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NEWS Formula BMW - 2009

     

30.08.2009 Formula BMW Europe - Races 13 + 14 - Spa-Francorchamps

     

Another Podium Finish for Robin Frijns in Spa - Facu Regalia two times 7th - Kazeem Manzur with bad luck

     

Free Practise: In the free practise session on the very demanding track of Spa-Francorchamps all Kaufmann Drivers tried to set up their car properly for the races and weren´t looking for toe on the long straights to get a very fast practise time. In the end Robin Frijns was 10th, Kazeem Manzur 13th and Facu Regalia 14th.

 

Qualifying: In Qualifying Kazeem Manzur could only do half of the session, because a broken ECU made some problems. Finally Manzur only qualified on P 10 for both races. Also Robin Frijns and Facu Regalia were struggleing a bit not finding the right toe for the fastest laps. Frijns qualified on P 7 and P 14, Facu Regalia made it on P 12 and P 11. Overall a disappointing qualifying result for the whole Team.

 

Race 1: In the first race Kazzem Manzur had to give up in the formation Lap. His car suffered from a electronical problem which caused him to stop even before the start. Facu Regalia and Robin Frijns, both drove strong races. Facu Regalia was able to move himself up to P 7 at the end of the race. Robin Frijns also drove a strong and smart race. With fast lap times he overtook some of the other drivers and finally found himself on P 3. In the end he finished again on the podium taking 3 rd Position.

 

Race 2: Facu Regalia had the best start of the Kaufmann Drivers and moved up to P 9 in the first lap. Later on Regalia was able to catch some more drivers and finished like the day before on P 7. Kazeem Manzur and Robin Frijns had some problems in the first hairpin corner and both dropped back to P 16 and P 17 in the first lap. Kazeem Manzur had some difficult overtaking moves and wasn´t able to find his race rythym. Manzur only finished on P 15. Frijns instead was again very fast. Putting one fastest race lap after the other the young dutch moved up the listings lap by lap. Finally Frijns found himself on P 5. After a strong race performance Frijns finished the race on P 5.

     
     
Pictures from Spa