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Speedcar Series Bahrain: Race 2 – Tonio wins!
Although Tonio couldn’t win this season’s championship anymore, he ended his first Speedcar Series season on the best possible way: with a win! After starting from the 5th position on the grid, the Force India test driver was on a charge, and after passing Al Maktoum on lap 8, he hunted down Biagi. After briefly [...]
26 Apr 2009 | Category: Speedcar SeriesTags: Bahrain -
Speedcar Series Bahrain: Race 1
Johnny Herbert scored a dominant win in the penultimate round of the Speedcar Series on Saturday morning in Bahrain, while Tonio scored a podium when he finished 3rd. After a good start Tonio began to pressure Frentzen. However as the Italian crossed the line at the end of the fourth lap, Alesi suffered a spectacular [...]
25 Apr 2009 | Category: Speedcar SeriesTags: Bahrain -
Speedcar Series Bahrain: Qualifying
It was an exciting final qualifying session for the season, as Johnny Herbert stormed to the top of the times with only three minutes remaining, while Tonio secured the 4th place on the starting grid for tomorrow’s race. On Bahrain’s International circuit Tonio was able to do 12 laps, with a best time of 2:07.566, [...]
24 Apr 2009 | Category: Speedcar SeriesTags: Bahrain -
Speedcar Series Dubai: Race 2
During the second race in Dubai it was Alesi who charged his way through the pack to win his second race this weekend, crossing the line before Gianni Morbidelli and Johnny Herbert. Tonio again wasn’t able to score any points. On the fourth lap of the race it was Christopher Zoechling who spun right in [...]
28 Feb 2009 | Category: Speedcar SeriesTags: Dubai -
Speedcar Series Dubai: Race 1
Jean Alesi held off a charging Christopher Zoechling to win a close finish in the opening Speedcar Series race at this afternoon. Unfortunately, things didn’t went well for Tonio today. Although he had a brilliant start, it was Frentzen who passed Tonio for third at Turn 12, but the German had to drive hard to [...]
27 Feb 2009 | Category: Speedcar SeriesTags: Dubai -
Speedcar Series Dubai: Qualifying
As Jean Alesi, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Tonio battled over pole position for the fourth round of the Speedcar Series at the Dubai Autodrome, Christopher Zoechling came from nowhere to steal the top spot. The 21-year-old Austrian left his fastest lap until the very last moment, but his 1:41.754 was enough to topple Alesi by two-tenths [...]
27 Feb 2009 | Category: Speedcar SeriesTags: Dubai -
Speedcar Series Dubai: Practice
After a break of just two weeks, Speedcar Series was back in action at the Dubai’s Autodrome circuit. During the one hour long practice session today, it was Frenchman Jean Alesi who set the fastest time of 1:41.845. Due to technical problems, Tonio was able to do just 9 laps with a best lap time [...]
27 Feb 2009 | Category: Speedcar SeriesTags: Dubai -
Speedcar Series Qatar: Race 2 – Tonio wins again!
Tonio secured his second Speedcar Series win today during the second race a the Losail circuit in Doha. MotoGP star Marco Melandri came within four laps of a shock Speedcar Series victory on Saturday night, but a mechanical failure took him out, handing the victory to Tonio. He got the hammer down, and ate into [...]
14 Feb 2009 | Category: Speedcar SeriesTags: Qatar -
Speedcar Series Qatar: Race 1 – Tonio 2nd!
During the first night race in Doha, Tonio had an intense battle with numerous drivers which resulted in a well deserved second place! After a chaotic start, Tonio was delayed when a backmarker punted Villeneuve into a spin in front of him. A few laps later he took the third place form Johnny Herbert and [...]
13 Feb 2009 | Category: Speedcar SeriesTags: Qatar -
Speedcar Series Qatar: Qualifying
After a promising practice session, Tonio was unable to catch pole position today. He managed to do only 7 laps because he suffered gearbox trouble. Therefore, his fastest lap time of 2:05.086 was good enough for the 7th spot on the grid. Just like three weeks ago it was Frentzen who took pole position with [...]
13 Feb 2009 | Category: Speedcar SeriesTags: Qatar


