Driver of the Year
2011

Richie Stanaway

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Who is your racing hero?
 
Junior Strous:
– Rudolf Caracciola, Kimmi and Jaun pablo
 
Simon Sikes:
– Michael Schumacher
 
Ezra Idafar:
– Ayrton Senna
 
Mark Megens:
– Ayrton Senna
 
Nathan Blok:
– Michael Schumacher
 
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Most buzz

1.Rio Haryanto
2.Sandy Nicholas Stuvik
3.Márk Királykúti
4.Beitske Visser
5.Ron Tan Wei
6.Nicolaj Møller Madsen
7.Dino Zamparelli
8.Tristan Viidas
9.Sebastian Vettel
10.Nick Cassidy
11.Simon Sikes
12.Dennis Olsen
13.Jose Luis Talermann
14.Narain Karthikeyan
15.Karol Basz
16.Mitchell Evans
17.Raed Raffii
18.Richie Stanaway
19.Oscar Wilkens
20.Lewis Hamilton
Most buzz shows the twenty drivers who had the most number of visits to their profile page yesterday.

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Premier ProfileItalyMarco RoccabiancaItalyIn 2011:


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Blog entries from the last 14 days.

Hard Times Again!


Written by Scott Malvern. Tuesday, January 24 2012.

Well I was hoping that my first blog of 2012 would bring more positive but unfortunately this is not the case. Things seemed to have turned full circle and I am now back to square one or virtually exactly the same position I was in this time last year. But I have to remain optimistic [...]

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Shahaan Engineer to be youngest driver in 57th New Zealand Grand Prix


Published 2011-12-30 15:17:13
Shahaan EngineerTalented motor racing newcomer Shahaan Engineer will continue his single-seater education just two weeks from now after officially confirming his participation in the 2012 Toyota Racing Series – the final round of which will be the 57th running of the prestigious New Zealand Grand Prix. Dubai-based Shahaan, who is just 16-years-of-age, will be the youngest and least experienced driver in the Kiwi championship when it commences in mid-January. Notably, he will also be the youngest competitor in the New Zealand GP on 11th/12th February which, back in the 1960s, was...

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Morris ’honoured’ to race in memory of IndyCar ace Wheldon


Published 2011-12-21 13:03:20
Seb Morris leading Jenson ButtonSeb Morris, 2011 Ginetta Junior Champion and WRDA Welsh Young Driver of the Year, has spoken of the "great privilege" of taking part in the recent Dan Wheldon Memorial Kart Race – an event set-up in remembrance of the former IndyCar Series Champion and double Indianapolis 500 winner. Wheldon, who tragically lost his life in a racing accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in October, was undoubtedly one of Britain’s most successful and talented drivers and the fund-raising kart race at Daytona in Milton Keynes earlier this mo...

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Lester hungry for Toyota Racing Series success


Published 2011-12-21 12:59:23
Jono LesterJono Lester will make this switch from Porsches to single seaters this summer as he prepares for his debut in the Toyota Racing Series with the ETEC Motorsport team. The 22-year old Auckland based driver competed in the final round of the 2011 TRS championship at Taupo in March - finishing in fourth place overall - in preparation for the upcoming season; which is set to be the most competitive yet with a bumper international contingent and a tightly compressed series schedule. "It’s a real pleasure to be a part of this championship and to be back behind the wheel again. The...

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» India’s Cyrus Engineer takes early lead in Middle East Rotax karting championship


» Rookie Shahaan makes strong debut in Formula Renault UK Finals


» Sean Rayhall dominant in championship debut


» Ginetta Junior champion Seb Morris named Welsh Young Driver of the Year




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Facu Regalia finished 2nd with Lotus ART


Published 2011-12-02 08:39:29
Facundo RegaliaArgentina’s driver, at the wheel of car lined up by French team, concluded second during first day of GP3 collective testing held at Jerez. In addition he was the fastest man of Lotus ART on track. Facu Regalia showed today his good shape during first day of GP3 collective testing at Jerez, in spite of he had problems in the morning, due to mechanical issues. But, in the afternoon, Argentinean driver improved to achieve second fastest time ahead of almost thirty cars. Regalia, who was making his debut with Lotus ART - team led by Frédéric Vasseur and Nicolas Todt and with a long...

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Team Ghinzani targets Auto GP commitment


Published 2011-12-02 08:35:46
Team GhinzaniAfter MLR71, the first new entry for the 2012 season, Auto GP keeps attracting the interest of the best teams in international motorsport. While the outfits that are already part of the Series are confirming their commitments and in some cases are willing to increase the number of cars they line-up, other top-notch teams from different championships are targeting an entry in Auto GP. Team Ghinzani is one of them, as team boss Piercarlo Ghinzani revealed in an official press release from the team: "Entering Auto GP would be a great opportunity, as I strongly believe that nowadays the ch...

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Thompson shines on maiden Formula Nippon outing


Published 2011-12-02 08:29:25
Gary ThompsonGary Thompson capped his 2011 season perfectly this week with a successful maiden test in premier Asian single-seater series Formula Nippon. The 19-year-old has spent this year competing in Japanese F3 for the SGC by KCMG team, recording a breakthrough win and scooping an additional five podium finishes. He remained with the squad for his first taste of Formula Nippon, enjoying two days of running at the Fuji International Speedway on Monday and Tuesday (November 28/29). Although at the controls of a significantly faster machine than he is used to, Thompson quickly settled down to busi...

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Top 2012 race winners

1.Andre Heimgartner10
2.Joe Ghanem9
3.Michael Lyons8
Matthew Higham8
5.James McFadden7
6.Matthew Griffin6
Angus Fogg6
8.AJ Lauder5
9.Rowan Shepherd4
Lucas Foresti4
Jonathan Allard4
Andrew Waite4
Chris Hanley4
Zac Kennedy4
Talal Al Ghaith4
Nick Cassidy4
Ryan Hellier4
18.Michael Pickens3
Mark Gibson3
Jason Johnson3
This list also includes series that span over the new year (i.e. 2011-12 championships).

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Driverdb.com updates


On the updates blog you'll find info of what's been updated lately at Driver Database. Keep yourself up to date with new features and bug fixes.

Small but important fix to the biographies
Written by Andreas, Friday, December 2 2011
As some of you have noticed there were parts of the site that startedbehaving a bit strange when we moved to the new server. I’ve hunted down and fixed a lot of issues as I’ve come across them and I have now fixed an issue with the Premier Profiles where some entries sent into the Biography section

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