Category: Race series
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A1GP: Teixeira says cars about to fly to Australia for season start
The fifth season of the World Cup of Motorsport is on the verge of getting under way despite recent financial problems that have seen it fighting in court for control of its associated companies.
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Star Mazda: Adam Christodoulou wins championship showdown
Adam Christodoulou upset the odds to win the final Star Mazda race of the season at Laguna Seca, and with it the series title, after championship leader and polesitter Peter Dempsey was punted out of the race.
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IndyCar: Patient Franchitti wins championship in Miami
Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe did their best to liven up a deathly dull IndyCar season finale with a tooth-and-nail battle for the lead – but it was Dario Franchitti, jogging along behind them for most of the 200 laps, who came through to win both the race and the championship.
Tagged as: Alex Lloyd, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Firestone Indy 300, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway
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Indy Lights: Romancini wins thriller as Plowman looks to future
Mario Romancini won the final Indy Lights race of 2009 with a last-gasp lunge for the line to snatch victory from champion-elect JR Hildebrand in the second-closest finish in the history of the series.
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IndyCar: Franchitti on pole for title show-down
Dario Franchitti will start the three-way battle for the 2009 IndyCar title from pole position after outpacing his closest rivals Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe in qualifying on the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami oval.
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It’s all happening in America this weekend
A quiet weekend in European racing allows attention to switch to the other side of the Atlantic – where no fewer than four open-wheel series all have their final races.
Categorised under: Archive, Atlantic Championship, Firestone Indy Lights, IndyCar Series, Star Mazda Championship
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GP2: Jerez testing round-up, days two and three
Guido van der Garde and rookie Marcus Ericsson set the fastest times in the second and third days of GP2 testing in Jerez – but the much-anticipated arrivals of F1 hopeful Bruno Senna and rally star Sebastien Loeb failed to set the timesheets aflame.
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GP2: Valsecchi fastest as Asia-bound Jakes joins test
Davide Valsecchi set the pace in the first day of GP2 testing at Jerez, with James Jakes as a late addition for Super Nova bringing the number of British drivers in action across the three-day test to five.
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Superleague: Bourdais wins again as Dolby keeps championship alive
Sebastien Bourdais won the Superleague opener at Monza and charged from the back of the reverse grid to take third in the next race, securing the €100,000 prize for the weekend’s top driver for the second time in two appearances.