Date: 1 June 2011 Trofeo Maserati GranTurismo MC - Budapest (H) - - - PDF document

Date: 1 June 2011 Trofeo Maserati GranTurismo MC - Budapest (H) - Presentation of Round 3

The Trofeo Maserati in Hungary for the third round of the season The Trofeo Maserati GranTurismo MC leaves Italian soil for the upcoming round in the

• championship. Budapest and the Hungaroring will be the setting for Round 3.

The opening two rounds, at Imola and Monza, were full of excitement. Leading the standings after picking up 3 wins is David Baldi. Budapest will reveal if he is able to consolidate this advantage or if the chasing pack close in on him. Baldi will have to keep a special eye on Venezuelan Gaetano Ardagna, who appears to be improving all the time. Racing on their home circuit, Béla Csiszer and Anita Toth, a real-life couple, will be out to put

• n their best performance of the season.

After getting over her crash at Monza, Swiss Andrina Gugger will be keeping up the renowned female presence in the Trofeo Maserati. Alessandra Neri, on the other hand, will be making her Maserati debut. Forli-based Neri boasts three wins and six podiums in the 2010 GT Sprint Series championship and decided to take part in the Trofeo Maserati GranTurismo MC series to continue her international career driving top GT cars. The third Hungarian competing is Janos Vida, a journalist from Hungarian magazine Auto 2. In

the Radio Monte Carlo car will be Sandro De Castro with the radio station itself publicising the Maserati series on its weekly ‘RMC motori’ and ‘RMC Music & Sport’ slots. The report is scheduled for 15.30 on Sunday. Dutchman Phil Bastiaans will be appearing in the team series. Last year Bastians, racing a Maserati GranTurismo MC in the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, placed second in the GT Cup

• category. Then he was partnered by Lorenzo Casè, a driver he will be up against this time

round. Race 1 will be beamed live on the Italian channel Nuvolari, available on satellite, with Race 2 shown from 17.05. Video clips are available on www.thenewsmarket.com while the www.maseraticorse.com website will publish in-depth race reports and driver interviews throughout the weekend. Another exciting development is Maserati’s unveiling of the Trofeo Maserati JBF Rak Middle

• East. The series will get underway by the end of the year and will see 16 cars compete over 12

circuits in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar. The programme Friday 3 June 14.40 – 15.20 Free practice 1

17.00 – 17.40 Free practice 2 Saturday 4 June 15.50 – 16.10 Race 1 Qualifying 16.30 – 16.50 Race 2 Qualifying Sunday 5 June 09.50 – 10.30 Race 1 (38’ + 1 lap) 14.35 – 15.15 Race 2 (38’ + 1 lap)