2008 Jerez Superleague Formula round

2008 Jerez Superleague Formula roundSuperleague Formula round Spain Jerez GP Circuit 2004.png November 23 2008 ESP Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Permanent racing facility 2.751 4.428 30 & 30 ENG Liverpool F.C. Adrián Vallés 1:29.088 ITA A.C. Milan Robert Doornbos POR F.C. Porto Tristan Gommendy ENG Tottenham Hotspur Duncan Tappy BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht Craig Dolby 1:30.101 12 GER Borussia Dortmund James Walker BRA SC Corinthians Antônio Pizzonia CHN Beijing Guoan Davide Rigon CHN Beijing Guoan Davide Rigon 1:30.029 12The 2008 Jerez Superleague Formula round was the sixth and final round of the inaugural Superleague Formula championship, with the races taking place on November 23, 2008. Eighteen football teams were represented on the grid, the same number of teams as there was at the previous four rounds. There were two driver changes before this round of the championship: James Walker replaced Enrico Toccacelo in the Borussia Dortmund car and Bertrand Baguette returned to the Al Ain cockpit replacing Dominick Muermans. Paul Meijer had been expected to return, however his injury from the previous round at Vallelunga kept him out.27 November 2008 Baguette back in Al Ain Autosport 194 9 15 The meeting saw a second win for A.C. Milan and a first win for Borussia Dortmund. With a ninth in the first race coupled with other low placings for Liverpool F.C. and PSV Eindhoven, Beijing Guoan clinched the first Superleague Formula title. With a third in the final race, Beijing won the title with 413 points, some 66 points clear of PSV, and two points further back were Milan. Report Qualifying 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. Max Wissel (FC Basel 1893) and Bertrand Baguette (Al Ain) both missed out on the top eight, despite setting times faster than Group B 4th Borja García in the Sevilla FC car. As fastest drivers in their groups, Adrián Vallés (Liverpool F.C.) and Franck Perera (A.S. Roma) were expected to meet in the final, and sure enough, they did. Vallés became the first repeat polesitter in Superleague, with his 1:29.088 beating Perera's 1:29.328. Race 1 At the start, Vallés led away from Perera, with Andy Soucek (Atlético Madrid) passing Tristan Gommendy (F.C. Porto) for third on the opening lap. On lap five, Wissel spun out of tenth place, and this allowed Craig Dolby's R.S.C. Anderlecht car into the top ten and towards the front, Soucek passed Perera for second place. Lap seven saw the first retirement, with Alessandro Pier Guidi pulling the Galatasaray S.K. car off with engine troubles. Lap eight saw the first pitstop - Antônio Pizzonia (SC Corinthians) pitting from sixth position. Vallés then brought in the Liverpool machine on lap nine, allowing Soucek through into the lead. Tuka Rocha retired on lap ten, having suddenly slowed the lap before in the CR Flamengo car, nearly taking out Davide Rigon's championship-leading Beijing Guoan car due to gearbox issues. Soucek continued to lead until his pitstop on lap 14 - except he didn't make it all the way to the garage. A spin on the way in, caused too much damage and Soucek retired. Vallés thus returned to lead by over 10 seconds from Robert Doornbos (A.C. Milan), Pizzonia, Gommendy and Duncan Tappy (Tottenham Hotspur). Fifteen of the sixteen laps remaining passed and Vallés looked untroubled. However, the engine in the Liverpool car died on the final lap, and Vallés fell from first to seventh, and with it went the championship hopes. Doornbos inherited victory ahead of Gommendy, Tappy, Dolby, Perera, García, Vallés, Yelmer Buurman (PSV Eindhoven), Rigon (which sealed the championship for Beijing Guoan), Baguette, Wissel, Pizzonia (who had been demoted due to pitting outside the window), Stamatis Katsimis (Olympiacos CFP), James Walker (Borussia Dortmund) and Ryan Dalziel (Rangers F.C.), who was seven laps down. Race 2 Pier Guidi started from pole for the final race of the season, with Rocha alongside. Again, Soucek made up a place at the start, passing Walker for fourth. Pier Guidi's lead was up to nine seconds on lap six, when Soucek exited from fourth - spinning out to complete a miserable weekend. Lap eight saw a massive shunt, involving seventh-placed Katsimis and eighth-placed Wissel clashed in spectacular fashion - Wissel going over the back over the Olympiacos machine. Most teams started pitting on lap ten, with Pier Guidi pitting on lap twelve. Pizzonia took the lead for one lap before his pitstop, handing Dalziel the lead. During these stops, Vallés and Tappy both retired with gearbox failures. Pier Guidi returned to the lead, leading by some fourteen seconds from Walker, Pizzonia, Rigon and Rocha. However, Pier Guidi was struggling with his new set of tyres, and within five laps, the lead was only four seconds and was one second by lap 23. The pressure got to the Italian as he spun down to fourth at the entrance to the back straight. At the same time, Rocha exited fifth place with a spin into the barriers. That's how it finished, as Walker went on to claim the first victory for Dortmund, winning by 1.5 seconds from Pizzonia and Rigon, before a massive gap to the rest of the field led by Pier Guidi followed by Perera, Dalziel, Baguette, Dolby, Buurman, Doornbos, García and Gommendy. Results Qualifying In each group, the top four qualify for the quarter-finals. Group A Pos.TeamDriverTime 1 ENG Liverpool F.C. ESP Adrián Vallés 1:28.998 2 ESP Atlético Madrid ESP Andy Soucek 1:29.192 3 POR F.C. Porto FRA Tristan Gommendy 1:29.208 4 BRA SC Corinthians BRA Antônio Pizzonia 1:29.598 5 CHE FC Basel 1893 DEU Max Wissel 1:29.600 6 ARE Al Ain BEL Bertrand Baguette 1:29.851 7 NLD PSV Eindhoven NLD Yelmer Buurman 1:29.948 8 GRE Olympiacos CFP GRE Stamatis Katsimis 1:30.280 9 CHN Beijing Guoan ITA Davide Rigon 1:43.254 Group B Pos.TeamDriverTime 1 ITA A.S. Roma FRA Franck Perera 1:28.986 2 ITA A.C. Milan NLD Robert Doornbos 1:29.040 3 TUR Galatasaray S.K. ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi 1:29.571 4 ESP Sevilla FC ESP Borja García 1:29.940 5 ENG Tottenham Hotspur GBR Duncan Tappy 1:30.088 6 SCO Rangers F.C. GBR Ryan Dalziel 1:30.114 7 BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht GBR Craig Dolby 1:30.142 8 BRA CR Flamengo BRA Tuka Rocha 1:30.771 9 DEU Borussia Dortmund GBR James Walker no time Knockout stages Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Pole Shoot Out 70 A1 Liverpool F.C. 1:28.778 B4 Sevilla FC 1:29.742 A3 F.C. Porto 1:29.041 B2 A.C. Milan 1:29.223 A2 Atlético Madrid 1:29.634 B3 Galatasaray S.K. 1:30.811 A4 SC Corinthians 1:29.598 B1 A.S. Roma 1:28.986 A1 Liverpool F.C. 1:28.952 A3 F.C. Porto 1:29.499 A2 Atlético Madrid 1:29.317 B1 A.S. Roma 1:28.889 A1 Liverpool F.C. 1:29.088 B1 A.S. Roma 1:29.328 Grid Pos.TeamDriverTime 1 ENG Liverpool F.C. ESP Adrián Vallés 1:29.088 2 ITA A.S. Roma FRA Franck Perera 1:29.328 3 POR F.C. Porto FRA Tristan Gommendy 1:29.499 4 ESP Atlético Madrid ESP Andy Soucek 1:29.317 5 TUR Galatasaray S.K. ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi 1:30.811 6 ITA A.C. Milan NLD Robert Doornbos 1:29.223 7 ESP Sevilla FC ESP Borja García 1:29.742 8 BRA SC Corinthians BRA Antônio Pizzonia 1:29.966 9 ENG Tottenham Hotspur GBR Duncan Tappy 1:30.088 10 CHE FC Basel 1893 DEU Max Wissel 1:29.600 11 SCO Rangers F.C. GBR Ryan Dalziel 1:30.114 12 ARE Al Ain BEL Bertrand Baguette 1:29.851 13 BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht GBR Craig Dolby 1:30.142 14 NLD PSV Eindhoven NLD Yelmer Buurman 1:29.948 15 BRA CR Flamengo BRA Tuka Rocha 1:30.771 16 GRE Olympiacos CFP GRE Stamatis Katsimis 1:30.280 17 CHN Beijing Guoan ITA Davide Rigon 1:43.254 18 DEU Borussia Dortmund GBR James Walker no time Race 1 Pos No Team Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.1 3 ITA A.C. Milan NLD Robert Doornbos30 46:39.203 6 502 16 POR F.C. Porto FRA Tristan Gommendy30 +1.290 3 453 19 ENG Tottenham Hotspur GBR Duncan Tappy30 +4.122 9 404 8 BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht GBR Craig Dolby30 +5.428 13 36522 ITA A.S. Roma FRA Franck Perera30 +7.059 2 326 18 ESP Sevilla FC ESP Borja García30 +7.684 7 297 21 ENG Liverpool F.C. ESP Adrián Vallés30 +7.984 1 268 5 NLD PSV Eindhoven NLD Yelmer Buurman30 +8.208 14 23 9 12 CHN Beijing Guoan ITA Davide Rigon30 +15.810 17 2010 6 ARE Al Ain BEL Bertrand Baguette30 +27.206 12 1811 10 CHE FC Basel 1893 DEU Max Wissel30 +28.989 10 1612 14 BRA SC Corinthians BRA Antônio Pizzonia30 +30.628* 8 1413 9 GRE Olympiacos CFP GRE Stamatis Katsimis30 +52.609 16 1214 11 DEU Borussia Dortmund GBR James Walker30 +53.063 18 1015 17 SCO Rangers F.C. GBR Ryan Dalziel23 +7 Laps 11 816 15 ESP Atlético Madrid ESP Andy Soucek13 Spin 4 717 7 BRA CR Flamengo BRA Tuka Rocha9 Gearbox 15 618 4 TUR Galatasaray S.K. ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi6 Engine 5 5 Fastest lap: Craig Dolby (R.S.C. Anderlecht) 1:30.101 (109.934 mph) * - Pizzonia penalised 30 seconds for pitting outside the compulsory window. Race 2 Pos No Team Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.1 11 DEU Borussia Dortmund GBR James Walker 30 46:42.999 4 502 14 BRA SC Corinthians BRA Antônio Pizzonia30 +1.535 7 45 3 12 CHN Beijing Guoan ITA Davide Rigon30 +2.345 10 404 4 TUR Galatasaray S.K. ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi30 +25.500 1 36522 ITA A.S. Roma FRA Franck Perera30 +25.731 14 326 17 SCO Rangers F.C. GBR Ryan Dalziel30 +30.622 3 297 6 ARE Al Ain BEL Bertrand Baguette30 +31.906 9 268 8 BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht GBR Craig Dolby30 +32.986 15 239 5 NLD PSV Eindhoven NLD Yelmer Buurman30 +34.756 11 2010 3 ITA A.C. Milan NLD Robert Doornbos30 +38.723 18 1811 18 ESP Sevilla FC ESP Borja García30 +40.878 13 1612 16 POR F.C. Porto FRA Tristan Gommendy30 +41.205 17 1413 7 BRA CR Flamengo BRA Tuka Rocha23 Spin 2 1214 19 ENG Tottenham Hotspur GBR Duncan Tappy14 Gearbox 16 1015 21 ENG Liverpool F.C. ESP Adrián Vallés13 Gearbox 12 816 9 GRE Olympiacos CFP GRE Stamatis Katsimis 7Accident 6 717 10 CHE FC Basel 1893 DEU Max Wissel7Accident 8 618 15 ESP Atlético Madrid ESP Andy Soucek5 Spin 5* 5 Fastest lap: Davide Rigon (Beijing Guoan) 1:30.029 (?? mph) * - Soucek penalised two places for causing an avoidable accident. References External links Official results from the Superleague Formula website Jerez Superleague Formula