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Speedcar: Jean Alesi Wins Close Finish in Opening Dubai Race

Speedcar: Jean Alesi Wins Close Finish in Opening Dubai Race

Jean Alesi held off a charging Christopher Zoechling to win a close finish in the opening Speedcar Series race at Dubai Autodrome on Friday afternoon.

Heavy Rains Force Officials to Cancel Second Day of Racing at Autodrome

Heavy Rains Force Officials to Cancel Second Day of Racing at Autodrome

Heavy rain hit Dubai late on Friday night causing floods in and around the Dubai Autodrome. Speedcar Series’ second race to be held on Saturday afternoon along with GP2 Asia Series and GT3 at the Grand Racing event has therefore been cancelled.

Speedcar: Stunning Autodrome Debut For Ex-Formula 1 Star Liuzzi

Speedcar: Stunning Autodrome Debut For Ex-Formula 1 Star Liuzzi

Ex-Formula 1 racer Vitantonio Liuzzi won the opening round of the second Speedcar season after a dramatic encounter at the Dubai Autodrome.

F1 One Drivers Line Half the Grid at Speedcar Series Opener

F1 One Drivers Line Half the Grid at Speedcar Series Opener

The opening race to Speedcar Series Season 2 begins tomorrow at the Dubai Autodrome. 14 drivers will take to the grid representing seven professional teams at the 2-day race weekend.

Second Speedcar Season to Feature Seven Teams

Second Speedcar Season to Feature Seven Teams

Speedcar Series’ second season begins this weekend at the Dubai Autodrome with 14 cars on the grid. The Speedcars will be run by 7 teams from six countries across Europe, the Middle East and United States.

My Qi-Meritus.Mahara Autodrome Press Conference

My Qi-Meritus.Mahara Autodrome Press Conference

Mohammed Bin Sulayem; President of the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) today hosted a press conference for the My Qi-Meritus.Mahara team which has arrived in Dubai to participate in the Grand Racing Weekend at the Dubai Autodrome next weekend, 5-6 December 2008.

Former Force India driver Liuzzi Leads Speedcar Test

Former Force India driver Liuzzi Leads Speedcar Test

Formula One Force India driver Vitantonio Liuzzi clocked the quickest lap at the Speedcar Series test that ended today at the Dubai Autodrome.

Jacques Villeneuve Fastest in Dubai Autodrome Speedcar Testing

Jacques Villeneuve Fastest in Dubai Autodrome Speedcar Testing

Jacques Villeneuve set the pace on the first day of the Speedcar Series test session at the Dubai Autodrome. This 2-day test is the final one before the start of Season 2 on 5-6 December, 2008.

Dubai Motorsport Festival to be a Big Success

Dubai Motorsport Festival to be a Big Success

The 2008 Dubai Motorsport Festival will take place at Dubai Autodrome on 14 & 15 November 2008. This year the Festival takes on a distinctly local flavor and will be a celebration of UAE motorsport.

Claudio Berro Joins Speedcar Series

Speedcar Series announced today the appointment of Claudio Berro as Operations Director before the onset of Season 2 this December. With 25 years of experience in the world of motorsport, Berro brings with him invaluable experience having served as Sporting Director of Peugeot-Italy, Team Manager and Press Officer of Ferrari F1 and then General Manager [...]

GP2 Asia: My Qi-Meritus.Mahara Preview

GP2 Asia: My Qi-Meritus.Mahara Preview

My Qi-Meritus.Mahara has been in Shanghai since the October 9-10 tests as their drivers are to race in the GP2 Asia series race which supports the Chinese Grand Prix.

Johnny Herbert Scores Second Dubai Win and Speedcar Series Title

Johnny Herbert scored his second race victory of the weekend at the Dubai Autodrome on Saturday to seal the inaugural Speedcar Series title. Herbert actually ended the season level on points with David Terrien, but scored more wins than the Frenchman throughout the season. Title rivals Uwe Alzen and Jean Alesi, who both started the [...]

Britain's Johnny Herbert Scores First Speedcar Win

Britain’s Johnny Herbert Scores First Speedcar Win

Johnny Herbert scored a long overdue win in the first race of the Speedcar Series finale at Dubai Autodrome on Friday.
The three-time Formula 1 grand prix winner, who was dominating the last race in Bahrain until he was forced out with a gear selection issue, came out on top of the 40-minute event after a [...]

GP2 Asia Dubai Autodrome: Romain Grosjean on Top Step

The ART Grand Prix ace, Romain Grosjean, scored another victory after a pit-stop mix-up for Bruno Senna at Dubai Autodrome. Consequently, the battle for 2nd and 3rd place in the GP2 Asia Championship is now focused on Petrov and Buemi.
Bruno Senna had been dominant from the first lap, when the Brazilian, who started from the [...]

Villeneuve Goes Begging in Bahrain

Villeneuve Goes Begging in Bahrain

As previously noted Jacques Villeneuve is in Bahrain this weekend competing in the Speedcar Series.
Nothing entirely unusual in that, he is a racer and racers want to race.
Racing has been on Jacques’ the back burner since being ushered out of the Bill Davis Racing garage door in February for lack of sponsorship he was said [...]