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| Sunday, September 18, 2011 6:07PM |
Fortec Motorsports FR 3.5 driver, Alexander Rossi stormed to victory after a dominating performance in race two at Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France for round eight of the World Series by Renault FR3.5 championship this afternoon.
Following a ‘tricky’ and wet qualifying session this morning where Alexander found it difficult to extract the best out of the car in qualifying, he still managed to set a lap time that put him on the front row of the race grid in P2.
Alexander made a great start to race two this afternoon, worrying the back of pole sitter Vergne, while closing the door and holding off HRT Formula 1 driver, Daniel Ricciardo. On lap 4 and with only a 0.4 second gap between them, Carlin’s Vergne chose to...
| Saturday, September 17, 2011 6:47AM |
On the penultimate weekend of the 2011 World Series by Renault season, American driver Alexander Rossi fought to keep his car hampered by debris and rapidly degrading tyres on track for the whole of race one at the Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track (HTTT) in the south of France today.
World Series by Renault is visiting the Paul Ricard HTTT in the spectacular setting of the Plateau du Castellet for the very first time this weekend and following an encouraging pre-season test with his new team and series at the track, Alexander was keen to get back to the racing action following two faultless drives at the Silverstone round last month.
In the morning Alexander was straight on to the pace and set an early P1 in first Qualifying. In a...
| Tuesday, September 06, 2011 11:16AM |
London, England 6 September 2011- Team Rossi Motorsports is proud to confirm further support for American driver Alexander Rossi by Tony Fernandes, Group CEO of AirAsia and his low-cost airline. Alexander is currently the senior driver for the AirAsia Team Lotus Driver Development Programme and AirAsia is now also supporting Alexander’s aspirations of reaching Formula 1 through his participation in World Series by Renault: Formula Renault 3.5 Championship, racing for UK based Fortec Motorsports Ltd.
Earlier this year, Alexander formed a long term relationship with Team Lotus in his pursuit to reach Formula 1. Since he entered the Team Lotus Driver Development Program, both Team Lotus and Alexander have built a strong relationship...
| Sunday, August 21, 2011 8:37PM |
RESULT PENDING PROTEST BY FORTEC MOTORSPORTS FOR EXCLUSION OF BOTH DRIVERS ON 'TECHNICAL INFRINGEMENT'
Formula Renault Series 3.5 leading rookie Alexander Rossi achieved his sixth podium finish of the season today when he brought his Fortec Motorsports car home in second position in race two at Silverstone, UK.
After Alexander’s third place podium finish in race one yesterday, he had high hopes for another strong qualifying this morning. Rossi struggled, however, with the team’s set up for the session and was disappointed to set a 1:45.983 to sit on the third row of the grid in P6 for race two.
In warm and dry conditions this afternoon, Rossi held position during the opening laps of the race and had already achieved...
| Saturday, August 20, 2011 6:23AM |
American driver Alexander Rossi brought home 15 valuable championship points with his 3rd place finish from the opening race of World Series by Renault at Silverstone circuit, UK today.
In the glorious morning sunshine Rossi was straight on the pace and set a time that shot him to P2 on to the time sheets immediately as qualifying commenced. In an intensely close fought battle for pole position with Robert Wickens, Rossi’s No: 7 Fortec Motorsports car was handling well, but even faultless laps set by Alexander could not help him to improve on his time of 1:45.410. He ended qualifying in P2 to start the afternoon’s race alongside the Carlin driver on the front row of the grid.
For race one the wind brought dark clouds and...
| Monday, August 15, 2011 8:02PM |
American racing driver Alexander Rossi heads to the newly re-developed Silverstone circuit in the UK this week ready to close in on the 2011 World Series by Renault Championship title.
The Fortec Motorsports driver is determined to qualify at the sharp end of the pack and score points once again as the series enters its final stages. With three rounds and six races remaining of the 2011 season, Alexander has everything to play for as he currently sits in fourth place in the Championship on 101 points, with his Fortec team in second place in the Constructors’ Championship.
Host to some of the world's most prestigious sporting events, Silverstone circuit is considered by many drivers to be quick and challenging. With five track...
| Sunday, July 03, 2011 7:44PM |
American Alexander Rossi produced another solid performance at the Hungaroring to finish 5th in race two of round six, World Series by Renault in Budapest, Hungary today, taking him to 101 points and maintaining P4 position in the Championship.
In the morning qualifying session Rossi, Wickens, Vergne and Costa all showed that they were pole contenders by topping the time sheets in turn early doors. On fresh tyres after pitting, the drivers at the top, which included Rossi, all swapped provisional pole once again in an action packed last five minutes of the session. At the qualifying chequered flag Rossi, lined his Fortec Motorsport car 4th and on the second row of the grid for the start of race two in Hungary.
Sunday is the day when...
| Saturday, July 02, 2011 5:00PM |
Alexander Rossi brought home 18 well deserved championship points and a 2nd place finish from the opening race at round six of World Series by Renault at the Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary.
Despite the early threat of rain, the weather remained dry. Rossi was running in pole position for most of qualifying one this morning, but lost time in the last sector of his final flying lap and dropping him to a P5 grid spot during an extremely close fought session between the top six cars. However, Rossi was then promoted to P4 and a second row start position after a four-place grid penalty was incurred by second place Canamasas for a previous incident during the last round at the Nürburgring.
Rossi had a great start to race one this...
| Wednesday, June 29, 2011 12:13PM |
Fortec Motorsports driver Alexander Rossi heads to the Hungaroring in Budapest this week to contest round six of the 2011 World Series by Renault Championship.
The American driver is anxious to score points this weekend as he did when he achieved a spectacular GP3 series win at the track last year and a 3rd place podium finish at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix while competing in the International Formula Master Series.
The Hungaroring is located at the borders of Mogyoród, 19 kilometres from the centre of Budapest. Lying in a natural valley, the circuit is normally dusty due to underuse and its sandy surrounding soil. The track frequently becomes faster during a qualifying session, which leads competitors to try for their best lap as...
| Sunday, June 19, 2011 8:43AM |
Round 5 of the World Series by Renault Championship in Nürburg, Germany, proved to be a challenging weekend for American driver Alexander Rossi who, after strong performances in both incident filled qualifying sessions, ended the weekend in 6th place in the Championship standings.
Rossi qualified strongly on Saturday morning, resulting in a front row position on the grid in P2, only 0.3 seconds off pole, for the first race of the weekend.
On Saturday afternoon the race began on a damp track and so, with no predicted rain, the field started the race on slick tyres. Rossi’s Fortec Motorsports car was forced out wide as the pack jostled for position in the short run down to turn 1. He was running in P3 on the approach to Veedol...
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