Lehto and Lee join Speedcar Series in Malaysia
On the eve of Speedcar Series featuring as the support race
at the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix this weekend, JJ Lehto
and Marchy Lee are the Series' latest additions taking the
wheel of the 620 bhp monster stockcars.
Finnish driver JJ Lehto raced in Formula 1 from 1989 to 1994,
participating in 70 GPs. He started his racing career driving
in Formula Ford at the age of 14 before he switched to single
seaters that saw him win the British Formula 3 title. In 1989
JJ tested for Ferrari and made his Formula One debut racing
for the Onyx team. A few years later he was signed by Benetton
to partner Michael Schumacher in 1994. More recently he has
featured in the German touring car championship, DTM and the
Le Mans 24 Hours.
Marchy Lee, a Chinese driver born in Hong Kong, enrolled
in the inaugural China Formula Campus Championship and won,
earning him a scholarship at the prestigious La Filière
racing school in Le Mans, France. In 2004 he joined Team Meritus
to race in the Formula BMW Asia Series. Lee swept the season,
winning a record 12 races out of 14 making him the first Chinese
formula racing champion in an international series.
With 16 Speedcars taking to the grid at the Sepang International
Circuit in Malaysia, the driver line up is as follows:
Driver Car No Country Team
Jean Alesi 27 FRA Speedcar Team
Uwe Alzen 08 GER Phoenix Racing
Christian Danner 80 GER Phoenix Racing
Fabien Giroix 17 FRA First Centreville
Johnny Herbert 69 GBR Speedcar Team
Stefan Johansson 07 SWE Speedcar Team
Ukyo Katayama 06 JPN Speedcar Team
Mathias Lauda 21 AUT G.P.C. Team
Marchy Lee 50 CHN Speedcar Team
JJ Lehto 90 FIN Speedcar Team
Hasher Al Maktoum 85 UAE UP Team
Ananda Mikola 18 INA Speedcar Team
Gianni Morbidelli 10 ITA Speedcar Team
Nicolas Navarro 71 FRA First Centreville
David Terrien 20 FRA UP Team
Alex Yoong 09 MAL Speedcar Team
Speedcar is in Malaysia for Round 3 of their inaugural racing
season. The Series will again feature as the support race
to Formula One at the Bahrain Grand Prix on the first weekend
of April before the last round on home turf in Dubai on April
11 and 12.
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