Champ Car World Series Opciones

[f1fansince1987]

Genial!Fantastica excusa para volver a Jerez, a ver si asi la gente en este pais descubre que en el automovilismo existen mas disciplinas aparte de aquellas en las que gane un español.

[Raul Leiva]

Diossssss yo voy yo voy yo voy!!!! anda que no, tengo Jerez a 40 min jejejeje. Mi primer GP esta a la vuelta de la esquina, aunque sea de la Champ Car. Gran noticia.

¿¿¿Para cuando un GP de F1??? Espero que este sea el empujon definitivo que necesita el circuito.

Un saludo y a Jerez!!!!

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VIVA SAN GANCHAO!!!

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Aqui la nota completa.


CCWS : Champ Car 2008 schedule - Quotes and calendar
Written by Champ Car Press Office
Monday, 05 November 2007
Champ Car announces 2008 Schedules : -

Champ Car World Series to feature 14 races, including new event in Jerez, Spain.
Season Opener in Long Beach to celebrate premier Champ Car race’s Silver Anniversary.
Atlantic Championship to include two stand-alone races in Utah and Trois-Rivières.

Champ Car today released its 2008 schedule, opening the season in Long Beach to celebrate the premier Champ Car race’s Silver Anniversary; introducing a new Champ Car World Series event in Jerez, Spain, to expand its profile in Europe; and featuring an enhanced Atlantic Championship schedule that includes two stand-alone races in Utah and Canada.

“We have succeeded in improving our schedules for next season, offering Champ Car fans, sponsors, teams, drivers, TV broadcasters and other stakeholders a cohesive, strong calendar of events,” said Champ Car CEO and President Steve Johnson. “We will stabilize our base in North America, begin a steady growth plan for Europe, and provide a balance of temporary and permanent circuits.”

The Champ Car World Series, set to conduct its 30th season in 2008, will feature eight permanent road circuits and six temporary circuits. It will hold six U.S. races, three races in Canada and one race in Mexico to maintain its solid base in North America with 10 races. The open-wheel racing series also adds one new event in Europe to expand to three European races in 2008. The schedule is pending ACCUS/FIA approval.

“By pairing Jerez with Zolder and conducting them in June, we now will be in Europe during two different times next season rather than just one as we were in 2007,” Johnson said. “Assen will remain in September, where it was very successful this year. The two 2008 trips expand our reach in Europe and establish two footprints for future growth there.”

The Jerez circuit was built to host the 1986 Spanish Formula One Grand Prix, which was held there for seven years. Since 1989, Jerez also has hosted one of the most popular MotoGP races in the world, and the circuit continues to be used by Formula One teams for testing. Jerez features a 2.752-miles racing circuit in the south of Spain, set in a deep valley blessed with great weather and beautiful scenery. Jerez also hosted the European Grand Prix in 1994 and 1997, the latter a memorable race for Champ Car fans as Jacques Villeneuve, who won the Champ Car title in 1995, locked up the Formula One crown at Jerez. The circuit was resurfaced in 2005 and features updated corporate, media facilities, control tower and pit boxes.

The Champ Car World Series and Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda will utilize three testing dates in February and March prior to the season-opening races in Long Beach and Houston (scheduled back-to-back on April 20 and 27, respectively). The year will officially kick off with the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, one of Champ Car’s premier events that will celebrate its Silver Anniversary (25 years) with Champ Car in 2008. After the Champ Car Grand Prix of Houston at JAGFlo Speedway, the Series will return to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, with a race scheduled May 18. The Champ Car World Series then will head to Europe for back-to-back races in Zolder (June 1) and Jerez (June 8).

The summer will feature a return to Cleveland (June 22) and the three events that make up the Champ Car Canadian Triple Crown (Mont-Tremblant, Toronto and Edmonton on June 29, July 6 and July 20). Champ Car has moved its race in Portland, Oregon from its early June date to July 27 so it can capitalize on a better weather period, immediately follow another race (Edmonton) , test Atlantic Championship teams and drivers in the market ahead of the race in May, and conduct an Atlantic Championship double-header. The Portland race also celebrates its Silver Anniversary at Portland International Raceway in 2008. The Champ Car World Series summer in North America wraps up at the Road America Grand Prix in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 10.

The Atlantic Championship, which will celebrate its 35th season in 2008 as the longest-running open-wheel driver development series in the world, will race on August 17 when it returns for the first time since 2003 to the streets of Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada. The Atlantic competition will serve as the feature event at Trois-Rivières, pending City Council approval later this month. Additionally, the development series’ teams will race at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, outside Salt Lake City, on September 21, concluding its championship season.

After its second trip to Europe to race in Assen on September 14, the Champ Car World Series will finish with its traditionally strong events in Surfers Paradise, Australia (October 26) and Mexico City, Mexico (November 9). The Atlantic Series will conduct a non-championship race in Mexico City, a new feature at the Champ Car season finale event.

“For 2008, our prime objectives are to stabilize our events in North America and carefully foster growth in Europe by expanding into Spain while strengthening the two events in Belgium and Holland that we introduced this season,” said Johnson. “We also will more fully integrate the Atlantic Series into our business operations, and continue to grow it as the premier open-wheel developmental series in the world.”

2008 Champ Car Schedule Announcement Quote Board

Jim Haskins, President and General Manager, Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton: "I am impressed to see that the Champ Car World Series continues to make solid inroads on a worldwide basis. Obviously, as part of this Global series, we believe that the 2008 Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton will benefit substantially, which is good for our fans and the City of Edmonton."

Driver Oriol Servia of Spain: “I came to race in the United States in 1998 and I have not raced back in Spain since. The fans have followed me here all these years and I am excited to be racing in Spain again not just to enjoy myself but to also show the fans the great product that is Champ Car and show them the reason why I left Spain! The Jerez circuit is a great one that offers good passing opportunities, they have a knowledgeable racing crowd and a good weather. It couldn’t be better news.”

Al Speyer, Executive Director of Bridgestone Motorsport: “Bridgestone Motorsport is quite happy with the schedule that the Champ Car World Series has put together for 2008. One of the Series' greatest strengths is the success of its traditional races such as Long Beach, Cleveland and Surfers Paradise, and the new schedule does a great job of building around these cornerstone events while offering the opportunity to revisit a past favorite in Laguna Seca. Bridgestone received a very positive reception for Champ Car from our colleagues in Europe when we raced there in 2007, and I know they have plans to expand on their hospitality and promotional efforts in 2008. And you can once again expect to see Bridgestone as the Official Tire of races in markets that are key to our business of selling tires. All in all, Bridgestone Motorsport is very much looking forward to supplying the best tires possible to Champ Car drivers as they compete for the 2008 Vanderbilt Cup around the country and around the globe.”

Derrick Walker, co-owner Team Australia: “It’s a very interesting schedule. When you look at it, nearly 50 percent of our races are in the U.S. and the other half are in other places outside of the U.S. When we look at today’s world, and our fan base, I think that it’s a good split. I support Champ Car’s objective 100 percent to secure 14 of the best events on our schedule and grow from there. As for Atlantics, the schedule reflects its growth. It’s a sister to Champ Car and in recent years it has gone only where Champ Car has gone, same weekend, same place, but because of the popularity of the series. it needs to go other places. Having additional stand alone races is a reality of the need to grow Atlantics in different places. I think the two additions of these races is quite good and overall the Atlantic Series mirrors Champ Car’s objectives.”

Keith Wiggins, co-owner Minardi Team USA: “I think we’re all happy to now have a schedule with which we can work and take to our sponsors and partners for next year. I think it is a pretty good schedule, with solid events we can rely on. On balance, it is a good selection covering strong markets in Europe, Canada, the U.S., Australia, and Mexico. It is a big positive that the Series has been able to get a firm calendar put together before the season finale next weekend, and we’re looking forward to some great events in 2008.”

Robert Davis, Senior VP, Quality and Product Development, Mazda North American Operations: “2008 looks to be a great season. This will be the third year of our powering the Atlantic Championship cars and we are especially looking forward to the May race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Atlantics is the top rung of the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development Ladder for open wheel racers and we are happy to see so many of our alums making it to the Champ Car World Series.”

Champ Car World Series 2008 Schedule*

EVENT DATES NAME, LOCATION, VENUE

April 20 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, California
Streets of Long Beach – Temporary Circuit

April 27 Champ Car Grand Prix of Houston at JAGFlo Speedway, Houston, Texas
JAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park – Temporary Circuit

May 18 Champ Car Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California
Laguna Seca – Permanent Circuit

June 1 Champ Car Belgium at Circuit Zolder, Zolder, Belgium
Circuit Zolder-Heusden – Permanent Circuit

June 8 Champ Car Spain at Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez, Spain
Circuito de Jerez – Permanent Circuit

June 22 Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
Burke Lakefront Airport – Temporary Circuit

June 29 Champ Car Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
Circuit Mont-Tremblant – Permanent Circuit

July 6 Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Exhibition Place – Temporary Circuit

July 20 Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Rexall Speedway – Temporary Circuit

July 27 Champ Car Portland, Portland, Oregon
Portland International Raceway – Permanent Circuit

August 10 Road America Grand Prix, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Road America – Permanent Circuit

September 14 Champ Car Holland at the TT Circuit Assen, Assen, Holland
TT Circuit Assen – Permanent Circuit

October 26 Gold Coast Indy 300, Surfers Paradise, Australia
Gold Coast, Australia – Temporary Circuit

November 9 Gran Premio Tecate Presentado por Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – Permanent Circuit

* Pending ACCUS/FIA Approval

[BITTER]

Una gran noticia!
El segundo fin de semana de junio..., a ver que se puede hacer. Espero poder asistir.
Espero que Monza2001 tenga razón y sea un aliciente para que algún equipo puntero fiche a Uri.

Si los españoles habláramos sólo y exclusivamente de lo que sabemos, se produciría un gran silencio que nos permitiría pensar. , Manuel Azaña, 1880-1940.

�nimo Pedro! [/b]

[f1fansince1987]

Lo unico que puede ayudar a Uri son sponsors españoles y hace ya bastantes temporadas que dejaron de apoyarle,espero que con una carrera en España la cosa cambie y las empresas dejen de apostar solamente a caballo ganador.

[Arrows76]

Es repetida pero la posteo

a Champ Car visitará España por primera vez
El circuito de Jerez figura en el calendario 2008
06/11/07 09:47



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Servià podrá correr en España
La organización de la Champ Car World Series ha dado ha conocer hoy su calendario de competiciones para la temporada 2008. La gran novedad será la primera visita a España de la que históricamente es la máxima categoría americana de monoplazas.

La cita será el segundo fin de semana de junio en el Circuito permanente de Jerez, escenario de la quinta prueba del certamen y segunda de las tres programadas en Europa. Se da la circunstancia de que fue precisamente en el trazado andaluz donde un ex-campeón de la Camp Car, Jacques Villenueve, logró en 1997 (dos años después) el título mundial de Fórmula 1.

El calendario presentado este lunes confirma la cada vez mayor internacionalización de la Champ Car, con seis carreras programadas para 2008 en Estados Unidos, tres en Canadá y Europa, y una en Australia y México. En circuitos, los permanentes dominarán sobre los urbanos y se mantendrán dos pruebas en los siempre espectaculares trazados en pistas de aeropuerto.

Oriol Servià: “El anuncio de una carrera en Jerez es para mi una excelente noticia, puesto que será la primera vez que competiré en España desde que en 1998 decidí irme a Estados Unidos. Son muchos los aficionados que siempre me han apoyado y con este acercamiento de la Champ Car a Europa y España les resultará mucho más fácil ver en directo las peculiaridades de esta competición y entender porqué llevo tantos años fuera.

Por supuesto, el espíritu del campeonato no es competir con la Fórmula 1 sino trasladar a las pistas europeas, y en este caso a una de las españolas, la esencia de las carreras americanas”.
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La presente edición de la Champ Car World Series finalizará con la carrera que se disputará el próximo domingo, 11 de noviembre, en el Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, en Ciudad de México.

Calendario 2008 (*)

Abril, 20: Long Beach (California, EUA) Circuito urbano
Abril, 27: Houston (Texas, EUA) Circuito urbano
Mayo, 18: Monterey (California, EUA) Circuito permanente (Laguna Seca)
Junio, 1: Zolder (Bélgica) Circuito permanente
Junio, 8: Jerez (España) Circuito permanente
Junio, 22: Cleveland (Ohio, EUA) Circuito temporal en aeropuerto
Junio, 29: Mont-Tremblant (Quebec, Canadá) Circuito permanente
Julio, 6: Toronto (Ontario, Canadá) Circuito urbano
Julio, 20: Edmonton (Alberta, Canadá) Circuito temporal en aeropuerto
Julio, 27: Portland (Oregón, EUA) Circuito permanente
Agosto, 10: Elkhart Lake (Wisconsin, EUA) Circuito permanente (Road America)
Septiembre, 14: Assen (Holanda) Circuito permanente
Octubre, 26: Surfers Paradise (Queendsland, Australia) Circuito urbano
Noviembre, 9: Ciudad de México Circuito permanente (Autódromo Hnos. Rodríguez)

(*) Pendiente de aprobación de ACCUS y FIA.

por cierto, ya tiene equipo oriol servia para el 2008?

[monza2001]

Oriol Servià: “El anuncio de una carrera en Jerez es para mi una excelente noticia, puesto que será la primera vez que competiré en España desde que en 1998 decidí irme a Estados Unidos. Son muchos los aficionados que siempre me han apoyado y con este acercamiento de la Champ Car a Europa y España les resultará mucho más fácil ver en directo las peculiaridades de esta competición y entender porqué llevo tantos años fuera.

Sabe algo que nosotros no sabemos???? Jejeje, que bien suena eso de puesto que será la primera vez que competiré en España desde que en 1998 decidí irme a Estados Unidos.

Gora Pedro ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ [/b]

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Calificacion Mexico

1 W. Power 5 Team Australia 1:23.558 119.515 192.340

2 S. Bourdais 1 Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan Racing 1:24.698 117.906 189.751 1.140

3 R. Doornbos 14 Minardi Team USA 1:24.152 118.671 190.982 0.594 0.546

4 O. Servia 22 PKV Racing 1:24.324 118.429 190.593 0.766 0.172

5 J. Wilson 9 RSPORTS 1:24.365 118.371 190.499 0.807 0.041


6 S. Pagenaud 15 Team Australia 1:24.394 118.331 190.435 0.836 0.029

7 G. Rahal 2 Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan Racing 1:24.515 118.161 190.161 0.957 0.121

8 P. Tracy 3 Forsythe Championship Racing 1:24.608 118.031 189.952 1.050 0.093

9 D. Clarke 4 Minardi Team USA 1:24.764 117.814 189.603 1.206 0.156

10 D. Martinez 7 Forsythe Championship Racing 1:24.888 117.642 189.326 1.330 0.124


11 N. Jani 21 PKV Racing 1:24.929 117.585 189.234 1.371 0.041

12 B. Junqueira 19 Dale Coyne Racing 1:25.361 116.990 188.277 1.803 0.432

13 N. Philippe 34 Conquest Racing 1:25.405 116.930 188.180 1.847 0.044

14 A. Tagliani 8 RSPORTS 1:25.446 116.874 188.090 1.888 0.041

15 M. Dominguez 28 Pacific Coast Motorsports 1:25.602 116.661 187.747 2.044 0.156


16 K. Legge 11 Dale Coyne Racing 1:26.277 115.748 186.278 2.719 0.675

17 A. Figge 29 Pacific Coast Motorsports 1:26.582 115.340 185.621 3.024 0.305


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[monza2001]

Si es que es de cajón de madera de pino. PERO QUE CAZURROS SON LOS TEAM MANAGERS DE LA CHAMP ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

Si Uri con un buen coche va a dar más dinero con las victorias y la publicidad, que un mexicano que solo aporta sponsors.

Gora Pedro ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ [/b]

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Carreron de Oriol desde la ultima posicion (tirado en la salida) bandera amarilla en las ultimas 5 vueltas iba 6º y se lija a tres acabando tercero.

[Guest_km-l_*]

Si, incluyendo un adelantamiento a Tracy

[Damon_Hill1996]

¿Por que canal seguis la Champ Car? En Teledeporte creo que la daban, pero siempre suele ser con mucho retraso...

[`]

Yo por premiere pero normalmente eurospor2

[Damon_Hill1996]

¿Que es premiere? ¿Por internet se puede pillar?

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Plataforma de pago por satelite alemana.

[monza2001]

Me voy a permitir el lujo de repetir mi post anterior.

Si es que es de cajón de madera de pino. PERO QUE CAZURROS SON LOS TEAM MANAGERS DE LA CHAMP ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

Si Uri con un buen coche va a dar más dinero con las victorias y la publicidad, que un mexicano que solo aporta sponsors.

ENHORABUENA URI¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ TE LO MERECES

Gora Pedro ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ [/b]

[f1fansince1987]

De ultimo a tercero!Impresionante! No se que mas tiene que demosrar Uri para que le den un volante sin necesidad de sponsors:

Oriol Servia #22 Pay by Touch MegaSpirea Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone (Finished 3rd) - "We were there, and it wouldn't go in gear. Stayed in neutral, neutral, neutral, and when it finally went in gear the engine died, even before I tried to clutch it. It was a little bit of a bad start, but Jimmy came in the radio and said, listen, these are longer races than what we had over the weekend, and he was there every lap with me and was pushing me, was telling me where everybody else was. At the last call we were both talking about the blacks or reds, and we both decided reds, and it was the right call. It just feels good when you're able to work together as a team and you're able to support each other like that. Obviously the last race I came in sixth or seventh and we were able to pass Paul and Pagenaud in the last three laps, and it was fantastic."

Clasificacion final 2007:
1 Sebastien Bourdais 364
2 Justin Wilson 281
3 Robert Doornbos ® 268
4 Will Power 262
5 Graham Rahal ® 243
6 Oriol Servia 237
7 Bruno Junqueira 233
8 Simon Pagenaud ® 232
9 Neel Jani ® 231
10 Alex Tagliani 205
11 Paul Tracy 171
12 Tristan Gommendy ® 140
13 Dan Clarke 129
14 Ryan Dalziel ® 116
15 Katherine Legge 108
16 Jan Heylen 104
17 Alex Figge ® 95
18 Mario Dominguez 78
19 Nelson Philippe 28
20 David Martinez ® 18
21 Matt Halliday ® 18
22 Roberto Moreno 9

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Calendario Champ car 2008:

TESTING DATES NAME, LOCATION, VENUE
February 2 - 4 Sebring, Florida, Sebring International Raceway
March 13 - 14 Monterey, California, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
March 28 - 29 Houston, Texas, MSR Houston


2008 Champ Car World Series
April 20 - Long Beach
April 27 - Houston
May 18 - Laguna Seca
June 1 - Zolder, Belgium
June 8 - Jerez, Spain
June 22 - Cleveland
June 29 - Mont-Tremblant
July 6 - Toronto
July 20 - Edmonton
July 27 - Portland
August 10 - Road America
September 14 - Assen, Holland
October 26 - Surfers Paradise, Australia
November 9 - Mexico City, Mexico

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¿ una opcion para pedro ? aunque la categoria esta en horas bajas pilotos como Timo Glock, Bourdais o Doornorbs les salio bastante bien esta andaina.
Con un buen sponsor se supone que alguno habra para que se celebre la carrera en Jerez no parece una opcion descabellada ocupar el asiento del campeon los ultimos 4 años.

Pedro hace años catalogo de una buena opcion "volar" las Americas creo recordar.

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Jerez date approved by FIA



The date of the first Spanish Champ Car race was officially approved this week by the FIA. The Gran Premio Champ Car de España, as the race officially will be named, will be held June 6-8 at the Jerez circuit. The Champ Car World Series still awaits approval on the date of the Belgian Grand Prix.

Preparations have started for the Spanish Grand Prix already, with organizers working on ticket prices and weekend packages. Support races have also been scheduled, which include Spanish Formula 3 and a GT class event.

The promotion and organization is in hands of Dutch LDP International, who in 2007 year successfully organized the first Dutch Champ Car race. The business from Assen made such an impression on Champ Car that the series LDP will also play a role in the Spanish race. [/b]

[carlomaxx]

Pero... va a ser puntuable??.. tiene muy buena pinta.