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Race 2 Report: GP3 series Barcelona

11.05.2014

Race 2 started on a wet track, but we were betting on slick tires, gambling on the track to dry up. It was extremely slippery, but it was cool. I started in P12 on the grid, and advanced up in the race. I eventually got to P8 before Alfonso Celis. Jr crashed in to me and we both had to retire from the race.

Race 1 Report: GP3 series Barcelona

10.05.2014 I started in P9 after the qualification in the morning. The race started first with a restart because someone stalled on the grid. I had a bad start, and I had technical problems throughout the race. The car was very unstable and very difficult to drive. So I got overtaken by three positions and finished in P12.

Back in business!

05.05.2014

Back in business!

No racing for Hilmer Motorsport in Barcelona

07.05.2013 I will not be racing for Hilmer Motorsport in Barcelona in the upcoming weekend. So I am open for other options at the moment.

GP2 in Bahrain

17.04.2013 I am going to drive GP2 in Bahrain this weekend for Hilmer Motorsport!

Season Summary 2012 Auto GP World Series

11.10.2012   Driving in Auto GP this season has been great. The former Formula 3000 series, now called Auto GP has given me unique experience. A car almost as powerful as a GP2 car, hard competition, world class racing tracks in 4 continents has been rewarding. This is a summary of my season in Auto GP, one of my best seasons in formula racing.

Victory and Vice Champion in Sonoma

26.09.2012

The last round in the 2012 Auto GP World Championship was, last weekend, held in Sonoma, California, USA. The race was held on Sonoma Raceway, which in the past has had many names, such as Sears Point Raceway, and Infineon Raceway. The tracks motto is “Think outside the oval”, and it is known to be a hilly course, with a “rollercoaster-like” course style. This race weekend was also the first time in history, that Auto GP was driving in USA. I travelled to San Francisco (close to Sonoma Raceway) early to get used to the time difference, and get over the jetlag, as of that the time difference between Norway and Sonoma is 9 hours. When the first free practice started on Friday, I was excited to try the track with my Auto GP car. I had tried this track before on Forza on XBOX, and on a simulator test in Silverstone, but never with an Auto GP car.

Next stop Sonoma

28.08.2012 On September 22nd-23rd the final round in the Auto GP World Series 2012 is held in Sonoma, California, USA.

Podium in Curitiba, Brazil

28.07.2012 Round 6 in the Auto GP World Championship was located in Curitiba in Brazil. After a long flight we arrived in another part of the world. We arrived some days before to get used to the 5 hour time difference, and the different climate. The Curitiba race track and Brazil was a new experience for me. I had tested some on a simulator before we travelled to Brazil, but when we arrived they decided to make a new chicane on the track out of tires. My engineer from when I was driving in GP2- series, Yannick Hubert, joined us for this race, which was nice. We also had some new drivers attending this race. I am especially referring to ex. Formula One driver Antonio Pizzonia, where the other newcomer was Rafael Suzuki, both Brazilian drivers.

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