MIXED FORTUNES IN MARRAKECH

28-04-2012 |
The third AUTO GP meeting of the season, Marrakech 14th and 15th April, began with van der Drift fourth on the grid and team-mate Daniël De Jong in 10th place after a qualifying session which was interrupted by two red flag stoppages during the final 10 minutes.

As Sirotkin stalled at the front of the grid when racing got underway, van der Drift momentarily edged through to third place but was bundled back to fifth through the first turn. De Jong, meanwhile, made an excellent getaway and rocketed into seventh from the fifth row.



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DANIEL BIDDING FOR MORE PODIUMS IN MARRAKECH

10-04-2012 |
Auto GP team Manor MP Motorsport is aiming to continue its successful start to the season at Marrakech in Morocco this weekend, 14th/15th April, when the third event of the 2012 campaign gets underway.

Arriving in North Africa an excellent second in the team championship, in only its second year in the category, and with drivers Daniël De Jong and Chris van der Drift tied for fourth position in the driver standings, the Netherlands-based squad has enjoyed a tremendous first few races.


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FR3.5 CALENDAR 2012 SEASON: 9 MEETINGS AND NEW HORIZONS

14-10-2011 | World Series by Renault enters its eighth season next year, one that will see the launch of the new Formula Renault 3.5 and a total of seven meetings on the calendar. As well as visiting the six tracks on the 2011 schedule, WSR will also be pitching up in Russia at the new Moscow Raceway. With two additional races on the calendar, including the curtain-raiser for the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, the FR 3.5 Series season will unfold at nine tracks in all.

The mid-May meeting at Motorland Aragon in Spain will mark the starting point of the 2012 World Series by Renault season, with leg two taking place at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. WSR then moves on to Germany’s Nürburgring at the end of June, the prelude to the all-new Russian meeting at the Moscow Raceway in the middle of July, the first time WSR has headed as far east.


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ONE SEASON ENDS, ANOTHER ONE STARTS

14-10-2011 | No sooner had the final event of the World Series by Renault campaign concluded, Daniël was back on track at the Circuit de Catalunya for the first officially timed post-season collective test as teams and competitors prepare for 2012.

Running with the International Draco Racing team on Tuesday, 11th October, the teenager delivered a sensational fourth fastest time during the morning session with his best lap of 1m34.260 seconds (177.8 km/h) placing him a mere 0.3 seconds shy of the outright pace. In session two, Daniël was just outside the top 10 with a time of 1m34.661 seconds (177.0 km/h) - overall for the day he was ninth.



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DE JONG STARS IN FR 3.5 FINALE WITH MAIDEN TOP 10 RESULT

14-10-2011 | Daniël De Jong rounded-off his debut season in the ultra-competitive Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Barcelona in Spain last weekend, 8th/9th October, with an outstanding drive to ninth position in the final race - his first top 10 finish in the category and maiden points score.

Having been gradually improving with each outing during the course of the season, the 19-year-old Dutchman secured a season's best 12th place at Paul Ricard in France last month but managed to put that in the shade during the championship finale with a sensational performance.


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