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Still a great weekend for Oliver Rowland of the Fortec team, Draco Marketing partner, who brings home valuable points for the championship in each race. Already in the free practice, the english driver had won the firsts places, but in qualifying he showed all his potential, getting the Pole Position. An exceptional result considering that the driver is a rookie in the league and the track conditions were very tricky, with rain and cold. At the finish of the first race, Rowland rose on the third step of the podium. In the second qualifying, the Fortec driver earned 4th position, which he held for the entire race until the checkered flag. With a 3rd and 4th place, Rowland remained among...

This weekend the GP2 Series appointment was held in the circuit of Spa Francorchamps, Belgium. Below is the report of the races of the DAMS driver Stéphane Richelmi, supported by Draco Marketing and its Partners. GP2 Series – Race 1: The rain ruined the Richelmi’s race at SPA The first GP2 race of the weekend in the circuit of Spa in Belgium welcomes drivers with a violent rain that becomes the protagonist of all the misfortunes on the track. After starting in fifth row, Richelmi makes the first few laps and decides to stop for the pit-stop, just before the decision by the marshals to wave the red flag and stop the race due to bad weather. After about half...

Another great weekend for the Fortec team, Draco Marketing partners, which places its drivers always among the first in the standings. In the free practice, the Russian driver eighteen year old Sergey Sirotkin signs the 1st place, quickly followed by his team mate Oliver Rowland rookie in the category. Saturday, July 12, there were the first qualifying session to determine the starting order of Race 1 and the two Fortec drivers won respectively Rowland the 2nd place in the 1st row and Sirotkin the 3rd place in the 2nd row. In Race, Rowland was always in second position, but in the end he has lost some place because of the heavy rain, but he still crossed the finish line 4th....

At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, race much waiting for the World Endurance Championship, there was Pedro Lamy , Portuguese driver followed by Draco Marketing with its partner Torneria Ferraro. Lamy on track with the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, has competed with Paul Dalla Lana and Christoffer Nygaard and he has finished in 26th place out of 54 crews. Next race in America on September 20.

A perfect race that Stéphane Richelmi has started and finished always in 1st place, dominating the circuit of the Monaco’s Principality and leaving behind all the other GP2 drivers. A deserved victory that the DAMS driver has been waiting that is finally arrived in his home track , echoing the Monaco’s anthem on the podium, with the emotion of the audience. Started in Pole Position, Richelmi has made a beautiful start and he has maintained the position for all 30 laps , while Canamasas in the 2nd place tried in vain to get closer to him. Nothing and nobody would be able to snatch the dream of victory to Stéphane who crossed the finish line with the pride of who...

Oliver Rowland has signed the World Series Renault 3.5 weekends at Alcaniz as a real star with the Fortec team. The front row in qualifying on Saturday and a good performance in Race 1 led the Fortec driver on the third step of the podium, but the real triumph was Sunday when Rowland won the pole, the race and set the fastest lap! Everything for the first time, being a rookie in the league. Some problems for teammate Sergey Sirotkin who in race 1 is not able to gain the top positions due to an oil leak in the seal between the engine and transmission, then promptly settled by the technicians of Fortec and Zytek, while in Race 2 he...

The first race of the GP2 Series 2014 was held today in the Bahrain circuit with a temperature of 54 degrees in the asphalt that has given big problems to the drivers forced, according to new regulatory issues, to mount 2 sets of tires (hard and soft). Extraordinary start for Stéphane Richelmi that is passing from the 4th to the 2nd position, where he is remained for several laps . After the exit of the safety car , on track for a crash, Richelmi is immediately returned to the pits to change tires , but he has been followed by many drivers that have adopted the same strategy. The traffic in the pits has not been of help and at...

The sessions of collective test in the Al Sakhir circuit are particularly important for the GP2 Series drivers because they will officially start the 2014 season in a few weeks in this track. Stéphane Richelmi continues the test with the DAMS team, with whom he made a very good season last year, and he uses these days for race simulations, long-runs and set-up test that will be very useful during the race. The temperature of the track remained mild thanks to the clouds and some rain drops that have decreased the times on track. Yesterday, Richelmi made a total of 53 laps with a best time of 1'40"045. Today, the last available session, he recorded another 70 laps, in addition...

The three-day test in Motorland have just concluded and the Fortec team, Draco Marketing partners, confirms to the top of the standings with his two drivers. Sirotkin, after winning the 1st place on Tuesday, even today confirmed his leadership in the 5th round with a best time of 1'39"454. Rowland, winner of the 2nd round, makes good performances and he closes the final session in 6th place. The beginning of the season is scheduled for April 13 at Monza, Italy.

Today the 2013 season is ended with the latest GP2 Series race in the Abu Dhabi track. Stéphane Richelmi, started in the back row due to the withdrawal of yesterday, made a sensational recovery with overtaking and exciting battles. When, in the final laps, Richelmi had almost won the top ten, he was penalized because of cutting a chicane in the first part of the race, which had not benefited the Monegasque driver of the DAMS team. Thus, the Richelmi's race was ruined and he had to settle for 20th place, but before he had won the fastest lap. A great season for Stéphane who closes 2013 with a good 8th place in the overall standings and he is preparing...