Formula 3 Euro Series debut at Nogaro
Track length: 3.636 kilometres
Lap record: 1:20.45 min / Renaud Derlot 2002
Distance: 30 laps
Winners 2006: Not yet contested
On the last weekend of September, the Formula 3 Euro Series
is going to celebrate a premiere: for the first time in the
history of the planet’s most competitive young-gun series,
it is going to hold an event at the circuit of Nogaro. Just
as Mugello, Nogaro is one of the two circuits the Formula
3 Euro series drivers are racing on for the very first time,
this year. And the battle for the title – between Romain
Grosjean (ASM Formule 3) and Sébastien Buemi (Mücke
Motorsport) – enters its next round, at the circuit
located in Southern France. With four more races to go, the
two young guns are separated by just five points, in the championship
standings.
Buemi and Grosjean are the two dominating drivers of the
2007 Formula 3 Euro Series season and are both contesting
their second season on the grid of the world’s most
competitive young-gun series. 21-year old Frenchman Grosjean
who resides in Geneva, Switzerland, secured nine podium finishes
in the 16 races contested to date, with five of these podium
finishes having been race wins. At the same time, his one
year younger rival succeeded in celebrating even eleven podium
finishes but had to make do with just one victory, to date.
The lead in the rookie rankings is also held by a French
driver. Franck Mailleux (Manor Motorsport) holds an eight-point
lead over Italy’s Edoardo Mortara (Signature-Plus),
with the latter being the only rookie on the 2007 Formula
3 Euro Series grid who succeeded in winning two races.
Nogaro’s Circuit Paul Armagnac is the fourth French
circuit in the series’ history to host a Formula 3 Euro
Series event, thus following the footsteps of Pau, Le Mans
and Magny-Cours.
Romain Grosjean (ASM Formule 3): “Nogaro
is a beautiful racetrack and it provides overtaking opportunities.
You have to go particularly easy on the tyres, there, as the
tarmac is rather abrasive. For me, it is particularly nice
to have the chance of contesting a second home event, following
the one held at Magny-Cours. It’s my goal to clinch
the pole position and a race win. I want to add as many points
as possible to my tally, at Nogaro.”
The Formula 3 Euro Series is covered live or re-live in 17
countries. Furthermore, Formula 3 Euro Series race résumés
are broadcasted in numerous countries.
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