2008 Estoril Superleague Formula round Superleague Formula round Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | October 19, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course | Permanent racing facility 2.599 mi (4.183 km) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laps | 31 & 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Estoril Superleague Formula round was the fourth round of the inaugural Superleague Formula championship, with the races taking place on October 19, 2008. Eighteen football teams were represented on the grid, the same number of teams as there was at the previous two rounds. There were four driver changes for this round of the championship: Franck Perera joined A.S. Roma replacing Enrico Toccacelo, [1] with Toccacelo moving to the Borussia Dortmund car, replacing Paul Meijer as original driver Nelson Philippe was on GP2 Asia Series duty in Shanghai. [1] Meijer also stayed in the series, moving to the Al Ain car, as both of their previous drivers Andreas Zuber (also in Shanghai) and Bertrand Baguette (in Barcelona for the final World Series by Renault round of the season) were unavailable. [1] Just like Baguette, Duncan Tappy was unavailable to drive the Tottenham Hotspur car, and was replaced by Dominik Jackson. [1] The meeting saw a second win for Liverpool F.C. and a first win for Al Ain. Beijing Guoan extended their championship lead to 35 points, thanks to a pair of fifths for Davide Rigon.
After the random draw which split the eighteen-car field into two groups, the fastest four qualifiers from each progressed into the knockout stages to decide places 1 to 8 on the grid. For the first time in Superleague Formula, the eight knockout qualifiers were the eight fastest drivers out of the two groups. As fastest drivers in their groups, Franck Perera (A.S. Roma) and Kasper Andersen (Olympiacos CFP) were expected to meet in the final, however Robert Doornbos' A.C. Milan machine knocked out the Dane in the semis. In the final itself, Perera recorded the fastest lap to become the fourth different polesitter in four races.
From the start, Perera led away from Doornbos, Adrián Vallés (Liverpool F.C.) and Tristan Gommendy (F.C. Porto), with Andersen being delayed from third on the grid. Lower down the field, tenth-placed Max Wissel (FC Basel 1893) collided with seventh-placed Enrico Toccacelo (Borussia Dortmund) collided at Curva 1, with Wissel retiring on the spot and Toccacelo retiring at the end of the lap, with front wing damage from the accident. It stayed that way until the mandatory stops, with Davide Rigon (Beijing Guoan) joining in on the fun also. Lap 10 saw Perera pitting with a four-second lead, closely followed by Vallés. A fumble by a rear tyre changer cost the French driver time and the place to Vallés. Doornbos came in to pit next time around with Rigon which put Gommendy into the lead, for home side Porto. He would lead for a couple of laps, before pitting which allowed Antônio Pizzonia (SC Corinthians) to lead for a lap. When all the stops cycled through, Liverpool led from Milan, Roma and Beijing with Pizzonia up to fifth. Pizzonia would pass Rigon for fourth towards the end of the race as the Italian was nursing an ailing car home with only fourth through sixth gears, and closed to a second behind Perera at the finish. Gommendy's strong run was ended by a water pump failure on lap 26, ruling that car out for the rest of the day. So, Vallés won his second Superleague race by 0.948 seconds from Doornbos, and then followed by Perera, Pizzonia, Rigon, Andy Soucek (Atlético Madrid), Alessandro Pier Guidi (Galatasaray S.K.), Borja García (Sevilla FC), Yelmer Buurman (PSV Eindhoven), Andersen, Tuka Rocha (CR Flamengo), Paul Meijer (Al Ain), Ryan Dalziel (Rangers F.C.), Craig Dolby (R.S.C. Anderlecht) and debutant Dominik Jackson rounding out the field for Tottenham Hotspur in 15th.
Rigon started from the pit lane, following a gearbox change after race one. From the start, polesitter Wissel led from Toccacelo and Jackson with action towards the back with Soucek's engine blowing. Jackson moved up to second, passing Toccacelo around the back of the circuit and closed up on Wissel down the front straight, and at Curva 1, Jackson would take the lead for a couple of laps. On lap 4, Toccacelo came up to the back of the Englishman's car, having already disposed of Wissel and did the same to Jackson. Towards the back, Perera and Vallés would collide at turn six, with Perera spinning into the gravel and retirement and Vallés retreating to the pits for a new nosecone. Dalziel also had a moment, and spun into retirement as well, with unrepairable accident damage. Out front, Toccacelo was establishing a healthy lead before his pit-stop on lap 14. Andersen then led for three laps before his pitstop, handing the lead back to Toccacelo, with Meijer now in tow, thanks to an early pitstop on lap 10. Wissel and Andersen would both retire in the late stages with mechanical problems and with three laps to go, gremlins would strike Toccacelo. Fading oil pressure switched the engine's ECU into safety mode, and was helpless in stopping Meijer through to the lead. After recording his first pole at Zolder, Meijer recorded his first win by nearly two seconds from Doornbos (up from 17th) with Pier Guidi, Pizzonia and Rigon further deposing Toccacelo before the flag. García, Buurman, Dolby, Rocha, Jackson and Vallés completed the finishers. Healthy finishes for Rigon allowed Beijing to head to the penultimate round at Vallelunga with a 35-point lead from PSV, with Liverpool now in third just a point further back. With a maximum of 200 points available, the championship is still wide open.
Pos. | Team | Driver | Time |
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1 | A.S. Roma | Franck Perera | 1:25.881 |
2 | Beijing Guoan | Davide Rigon | 1:27.071 |
3 | F.C. Porto | Tristan Gommendy | 1:27.105 |
4 | Borussia Dortmund | Enrico Toccacelo | 1:27.175 |
5 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | Craig Dolby | 1:27.303 |
6 | Atlético Madrid | Andy Soucek | 1:27.447 |
7 | PSV Eindhoven | Yelmer Buurman | 1:27.529 |
8 | Galatasaray S.K. | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 1:27.733 |
9 | Al Ain | Paul Meijer | 1:28.396 |
Pos. | Team | Driver | Time |
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1 | Olympiacos CFP | Kasper Andersen | 1:26.761 |
2 | Liverpool F.C. | Adrián Vallés | 1:26.791 |
3 | A.C. Milan | Robert Doornbos | 1:26.866 |
4 | SC Corinthians | Antônio Pizzonia | 1:27.150 |
5 | FC Basel 1893 | Max Wissel | 1:27.190 |
6 | Sevilla FC | Borja García | 1:27.249 |
7 | Rangers F.C. | Ryan Dalziel | 1:27.828 |
8 | CR Flamengo | Tuka Rocha | 1:28.072 |
9 | Tottenham Hotspur | Dominik Jackson | 1:29.213 |
Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Pole Shoot Out | ||||||||||||
A1 | A.S. Roma | 1:26.469 | ||||||||||||
B4 | SC Corinthians | 1:27.184 | A1 | A.S. Roma | 1:25.670 | |||||||||
A3 | F.C. Porto | 1:27.129 | B2 | Liverpool F.C. | 1:25.726 | |||||||||
B2 | Liverpool F.C. | 1:26.785 | A1 | A.S. Roma | 1:26.368 | |||||||||
A2 | Beijing Guoan | 1:26.294 | B3 | A.C. Milan | 1:26.715 | |||||||||
B3 | A.C. Milan | 1:26.020 | B3 | A.C. Milan | 1:25.879 | |||||||||
A4 | Borussia Dortmund | 1:27.653 | B1 | Olympiacos CFP | 1:26.014 | |||||||||
B1 | Olympiacos CFP | 1:26.373 |
Pos. | Team | Driver | Time |
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1 | A.S. Roma | Franck Perera | 1:26.368 |
2 | A.C. Milan | Robert Doornbos | 1:26.715 |
3 | Olympiacos CFP | Kasper Andersen | 1:26.014 |
4 | Liverpool F.C. | Adrián Vallés | 1:25.726 |
5 | F.C. Porto | Tristan Gommendy | 1:27.129 |
6 | Beijing Guoan | Davide Rigon | 1:26.294 |
7 | Borussia Dortmund | Enrico Toccacelo | 1:27.653 |
8 | SC Corinthians | Antônio Pizzonia | 1:27.184 |
9 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | Craig Dolby | 1:27.303 |
10 | FC Basel 1893 | Max Wissel | 1:27.190 |
11 | Atlético Madrid | Andy Soucek | 1:27.447 |
12 | Sevilla FC | Borja García | 1:27.249 |
13 | PSV Eindhoven | Yelmer Buurman | 1:27.529 |
14 | Rangers F.C. | Ryan Dalziel | 1:27.828 |
15 | Galatasaray S.K. | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 1:27.733 |
16 | CR Flamengo | Tuka Rocha | 1:28.072 |
17 | Al Ain | Paul Meijer | 1:28.396 |
18 | Tottenham Hotspur | Dominik Jackson | 1:29.213 |
Pos | No | Team | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
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1 | 21 | Liverpool F.C. | Adrián Vallés | 31 | 46:44.582 | 4 | 50 |
2 | 3 | A.C. Milan | Robert Doornbos | 31 | +0.948 | 2 | 45 |
3 | 22 | A.S. Roma | Franck Perera | 31 | +2.067 | 1 | 40 |
4 | 14 | SC Corinthians | Antônio Pizzonia | 31 | +3.108 | 8 | 36 |
5 | 12 | Beijing Guoan | Davide Rigon | 31 | +8.918 | 6 | 32 |
6 | 15 | Atlético Madrid | Andy Soucek | 31 | +9.243 | 11 | 29 |
7 | 4 | Galatasaray S.K. | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 31 | +20.472 | 15 | 26 |
8 | 18 | Sevilla FC | Borja García | 31 | +37.745 | 12 | 23 |
9 | 5 | PSV Eindhoven | Yelmer Buurman | 31 | +38.932 | 13 | 20 |
10 | 9 | Olympiacos CFP | Kasper Andersen | 31 | +41.163 | 3 | 18 |
11 | 7 | CR Flamengo | Tuka Rocha | 31 | +1:14.376 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 6 | Al Ain | Paul Meijer | 31 | +1:14.914 | 17 | 14 |
13 | 17 | Rangers F.C. | Ryan Dalziel | 31 | +1:29.690 | 14 | 12 |
14 | 8 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | Craig Dolby | 30 | +1 Lap | 9 | 10 |
15 | 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | Dominik Jackson | 30 | +1 Lap | 18 | 8 |
16 | 16 | F.C. Porto | Tristan Gommendy | 25 | Water Pump | 5 | 7 |
17 | 11 | Borussia Dortmund | Enrico Toccacelo | 1 | Acc. Damage | 7 | 6 |
18 | 10 | FC Basel 1893 | Max Wissel | 0 | Accident | 10 | 5 |
Fastest lap: Andy Soucek (Atlético Madrid) 1:26.711 (107.886 mph) |
Pos | No | Team | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
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1 | 6 | Al Ain | Paul Meijer | 30 | 45:59.268 | 7 | 50 |
2 | 3 | A.C. Milan | Robert Doornbos | 30 | +1.859 | 17 | 45 |
3 | 4 | Galatasaray S.K. | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 30 | +5.447 | 12 | 40 |
4 | 14 | SC Corinthians | Antônio Pizzonia | 30 | +5.749 | 15 | 36 |
5 | 12 | Beijing Guoan | Davide Rigon | 30 | +15.566 | 14 | 32 |
6 | 11 | Borussia Dortmund | Enrico Toccacelo | 30 | +17.757 | 2 | 29 |
7 | 18 | Sevilla FC | Borja García | 30 | +21.363 | 11 | 26 |
8 | 5 | PSV Eindhoven | Yelmer Buurman | 30 | +22.138 | 10 | 23 |
9 | 8 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | Craig Dolby | 30 | +22.891 | 5 | 20 |
10 | 7 | CR Flamengo | Tuka Rocha | 30 | +40.439 | 8 | 18 |
11 | 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | Dominik Jackson | 30 | +1:02.199 | 4 | 16 |
12 | 21 | Liverpool F.C. | Adrián Vallés | 29 | +1 Lap | 18 | 14 |
13 | 9 | Olympiacos CFP | Kasper Andersen | 23 | Stuck in gear | 9 | 12 |
14 | 10 | FC Basel 1893 | Max Wissel | 20 | No Drive | 1 | 10 |
15 | 17 | Rangers F.C. | Ryan Dalziel | 5 | Acc. Damage | 6 | 8 |
16 | 22 | A.S. Roma | Franck Perera | 4 | Accident | 16 | 7 |
17 | 15 | Atlético Madrid | Andy Soucek | 0 | Engine | 13 | 6 |
DNS | 16 | F.C. Porto | Tristan Gommendy | Water Pump | 3 | 0 | |
Fastest lap: Enrico Toccacelo (Borussia Dortmund) 1:28.491 (105.715 mph) |
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