Speedcar awards gala ends the season on a high
Speedcar Series' inaugural season came to a close last night
with an awards gala celebrated at the One and Only Royal Mirage
in Jumeirah, Dubai. Attended by drivers, teams, staff and
socialites the gala recognised achievements by contributors
and pilots across the season
A spectacular video with the highlights of the season started
the evening off and was well received, judging by the audience
reactions. Benoit Lamonerie, General Manager of Speedcar Series
then took centre stage to make a short speech on the Series
and everyone involved who made it possible saying, "to
the people who have made this journey with us, thank you.
To those who have joined us along the way, it has been a pleasure
and to everyone who will be part of Speedcar Series - welcome."
The guests of honour were Johnny Herbert, champion of the
first Speedcar Series season, David Terrien who came in runner
up and German driver Uwe Alzen, second runner up.
Recognition awards also went to the following:
Promoter recognition:
Grand Racing Indonesia - awarded to Tinton Soeprapto and
accepted by his son and Speedcar driver, Ananda Mikola
Grand Racing Dubai - awarded to Saeed Khalfan
Speedcar Support Race V8 Supercars and F1 Bahrain GP - awarded
to Martin Whitaker
Most Spectacular Incident:
Awarded to Johnny Herbert for his overtaking manoeuvre of
Jean Alesi during the Sepang race and presented to him by
Alesi
Young Drivers with great performance:
Presented by Stefan Johansson to Sheikh Hasher Al Maktoum
and Nicolas Navarro
Unluckiest Driver:
Awarded to Stefan Johansson by Johnny Herbert
After the award ceremony, the party continued into the early
hours. Speedcar Series will see its second season in the latter
half of this year.
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