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Turning point for the V8 3.5 championship in its fifth season stage in the Silverstone circuit in England. Fortec team, Draco Marketing Partner, was on track Friday for the two rounds of free practice and Saturday for the first qualifying in which Louis Deletraz won the 3rd row, followed by teammate Peter Fittipaldi in the 4th row. At the start of the formation lap the Deletraz's car was turned off and the Swiss driver had to start from the pits. In the race he struggled in the rear finishing 10th. Instead Fittipaldi got the 6th position. Sunday the second qualifying took place with both drivers Fortec in the 4th row. In Race 2 Deletraz crossed the line 6th, while Fittipaldi...

Sixth season stage for the GP2 Series 2016 Championship in Budapest circuit, along with Formula 1. Carlin team, Draco Marketing Partner, was on track with Marvin Kirchhofer, in the 5th row on the starting grid for race 1 after qualifying, and Sergio Canamasas in 8°. Canamasas had problems at the start and had to deploy from the pit lane, and also due to some penalties for exceeding the track limits, he had to settle for 18th position. Teammate Kirchhofer concluded 14th. Race 2 Canamasas won the top ten in 9th place, while Kirchhofer 13 °. Next meeting Hochenheim on 30-31 July.

Fifth stage of the 2016 GP2 Series season in the english circuit of Silverstone. Carlin, Draco Marketing Partners, was on track with its two drivers: Marvin Kirchhofer and Sergio Canamasas. After Friday's free practice and subsequent qualifying, Kirchhofer started in 6th row, while Canamasas in 9th after a penalty. The Silverstone circuit is famous for weather changes and this time downpours and sunshine have followed, so the strategies for tire changes were particularly important. In Race 1 Kirchhofer crossed the checkered flag in 12th place, followed by his teammate Canamasas 13th. Sunday race 2 was held and the two Carlin drivers have reached the Top Ten, ranking respectively Kirchhofer 8th and Canamasas 9th. The next meeting will be in Budapest...

Louis Deletraz on the highest step of the podium in the French circuit of Paul Ricard. The Fortec driver, team partner of Draco Marketing, won Race 2 in the fourth stage of the V8 3.5 championship season, second victory after the one in the opening weekend at Alcaniz. Saturday in Race 1, Deletraz had started in the third row and then he crossed the finish line in 6th place. In the second qualifying he had won the 2nd row on the grid, behind Roy Nissany and Egor Orudzhev. In the race, the Swiss Fortec driver got it right in the strategy with his team that called him into the pits for the mandatory pit stop on lap eight. Continuing the...

For the first time Formula 1 was on the street circuit of Baku for the European Grand Prix and the GP2 Series championship has inaugurated the track with the free practice of Friday, 17 June. In first qualifying the two Carlin drivers, Draco Marketing Partners, have reached respectively the 4th row for Marvin Kirchhofer and 5th row for Sergio Canamasas. Shortly after the start of the first race, however, Norman Nato of Racing Engineering had a spin involving several other cars, including just the two Carlin who have been forced to retire. Sunday 19 June, the second race of the weekend took place and both Carlin drivers arrived at the finish in the points zone, Canamasas won the 6th position...

After Alcaniz and the Hungaroring, the third leg of the Formula V8 3.5 took place this weekend in the SPA-Francorchamps circuit. Fortec Team, Draco Marketing Partner, was on track with Louis Delétraz, who struggles in the first places to win the championship, and Pietro Fittipaldi. The two Fortec drivers have immediately started on the right foot with the fourth and fifth place in free practice on Friday and the third place in the second session for Delétraz. In qualifying, Delétraz got the third row of the starting grid for Race 1, where on Saturday he carried on a great show crossing the line in 3rd position and has again won the podium. Fittipaldi finished the race in 10th position. After...

Sergio Canamasas took two top ten finishes for Carlin in Barcelona this weekend, with a fifth place finish in Saturday’s Feature race a highlight. The Spaniard put in a great performance in his home event, at one point challenging the top three on Saturday, despite starting from 15th on the grid. Team mate Marvin Kirchhöfer endured a difficult GP2 debut, with contact on the first lap on Saturday ruining his race and forcing him to pit for a new front wing early on. The young German crossed the line in 16th, taking 15th place in Sunday’s Sprint race. Starting from 15th and 16th on the grid respectively for the first race of the season on Saturday, Canamasas and Kirchhöfer had...

In the second weekend of racing for Formula 3.5 V8, the Fortec team, Draco Marketing Partner, is confirmed in the first places in the standings with the Swiss driver Louis Deletraz who won the third step of the podium in Race 1. During the first qualifying, Deletraz sits on the second row and Fittipaldi in sixth row. Both drivers do a good race that sees Deletraz cross the finish line in 3rd position and Fittipaldi in 8th. Sunday the weather conditions changed and in the Hungaroring circuit comes a heavy rain, so Race 2 started with the safety car. In qualifying Deletraz is 5th in the third row followed by his team-mate in the 4th row. The race is difficult...

Fortec Team Draco Marketing partner, is preparing for the 2016 season of the Formula V8 3.5 which will start in the circuit of Alcaniz in Spain next weekend. On the same track it took place the last pre-season testing with a two intense day for the drivers who tested the cars with various set-up in anticipation of the imminent races. Fortec has deployed the two official drivers, Louis Deletraz and Pietro Fittipaldi, who have attained good results on both days. In the third round, which took place Sunday morning, Deletraz did a record lap at mid-session with an excellent 1'40 "235, maintaining the top of the standing until the end of session. His teammate Fittipaldi was placed a few tenths...

The teams of GP2 Series championship are preparing for the start of the 2016 season, scheduled for mid-May, with the collective tests that took place in Jerez from Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 March. Carlin team, with which Draco Marketing works together with its partners, was on track with the German driver Marvin Kirchhöfer that, over the six rounds available, tested the car with different set-ups and he worked with the team for the championship. After three days of testing, the fastest time of Kirchhöfer is 1'25 "202 achieved in the second day, while the best result is the 7th place on Tuesday. Kirchhöfer has added over 190 laps during the entire test session with a good job between driver...