Press Releases
| Tuesday, August 31, 2010 12:09PM |
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium - August 30, 2010 - Undaunted by the continually changing weather of this year's Belgium Grand Prix, GP3 driver Alexander Rossi, made his way back to the podium with a 2nd place finish on Sunday securing the team championship for ART Grand Prix.
"I like the wet and have a lot of confidence," commented Rossi. "I had a bit of adversity and bad luck to overcome this weekend, so it was good to have a clean run on Sunday, scoring enough points for the team to secure ART Team Championship. I will build on this as we head to the finale in Monza."
"Alexander ended the weekend on a high," said ART Grand Prix owner, Nicolas Todt. "After a difficult qualifying session and...
| Friday, August 20, 2010 8:48AM |
Monterey, California, August 20, 2010 - ART Grand Prix driver and double GP3 winner, Alexander Rossi, headed home to California for the mandatory European
Formula August break. The 18 year old Californian firmly en route to F1, paid honor and respect to an American motorsport legend, Dan Gurney, during the 2010
Rolex Motorsports Reunion, at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.
Gurney is an American racing legend and the first driver to win races in Formula 1, NASCAR and IndyCar.The reunion included a showing of the Gurney
collection that his company, All American Racing built. Twenty Four (24) vintage pieces stole the show, including the red number 1 Ford MK IV that Gurney and
A.J. Foyt drove to victory in...
| Tuesday, August 03, 2010 2:37AM |
Budapest, Hungary - August 3, 2010 - After a difficult start to the weekend, ART Grand Prix driver, Alexander Rossi grinds it out, scoring his 2nd convincing GP3 Series victory, Sunday from pole. The American led the entire event capitalizing on pole position for round 12 after finishing 8th in round 11 while supporting Formula 1 in Budapest, Hungary.
"After some misfortune this season it was good to have a nice, clean run on Sunday and grab my second win," said Rossi. "It was a bit of a relief for everyone involved in my career. We needed it, and the ART car allowed me to do my job. This was the perfect momentum shift for the rest of the season."
"Alexander did a good job this weekend following a difficult...
| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:48AM |
Budapest, Hungary - July 28, 2010 - After a frustration filled German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, Alexander Rossi, is looking forward to GP3's next stop this weekend at the Hungaroring in Budapest. The ART driver is anxious to score points as he did in the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix while competing in the International Formula Master Series with a 3rd place podium finish.
In Germany this past weekend, Saturday morning and Round 9 of the GP3 Series saw Alexander with a disappointing starting position of P19 after he endured a qualifying session in wet conditions where he could not find a comfortable balance in the car set up, compounded by a grid penalty carried over from practice.
Alexander made a sensational start from 19th place,...
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 8:24AM |
Silverstone, Great Britain - July 14, 2010 - Sunday in Silverstone, led to a dramatic ending for race two of the GP3 Series as Alexander Rossi returned to the podium, crossing the line in third place, 0.09 sec ahead of Esteban Gutierrez and just behind Mirko Bortolotti. Having finished Saturday's race also in the points with a fifth place finish, Rossi leaves the British Grand Prix second in the GP3 Series Drivers Championship.
"After Valencia where a bit of bad luck prevented us from scoring any points, I was hoping to grab more than nine points in Silverstone. It is not enough," Rossi said. "The race weekend, I felt that we were going to be in a real position for pole and challenge more wins, but there was not enough...
| Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:00AM |
Valencia, Spain - June 29, 2010 - ART Grand Prix driver, Alexander Rossi took to the streets in Valencia, Spain this past weekend as the GP3 Series ran in support to the Formula 1 European Grand Prix. Rossi, confident on street circuits and having experienced success in the past, is not one to be intimidated by the close proximity of the walls.
Alexander wasted no time familiarizing himself with the circuit on his first run out during the free Practice session Friday afternoon, working with the team to fine tune the chassis set up during the 30 minutes available and climbing up the time charts to P2, only .22 seconds off quick time. Late in the session, a car stalled near the inside wall of the start/finish straight, bringing out a...
| Wednesday, June 02, 2010 9:09AM |
Istanbul, Turkey - June 1, 2010 - America's Alexander Rossi scores another GP3 podium and good points toward driver championship and his ART Grand Prix team, finishing 3rd and 4th in Turkey. After difficulties in practice and qualifying, very little of the demanding, undulating and exhilarating Istanbul Park Circuit seemed immune from the creativity and racecraft of the 18-year-old from California.
Rossi demonstrated his ability to overtake, be it the dusty and cramped pit-wall inside Turn One, the outside of the flat-out kink on the back straight or the congested braking area of the chicane in the opening laps, Rossi made the absolute most of his 9th place grid spot and continued to show his craft, leaving Turkey 2nd in the GP3...
| Monday, May 17, 2010 11:50AM |
Monte Carlo, Monaco - May 17, 2010 - Spanish Grand Prix GP3 race winner, Alexander Rossi, made his World Series by Renault (WSR) debut in Monaco this weekend for the Czech Republic-based ISR team.
Rossi took to the streets of Monte-Carlo quickly, posting the 3rd fast time during Thursday's free practice and leading most of Saturday's qualifying session.
With five minutes still left on the clock, Rossi, always looking for more time, lost the rear of the car in Massenet (Turn 3), ending his qualifying session in the barriers and bringing out a short red flag period. As the final minutes ticked away, Rossi's time slipped to 3rd. Post session he would be relegated to a 5th place start for Sunday's race, as sporting rules remove...
| Monday, May 10, 2010 11:43AM |
Barcelona, Spain - May 9, 2010 – Alexander Rossi scored a resounding victory in the opening weekend of the new GP3 series in Barcelona on Sunday, May 9. After problems in qualifying on Saturday, Alexander started the feature race from 28th position (last row) for this inaugural, historic race start. As the lights went out, the 18-year-old Californian immediately showed his class. In an incident-strewn opening lap, Alexander overtook 13 cars. Over the race distance, he worked his way up to finish eighth, carving the pack on the 4.655km (2.893m) Circuit de Catalunya.
Finishing 8th meant, starting from pole for Sunday's sprint race -- and Alexander maximized his opportunity. Rossi led the pack cleanly into Turn 1 and...
| Sunday, March 07, 2010 12:00PM |
"The test went very well, not only for me and the team, but for the series as well collecting a lot of data", Rossi commented. "For a new car and changing track conditions I'm really impressed with the amount of reliability and technical support over the two days. The whole ART team was flawless, I' m very thankful for the confidence both Frederic and Nicolas have in my abilities, and quite confident I'll deliver for them. The expectations are high and should be, as I have a job to do."
GP3 drivers were able to test their adaptation to both a new car and changing circuit conditions. The first of four sessions was in the wet, then turning to dry as the day progressed. For drivers, team and series everything was new,...
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