The 2008 Vallelunga Superleague Formula round was the fifth round of the inauguralSuperleague Formula championship, with the races taking place on November 2, 2008. Eighteen football teams were represented on the grid, the same number of teams as there was at the previous three rounds. There were two driver changes before this round of the championship and one during the round: Duncan Tappy returned to the Tottenham Hotspur cockpit replacing Dominik Jackson, having missed the previous round in Portugal and Kasper Andersen was replaced by Stamatis Katsimis in the Olympiacos CFP car.[1] Having broken a bone in his right hand in practice, Paul Meijer was replaced by Dominick Muermans in the Al Ain car[2] – becoming their fourth driver in five races. The meeting saw a third win for championship leaders Beijing Guoan and a first win for F.C. Porto. Beijing also extended their championship lead to an almost unassailable 59 points.
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 1Edit
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 2Edit
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.
ResultsEdit
QualifyingEdit
In each group, the top four qualify for the quarter-finals.
^"Stamatis Katsimis takes over as first driver of the Olympiacos Racing Team". Automobil Sport. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
^"Meijer breaks wrist". Autosport. 194 (6): 11. 6 November 2008.
External linksEdit
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The 2008 Vallelunga Superleague Formula round was the fifth round of the inaugural Superleague Formula championship with the races taking place on November 2 2008 Eighteen football teams were represented on the grid the same number of teams as there was at the previous three rounds There were two driver changes before this round of the championship and one during the round Duncan Tappy returned to the Tottenham Hotspur cockpit replacing Dominik Jackson having missed the previous round in Portugal and Kasper Andersen was replaced by Stamatis Katsimis in the Olympiacos CFP car 1 Having broken a bone in his right hand in practice Paul Meijer was replaced by Dominick Muermans in the Al Ain car 2 becoming their fourth driver in five races The meeting saw a third win for championship leaders Beijing Guoan and a first win for F C Porto Beijing also extended their championship lead to an almost unassailable 59 points 2008 Vallelunga Superleague Formula roundSuperleague Formula round ItalyCircuit MapDateNovember 2 2008LocationACI Vallelunga Circuit Vallelunga ItalyCoursePermanent racing facility 2 538 mi 4 085 km Laps32 amp 30Pole positionTeamLiverpool F C Adrian VallesTime1 21 855Podium 1st race FirstBeijing GuoanDavide RigonSecondA C MilanRobert DoornbosThirdGalatasaray S K Alessandro Pier GuidiFastest lap 1st race TeamBeijing GuoanDavide RigonTime1 23 586 on lap 13 Podium 2nd race FirstF C PortoTristan GommendySecondA S RomaFranck PereraThirdPSV EindhovenYelmer BuurmanFastest lap 2nd race TeamAtletico MadridAndy SoucekTime1 23 475 on lap 14 Contents 1 Report 1 1 Qualifying 1 2 Race 1 1 3 Race 2 2 Results 2 1 Qualifying 2 1 1 Group A 2 1 2 Group B 2 1 3 Knockout stages 2 1 4 Grid 2 2 Race 1 2 3 Race 2 3 References 4 External linksReport EditQualifying Edit 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 Atletico Madrid missed out on the top eight despite setting a time some 0 052 seconds faster than Group B 4th Adrian Valles in the Liverpool F C car As fastest drivers in their groups Antonio Pizzonia SC Corinthians and Davide Rigon Beijing Guoan were expected to meet in the final but neither made the final Instead Valles and Robert Doornbos A C Milan battled it out with Valles coming out on top by 0 260 seconds the fifth different polesitter in five races Race 1 Edit Before the race even began there was dramas Borja Garcia Sevilla FC started from pit lane and Alessandro Pier Guidi Galatasaray S K having gearbox troubles on the grid At the start Valles 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 Valles 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 Valles 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 Valles 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 Valles 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 Edit 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 Garcia A brave move from Soucek at Campagnano moved the Spaniard into the lead with Perera passing Garcia 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 Garcia 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 Valles 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 EditQualifying Edit In each group the top four qualify for the quarter finals Group A Edit Pos Team Driver Time1 nbsp SC Corinthians nbsp Antonio Pizzonia 1 21 8472 nbsp A C Milan nbsp Robert Doornbos 1 22 5513 nbsp Galatasaray S K nbsp Alessandro Pier Guidi 1 22 6844 nbsp A S Roma nbsp Franck Perera 1 22 7155 nbsp Atletico Madrid nbsp Andy Soucek 1 22 8336 nbsp PSV Eindhoven nbsp Yelmer Buurman 1 23 2297 nbsp Tottenham Hotspur nbsp Duncan Tappy 1 24 3458 nbsp F C Porto nbsp Tristan Gommendy 1 24 5169 nbsp Al Ain nbsp Paul Meijer no timeGroup B Edit Pos Team Driver Time1 nbsp Beijing Guoan nbsp Davide Rigon 1 22 3222 nbsp CR Flamengo nbsp Tuka Rocha 1 22 4713 nbsp R S C Anderlecht nbsp Craig Dolby 1 22 8744 nbsp Liverpool F C nbsp Adrian Valles 1 22 8855 nbsp Rangers F C nbsp Ryan Dalziel 1 23 4986 nbsp FC Basel 1893 nbsp Max Wissel 1 23 6647 nbsp Sevilla FC nbsp Borja Garcia 1 23 7588 nbsp Olympiacos CFP nbsp Stamatis Katsimis 1 24 6619 nbsp Borussia Dortmund nbsp Enrico Toccacelo no timeKnockout stages Edit Quarter FinalsSemi FinalsPole Shoot OutA1SC Corinthians1 22 627B4Liverpool F C 1 22 411B4Liverpool F C 1 22 524A3Galatasaray S K 1 22 771B2CR Flamengo1 30 310B2CR Flamengo1 22 261B4Liverpool F C 1 21 855A2A C Milan1 22 122A2A C Milan1 22 115B3R S C Anderlecht1 22 645A2A C Milan1 21 680A4A S Roma1 21 998B1Beijing Guoan1 22 373B1Beijing Guoan1 21 836Grid Edit Pos Team Driver Time1 nbsp Liverpool F C nbsp Adrian Valles 1 21 8552 nbsp A C Milan nbsp Robert Doornbos 1 22 1153 nbsp Beijing Guoan nbsp Davide Rigon 1 22 3734 nbsp CR Flamengo nbsp Tuka Rocha 1 30 3105 nbsp Galatasaray S K nbsp Alessandro Pier Guidi 1 22 7716 nbsp R S C Anderlecht nbsp Craig Dolby 1 22 6457 nbsp A S Roma nbsp Franck Perera 1 21 9988 nbsp SC Corinthians nbsp Antonio Pizzonia 1 22 6279 nbsp Atletico Madrid nbsp Andy Soucek 1 22 83310 nbsp Rangers F C nbsp Ryan Dalziel 1 23 49811 nbsp PSV Eindhoven nbsp Yelmer Buurman 1 23 22912 nbsp FC Basel 1893 nbsp Max Wissel 1 23 66413 nbsp Tottenham Hotspur nbsp Duncan Tappy 1 24 34514 nbsp Sevilla FC nbsp Borja Garcia 1 23 75815 nbsp F C Porto nbsp Tristan Gommendy 1 24 51616 nbsp Olympiacos CFP nbsp Stamatis Katsimis 1 24 66117 nbsp Borussia Dortmund nbsp Enrico Toccacelo no time18 nbsp Al Ain nbsp Paul Meijer no timeRace 1 Edit Pos No Team Driver Laps Time Retired Grid Pts 1 12 nbsp Beijing Guoan nbsp Davide Rigon 32 45 40 448 3 502 3 nbsp A C Milan nbsp Robert Doornbos 32 1 679 2 453 4 nbsp Galatasaray S K nbsp Alessandro Pier Guidi 32 11 750 5 404 7 nbsp CR Flamengo nbsp Tuka Rocha 32 32 539 4 365 17 nbsp Rangers F C nbsp Ryan Dalziel 32 33 205 10 326 14 nbsp SC Corinthians nbsp Antonio Pizzonia 32 34 288 8 297 8 nbsp R S C Anderlecht nbsp Craig Dolby 32 35 238 6 268 16 nbsp F C Porto nbsp Tristan Gommendy 32 35 712 15 239 21 nbsp Liverpool F C nbsp Adrian Valles 32 38 594 1 2010 5 nbsp PSV Eindhoven nbsp Yelmer Buurman 32 43 216 11 1811 19 nbsp Tottenham Hotspur nbsp Duncan Tappy 32 59 987 13 1612 10 nbsp FC Basel 1893 nbsp Max Wissel 32 1 02 549 12 1413 9 nbsp Olympiacos CFP nbsp Stamatis Katsimis 31 1 Lap 16 1214 6 nbsp Al Ain nbsp Dominick Muermans 31 1 Lap 18 1015 22 nbsp A S Roma nbsp Franck Perera 29 Puncture 7 816 15 nbsp Atletico Madrid nbsp Andy Soucek 27 Engine 9 717 18 nbsp Sevilla FC nbsp Borja Garcia 15 Throttle 14 618 11 nbsp Borussia Dortmund nbsp Enrico Toccacelo 2 Suspension 17 5Fastest lap Davide Rigon Beijing Guoan 1 23 586 109 323 mph Race 2 Edit Pos No Team Driver Laps Time Retired Grid Pts 1 16 nbsp F C Porto nbsp Tristan Gommendy 30 46 15 508 11 502 22 nbsp A S Roma nbsp Franck Perera 30 1 482 4 453 5 nbsp PSV Eindhoven nbsp Yelmer Buurman 30 4 562 9 404 21 nbsp Liverpool F C nbsp Adrian Valles 30 13 321 10 365 12 nbsp Beijing Guoan nbsp Davide Rigon 30 14 126 18 326 8 nbsp R S C Anderlecht nbsp Craig Dolby 30 25 284 12 297 17 nbsp Rangers F C nbsp Ryan Dalziel 30 30 185 14 268 6 nbsp Al Ain nbsp Dominick Muermans 30 1 04 015 5 239 9 nbsp Olympiacos CFP nbsp Stamatis Katsimis 26 Accident 6 2010 19 nbsp Tottenham Hotspur nbsp Duncan Tappy 26 Accident 8 1811 4 nbsp Galatasaray S K nbsp Alessandro Pier Guidi 26 Accident 16 1612 15 nbsp Atletico Madrid nbsp Andy Soucek 21 Gearbox 3 1413 18 nbsp Sevilla FC nbsp Borja Garcia 18 Brakes 2 1214 11 nbsp Borussia Dortmund nbsp Enrico Toccacelo 8 Accident 1 1015 10 nbsp FC Basel 1893 nbsp Max Wissel 3 Engine 7 816 14 nbsp SC Corinthians nbsp Antonio Pizzonia 0 Accident 13 717 3 nbsp A C Milan nbsp Robert Doornbos 0 Accident 17 618 7 nbsp CR Flamengo nbsp Tuka Rocha 0 Accident 15 5Fastest lap Andy Soucek Atletico Madrid 1 23 475 109 469 mph References Edit Stamatis Katsimis takes over as first driver of the Olympiacos Racing Team Automobil Sport 2008 10 30 Retrieved 2008 12 06 Meijer breaks wrist Autosport 194 6 11 6 November 2008 External links EditOfficial results from the Superleague Formula website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Vallelunga Superleague Formula round amp oldid 1161784735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
