Ryan Hunter-Reay laureate in Toronto, Mark Webber Silverstone
Grand Prix of Great Britain Formula 1, NASCAR and Daytona series has the ordeal IndyCar Toronto were the main events followed by motorsport fans last weekend.
Registrants twenty-five pilots the 2012 IndyCar season, the race on the temporary street circuit in Toronto was marked by the rout all favorites, except one: Ryan Hunter-Reay. The Andretti Autosport driver american (Dallara-Chevrolet) not only won his third consecutive ordeal, but he dislodged Australian Will Power, only the fifteenth following a puncture, first place in the championship. Charlie Kimball, in the fourth Dallara-Honda Ganassi Racing, and Englishman Mike Conway Complete this unreleased podium. The Quebecois Alex Tagliani finished tenth.
F1 has had on her appointment at Silverstone. After testing and qualifications in the rain, the race could take place on dry track, much to the relief of organizers who even ask the public not to come to the site on Saturday as the rain had rendered impassable parking lots !
The race was very spectacular. In mind, Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) was clearly the best strategy, but in 48 of the 52 laps only! Qualified on pole position (performance he dedicated to her compatriot Maria de Villota, the reserve driver for Marussia the stable, very seriously DAMMAGED in earlier private tests in the week), Alonso has dominated most of the race but uses its tires too have allowed Mark Webber back on his heels, then exceed four towers of the term. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) so take it with two seconds ahead of the Ferrari driver, followed by Sebastian Vettel in the other Red Bull-Renault. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) ranks fourth, ahead of Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus-Renault), Romain Grosjean (Lotus-Renault), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes), Bruno Senna (Williams-Renault) and Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes).
On the side of the NASCAR series, the Super Oval Daytona hosted the series two stars for the traditional appointment midseason. Sprint Cup, defending champion Tony Stewart (Chevrolet) has wins, followed by Jeff Burton (Chevrolet) and Matt Kenseth (Ford), which remains first in the championship. Involved in a collision Sprint Cup, Kurt Busch had however been a nice "consolation" yesterday, winning the Nationwide Series race at the controls of the Chevrolet entered by Team Phoenix.
Endurance, note the victory of ARX prototype Honda Pilot Germans Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr in the ordeal of American Le Mans Series Lime Rock, Connecticut. Still Endurance, but in the World Championship FIA GT Cars this time it is on the Portimao circuit (in the region of the Algarve in Portugal) that was presented to the fifth round of the season. Nicky Pastorelli duo / Thomas Jagr is required. This is the first gain a Mercedes SLS AMG in the series.
Finally, the crews of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) arguing Rally San Marino. Surprising fact, the Skoda Fabia S2000 defeats were in favor of the Ford Fiesta S2000 pilotees by Italian Giandomenico Basso, co-pilot Mitya Dotta.
