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CREVENTIC PRESENTS ROUND 2 24H SERIES 2017 12H MUGELLO 17-18 MARCH 2017 MUGELLO CIRCUIT GRAND PRIX TRACK, 5.25KM WELCOME STANDINGS INTERVIEWS To the 2nd round of the 24H SERIES The ranking after the 24H DUBAI Teams and the 24H SERIES ENTRY LIST REVIEW LIVE STREAMING 55 GT and Touring cars on the grid All about the 24H DUBAI 2017 Qualifying and the full race #24HSERIES 24hseries.com facebook.com/24hseries twitter.com/24hseries instagram.com/24hseries youtube.com/24hseries CREVENTIC PO Box 40, 6590 AA, Gennep The Netherlands T. +31 485 471166 E. [email protected] It is with great pleasure that I welcome you, both personally and in the name of the Mugello Circuit, to this new edition of the Hankook 12H MUGELLO. This is an event representing the opening race of our sports agenda. We have been preparing it with a very simple philosophy: making the Mugello Circuit a pleasant place for everyone. For the drivers, so that they may find on the track a Be one with your tires, and the road will be one with you. place to enhance their charisma and their ability, in the highest safety conditions; for the audience, so that they may remember their stay on the green hills of Tuscany as something unique; for the personnel working on the event, so that they may find the best logistic conditions to do their job. Each and every intervention, made in the name of innovation and in respect of the territory hosting us, another ‘value added’ of a race track Top-notch performance that is considered one of the most challenging slick tire with consistency and high Circuit tire for exclusive and exciting. In this light, we wishing you to enjoy mileage in dry conditions use on wet surfaces these days and share big emotions. Paolo Poli CEO Mugello Circuit Thank you for being here with us again and …. ● Hankook Tire UK Ltd, Fawsley Drive, Heartlands ● Hankook Tire Italia S.r.l. Centro Direzionale Colleoni ● Siriusdreef 35-37, 2132 WT, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands Business Park, Daventry, Northamptonshire NN11 8UG – Palazzo Liocorno – Via Paracelso, 2 Tel : +31 (0) 23 55 41 550, Fax : +31 (0) 23 55 41 560 buon lavoro! Tel: +44 1327 304 100 Fax: +44 1327 304 110 – 20864 Agrate Brianza (MB) ● Hankook France Le Patio, 35-37 rue Louis Guérin 69100 ● Hankook España, S.A. Avda. de la Industria, 4, Edificio 3, ● Hankook Tire Česká republika s.r.o. Hvězdova 1716/2b, Villeurbanne Tel: 04.72.69.76.40 Fax: 04.78.94.96.29 2-D,Parque Empresarial Natea. 28108 – Alcobendas, Nusle, 14078 PRAHA 4, Česká republika Madrid. Spain. Tel: +34 91 490 50 88 Fax: +34 91 662 98 02 24HSERIES.COM 03 EU 24h Racing F200 Z207 210x297mm.indd 1 2016.2.26 10:10:6 AM CONTENTS 03. Welcome Paolo Poli, CEO Mugello Circuit 07. Welcome from Creventic 08. Preview Hankook 12H MUGELLO 2017 10. Time Schedule and follow us 11. Mugello track map 12. Interview IDEC RACING 13. Interview V8 RACING 14. Interview BONK MOTORSPORT 17. Classes and flag signals 18. Entry list 21. Creventic Series Calendar 23. Entry list V12-44-24H Series 26. Review Hankook 24H DUBAI 2017 28. Standings 29. 24H SERIES 2017 approved by the FIA 30. Timekeeping Official Timekeeper 24h Series www.brm-manufacture.com Tel. +33(0)1 61 02 00 25 24HSERIES.COM 05 PROGRAMME 24H SERIES.indd 1 11/12/2014 11:56:24 WELCOME Dear Teams, Drivers, Mechanics, partners, media and fans and visitors of the Hankook 12H MUGELLO 2017 Two months after the successful season opener With extensive live streaming in HD quality in Dubai, action in the 24H SERIES powered on the website, the expert commentary by by Hankook finally resumes with this week’s Radiolemans.com and the outstanding Hankook 12H MUGELLO, the second round of dedication of the crew of the Dutch National this year’s series. There is great anticipation Racing Team (DNRT), the first major interna- for the fourth running of the endurance race tional endurance race of 2017 in Europe will at the Mugello Circuit in the beautiful hills of provide plenty of action. Tuscany. Gearing up for a new adventure: 24H PROTO Having celebrated an outstanding experience SERIES powered by Hankook with four rounds in the first round of the year, we can only in 2017. GTs, touring cars, 24h specials, anticipate what this second round will hold. prototypes: if they can be raced, we will Held in the beautiful Tuscan region, offering create a series of endurance races for them. a journey of great food, fine wine, Its diverse The latest addition to the portfolio of race natural landscape, olive groves and vineyards series, the 24H PROTO SERIES powered by and some of the world’s most recognizable Hankook will include four twelve-hour races in Renaissance art and architecture. 2017. The season gets underway at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in France on April We are proud to announce a diverse start grid 21-22. Next up is the Hankook 12H MISANO with 17 different car brands like, Mercedes, in Italy from July 7-9, followed by the Hankook Ferrari, Chevrolet, Lamborghini, Renault, 12H PAUL RICARD, again in France, from Porsche, KTM, Vortex, MARC Focus, BMW, August 18-19. The legendary circuit of Ginetta, Honda, Seat, Peugeot, Renault, Mini Spa-Francorchamps in the Belgian Ardennes and Toyota and teams coming from all over will host the season finale from October 6-8. the world which will help to create a new and unforgettable race. It is a pleasure to offer one Without further a-do, let the celebration of the of the best packages’ in amateur endurance second round of the Hankook 24H SERIES racing in the world and of course, semi-profes- begin. Share your journey on social media with sionals and professional teams and drivers are our hashtag: #24HSERIES. always more than welcome. Best wishes to all with lots of fun and a fast, and most importantly, fair and safe competition! Ready? Start your Engines! Team CREVENTIC 24HSERIES.COM 07 Ferrari and Czech entrant Scuderia Praha will clean. There is also a Vortex and a KTM in be hoping that the magic that gave them a win the SPX class, which along with a brace of PREVIEW last October in Moravia will transfer to Tuscany. Lamborghinis will not only have their own bat- tle but are high enough on the speed charts to Hankook 12H MUGELLO 2017 The 991 class is wide open and features a new contest for the overall victory as well. and interesting rivalry. For the past few sea- Creventic has become known as an innovator. take on fuel, or conversely, finish Friday with as sons the American drivers Putman, Espenlaub, The greatest growth at Hankook 12H MUGELLO They created the Code 60 system for neutralizing full a tank as possible so that you can sprint on and Foster had driven for MRS GT Racing. For is likely to be in the TCR class. There will be races. It has been copied by other organizers Saturday. Pit stops made at the end of Part I 2017 they switched their allegiance to the rival several more examples of the Audi RS3 which around the world. A few years ago at Mugello incur a penalty so those decisions have to be German squad of ProSport Performance. A won at Hankook 24H DUBAI plus entries from they debuted the idea of a split 12 hour race, made earlier. Some of the teams coming to season-long fight versus the old team should new marques in this fast touring class, including Part I in the afternoon, with the finishing Part II Mugello this year already have experience with provide some intense yet friendly dicing. Honda and Peugeot. One of the biggest rivalries the next morning. It was implemented to comply this format. Others may be well accomplished of late in endurance racing has been between with local noise regulations, but rather than at endurance racing in general, but this fomat The SP2 class has usually been the home the two friendly German teams of Bonk being a problem, this format has created an creates new challenges for them. of silhouette specials. The Vortex 1.0 is such Motorsport and Sorg Rennsport. Their altogether new wrinkle in the sporting strategy a case. However, the class has increasingly continued fight will highlight the all-BMW CUP1 that makes endurance racing such an intriguing The A6 entry is a Who’s Who of all the top GT3 become home to teams running Porsche Cup class. There are some familiar faces within the discipline. spec teams. Dubai winners Herberth Motorsport cars which under SP2 rules compete to more small bore Touring car categories. Cor Euser are the favourites among the three Porsches. liberal regulations. As a result, the SP2 contest Motorsport’s BMW is expected to be a favorite Once again the Mugello 12 Hours will have an Car Collection has grown its Audi stable, adding may end up being a four-way battle between the in A3 while Dubai’s contest between the intermission with cars scored to their lap total a third R8 LMS. There will also be an Audi from two Porsche teams of Porsche L’Oirent Racing Renault of the Swiss squad Stanco & Tanner and then placed into parc ferme conditions Räder Motorsport, a regular at the Nürburging and Speed Lover. Hankook 12H MUGELLO and the Peugeot of Denmark’s Team K-Rejser overnight. This means that is vitally important 24 Hours.