NEWS & EVENTS

Pan-Am GP Series

Tatuus is pleased to announce the start of production of 16 cars, model FA 010 for the Pan-Am GP Series. The first cars will be ready at the end of January and the end of March all the cars are ready

Formula Pilota China debut race: Tuscher won, David Zhu won Asian Trophy

July 2nd, 2011 Formula Pilota China (FPC) had its first ever race at Guangdong International Circuit (GIC). For the first race, Formula Pilota China (FPC) featured 15 drivers from China, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Romania, France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Angola. Car No.18 Matheo Tuscher (Jenzer Welch Asia) won the race, his teammate Robert Visoiu finished 2nd. 3rd place goes to Luis Sa Silva (Asia Racing Team). The qualifying started in the morning. Matheo Tusher from Jenzer Welch Asia Racing took pole and his laptime was 1'14"507. Lucas Auer (Eurointernational) qualified 2nd with only 0.17" time difference. Dustin Sofyan, another driver from Eurointernational, was 3rd. David Zhu set the best lap among Chinese drivers (1'15"362) and he was 6th. The first round saw Tuscher finished the race from pole to win, taking the first ever FPC winner trophy and his best lap was 1'15"526. Visoiu captured 2nd, while Sa Silva settled for 3rd. As for Asian Class, Chinese young gun David Zhu won (4th overall) and his best lap was 1'15"996. Car No.29 Dustin Sofyan (overall 5th) and Car No.8 Zhicong Li (overall 6th) were 2nd and 3rd in Asian Class, respectively. The race got off to a safe start. As it was the first Formula Abarth race experience for almost everyone, the drivers chose a rather conservative approach during the weekend. After 9 laps, Auer ran off the track at T1 and retired from the race. At post race press-con, Tuscher indicated that it was his first formula race. "I had 10 years of Karting experience and I am very happy with the result today." 1st runner-up Visoiu, who already had several races with Formula Abarth vehicle in Europe, said that he and his team is still working to get to know the Chinese version of Abarth vehicle. Sa Silva said:"the car is quite interesting, especially with the turbo engine." The best lap of each driver will define his/her Sunday grid. Tuscher will start from pole while Lucas Auer, who retired at round 1, will start the 2nd round right beside Tuscher.

Puebla ( Mexico ) Panam GP Series Presentation

Puebla (March 27th). A big party was experienced this Sunday during the worldwide launch of Panam GP Series Supported by Ferrari Driver Academy, in which the brand-new Formula Panam ( chassis Tatuus FA 010 ) and Abarth 500 Panam Trophy ran their first few miles on a street circuit. A huge crowd gathered on the Boulevard of San Andr?s Cholula Atlixcayotl where Puebla state authorities, led by Gov. Rafael Moreno Valle and Major Miguel Huepa, along with executives of Panam GP Series, led by former racer Alfonso Toledano, hosted the celebration to announce the details of the 2011-2012 season. The presidium was composed by Rafael Moreno Valle, Puebla state governor; Miguel Angel Huepa, Mayor of San Andr?s Cholula; Luca Baldisserri, Ferrari Driver Academy director; Gianfranco De Bellis, Tatuus director; Alfonso Toledano, operating director of Panam GP Series; Miguel Guillen, director of the promoter Panamericana de Competencia, and Jose Sanchez, president of the Mexican Federation of Motor Sports. Panam GP Series Supported by Ferrari Driver Academy will run from October to May 2012, San Andr?s Cholula will host the first round in the calendar. It will go to Central, South America and the Caribbean in the Dominican Republic, and close in Mexico next year. The series will be played by nations throughout the Americas, and the top three drivers will receive the opportunity to take the course of the Ferrari Driver Academy. In his turn, Luca Baldisserri explained that Ferrari Driver Academy has two basic objectives: first, initiating a process of great talent around the world, not only in Italy, to import a young driver to Formula One and, second, promoting motor sport at international level for this they chose Panam GP to implement this project in Latin America. Baldisserri confirmed that the best drivers in the championship will receive instruction in Maranello physically, technically and mentally, and they train in the simulator with support and experience of Ferrari. After the protocol, the Formula Panam and Abarth 500 Trophy were discovered, running their first laps on a street circuit with Picho and Alfonso Toledano driving. The next stop of Panam GP Series Supported by Ferrari Driver Academy will be in Buenos Aires, where Quique Mansilla will announce plans for South America and Team Argentina. Francisco Cipri?n Panam GP Series Press Direction Cel: +55 35002588

Formula Pilota China Series kick off in 2011

March 2011 Following the extremely successful Formula Abarth in Europe, a new series Formula Pilota China is established in China in 2011. Formula Pilota China inherits not only the up-to-date vehicles & tech-services from Abarth, but also the spirit of building a successful platform for youngsters to further develop their single-seater career. Formula Pilota China will have 6 events (12 rounds) in 2011 visiting the top Chinese circuit of Shanghai, Ordos, Zhuhai and Sepang in Malaysia. Formula Pilota China doesn't only provide a cost effective series concerning sports, but also marketing. The organizer is working on some final touch on securing important deals that will rocket the most talented "pilota" to the best platform that one can dream of. Important links with the European motor sport will be announced soon. Formula Pilota China will bring a new concept to the Asian Motorsport by offering the latest "state of art" formula car at an affordable price. The vehicle of Formula Pilota features chassis manufactured by the Italian Tatuus, engine of 1600cc turbo powered by FPT (Fiat Power Train), which provides 180 HP and outstanding aerodynamics. Many teams and drivers had shown great interest. Formula Pilota China expects a minimum of 16 vehicles at its inaugural race. Provisional Schedule of 2011 Formula Pilota China: Jun 26 Sepang International Circuit (MSS) Jul 24 Shanghai International Circuit (Ferrari Festival) Aug 21 Shanghai International Circuit Sep 04 Ordos International Circuit (CTCC) Sep 18 Zhuhai International Circuit (Pan Delta Super Racing Festival) Nov 06 Guangdong International Circuit (CTCC) Detailed info please contact: info@formulapilotachina.com Rebecca Lee Mobile: +86 158 1264 5468

VILLORBA CORSE will enter the 2011 Formula Abarth European Series and Italian Championship

After a long history of victories with GT cars, the team Villorba Corse in 2011 will enter in the world of open-wheel competing with two cars in the new Formula Abarth European Series and in the Italian one. Team?s owner, Raimondo Amadio, has reach an agreement with Roberto Trevisan who will manage the technical program of the Formula Abarth.

EUROINTERNATIONAL to enter the 2011 Formula Abarth European Series and Italian Championship

Eurointernational is pleased to announce the participation in the 2011 Formula Abarth European Series and Italian Championship with a three cars Team. "The Formula Abarth European Series" explain the Team Principal Antonio Ferrari" will replace our winning program in Formula BMW Europe. I am very pleased to return to run a Tutuus built chassis, having used their chassis on our last winning season in the 2004 FRV6 Eurocup Championship won with Giorgio Mondini and the FR2000 NA Championship won with Martin Ponte. We are also looking to the new Formula Abarth Championships in Central America and China, for further expand worldwide our programs in this formula. Eurointernational will announce shortly the names of the drivers for the 2011 Formula Abarth Championships after the official presentation of the drivers in their home Countries.

Formula Abarth European Series

Aci-Csai, together with the Series' partners, is pleased to introduce the new " Formula Abarth European Series". Just six months after the debut, F.Abarth obtained a great success beyond national borders, attracting drivers from more than 15 different countries to the Italian Championship and winning the interest of prestigious foreign teams. Building on this success, the Federation aims to widen horizons of the category by introducing an European Series. In year one this new Series will be connected to the Italian Championship with the two series sharing some rounds, but the final goal will be an ever-increasing internationalization of the Series with a worldwide diffusion.

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Brandon Maisano and Team BVM won F.Aci-Csai Abarth 2010 title

Brandon Maisano is the first Italian Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth Champion. The fourth place under the chequered flag obtained in race one of the final round at Monza awarded the driver for team BVM with the mathematical certainty of the title. After the victory of the title in race one, Brandon Maisano ends as a winner the Italian Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth 2010 Championship. The driver for team BVM proceeded at the end of an eventful race two in Monza Simone Iaquinta (Arm Competition) and Patric Niederhauser (Jenzer Motorsport). In the final classification, Maisano ends at the lead with 128 points, followed by Niederhauser (Jenzer Motorsport) at 106 and by Marciello (JD Motorsport) at 91. Congratulations to Brandon and BVM and thanks to all the drivers and teams who took part in the 2010 F. Aci-Csai Abarth Championship

Euronova Racing to enter Formula Abarth in 2011

Vincenzo Sospiri's Euronova Racing team has announced that in 2011 it will run in the Formula Abarth Championship. The Italian based team took delivery of two Tatuus chassis' earlier this month and will make their track debut with the new cars at the Autodromo di Franciacorta. At the wheel of the Abarth cars will be British driver Jordon Lennox-Lamb and Italians Collini and Moretti. Euronova Racing has confirmed a winter testing programme which will see a number of different drivers test with the team before the final driver line-up is announced early in 2011.

Victory at the debut for Hannes Van Asseldonk

Victory at the debut in Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth for Hannes Van Asseldonk at Vallelunga. The Dutch driver, coming from F. BMW Europe, debuted in the series with Team Prema Powerteam in the Vallelunga race. He finished fourth in qualifying and won race one preceded under the chequered flag Maxim Zimin (Jenzer Motorsport) and Patric Niederhauser (Jenzer Motorsport). Still only in his first full year of racing and competing against a field of over 30 drivers, Hannes recorded also the fastest lap of the race. Congratulations to Hannes!

Congratulations to Andre Negrao and team Cram Competition

On June 26-27 The Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth had its first exit out of Italy in one of the most prestigious and demanding tracks in the world: Spa-Francorchamps. Totally eighteen drivers from nine different countries took part in the "Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth Welcome Race", an event not valid for the Championship, unfolded in two races with the aim to offer a preview of the European series that is under study for 2011. The classification of the event, obtained by summing over all the points scored in the weekend, awards Andre Negrao, Brazilian driver of the team Cram Competition who won the first race and finished fourth in race two. , thanks to the 30 points harvested. Second place for Marciello Many thanks to all the teams and partners involved in the series - FPT Racing, Kumho Tyres, ATS, Oram, Ferodo Racing and OMP - which provided technical awards reserved to the winners of the two races and to the first six teams of the event.

Spa Francorchamps Welcome Race - June 25-27

Tatuus is pleased to announce the F. Aci-Csai Abarth Welcome Race at Spa-Francorchamps on June 25-27 Spa Euro Race is well-know event which meet year after year an amazing success. 12 races in 2 days with the opportunity to see different series. Besides the F.Abarth there will be the Auto GP, the European F3 Open, the International GT Open, the Dunlop Special Open Trophy, a belgian series, and the Dutch Supercar Challenge. The "Welcome Race" is not valid for the Italian championship and it is open to all drivers without age and previous motorsport experience limitation. The race format will be the following: 3 Free practice of 30' (Friday) 1 Qualifying session of 30' (Friday) Race 1 - 23' +1 lap (Saturday) Race 2 - 23' +1 lap (Sunday)

ITALIAN FORMULA ACI-CSAI ABARTH CHAMPIONSHIP

The championship will be composed of 7 rounds on a two race format each of 23 minutes plus a lap, during which all young drivers will be followed by the Federal School Csai and particularly by Raffaele Giammaria in quality of tutor. The structure is certainly the same of the Italian Formula 3 championship, starting from security standards up to the chassis and aerodynamics configuration. Despite not achieving brake horse powers of Formula 3 or its aerodynamics sophistication level, the Italian Formula ACI CSAI Abarth Championship will teach drivers a lot in terms of setting the car up and of preparing them to the leap to the higher categories with a stronger technical background. Teams will be able to study and devise the most effective solutions by liberating their initiative. On the aerodynamics side, we measured down-forces quite close to those of Formula 3 and certainly higher than those of other single seaters mono-branded categories. Every car will have 10/12 gear ratios, drivers will have therefore to experiment several solutions without limiting themselves to the choice of long-medium-short ratios that is normally employed in these categories. Raffaele Giammaria: "The single seater is surely very good from a technical viewpoint since it is based on the Formula Renault 2.0 single seater, with technical evolutions that in the last years distinguished the Tatuus: from a driving viewpoint is very similar to a Formula 3. The engine is fairly difficult to use, since it is derived from the 500 Abarth and has 180 hp. Being a turbo engine it has a sharp supply from 4.500 rpm on. We are working on this latter aspect to make it easier to handle. All these aspects make the Formula Abarth a tough car to be driven but certainly very safe and preparatory for drivers coming from kart that are at their debut on single seaters?.

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