Gianni Morbidelli won the second Speedcar race today, taking the win away from Uwe Alzen who was penalised by the Bahrain Grand Prix stewards of the meeting for an incident on the track. Alzen receiving a 10 second penalty for gaining an unfair advantage by cutting a corner to overtake Marchy Lee on the inside during the race. Morbidelli who finished second 8.489 seconds behind the German was therefore awarded the win with Alzen now taking second place.
Heinz-Harald Frentzen was demoted to 9th place after finishing 6th by the stewards who ruled that he was driving unsafely which resulted in heavy contact between his car and Stefan Johansson's.
Based on the stewards' decisions, the classification for the second race is as follows:
Pos Driver Laps Time / Gap
1 Gianni Morbidelli 19 41:18.421
2 Uwe Alzen 19 1.511
3 Jean Alesi 19 10.253
4 Fabien Giroix 19 33.663
5 Ananda Mikola 19 36.416
6 Klaus Ludwig 19 54.356
7 Nicolas Navarro 18 1 LAP
8 Stefan Johansson 18 1 LAP
9 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Not Classified
Johnny Herbert 9 DNF
Marchy Lee 8 DNF
JJ Lehto 5 DNF
Ukyo Katayama 3 DNF
Jacques Villeneuve 1 DNF
David Terrien 1 DNF
Hasher Al Maktoum 1 DNF
Fastest Lap
Uwe Alzen 2:08.161 on lap 4
Speedcar Series positions after Race 6
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 TOT
1 Jean Alesi 10 8 10 6 - 6 40
2 Uwe Alzen 4 10 5 8 - 8 37
3 David Terrrien 5 5 1 8 10 - 29
4 Johnny Herbert 6 2 8 5 4 - 25
5 Gianni Morbidelli - - - 4 8 10 22
6 Mathias Lauda 8 4 6 - - - 18
7 Ananda Mikola 1 6 4 - - 4 15
Nicolas Navarro 3 - 2 2 6 2 15
9 Klaus Ludwig 2 3 - - - 3 8
10 Stefan Johansson - - 3 3 - 1 7
11 Fabien Giroix - - - - - 5 5
Marchy Lee - - - - 5 - 5
13 Jacques Villeneuve - - - - 3 - 3
Hasher Al Maktoum - - - 1 2 - 3
15 Ukyo Katayama - 1 - - 1 - 2
R1 = Sentul (Indonesia) - February 16
R2 = Sentul (Indonesia) - February 17
R3 = Sepang (Malaysia) - March 22
R4 = Sepang (Malaysia) - March 23
R5 = Sakhir (Bahrain) - April 5
R6 = Sakhir (Bahrain) - April 6
The final 2 races will take place in Dubai on April 11 and 12.
-Ends-
The Speedcar Series is a one-make stockcar-style competition featuring identical 620bhp cars. The series is based in Dubai, and is taking place across Asia and the Middle East. The series features a mix of ex-Formula One and international drivers. A prize-fund of USD 3 million will be distributed to drivers at the end of the season, with the eventual champion receiving USD 600,000. About Grand Racing
Beginning 2008, with strong partnerships in promoting the events, Speedcar Series jointly collaborates with GP2 Asia in 5 races as 'Grand Racing' event. Two of which will be coinciding with F1 in Malaysia and Bahrain. TV Rights. Speedcar Series TV rights are distributed by One-o-one UK Ltd
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