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 Oschersleben
– Two fine races of Chris van derDrift this weekend at Motopark
Oschersleben (Germany) were awarded with a podiumfinish in Race
02 on Sunday. After having already clinched four third-place-finishes
(twice at Hockenheim and twice at the Norisring) the Dutch’
New-Zealander proved again he is the best rookie among the 12 debutants
in this strong competition of 27 contenders in total.
As
all contenders make use of the same chassis, engine, tyres and fuel,
the Formula BMW ADAC Series is a solid championship for young upcoming
drivers. Because all races are being held during prestigious Formula
1 or DTM events, a large amount of (media)attention is guaranteed.
Therefore this series offers an ideal opportunity for companies
or brands to pr esent themselves on a international platform. For
any questions or information regarding PUBLIC RELATIONS and/or SPONSORING
opportunities, please contact Tony van der Drift (+31 6 463 472
84 / tony@vandymotorsport.com)
Because
of an overnight engine change, Saturday’s qualifying session
didn’t bring the desired result. After ‘Vandy’ had
ran a few short stints in order to ‘warm up’ his new engine,
he qualified himself respectively in ninth and fifth position on
the grid for both races over 14 laps. In the first race on Saturday
afternoon Van der Drift drove an astonishing racepace in order to
climb up to fifth at the finish, after even being pushed on the
grass while overtaking fellow-rookie Adrian Zaugg.
The
second race on Sunday morning even got a better outcome. Having
started from fifth on the grid on the 3.667 kilometer long track
near Magdeburg, the Kiwi driver was lucky not to get involved in
a first corner pile-u p. During the race Van der Drift succesfully
challe nged the drivers ahead of him, in order to finish third for
the fifth time this season.
In
the Formula BMW ADAC Rookie Cup 2004 Van der Drifts still leads
the pack with 222 points. In the regular Championship standings
the multiple go-kart champion from Down Under is still in fourth
position.
Van
der Drift: “Fantastic to get on the podium once more. This
weekend I drove two fine races which saw me gathering a lot of important
points for both championships. At my ‘homerace’ in Zandvoort
next month I’ll definitely try to climb up one or hopefully
two steps up at the podium!”
RESULTS
RACE 01:
01. Sebastian Vettel (GER), ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg, 20:52.329
02. Sebastien Buemi (SUI), Lars Kaufmann Motorsport, + 04.041s
03. Atila Abreu (BRA), ADAC Mittelrhein, + 04.355s
05. CHRIS VAN DER DRIFT (NL/NZL), TEAM ROSBERG, + 14.286s
RESULTS
RACE 02:
01. Sebastian Vettel (GER), ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg, 19:34.874
02. Atila Abreu (BRA) , ADAC Mittelrhein, + 07.536s
03. CHRIS VAN DER DRIFT (NL/NZL), TEAM ROSBERG, + 08.736s
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