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Brands Hatch. Joao Urbano (Carlin Motorsport Team Portugal) and James Sutton (Fortec Motorsport) shared the wins and second places in Brands Hatch. They dominated the races with pole position to chequered flag performances for Joao in race one and James in race two. The final podium position was taken by Tim Bridgman in race one and Philip Glew (Soper Sport) in race two.
In the points table the battle is still close between the top three Philip,
Tim and Josh Fisher (Motaworld Quantexe Racing). Ross Curnow (Panther Motorsport) did not have the Rookie class all his own way as in the first race this category was won by Jordan Wise (Soper Sport). However, a win in race two has put him 46 points ahead of his nearest rival Sam Bird (Carlin Motorsport).
A relaxed Joao said after the second race: "Race one was perfect, but James was too strong in race two and I lost out at the start." James's view on the weekend was: "I worked hard in race one and was a bit discouraged to see Joao drive away. In race two I had a game plan and stuck to it so am delighted." Tim and Philip both had the championship in their thoughts so did not want to jeopardise their races by trying any rash moves.
In race one Joao made the perfect start and stayed in front and was unchallenged until the chequered flag. James did the same but life behind them was not that easy for the championship contenders Philip and Tim. Tim took Philip on the outside of Druids on lap one and from then on had the blue car filling his mirrors. They battled to the flag and this allowed Oliver Turvey (Team SWR Pioneer) to catch up, but he knew the possible consequences of getting into the middle of the battle. Bruno Senna's (Carlin Motorsport) race lasted half a lap until he went off at Graham Hill Bend. Jordan Wise had a bad start but managed to keep a consistent pace and won the rookie class from Sam Bird.
Race two, by Formula BMW UK standards, was quite processional. The top five in the race were the same as the top five in qualifying. Going into Druids on the first lap Josh tried to overtake Philip on the outside of Druids, but the Soper Sport driver was having none of it and, despite them going in three abreast with Tim, they all came out as they started, and stayed in these positions. The closest racing in fact happened for the lower places out of the top ten. Bruno Senna did not go off this time and admitted after the race that the weekend had given him some very good experience and he could now build on this. Ross Curnow this time relegated Jordan to second in the Rookie class.
Rounds 17 and 18 will be at Rockingham on the 5th September.
Results
Race 1, 15th round of the Formula BMW UK Championship (21 laps = 25.62 miles)
1. Joao Urbano (POR) Carlin Motorsport - Team Portugal 16m 39.658s
2. James Sutton (GB) Fortec Motorsport 16m 43.661s
3. Tim Bridgman (GB) Driver 16m 46.174s
4. Philip Glew (GB) Soper Sport 16m 46.389s
5. Oliver Turvey (GB) Team Virgin Mobile Barwell 16m 46.820s
6. Jordan Wise (GB) Soper Sport (R) 16m 47.454s
7. Stian Sørlie (NOR) Fortec Motorsport 16m 48.223s
8. Josh Fisher (GB) Motaworld - Quantexe Racing 16m 51.105s
9. Sam Bird (GB) Carlin Motorsport (R) 16m 53.797s
10. Peter Dempsey (IRE) Team SWR Pioneer 16m 54.209s
11. Dean Smith (GB) Soper Sport (R) 16m 54.697s
12. Simon Walker-Hansell (GB) Panther Motorsport 16m 55.338s
13. Duarte Felix da Costa (POR) Carlin Motorsport Team Portugal 16m 56.818s
14. Christian Bakkerud (DEN) Carlin Motorsport 16m 58.850s
15. Ross Curnow (GB) Panther Motorsport (R) 17m 00.849s
16. Matt Harris (GB) Team Virgin Mobile Barwell 17m 04.558s
17. Ry Leon (GB) Motaworld - Quantexe Racing 17m 06.693s
18. Jack Goldstraw (GB) Panther Motorsport (R) 17m 18.165s
19. Steve Roberts (GB) Team Virgin Mobile Barwell 17m 18.957s
20. Matt Howson (GB) Team SWR Pioneer 20 laps
Not Classified
Bruno Senna (BR) Carlin Motorsport 0 laps
Non Starter - Ollie Smith (GB) Team Virgin Mobile Barwell
Fastest Lap
Joao Urbano (Carlin Motorsport - Team Portugal) 49.955s, 94.01 mph, 151.2971 kph
Pole Position - Joao Urbano (Carlin Motorsport) 46.394s
Results
Race 2, 16th round of the Formula BMW UK Championship (22 laps = 26.84 miles)
1. James Sutton (GB) Fortec Motorsport 17m 26.964s
2. Joao Urbano (POR) Carlin Motorsport - Team Portugal 17m 27.687s
3. Philip Glew (GB) Soper Sport 17m 29.169s
4. Josh Fisher (GB) Motaworld - Quantexe Racing 17m 34.014s
5. Tim Bridgman (GB) Driver 17m 34.616s
6. Oliver Turvey (GB) Team Virgin Mobile Barwell 17m 34.934s
7. Matt Howson (GB) Team SWR Pioneer 17m 35.390s
8. Stian Sørlie (NOR) Fortec Motorsport 17m 35.571s
9. Peter Dempsey (IRE) Team SWR Pioneer 17m 38.298s
10. Ross Curnow (GB) Panther Motorsport (R) 17m 38.936s
11. Jordan Wise (GB) Soper Sport (R) 17m 39.666s
12. Christian Bakkerud (DEN) Carlin Motorsport 17m 40.205s
13. Sam Bird (GB) Carlin Motorsport (R) 17m 41.292s
14. Ollie Smith (GB) Team Virgin Mobile Barwell 17m 45.497s
15. Simon Walker-Hansell (GB) Panther Motorsport 1 7m 46.147s
16. Bruno Senna (BR) Carlin Motorsport 17m 46.554s
17. Dean Smith (GB) Soper Sport (R) 17m 48.472s
18. Jack Goldstraw (GB) Panther Motorsport (R) 17m 58.626s
19. Ry Leon (GB) Motaworld - Quantexe Racing 17m 58.913s
20. Matt Harris (GB) Team Virgin Mobile Barwell 17m 59.337s
21. Steve Roberts (GB) Team Virgin Mobile Barwell 17m 59.835s
Not classified
Duarte Felix da Costa (POR) Carlin Motorsport Team Portugal 16 laps
Fastest Lap
James Sutton Fortec Motorsport 46.989s, 93.19mph, 151.18kph
Pole Position - James Sutton (Fortec Motorsport) 46.558s
Championship Points Tables
Drivers
1. Glew (2 wins) 178.5 points, 2. Bridgman (2 wins)168, 3. Fisher (3 wins) 152, 4. Urbano (2 wins) 138.5, 5. Sutton (2 wins) 121, 6. Sørlie (1 win) 107, 7. Walker- Hansell (2 wins) 58. 8. Curnow (1 win) 58, 9. Ruvey 55, 10 Bakkerud 49, 11. Smith O 48,12. Felix da Costa 26,13. Bird 22, 14. Howson 21, 15. Edwards11,16. Goldstraw 8.5, 17. Smith D 8, 18. Fleming 8, 19. Wise 6, 20. Harris 6, 21. Dempsey 3, 22. Vilhena 2, 23. Leon 1.
Rookies
1. Curnow (10 wins) 248, 2. Bird (3 wins) 202, 3. Wise (2 wins) 172, 4. Smith D (1 win) 141, 5. Goldstraw 139.5, 6. Vilenha 101.
Teams
1. Fortec Motorsport 228, 2.Carlin Motorsport 219.5, 3. Soper Sport 186.5, 4. Motaworld - Quantexe Racing 153, 5. Panther Motorsport 122.5, 6. Team SWR Pioneer 90, 7. Team Virgin Mobile Barwell 63..
Background
The ultra-modern Formula BMW which allows 15-year-olds to enter the world of motor racing has been appearing on grids since the 2002 season. It sets standards above all on the safety and technology front. The single-seater, powered by a 140 bhp BMW motorcycle engine that reaches speeds of 230km/h, features a carbon-fibre chassis, fulfils the safety requirements of the much higher-performance Formula 3 cars, and even matches certain Formula One standards.
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Wednesday July 23, 2008
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