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GP2, GP3 & Endurance racing success for Lotus

August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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GP2 – SPA FRANCORCHAMPS Lotus-ART driver Jules Bianchi edged closer to securing second place in the championship in Spa with two second places. The Frenchman qualified third for Race 1 and passed Luca Fillipi at the start. When a mid-race safety car led the field for eight laps, Bianchi managed to maintain enough heat in his tyres and engine to defend from Romain Grosjean and retain second place. The reverse grid meant he started Race 2 in seventh. He battled through the field and, on the final lap, muscled past Josef Kral to take another P2. Team-mate Esteban … [Read more...]

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Successful weekend in GP2 & GP3 for Lotus

August 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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GP2 – HUNGARY A podium finish for Esteban Gutierrez in Sunday’s sprint race, thanks to an aggressive drive from the back, gave the Lotus-ART team a result they could be very proud of. In the feature race team-mates Jules Bianchi and Gutierrez lined up sixth and ninth respectively. The Frenchman lost a couple of places at the start while Gutierrez retired four laps later with an engine problem. Bianchi recovered to collect points and a front-row start for Race 2 with seventh place. In the sprint race, Bianchi had a good fight with championship leader Romain … [Read more...]

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Victory for Bianchi in GP2 at Silverstone

July 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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It was the first win in the series for the young French driver. Followed by a fine 5th place finish in the second race, it enabled him to move up from 15th to 7th place in the overall ranking. With 14 points, it was Lotus ART’s best single-meeting total for the season. Jules Bianchi led the first race from start to finish, from his first pole position of the season, which was his 4th in the championship. Worried by Christian Vietoris, who briefly overtook him as he was coming out of the pits on cold tyres. Jules showed great control in taking command and … [Read more...]

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Lotus ART Driver Scores GP2 Maiden Win In Abu Dhabi

February 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Jules Bianchi scored his first GP2 Asia win today after taking the lead at the start, suffering race-long pressure from pole sitter Romain Grosjean, and in spite of a red flag. Davide Valsecchi finished third giving Team AirAsia a podium finish on their race debut. It was an all-French front row today at Yas Marina Circuit for the first race of the 2011 GP2 Asia Series, with Grosjean ahead of Bianchi. But the Dams racer was slower to take off at the start and it was the Lotus ART man who took the lead before the first corner. Bianchi kept Grosjean at bay in the … [Read more...]

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