Round 12: 2008 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe

Wikipedia escreveu:The European Grand Prix (sometimes referred to as the Grand Prix of Europe) is a Formula One event that was reintroduced during the mid-1980s and has been held regularly since 1999. From 2008 it will take place for at least another 7 years. In earlier years, one of the national Grands Prix was also designated as the European Grand Prix. The first race to be so named was the 1923 Italian Grand Prix, held at Monza and won by Carlo Salamano in a Fiat.

F1.com escreveu:Valencia is fast becoming one of the most talked about Spanish destinations. Over recent years the old industrial port has been transformed into a real cultural must-see and in August 2008 the glamorous city hosts its first Grand Prix on a brand-new harbour-side street circuit.

Situated in Valencia's recently-revamped marina area, the track is 5.473 kilometres in length and boasts top speeds of over 300 km/h - and average speeds of 200 km/h. The layout of the innovative track is challenging too, with 25 turns (11 left and 14 right) to test the drivers to the maximum.

After deciding on a harbour-side location, the circuit's designers were keen to use the unique area to its full potential and for most of the lap the action rarely leaves the water's edge. Indeed, at one point the Formula One cars even cross over Valencia's canal, using a swing bridge which has been specially built between the north and the south marina.

Once on the southern side of the port, the cars pass very near to the edge of the quay. After leaving the historic fish market area, the field leaves the docks through the shipyard gates and heads towards the new suburb of Grao. After briefly following the course of the River Turia, the cars then slow for a tight hairpin and progress down the city's Avenida de Francia.

After negotiating a series of 'S' bends, the field then makes a sharp turn to the left and finally enters the home straight, which is situated back in the port area. The pits and team garages are also located in the former port stalls.

While enjoying all the benefits of a street circuit, the new track has also been designed to meet the same modern safety specifications that apply to permanent circuits. The track is at least 14 metres wide along its entire length and also features appropriate run-off areas throughout.

Código:

Laps                              57
Circuit length                    5.440 km (3.380 miles)
Race length                      310.080 km (192.683 miles)
Turns                            25
Direction                        Clockwise

Most wins by single driver        No previous races on current track / Michael Schumacher (6)
Most wins by single constructor  No previous races on current track / Ferrari (5)

Lap Record Race                  2:04.788
Lap Record Driver                Will Bratt (2008)
Lap Record Team                  Nace Emilio de Villota.com Motorsport
Lap Record Note                  Spanish F3 record

Tires Prime                      Soft
Tires Optional                    Super-Soft


Código:

DRIVERS:
Pos  Driver                Team                  Points  Finishes in Pts  Wins  Podiums
1    Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      62                    8      4        6
2    Kimi Räikkönen        Ferrari              57                    9      2        6
3    Felipe Massa          Ferrari              54                    7      3        6
4    Robert Kubica          BMW Sauber            49                    9      1        4
5    Nick Heidfeld          BMW Sauber            41                    7      0        3
6    Heikki Kovalainen      McLaren-Mercedes      38                    8      1        2
7    Jarno Trulli          Toyota                22                    7      0        1
8    Fernando Alonso        Renault              18                    6      0        0
9    Mark Webber            Red Bull-Renault      18                    6      0        0
10    Timo Glock            Toyota                13                    2      0        1
11    Nelsinho Piquet        Renault              13                    3      0        1
12    Rubens Barrichello    Brazilian            11                    3      0        1
13    Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota      8                      3      0        1
14    Kazuki Nakajima        Williams-Toyota      8                      4      0        0
15    David Coulthard        Red Bull-Renault      6                      1      0        1
16    Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari          6                      3      0        0
17    Jenson Button          Honda                3                      1      0        0
18    Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari          2                      1      0        0
19    Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari  0                      0      0        0
20    Takuma Sato            Super Aguri-Honda    0                      0      0        0
21    Adrian Sutil          Force-India-Ferrari  0                      0      0        0
22    Anthony Davidson      Super Aguri-Honda    0                      0      0        0

TEAMS:
Pos  Team                  Points  Finishes in Pts  Wins  Podiums
1    Ferrari              111                  16      5        12
2    McLaren-Mercedes      100                  16      5        9
3    BMW Sauber            90                    16      1        7
4    Toyota                35                    8      0        2
5    Renault              31                    9      0        1
6    Red Bull-Renault      24                    7      0        1
7    Williams-Toyota      16                    7      0        1
8    Honda                14                    4      0        1
9    STR-Ferrari          8                      4      0        0
10    Force India-Ferrari  0                      0      0        0
11    Super Aguri-Honda    0                      0      0        0


Código:

Winner                      Fernando Alonso
Winning team                McLaren-Mercedes
Winning time                2:06:26.358

Pole time                    1:31.450
Pole driver                  Kimi Räikkönen
Pole team                    Ferrari

Fastest lap                  1:32.853
Fastest lap driver          Felipe Massa
Fastest lap team            Ferrari

Finishers in points:
Pos  Driver                Team              Laps  Time          Grid  Points
1    Fernando Alonso        McLaren-Mercedes  60    2:06.25.358      2      10
2    Felipe Massa          Ferrari            60    +8.155          3        8
3    Mark Webber            Red Bull-Renault  60    +1:05.674        6        6
4    Alexander Wurz        Williams-Toyota    60    +1:05.937        12      5
5    David Coulthard        Red Bull-Renault  60    +1.13.656        20      4
6    Nick Heidfeld          BMW Sauber        60    +1:20.298        4        3
7    Robert Kubica          BMW Sauber        60    +1:22.415        5        2
8    Heikki Kovalainen      Renault            59    +1 lap          7        1

Código:

Local time:                              CEST (UTC + 2 Hours)
Western European Times (UK etc.):        CEST - 1 Hour
Eastern European Times (Finland etc.):  CEST + 1 Hour

Session                      UTC/GMT          CEST            EDT            Stream / Channel
Friday 22nd August
Formula BMW Pratice          06:45-07:15      08:45-09:15      02:45-03:15    None Available
F1 Friday Practice 1        08:00-09:30      10:00-11:30      04:00-05:30    ITV
GP2 Pratice                  09:55-10:25      11:55-12:25      05:55-06:25    None Available
Formula BMW Qualifying      10:50-11:10      12:50-13:10      06:50-07:10    None Available
F1 Friday Practice 2        12:00-13:30      14:00-15:30      08:00-09:30    Several Available (See Streams)
Porsche SC Pratice          14:45-15:30      16:45-17:30      10:45-11:30    None Available
Formula 3 Pratice            15:50-16:20      17:50-18:20      11:50-12:20    None Available

Saturday 23rd August
Formula 3 Qualifying        07:30-08:00      09:30-10:00      03:30-04:00    None Available
F1 Saturday Practice        09:00-10:00      11:00-12:00      05:00-06:00    See Streams
Porsche SC Qualifying        10:25-11:10      12:25-13:10      06:25-07:10    None Available
F1 Qualifying                12:00            14:00            08:00          Several Available (See Streams)
GP2 Feature (32 laps)        14:00            16:00            10:00          Uncertain
Formula BMW Race 1 (10 laps) 15:30-16:00      17:30-18:00      11:30-12:00    None Available

Sunday 24th August
Formula 3 Race (10 laps)    06:30-07:00      08:30-09:00      02:30-03:00    None Available
Formula BMW Race 2 (10 laps) 07:20-07:50      09:20-09:50      03:20-09:50    None Available
GP2 Sprint (23 laps)        08:30            10:30            04:30          Uncertain
Porsche SC Race (14 laps)    09:45-10:20      11:45-12:20      05:45-06:20    Eurosport 2
F1  Race (57 laps)          12:00            14:00            08:00          Several Available (See Streams)


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    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                                               


• For future use of the ITV stream you can save the .swf file to your hard drive and play it from there. You may lose the player controls though. It is possible that you may need a UK proxy for the ITV stream at some point.
  
• There should be a SopCast stream for FP3, but it is very unstable due to it's high load and will suffer from a lot of buffering. Avoid it if you can.
  
• Possible stream for GP2: Web, Player only (works in Media Player Classic)