Formula1: first victory of the season for ZF Sachs partner Ferrari
Great relief for Ferrari: Fernando Alonso celebrated a long-awaited first victory of the season for his team in the British Grand Prix. The Spaniard, whose red racer is equipped with ZF Sachs Race Engineering dampers, started the ninth race of the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship from third place on the grid. Thanks to a series of fast laps and his crew’s faultless pit stops the two-time World Champion worked his way two places forward. Alonso jumped from fifth to third in the Drivers’ World Championship standings.
Felipe Massa, also racing for ZF Sachs partner Ferrari, completed the good result with fifth place for the Scuderia in England.
Celebration for Sergio Pérez. The Mexican Formula 1 newcomer whose Sauber Ferrari also relies on damper technology from Schweinfurt recorded his best World Championship result to date in seventh place.
Jaime Alguersuari scored the final World Championship point in tenth position. The Spaniard’s Toro Rosso-Ferrari team uses ZF Sachs Race Engineering dampers and clutches in its drivers cars.
Results GP Great Britain (GB), round 09, FIA Formula 1 World Championship, 08 July-10 July 2011:
1. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1h 28m 41.196s, ZF Sachs
2. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, + 16.511s
3. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, + 16.947s
4. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, + 28.986s
5. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, + 29.010s, ZF Sachs
6. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, + 1m 00.665s
7. Sergio Pérez, Sauber-Ferrari, + 1m 05.590s, ZF Sachs
8. Nick Heidfeld, Renault, + 1m 15.542s
9. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, + 1m 17.912s
10. Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, + 1m 19.108s, ZF Sachs
Drivers’ World Championship standings:
1. S. Vettel, 204 points; 2. M. Webber, 124; 3. F. Alonso, 112; 4. L. Hamilton and J. Button, 109 each; 6. F. Massa, 52; 7. N. Rosberg, 40; 8. N. Heidfeld, 34; 9. V. Petrov, 31; 10. M. Schumacher, 28.
Manufacturers’ World Championship standings:
1. Red Bull-Renault, 328 points; 2. McLaren-Mercedes, 218; 3. Ferrari, 164; 4. Mercedes, 68; 5. Renault, 65; 6. Sauber-Ferrari, 33; 7. Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 17; 8. Force India-Mercedes, 12; 9. Williams-Cosworth, 4.
Other results:
Results Silverstone (GB), round 05, Porsche Supercup, 08 July-10 July 2011:
1. René Rast, Porsche, 25m 38.805s, ZF Sachs
2. Nick Tandy, Porsche, + 0.681s, ZF Sachs
3. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 2.415s, ZF Sachs
4. Kévin Estre, Porsche, + 10.928s, ZF Sachs
5. Christian Engelhart, Porsche, + 11.607s, ZF Sachs
6. Jeroen Bleekemolen, Porsche, + 12.064s, ZF Sachs
7. Stefan Rosina, Porsche, + 12.991s, ZF Sachs
8. Kuba Giermaziak, Porsche, + 13.514s, ZF Sachs
9. Patrick Huisman, Porsche, + 15.768s, ZF Sachs
10. Sean Edwards, Porsche, + 15.855s, ZF Sachs
Drivers standings:
1. R. Rast, 85 points; 2. S. Edwards, 74; 3. N. Tandy, 72; 4. N. Siedler, 69; 5. J. Bleekemolen, 58; 6. C. Engelhart, 53; 7. K. Giermaziak and K. Estre, 50 each; 9. P. Huisman, 36; 10. S. Rosina, 34