Renault World Series 2009: Fairuz Takes Pole in Spain
The final round of the 2009 season World Series by Renault championship is set to take place this weekend in the brand new track of Motorland Aragon in Spain. Leading the pack of drivers off the starting grid will be Fairuz Fauzy, who claimed pole position for the first time in his career.
Fairuz takes pole.
Fairuz, racing for the newly remaned MOFAZ Racing (previously MOFAZFortec Motorsport) with Sten Pentus, is locked in a close battle with Charles Pic, Brendon Hartley, James Walker, Jaime Alguersuari, Oliver Turvey and Marcos Martinez for second place in the championship standings.
During the Group A qualifying session, Fairuz paced himself to protect his tyres from wear, doing just enough to qualify for Superpole with Walker and Bertrand Baguette. Twelve drivers battled it out over 15 blazing minutes during Superpole, with the provisional pole position going from Martinez to Baguette, to Alguersuari, before Fairuz stepped in to claim the final pole position with a time 1:44.070.
When interviewed after the qualifying and the SuperPole sessions, Fairuz was quoted as saying,”This is a truly blessed and joyous celebration. Gaining pole position is the best birthday present I could get for myself, but I couldn’t have done it without the support and great form that my whole team has displayed not only since we got here, but throughout the whole season. We’re looking forward and striving diligently to finish second in the championship, and to do just that, we’re focusing on podium finishes throughout the weekend, in particular a win on Sunday!”
The birthday boy celebrates an early victory. Can he keep it going?
The circuit hosting this weekend’s race, the Motorland Aragon in Alcaniz, Spain, makes its debut in the international motorsports calendar. It was designed by F1 driver Pedro de la Rosa and German designer Hermann Tilke. Stretching 7.6km per lap, it has a total of 18 corners, one of them a 180˚turn, and has a height difference of 50 metres between its highest and lowest points.
Motorsports fans wishing to follow Fairuz’s progress can do so via a live telecast of Race 1 broadcasted out via Eurosport (Astro Channel 814) at 2100hrs Malaysian time. Race 2 of the World Series by Renault Finale at Motorland Aragon will be broadcasted recorded via Eurosport on Monday, 26th October 2009 at 10.30 a.m.
KON
