Thread: Vitaly Petrov quickest in Qatar night (+results)

GP2 Asia Series round 4
http://www.flagworld.com/photos/d/26...AsiaSeries.jpgThe Russian from Barwa International Campos Team set the pace today during the Free Practice at the Losail International Circuit


The fourth round of the 08-09 GP2 Asia Series season opened on a windy and extremely dirty track tonight after twenty-four hours of sandstorms over Qatar.

The tricky conditions, added to a challenging first taste at driving at night-time, saw Russian Vitaly Petrov set the fastest laptime in a 1:38.812. His teammate and Bahrain sprint race winner Sergio Perez clocked in a good laptime as well and finished 6th in the session.

Also in good form, Marco Bonanomi at Meritus.Mahara was second quickest in a 1:39.012 ahead of Durango?s Davide Valsecchi. The young Italian is aiming at a strong performance in Qatar in order to reduce the gap between him and championship leader Kobayashi in the drivers? championship.

The surprise of the session came from DPR?s Michael Herck who topped the time sheet for most of the session until Petrov signed his best laptime with only seven minutes to go on the clock. The Romanian eventually finished fourth ahead of iSport?s Giedo van der Garde.

Championship leaders Dams seemed to have a tougher time on the track as boththeir men Kamui Kobayashi and J?r?me d?Ambrosio finished respectively fifteenth and nineteenth, two clear seconds away from the fastest man on track.

The qualifying session will start at 8:30pm today, local time.

Qatar ? Free Practice
1. Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int. Campos Team 1:38.812 14
2. Marco Bonanomi My Qi-Meritus.Mahara 1:39.012 14
3. Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:39.281 14
4. Michael Herck DPR 1:39.514 15
5. Giedo van der Garde GFH Team iSport 1:39.588 16
6. Sergio Perez Barwa Int. Campos Team 1:39.684 14
7. Yelmer Buurman Ocean Racing Technology 1:39.721 14
8. Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 1:39.859 14
9. Nico H?lkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:40.074 14
10. Diego Nunes Piquet GP 1:40.127 15
11. James Jakes Super Nova Racing 1:40.452 15
12. Hamad Al Fardan GFH Team iSport 1:40.468 16
13. Fabrizio Crestani Ocean Racing Technology 1:40.487 16
14. Davide Rigon Trident Racing 1:40.572 16
15. Kamui Kobayashi Dams 1:40.649 16
16. Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:40.677 14
17. Edoardo Mortara Arden Int. Motorsport 1:40.774 14
18. Alvaro Parente My Qi-Meritus.Mahara 1:40.873 15
19. J?r?me d?Ambrosio Dams 1:40.897 16
20 Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:41.085 17
21. Luiz Razia Arden Int. Motorsport 1:41.110 15
22. Roldan Rodriguez Piquet GP 1:41.382 15
23. Frankie Provenzano Trident Racing 1:41.830 15
24. Rodolfo Gonzalez Fisichella Motor Sport Int. 1:42.052 15
25. Michael Dalle Stelle Durango 1:46.949 15
26 Kevin Nai Chia Chen Fisichella Motor Sport Int. ? 1

source: Flagworld.com >> News Blog Archive Vitaly Petrov quickest in Qatar night (+results)

never knew Qatar was so popular for racing events... they got nice rally also, the Qatari are crazy about racing in general i guess, they do have the $

The track was worse. It kind of degrades quality of racing.
The race was exiting though. excellend speed from Bonanomi

Vitaly Petrov had an excellent race and he was fantastic throughout the race.I think other drivers also had a decent race in spite of awkward track and weather conditions.

Besides the weirdness in track and weather I think all went pretty well.

what i thought about the race, the opposite of it happened.Qatar is so popular in terms of racing but on the racing day the weather was unpleasant and the track also was not good at all.But still then Petrov drived very well throughout the race.

Vitaly petrov is a champion driver and no one will ever question about his ability.He was awesome in Qatar race in spite of the unfavorable condition for smooth driving.Other racers also completed the race quite nicely.

Originally Posted by DanFlag

GP2 Asia Series round 4
http://www.flagworld.com/photos/d/26...AsiaSeries.jpgThe Russian from Barwa International Campos Team set the pace today during the Free Practice at the Losail International Circuit


The fourth round of the 08-09 GP2 Asia Series season opened on a windy and extremely dirty track tonight after twenty-four hours of sandstorms over Qatar.

The tricky conditions, added to a challenging first taste at driving at night-time, saw Russian Vitaly Petrov set the fastest laptime in a 1:38.812. His teammate and Bahrain sprint race winner Sergio Perez clocked in a good laptime as well and finished 6th in the session.

Also in good form, Marco Bonanomi at Meritus.Mahara was second quickest in a 1:39.012 ahead of Durango?s Davide Valsecchi. The young Italian is aiming at a strong performance in Qatar in order to reduce the gap between him and championship leader Kobayashi in the drivers? championship.

The surprise of the session came from DPR?s Michael Herck who topped the time sheet for most of the session until Petrov signed his best laptime with only seven minutes to go on the clock. The Romanian eventually finished fourth ahead of iSport?s Giedo van der Garde.

Championship leaders Dams seemed to have a tougher time on the track as boththeir men Kamui Kobayashi and J?r?me d?Ambrosio finished respectively fifteenth and nineteenth, two clear seconds away from the fastest man on track.

The qualifying session will start at 8:30pm today, local time.

Qatar ? Free Practice
1. Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int. Campos Team 1:38.812 14
2. Marco Bonanomi My Qi-Meritus.Mahara 1:39.012 14
3. Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:39.281 14
4. Michael Herck DPR 1:39.514 15
5. Giedo van der Garde GFH Team iSport 1:39.588 16
6. Sergio Perez Barwa Int. Campos Team 1:39.684 14
7. Yelmer Buurman Ocean Racing Technology 1:39.721 14
8. Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 1:39.859 14
9. Nico H?lkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:40.074 14
10. Diego Nunes Piquet GP 1:40.127 15
11. James Jakes Super Nova Racing 1:40.452 15
12. Hamad Al Fardan GFH Team iSport 1:40.468 16
13. Fabrizio Crestani Ocean Racing Technology 1:40.487 16
14. Davide Rigon Trident Racing 1:40.572 16
15. Kamui Kobayashi Dams 1:40.649 16
16. Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:40.677 14
17. Edoardo Mortara Arden Int. Motorsport 1:40.774 14
18. Alvaro Parente My Qi-Meritus.Mahara 1:40.873 15
19. J?r?me d?Ambrosio Dams 1:40.897 16
20 Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:41.085 17
21. Luiz Razia Arden Int. Motorsport 1:41.110 15
22. Roldan Rodriguez Piquet GP 1:41.382 15
23. Frankie Provenzano Trident Racing 1:41.830 15
24. Rodolfo Gonzalez Fisichella Motor Sport Int. 1:42.052 15
25. Michael Dalle Stelle Durango 1:46.949 15
26 Kevin Nai Chia Chen Fisichella Motor Sport Int. ? 1

source: Flagworld.com >> News Blog Archive Vitaly Petrov quickest in Qatar night (+results)

Barwa International Campos Team has done an amazing job of setting up the race at Losail International Circuit hopefully it's as good as it sounds. Is it on TV?