MEDIA INFORMATION
UIM F2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Tønsberg Båtrace (EDH Grand Prix of Norway)- Norway, August 3-5
TEAM ABU DHABI’S AL-TAYER PROMOTED TO THIRD AFTER USTINOV IS DISQUALIFIED IN NORWAY
TØNSBERG (NORWAY): Sunday, August 5: Team Abu Dhabi’s Rashed Al-Tayer was promoted from fourth to third position in Sunday’s EDH Grand Prix of Norway (Tønsberg Båtrace) after Russian driver Konstantin Ustinov was disqualified from the official results after the race for an engine eligibility violation.
The additional three championship points earned means that the Emirati climbs to equal fifth in the UIM F2 World Championship after three rounds. Race winner Alberto Comparato retains an 18-point advantage over Tobias Munthe-Kaas.
2018 EDH Grand Prix of Norway – final result:
1. Alberto Comparato (ITA) 50 laps
2. Tobias Munthe-Kaas (NOR) @2.75sec
3. Rashed Al-Tayer (UAE) @7.81sec
4. Brent Dillard (USA) @8.85sec
5. Daniel Segenmark (SWE) @15.97sec
6. Héctor Sanz (ESP) @18.72sec
7. Ola Pettersson (SWE) @27.78sec
8. Rupert Temper (AUT) @30.50sec
9. Bimba Sjöholm (SWE) L1
10. Owen Jelf (GBR) DSQ
11. Kalle Viippo (FIN) L1
12. Johan Österberg (SWE) L1
Konstantin Ustinov (RUS) DSQ
Ferdinand Zandbergen (NED) DNF
Stefan Hagin (DEU) DNF
Edgaras Riabko (LIT) DNF
Rashed Al-Qemzi (UAE) DNF
Frode Sundsdal (NOR) DNF
2018 UIM F2 World Championship – positions after round 3 (unofficial):
1. Alberto Comparato (ITA) 40pts
2. Tobias Munthe-Kaas (NOR) 22pts
3. Edgaras Riabko (LIT) 15pts
4. Brent Dillard (USA) 14pts
5. Stefan Hagin (DEU) 12pts
5. Rashed Al-Tayer (UAE) 12pts
7. Daniel Segenmark (SWE) 11pts
8. Rashed Al-Qemzi (UAE) 9pts
9. Héctor Sanz (ESP) 5pts
10. Ola Pettersson (SWE) 4pts
11. Duarte Benavente (PRT) 3pts
11. Rupert Temper (AUT) 3pts
13. Bimba Sjöholm (SWE) 2pts
13. Oskar Samuelsson (SWE) 2pts
15. Mette Bjerknaes (NOR) 1pt
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Please contact: Khalid Al Saadi, Media Incharge, Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club, P.O. Box 45656, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Mobile Telephone: + 971 50 768 6761, E-mail: alsaadi@adimsc.ae.
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