Round 8: Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2008

Lucas Orly Qua Jun 18, 2008 1:40 pm

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2008

Round 8: Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2008 Framagnycourssatzv5.th

Wikipedia escreveu:The French Grand Prix (Grand Prix de France) is a race held as part of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One automobile racing championships.

Grand Prix motor racing originated in France and the French Grand Prix, open to international competition, is the oldest Grand Prix races, first run on June 26, 1906 under the auspices of the Automobile Club de France in Sarthe, with a starting field of 32 automobiles.

The first World Championships were organized in 1925 with the French Grand Prix, the Italian Grand Prix, the Belgian Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500. The French Grand Prix has been part of the Formula One championships since their inception in 1950. The race has been held at various racetracks throughout France, such as the Autodrome de Montlhéry. Since 1991 it has had its permanent home at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. The move to Magny-Cours was an attempt to stimulate the economy of the area, but many within Formula One complain about the remote nature of the circuit.

Grand Prix History

F1.com escreveu:In 1960 Jean Bernigaud built a racing circuit on farm land near to Magny Cours in the Upper Loire, France. The original track was just over a mile in length and by 1969 the track record stood at just 49 seconds. Bernigaud expanded the circuit to create two interconnecting tracks with a total length of 3.84 kilometres (2.39 miles). The new track was officially opened in 1971.

Magny Cours was the home of a whole generation of French motor racing stars in the 1970s. A race school was established in 1963 and famous graduates included Francois Cevert, Patrick Depailler, Jean-Pierre Jarier and Jacques Laffite.

The track hosted rounds of the European F3 championship but it was not until former President Francois Mitterand decided to invest in the flagging economy of the area, that Magny Cours was seriously considered for Formula One. A new motorway was built to link the track to the existing autoroutes and a huge industrial park was built to attract France's best racing teams.

The track layout remained the same but the corners were all changed, the track retaining its dual layout but now comprising a length of 4.26 kilometres (2.65 miles). In 1991 the French grand Prix came to Magny Cours and it has remained there ever since.

Grand Prix Information
Information on Grand Prix races on current track only.

Código:: Laps 70 Circuit length 4.411 km (2.741 miles) Race length 308.586 km (191.755 miles) Turns 17 Direction Clockwise Most wins by single driver Michael Schumacher (8) Most wins by single constructor Ferrari (7) Lap Record Race 1:15.377 Lap Record Driver Michael Schumacher (2004) Lap Record Team Ferrari Tires Prime Medium Tires Optional Soft

Current championship standings

Código:: DRIVERS: Pos Driver Team Points Finishes in Pts Wins Podiums 1 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 42 6 1 4 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 38 5 2 4 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 38 5 2 4 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 35 5 2 4 5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 28 5 0 2 6 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 15 4 0 1 7 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 15 5 0 0 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 12 4 0 0 9 Fernando Alonso Renault 9 3 0 0 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 8 3 0 1 11 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 7 3 0 0 12 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 6 1 0 1 13 Timo Glock Toyota 5 1 0 0 14 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 5 2 0 0 15 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian 5 2 0 0 16 Jenson Button Honda 3 1 0 0 17 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 2 1 0 0 18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 19 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 0 0 0 0 20 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 0 0 0 0 21 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 0 0 0 0 22 Adrian Sutil Force-India-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 TEAMS: Pos Team Points Finishes in Pts Wins Podiums 1 Ferrari 73 10 4 8 2 BMW Sauber 70 11 1 6 2 McLaren-Mercedes 53 9 2 5 4 Red Bull-Renault 21 6 0 1 5 Toyota 17 4 0 0 6 Williams-Toyota 15 6 0 1 7 Renault 9 3 0 0 8 Honda 8 3 0 0 8 STR-Ferrari 7 3 0 0 10 Force India-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 11 Super Aguri-Honda 0 0 0 0

Last Race (2007)
Statistics from the last race on this track.

Código:: Winner Kimi Räikkönen Winning team Ferrari Winning time 1:30:54.200 Pole time 1:15.034 Pole driver Feliple Massa Pole team Ferrari Fastest lap 1:16.099 Fastest lap driver Felipe Massa Fastest lap team Ferrari Finishers in points: Pos Driver Team Laps Time Grid Points 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 70 1:30:54.200 3 10 2 Feliple Massa Ferrari 70 +2.414 1 8 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 +32.153 2 6 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 70 +41.727 4 5 5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 70 +48.801 7 4 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 70 +51.940 5 3 7 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 70 +56.516 10 2 8 Jenson Button Honda 70 +57.885 12 1

Best Times Last Race (2007)
Best times set during the race weekend.

Código:: Fastest lap 1:14.795 Fastest lap driver Lewis Hamilton Fastest lap team McLaren-Mercedes Session Qualifying (Q2) Sector 1 time 21.747 seconds Sector 1 driver Felipe Massa Sector 1 team Ferrari Session Qualifying Sector 2 time 28.645 seconds Sector 2 driver Lewis Hamilton Sector 2 team McLaren-Mercedes Session Qualifying Sector 3 time 24.164 seconds Sector 3 driver Kimi Räikkönen Sector 3 team Ferrari Session Qualifying Combined best lap 1:14.556

Notes:
Best sector times of races are unavailable, the sector times presented are the fastest ones of those that are available and may not represent the fastest times during the weekend.

Timetable

Código:: Local time: CEST (UTC + 2 Hours) Western European Times (UK etc.): CEST - 1 Hour Eastern European Times (Finland etc.): CEST + 1 Hour Session CEST EDT Stream / Channel Friday 20th June Mitjet Series 1st Qualy 08:45-09:15 02:45-03:15 None Available F1 Friday Practice 1 10:00-11:30 04:00-05:30 ITV GP2 Pratice 11:55-12:25 05:55-06:25 None Available Mitjet Series 2nd Qualy 12:45-13:15 06:45-07:15 None Available F1 Friday Practice 2 14:00-15:30 08:00-09:30 Several Available (See Streams) GP2 Qualifying 15:55-16:25 09:55-10:25 None Available PSC Pratice 16:45-17:30 10:45-11:30 None Available Formul' Academy ES Pratice 17:50-18:15 11:50-12:15 None Available Saturday 21st June Mitjet Race 1 (9 laps) 09:00-09:30 03:00-03:30 None Available Formul' Academy ES Qualy 09:55-10:20 03:55-04:20 None Available F1 Saturday Practice 11:00-12:00 05:00-06:00 See Streams ICM Demonstartion (2 laps) 12:05-12:15 06:05-06:15 None Available PSC Qualifying 12:25-13:10 06:25-07:10 None Available F1 Qualifying 14:00 08:00 Several Available (See Streams) GP2 Race 1 (41 laps) 16:00-17:20 10:00-11:20 See Streams Formul' Academy Race 17:40-18:10 11:40-12:10 None Available ICM Demonstration (2 laps) 18:15 12:15 None Available Sunday 22nd June Mitjet Series Race 2 09:20-09:50 03:20-03:50 None Available GP2 Race 2 (28 laps) 10:30-11:20 04:30-05:20 See Streams PSC Race (14 laps) 11:45-12:20 05:45-06:20 Eurosport2 (NOT LIVE, 13:15-14:00 CEST) ICM Demonstartion (1 lap) 12:20-12:25 06:20-06:25 None Available F1 Race (70 Laps) 14:00 08:00 Several Available (See Streams)

Notes: Times are only listed in CEST and EDT (Europe and US).

Weather
Check these sites for weather updates, 5-10 day forecast:
Weather.com
Accuweather
Yahoo Weather

Live Streams
Programs used: Sopcast, TVU Player, PPMate, TV Ants
Schedule

Código:: CHANNEL STREAM STREAM ID TYPE FP1 FP2 FP3 Qualifying Race ITV ITV Web N/A Flash - Web based X X X X SpeedTV Wheels N/A TVU Player X X Star Sports Star Sports 10005 TVU Player X X Star Sports N/A PPMate X X CCTV5 CCTV5 10007 TVUPlayer X CCTV5 6002 SopCast X RTL RTL Web N/A MMS - Web based X X Eurosport France Eurosport (?) N/A TVAnts X X X

Links:
ITV, Wheels, Star Sports TVU, Star Sports PPMate, CCTV 5 SopCast, CCTV 5 TVU, CCTV 5 TVAnts, CCTV 5 PPMate, RTL
Notes:
For the Canadian Grand Prix (race) the ITV stream no longer worked. It now required you to use a UK proxy for it to work properly, if this remains for future races is unknown. Eurosport France airs all the pratice sessions, but it's not known if a stream is available as it were last year. There may be a SopCast stream for FP3, check the schedule for details.

Live Timing
Live Timing for all sessions, requires Java & account on F1.com:
http://www.formula1.com/services/live_timing/live_timing_popup.html

Results
Free Pratice 1
Free Pratice 2
Free Pratice 3
Qualifying
Race

Sources and links:
Wikipedia - French Grand Prix
The Official Formula 1 Website
French Grand Prix Official Website