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 Quinta-feira, 14 de dezembro de 2006
Felipe Massa hosts F1 stars for go-kart race in Brasil
Line up includes Barrichello, Piquet Jr., Liuzzi, Doornbos, Alesi and many more
FLORIANÓPOLIS - Felipe Massa will host some of his Formula 1 pals for the “International Challenge of the Go-Kart Champs”, a race the Ferrari ace is going to promote for the second year in a row in Brasil, this time on Saturday and Sunday at the Kartodromo Internacional dos Ingleses, in Florianopolis, 700 km south off São Paulo. A strong 25 drivers field, among them Rubens Barrichello, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Robert Doornbos, Tiago Monteiro, Nelson Piquet Jr., Ricardo Zonta, Antonio Pizzonia, Jean Alesi, Antonio Pizzonia, Xandinho Negrão, Lucas di Grassi and Tony Kanaan, will attend the event. Eurospost will show the action for Europe and a live timing service will be available throughout the weekend at the following address: www.cronomap.com.br.
According to the rules, the one make race for chassis (Birel), engine (Parila) and tyres (Bridgestone) will be run in a double-header format, the first one with a 20-minute length and the other lasting half an hour. The second, however, will follow the same GP2 Series system, the top eight finishers starting from reversed grid positions. To make sure that everyone will be given the same chance, all karts will be picked out by lot on Friday, when the majority of the drivers is expected to arrive. “I believe this is the fairest thing to do”, explains Massa, who is scheduled to fly back from Spain to Brazil this Thursday right after his last test session of the year for Scuderia Ferrari in Jerez de la Frontera.
Vitantonio Liuzzi, a karting world champion in 2001, will be the last to get to the circuit. The Italian driver will drive for Toro Rosso on Friday in Jerez and will miss the free practice on Saturday morning. “We are planning to give him at least 30 minutes of extra time before the qualifying session so he can get used to the track and the kart”, explained Massa, adding that the 2006 FIA GT2 world champion Jaime Melo Jr. was the last minute entry.
The official entry list:
Felipe Massa
Rubens Barrichello
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Robert Doornbos
Tiago Monteiro
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Ricardo Zonta
Antonio Pizzonia
Enrique Bernoldi
Jean Alesi
Tony Kanaan
Felipe Giaffone
Vitor Meira
Xandinho Negrão
Lucas di Grassi
Alexandre Barros (MotoGP)
João Paulo Oliveira
Jaime Melo Jr.
Tarso Marques (Brazilian Stock Car)
Luciano Burti (Brazilian Stock Car)
Giuliano Losacco (Brazilian Stock Car)
Cacá Bueno (Brazilian Stock Car)
Popó Bueno (Brazilian Stock Car)
Marcos Gomes (Brazilian Stock Car)
Hoover Orsi (Brazilian Stock Car)
The timetable:
Saturday, December 16th
10h00 – 10h45: Free Practice 1 (1st Group)
11h00 – 11h45: Free Practice 1 (2nd Group)
12h00 – 12h45: Free Practice 2 (1st Group)
13h00 – 13h45: Free Practice 2 (2nd Group)
15h00 – 15h20: Qualifying (1st Group)
15h40 – 16h00: Qualifying (2nd Group)
16h30: Top Qualifying (5 + 5)
Sunday, December 17th
09h00: Warm Up
09h30: Drivers Parade
10h00: Official Ceremony
10h30*: 1st Race (20 minutes + one lap) + podium
15h00: 2nd Race (30 minutes + one lap) + podium
* A little delay may occur depending on the development of the football match for FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 final.
Márcio Fonseca
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