 21 | Gearbox | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | ESP Sevilla FC | ESP Borja García | 18 | Brakes | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | DEU Borussia Dortmund | ITA Enrico Toccacelo | 8 | Accident | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | CHE FC Basel 1893 | DEU Max Wissel | 3 | Engine | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | BRA SC Corinthians | BRA Antônio Pizzonia | 0 | Accident | 13 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ITA A.C. Milan | NLD Robert Doornbos | 0 | Accident | 17 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | BRA CR Flamengo | BRA Tuka Rocha | 0 | Accident | 15 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fastest lap: Andy Soucek (Atlético Madrid) 1:23.475 (109.469 mph) |
References
References
- (2008-10-30). "Stamatis Katsimis takes over as first driver of the Olympiacos Racing Team". Automobil Sport.
- (6 November 2008). "Meijer breaks wrist". [[Autosport]].
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