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29/8/10
Stanaway wins ADAC Formula Master Championship
A perfect weekend with pole position and three race wins in the penultimate round of the German ADAC Formula Masters Championship at the Nurburgring circuit has seen young Kiwi (Tauranga) driver, Richie Stanaway (18) win the seven-round German ADAC Championship with one round (three races to go). Following the Nurburgring round his total of 315 points cannot be beaten, no matter what happens in the final round at the Oschersleben circuit in October.
"What a fantastic way to win this championship. I must give huge thanks to my Ma-Con team for giving me a perfect car for this round, and the great job they have done all season. I was able to win 12 of the 18 races. Along with my parents (who were here for this round) I also have to thank all those people in
Richie won each of the races comfortably, the first race from his team-mate and flat-mate, William Vermont (
Points: Stanaway 315, Schranner 239, Farmbacher (
Next (final) round: October 2-3 Oschersleben.
21/7/10
A win and two seconds for Stanaway at Assen.
Tauranga's Richie Stanaway (18), racing in the ADAC Formula Masters Championship in Germany for the Ma-Con team, experienced a frustrating weekend at the fourth round of the championship at the Assen TT circuit, despite taking a win and two seconds in the three races.
In qualifying in wet conditions, his engine was plagued by an electrical problem meaning the car wouldn't go above idle. The problem was suspected to have been resolved prior to the first race although it came back during the formation lap and Richie was lucky to make the start of the race. Starting from the rear of the grid, he charged through the field to finish second, manually using his on-off switch several times a lap to temporarily resest the electronics in his engine and in the meantime set the fastest lap of the race by almost half a second.
However, in the second race, with the problem now resolved, he quickly moved into the lead from the start and won the race by over eight seconds, setting the fastest lap-time.
Starting from the front of the grid in the third race, Richie suffered with a balance issue and wasn't able to carry the race pace over from race two, but still managed to take second place for the final race of the weekend.
"This weekend it was great to salvage three podium places after our problems early on, and it's nice to continue our strong run in the championship," said Stanaway.
Despite his problems, Stanaway continues to lead the ADAC Formula Masters Championship by 60 points, going into the fifth round at the Lausitz Eurospeedway on August 14-15.
Points: Stanaway 215, Schranner 155, Farmcacher 121, Wehrlein 108.
Next round: August 13-15 Lausitz Eurospeedway.
ADAC Formula Masters Championship
1 – April 10-13 Oschersleben
2 – May 7-9 Sachsenring
3 – May 28-30 Hockenheim
4 - July 16-18 TT circuit Assen
5 - August 14-15 Eurospeedway Lausitz
6 – August 27-29 Nurburgring
7 – October 2-3 Oschersleben
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