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The Arden driver André Negrao, followed by Draco Marketing, attended the fifth stage of the GP2 season in 2015 that took place in the circuit of Monaco this weekend. In Race 1, Negrao has mounted supersoft tires in the first part of the race and this choice has proven successful, but some incidents on the track and the subsequent entry of the safety car has undermined this advantage. A contact with Matsushita did losing more positions to Brazilian driver who crossed the line in 21st position. In Race 2 Negrao has recovered some positions, but it was not possible to climb in the ranking being a street circuit where overtaking is very difficult, especially in a race with no pit...

Pedro Lamy, supported by Draco Marketing, has won the first place in the LMGTE-Am category of the WEC championship in the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps this weekend. During the 6 hours of Spa, Lamy, with his teammates Paul Dalla Lana and Mathias Lauda, he led the Aston Martin Vantage V8 for a total of 148 laps of the race, allowing the team to maintain solid the first place in the category. In the overall classification, Lamy has obtained the 24th position. The next race will be the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 13 June.

Draco Racing enjoyed a positive day at Motorland Aragón as the team captured valuable points in the opening race of the Formula Renault 3.5 championship. Pietro Fantin was able to deliver a spectacular comeback: after having to settle for the 10th place on the grid in qualifying, the Brazilian moved up to the 6th position by the end of the day and collected 8 points. Fellow countryman Bruno Bonifacio was also a big mover, climbing back from the 9th row to an 11th place finish. He also ended up as the fourth best rookie. After performing in solid fashion with the low-downforce aerodynamics mandated for Race 1, the Draco Racing drivers will be back in the hunt tomorrow with the...

The Arden driver, only brazilian on track, concluded the three-day GP2 test in Abu Dhabi with excellent results. On the first day he made nearly 40 laps with the new DRS, the same as that used in Formula 1, with a great work on aerodynamics. In the third round, Negrao has won the 9th time, and in the fourth round, with an excellent 1'50 "942 he earned second place. The third day Negrao concluded with the 11th overall. During the tests did race simulations that have produced good results and the Arden driver is therefore very positive for his second year in the championship. Negrao will be back on track from 1 to 3 April for testing in Bahrain circuit,...

Another weekend of victory for the Fortec team, Draco Marketing partner, that throughout the championship was among the best in the standings with both its drivers. In Jerez the 2014 season ended and Rowland, once again, was among the leaders. In the front row in qualifying, the english driver won the 2nd step of the podium in Race 1 on Saturday and then he won Pole and Victory in Race 2 on Sundays. Good performance also for his teammate Sergey Sirotkin, 3rd in race 1 and 5th in race 2. Rowland, one of the best new faces in the category, earned 4th place in the overall standings with 181 points, followed by Sirotkin 5th with 132 points.

The GP2 Series has faced this weekend a new circuit: the track of Sochi in Russia. The Monegasque Stéphane Richelmi who, for some problems, Friday in qualifying was not able to record the fastest lap and then he had to settle for 11th row, he has started saturday at 4.40 pm local time and during the 28 laps, reduced compared to the 30 regular due to an excessive consumption of gasoline reported by the commissioners in qualifying, had climbed to the top positions, and then he has come to the mandatory pit stop. With the tire change, Richelmi had to give up the top ten and then he cut the finish line in 17th place. Today, the second and final...

Still a great weekend for Oliver Rowland of the Fortec team, Draco Marketing partner, who brings home valuable points for the championship in each race. Already in the free practice, the english driver had won the firsts places, but in qualifying he showed all his potential, getting the Pole Position. An exceptional result considering that the driver is a rookie in the league and the track conditions were very tricky, with rain and cold. At the finish of the first race, Rowland rose on the third step of the podium. In the second qualifying, the Fortec driver earned 4th position, which he held for the entire race until the checkered flag. With a 3rd and 4th place, Rowland remained among...

This weekend the GP2 Series appointment was held in the circuit of Spa Francorchamps, Belgium. Below is the report of the races of the DAMS driver Stéphane Richelmi, supported by Draco Marketing and its Partners. GP2 Series – Race 1: The rain ruined the Richelmi’s race at SPA The first GP2 race of the weekend in the circuit of Spa in Belgium welcomes drivers with a violent rain that becomes the protagonist of all the misfortunes on the track. After starting in fifth row, Richelmi makes the first few laps and decides to stop for the pit-stop, just before the decision by the marshals to wave the red flag and stop the race due to bad weather. After about half...

Another great weekend for the Fortec team, Draco Marketing partners, which places its drivers always among the first in the standings. In the free practice, the Russian driver eighteen year old Sergey Sirotkin signs the 1st place, quickly followed by his team mate Oliver Rowland rookie in the category. Saturday, July 12, there were the first qualifying session to determine the starting order of Race 1 and the two Fortec drivers won respectively Rowland the 2nd place in the 1st row and Sirotkin the 3rd place in the 2nd row. In Race, Rowland was always in second position, but in the end he has lost some place because of the heavy rain, but he still crossed the finish line 4th....

At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, race much waiting for the World Endurance Championship, there was Pedro Lamy , Portuguese driver followed by Draco Marketing with its partner Torneria Ferraro. Lamy on track with the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, has competed with Paul Dalla Lana and Christoffer Nygaard and he has finished in 26th place out of 54 crews. Next race in America on September 20.