Date: 19 August 2015 Maserati Trofeo World Series - Vir Int'l - PDF document

Date: 19 August 2015 Maserati Trofeo World Series - Vir Int'l Raceway (US) - Presentation of Round 4 Round 4 of the Maserati Trofeo in Virginia For the second year in a row, the Virginia International Raceway will stage the Maserati Trofeo World Series event. The US track will host round four on the weekend of Friday, August 21 through Saturday, August 22, 2015. This marks the second round in the US for the Maserati Trofeo series shortly after June’s event at Road America, Wisconsin. Among those taking part will be Freddie Hunt , son of 1976 F1 world champion, James Hunt. He will be at the wheel of the No.28 car featuring Autoweek livery, also driven in Road America by another driver with a famous father: Derek Hill whose father, Phil, claimed the 1961 F1 crown. The title fight will continue with Frenchman Romain Monti currently leading with 86 points, 23 clear of the Italian, Riccardo Ragazzi . The line-up will include a healthy number of North Americans with the Patrick Byrne/Guy Cosmo crew, Jeffrey Courtney (third in Race 1 at Road America) and the returning Jim Taggart/Tom Long pair - who placed second in Race at VIR last season - all confirmed. New entry for Josh Hurley . Another participant who will join the line-up is Italo-Canadian Gianmarco Raimondo who drove the team Vita4One Maserati GranTurismo on its GTS debut in the Pirelli World Challenge championship. Raimondo clocked the third best time in qualifying at Road America in June. This time around, Raimondo will be in

a Maserati GranTurismo MC Trofeo decked out in Chase livery, sponsored by Chase Auto Finance. The last time the Maserati Trofeo was held in Virginia, a year ago, Michael Bartels pocketed two wins and eventual champion Mauro Calamia the other. Highlights of the Maserati Trofeo races can be caught on Motors TV across Europe from 5 September; in Italy a highlights show will be broadcast on channel 177, Odeon 24, and channel 512, Sky’s Rete Economy from 13 September. In North America, the www.torque.tv website will provide film of the event while Radio Monte Carlo will provide live interviews from trackside. Round 4 – Programme (Local time) Thursday 20 August Free practice: 12.30 – 13.10 Free practice: 14.45 – 15.25 Pre-qualifying: 17.45 – 18.15 Friday 21 August Qualifying & SuperPole: 10:40 – 11:25

Race 1: 18:50 – 19:35 Saturday 22 August Race 2: 17:35 – 18:20