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Two weeks after winning its second GP3 Series teams’ title, Lotus ART doubled down in the drivers’ championship, and remains undefeated in the category, thanks to the title won by Valtteri Bottas this weekend at the Autrodromo Nazionale di Monza. Valtteri’s fourth win, coming in the first race, enabled him to secure the title before the finale. James Calado finished the race and the championship in 2nd place. Richie Stanaway continued his apprenticeship in the GP3 series with some solid performances in the practice sessions that were not rewarded at race time. Richie won several duels against more experienced drivers, including some race winners, but he was penal…
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No points today for Lotus ART in the last GP3 race of the season in Monza, but the team showed a strong performance level. Penalty for James Calado, puncture for Richie Stanaway and accident for Valtteri Bottas, luck was not on Lotus ART's side today. The team will now celebrates both titles won for the second year in a row ! This post has been promoted to an article
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Team's champion at Spa, Lotus ART adds the title of Driver's Champion at the end of the race 1 with the win of Valtteri. James finished second of the race and vice Champion. After a good race, Richie finished 10th but took a penalty of 10 places tomorrow. This post has been promoted to an article
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Lotus ART took its second consecutive teams’ title in the GP3 Series this weekend at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The circuit, located in the Belgian Ardennes forest kept up with tradition, with alternating showers and sunshine throughout the weekend, but Lotus ART and its drivers managed to make the right choices at the right times. James Calado and Valtteri Bottas monopolized the front row of the starting grid in the first race and crossed the finish line in the reverse order, while newcomer Richie Stanaway climbed from 18th position to finish in 8th place. After the first double of the season, Lotus ART was looking for a triple in the second race until …
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Lotus ART took another 1-2 in the GP3 Series in Spa-Francorchamps. It’s rookie Richie Stanaway who won the race starting from pole position. James Calado finished second again despite starting 7th on the grid. Valtteri Bottas was on his way to the podium when an engine problem slowed him down. He finished out of the points. The next meeting will be in Monza. This post has been promoted to an article
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Lotus ART has dominated the first race of the GP3 Series this afternoon in Spa-Francorchamps : victory for Bottas, followed by his teammate Calado. For his first race in the GP3 Series, Stanaway ended 8th and will start from pole position tomorrow morning. The track was fully wet for the race and the victory has been decided at the start. This post has been promoted to an article
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Lotus ART locked the first row of the first race of the GP3 Series here in Spa-Francorchamps. James Calado grabbed the pole position in front of his teammate Valtteri Bottas in a session with changing conditions. The track was wet at the beginning of the session and quite dry at the end. Both Lotus ART drivers get the best of their slick tyres to finish the session on front. For his first GP3 meeting, Richie Stanaway did a strong session but couldn’t used his slick tyres at best and finally ended 18th. This post has been promoted to an article
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Lotus ART locked the first row of the first race of the GP3 Series here in Spa-Francorchamps. James Calado grabbed the pole position in front of his teammate Valtteri Bottas in a session with changing conditions. The track was wet at the beginning of the session and quite dry at the end. Both Lotus ART drivers get the best of their slick tyres to finish the session on front. For his first GP3 meeting, Richie Stanaway did a strong session but couldn’t used his slick tyres at best and finally ended 18th.
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Lotus ART had a strong start to its GP3 Series week-end on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Valtterri Bottas ended first in the unique practice session of the week-end. James Calado had the 3rd place when the chequered flag appeared. Richie Stanaway, who discover the GP3 Series this week-end, ended 21st. The qualifying session will take place tomorrow morning. This post has been promoted to an article
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Lotus ART is pleased to announce that Richie Stanaway will be joining Valtteri Bottas and James Calado in the GP3 Series championship starting with the Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) races to be held August 27 and 28... Richie Stanaway was crowned 2010 ADAC Formula Masters Champion, and has won 9 of 12 races so far in the 2011 German Formula 3 championship. At age 19, the New Zealander convinced Lotus ART that h…
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On the heels of his Nürburgring performance, where he brought home his first GP3 Series win, Valtteri Bottas doubled down in Hungary, winning the first race from the pole position, from start to finish. The young Finnish driver thus became the first driver in the series to win two races in 2011. On Sunday, Valtteri made a demonstration of alternate lines on a wet track. His comeback took him from 8th position to 2nd. James Calado might have shared the same fate as his teammate if he hadn’t been victim to a rival's exuberance during the start of the first race. Forced to dismount after being hit by a competitor, although he had taken a good start from…
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Lotus ART took the 2nd and 3rd positions in the second race of the GP3 Series. Valtteri Bottas ended second in front of James Calado who did a great race to come back from the back of the field on a full wet track. Pedro Nunes came back to 15th. The team leaves Hungary leading both championships. Next meeting will be in Spa at the end of August. This post has been promoted to an article
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Valtteri Bottas won the first race of the GP3 Series on the Hungaroring. The finn, who started from pole, led the race from start to finish without any threat from behind. His teammates have been less lucky as James Calado had to retire following an accident with Mitch Evans who started behind him. Pedro Nunes has been pushed at the first corner and slide down the classification to finally end 19th. Rcae 2 will start tomorrow at 8h30. This post has been promoted to an article
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Lotus ART locked the front row of the starting grid of the first GP3 Series race in Hungary. The finn Valtteri Bottas took the pole position ahead of teammate James Calado. Pedro Nunes had his best qualifying performance of the season so far with the 10th place. Race 1 will start at 17h20. This post has been promoted to an article
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Lotus ART had a positive day today in the GP3 Series at the Hungaroring. This morning, James Calado ended at the top of the time sheet and this afternoon he has been replaced by teammate Valtteri Bottas. The finn is followed by his british teammate while Pedro Nunes couldn't do better than 25th. Lights are set to green before the qualifying session which will take place tomorrow morning at 8h50. This post has been promoted to an article
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