Belgium

1. David Coulthard names son Dayton

Sezione: F1

...newly-born first son Dayton. The baby boy, three weeks premature and weighing 2.8 kilograms, was born last Friday. A few days on, the trio have now returned to their home near Brussels (Belgium). It is believed the name Dayton was selected not only so the boy could share his father\'s moniker \'DC\', but also in reference to the family\'s Hayton-Coulthard...

Data: 2008-11-25

2. Volkswagen returns to Macau Grand Prix

Sezione: Sport

...Formula 1 drive the following season and seven World Championships. Edoardo Mortara from Italy, Mika Mäki from Finland, the Chinese driver Congfu Cheng, Laurens Vanthoor from Belgium and Nicola de Marco from Italy are the drivers hoping to follow Schumacher’s example in the Volkswagen Dallara F308 next weekend. ‘Three wins in the Formula 3...

Data: 2008-11-15

3. Champion Ben Winrow impresses on Mégane Trophy debut

Sezione: Sport

...among national Clio Cup champions as they fulfilled their prize of a test in the Mégane Trophy race car at Paul Ricard circuit. The 23-year-old outshone champions from Holland, Belgium and Italy, as he impressed champion Mégane Trophy team Tech 1 Racing in southern France on Tuesday, 4th November. Winrow was among seven Clio Cup champions and...

Data: 2008-11-06

4. International GT: Thrilling Finale to 2008 Season in Barcelona

Sezione: Sport

...is replacing one of its regular drivers (Bontempelli) with Bulgarian Palmen Kralev. The Pro-Am and GT Open races will be broadcasted live by Eurosport 2 (59 countries), Nuvolari (Italy), Canal + (Spain) and Portugal (Sport TV), with the usual additional delayed coverage in other countries, including France (Motors TV), Belgium (Be Tv) and Austria...

Data: 2008-10-29

5. Nicolas Vouilloz sees IRC title in his reach

Sezione: Rally

Peugeot Belgium driver Nicolas Vouilloz is tantalisingly close to claiming his inaugural IRC drivers' title, after finishing day two of the Rallye du Valais in the lead from his team mate Freddy Loix. Vouilloz claimed the rally lead after the opening 40-kilometre stage of the day, which he won by a remarkable 14.1 seconds. Victory on the Rallye du Valais...

Data: 2008-10-24

6. Abarth and Scandola lead after opening day of Rallye du Valais

Sezione: Rally

...trio of title hopefuls come into the event with the possibility of lifting the IRC crown: Nicolas Vouilloz, the current series leader, Giandomenico Basso, and Luca Rossetti. Peugeot Belgium driver Vouilloz has the strongest chance of winning, but consequently he is under the most pressure. A win for Vouilloz would make him champion, whatever anybody else...

Data: 2008-10-24

7. Volvo Car Corporation launches new car building tool online

Sezione: Auto news

...approx. 60 markets available on the website http://www.volvocars.com/. Sweden, Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands have their tools in place. Germany, UK and Spain will be ready shortly. Other markets in which the introduction has been scheduled are: Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Norway, Hungary, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Ireland and...

Data: 2008-10-23

8. Second-place finish for Corvette duo Hezemans-Gollin

Sezione: Sport

The ninth and penultimate round of the 2008 FIA GT Championship took place at the former Grand Prix circuit of Zolder in Belgium. Dutch-Italian pairing Mike Hezemans and Fabrizio Gollin were the best-placed Corvette team, finishing second with their Phoenix Carsport Racing entry. Their Swiss team-mates Marcel Fässler and Jean-Dénis Deletraz...

Data: 2008-10-21

9. The AE PeCom Racing Ferrari F430 GT fifth in Zolder

Sezione: Sport

The last FIA GT Championship European event finished in Belgium on the Zolder circuit, where the Argentinean crew on the Ferrari 430 GT number 50 finished in an excellent fifth position. Luis Perez Companc e Matias Russo gained other 4 points in the classification, driving a perfect race, without mistakes, showing their big progress and control of their car....

Data: 2008-10-20

10. Formula Master champions to race in GP2 Asia

Sezione: Sport

...title in Formula Master's finale at Monza, Italy. 2007 Champion Jérôme D'Ambrosio will also race with the Dams team, following a strong first GP2 season which saw the Belgium driver claim two podiums. "There are quite a few new drivers racing this weekend, with me included, and some others that have been driving for years," said van der Drift...

Data: 2008-10-17

11. AE PeCom Racing Team in Zolder

Sezione: Sport

Sunday the 19 th October 2008 in Zolder (Belgium) will take place the last European race before the last competition in Argentina, the 23 rd November. Luis Perez Companc and Matias Russo will arrive at the starting tape aware of the good performance had during this season and satisfied with the results obtained up to now. The first session of free practice...

Data: 2008-10-17

12. AF Corse team in Zolder

Sezione: Sport

Sunday the 19 th October 2008 in Zolder (Belgium) will take place the last European race before the last competition in Argentina. The Af Corse team has already won the championship for Gt2 class team , demonstrating once again its leadership in this category : furthermore also Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander ‘ s victory in drivers’...

Data: 2008-10-17

13. 2009 International GT Open Provisional Calendar

Sezione: Sport

...– 19 AUTODROMO E & D. FERRARI, IMOLA (Italy)MAY 15 - 17 AUTÓDROMO INTERNACIONAL DO ALGARVE, PORTIMÃO (Portugal)JUNE 26 – 28 CIRCUIT DE SPA FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium)JULY 3 – 5 DONINGTON PARK CIRCUIT (England)AUGUST 28 – 30 VALENCIA STREET CIRCUIT (Spain)SEPTEMBER 18 – 20 CIRCUIT DE NEVERS MAGNY-COURS...

Data: 2008-10-16

14. Corvette teams take podium places at Nogaro

Sezione: Sport

...pairing Ruffier/Peyroles scored a fine win. Their maiden victory of the season also allowed them to take the lead in the points’ standings. The next round of the FIA GT Championship will be taking place in Zolder in Belgium, October 19th. The season finale of the FIA GT3 European Championship is scheduled to take place in Dubai on Saturday, December...

Data: 2008-10-08

15. Ramos and Negraõ win in France

Sezione: Sport

...cation ranks Bertolini/Bartels still at the top with an advantage of six points over Hezemans/Gollin and 6.6 over team-mates Ramos/Negraõ. The Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati wholly dominates the Team’s Championship with a margin of 21.5 points over Phoenix Carsport Racing Corvette. The next round are scheduled for 19 October in Zolder, Belgium..

Data: 2008-10-08

16. FIA GT: The AE PeCom Racing Team ninth in Nogaro

Sezione: Sport

...d a great performance with their car, during the race he registered the second fastest time in the GT2 class. Two races remain to the end of the FIA Gt 2008 Championship and the AE PeCom Racing Team is at the seventh place in the Team’s general classification.From Saturday 18th of October the next race will take place on the Zolder circuit in Belgium..

Data: 2008-10-07

17. Superleague Formula Scuderia Playteam SaraFree had a hard first round under Zolder rains

Sezione: Sport

Scuderia Playteam Sarafree started the first race of the third weekend Superleague Formula race at Zolder (Belgium) with its cars seventh and eleventh on the grid. It was a tough 44 minutes race under constant and regular rain, the first time of the weekend for the cars to be on a wet track. Race one of the two event round had a compulsory pit stop between...

Data: 2008-10-06

18. Formula Master joins Formula 1 in 2009

Sezione: Sport

...Championships. "Our strategy with Formula Master has always been to position the Series as a key feeder to Formula 1," said Formula Master Organizer Mauro Sipsz. "With the inclusion of the Belgium Grand Prix, based at a respected track regarded as a true drivers' circuit, and the Turkish GP, we are achieving our objectives. "The Honda Racing Formula 1 team's...

Data: 2008-10-03

19. A Zolder per una nuova sfida Superleague Formula

Sezione: Competizioni auto

...puntati quindi su una griglia senza precedenti. Calendario gare per la stagione di esordio 2008:Gara 1: Donington, UK 30/31Agosto, 2008Gara 2: Nürburgring, Germany 20/21 Settembre, 2008Gara 3: Zolder, Belgium 4/5 Ottobre, 2008Gara 4: Estoril, Portugal 18/19 Ottobre, 2008Gara 5: Vallelunga, Italy 01/02 Novembre, 2008Gara 6: Jerez, Spain 22/23 Novembre,...

Data: 2008-10-03

20. Five models from 125 to 200 hp give Volvo one of the market's broadest ranges of E85 models

Sezione: Auto news

...on increasing numbers of markets. In addition to Sweden, these models are sold on the following markets: France, Norway, Italy, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, Britain, Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland and Thailand. Furthermore, they are set for introduction in many European countries. All told, Volvo Cars expects to sell 20,000 Flexifuel cars in...

Data: 2008-10-02