SLOVAKIA RING

Lap distance: 5.922 km

Race distance: 2 x 11 laps / 65.142 km 

 

Location: 40 km East of Bratislava

 

Press officer: Martin Trenkler – tel. +421 907 370727, email: media@slovakiaring.sk

 

Airports: Bratislava-Ružinov “Milan Ratislav Štefánik” (40 km); Vienna-Schwechat, Austria (105 km); Budapest-Ferihegy, Hungary (170 km); Brno-Tuřany, Czech Republic (180 km)

 

Lap records: Qualifying - 2:10.308/163.60 kph, Gabriele Tarquini (Honda Civic), 27 April 2013

                    Race - 2:12.918/160.39 kph, Gabriele Tarquini (Honda Civic), 28 April 2013

 

 

ROLL OF HONOUR RACE OF SLOVAKIA

 

2012

Race 1: Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT León)

Race 1: Rob Huff (Chevrolet Cruze)

 

2013

Race 2: Gabriele Tarquini (Honda Civic)

Race 2: Tom Coronel (BMW 320 TC)

 

 

DID YOU KNOW IT?

 

1 October 2009 – The Slovakia Ring was inaugurated; the first permanent racetrack in the Slovak Republic was designed by experienced Austrian architect Hans Roth.

 

29 April 2011 – A sell out crowd gathered at the circuit on the occasion of the first WTCC visit; SEAT Lukoil drivers Gabriele Tarquini and Aleksei Dudukalo claimed a dominant one-two finish in Race 1. 

 

28 April 2013 – Gabriele Tarquini encored his 2012 victory from pole position, giving the first WTCC win to the Honda Civic; Tiago Monteiro and Norbert Michelisz completed an impressive 1-2-3 for the Japanese Manufacturer.

 

 

WTCC TIMETABLE

 

Friday, 9 May

12.15 – 12.45 : Testing

17.45 : Drivers’ briefing

 

Saturday, 10 May

09.00 – 09.30 : Free Practice 1

11.50 – 12.20 : Free Practice 2

14.00 – 14.20 : Qualifying Q1

14.25 – 14.35 : Qualifying Q2

14.40 – 15.00 : Qualifying Q3

15.10 (est) : Qualifying press conference

 

Sunday, 11 May

13.15 : Race 1

13.55 (est) : Race 1 podium ceremony

14.00 (est) : Race 1 press conference

17.45 : Race 2

18.20 (est) : Race 2 podium ceremony

18.30 (est) : Race 2 press conference

 

 

FIA OFFICIALS 

 

Chairman of the Stewards : Daniel Fausel (CHE)

2nd International Steward : Paolo Longoni (ITA)

Race Director : Miroslav Bartos (CZE)

Assistant to the Race Director / 

FIA Coordinator : TBA

Medical Delegate : Jacques Tropenat (FRA)

Technical Delegate : Manuel Leal (ESP)

Press Delegate : Fabio Ravaioli (ITA)

Chief Timekeeper : Mike Salmon (GBR)

Incident Camera Delegate : Lionel Bérard (FRA)

Safety Car Driver : Bruno Correia (PRT)

 

 

FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS

 

The provisional classifications for all the Championship can be found on the following link:

http://www.fia.com/championship/world-touring-car-championship-wtcc/2014...

 

 

FIA WTCC RACE OF SLOVAKIA

 

Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on the following link:

http://www.fia.com/championship/events/world-touring-car-championship-wt...