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Gigawave MotorSport’s excellent start to the FIA GT Championship continued with a top-six finish and three more Championship points.

In extreme heat and deteriorating light conditions, drivers Philipp Peter and Allan Simonsen brought the DBR9 home in sixth place, making it the only car in its marque to finish. This was despite the car carrying 40kg of handicap weight.

Team Principal Fenton Yeulett commented, “I’m delighted with the result after racing in such arduous conditions and pleased that our weights penalty has now been reduced. Our pit stops once again were faultless which aided our race strategy.”

Philipp Peter who started and finished the race said the conditions were challenging. “The first stint was so hard because of the heat and I had a problem with my water bottle so I was getting dehydrated. The car felt very lazy when cornering due to our extra ballast so we’re pretty happy to pick up more points.”

Allan Simonsen felt that sixth place was a good result considering the handicap weight the car was carrying. “It’s the best of bad situation, with the result we now lose 40kg of success ballast and we still gain a valuable three points. We obviously struggled for speed with the extra weight.”

The tight track suited the Corvette Z06 cars, with three finishing in the top four. The Corvette's of German team, Phoenix Racing of Germany took first and third place, with the Maserati MC 12 of Vitaphone Racing coming second.

Gigawave MotorSport has now secured 15 points in the FIA GT Championship after just three races. Round 4 takes place at Oschersleben in Germany on July 6th.

After two podium finishes in the first two races of the 2008 FIA GT Championship, Gigawave MotorSport will start Round 3 from 7th place at Adria.

Philipp Peter braved the extreme heat to qualify the Aston Martin DBR9 second in class. The Corvette ZO6 of Phoenix Racing took pole position with a lap time of 1:11.731. The two-hour night race begins at 19.50 local time.

For live race and On-board footage from Adria, visit www.gt1live.tv

After two podium finishes in the first two races of the 2008 FIA GT Championship, Gigawave MotorSport heads to Adria – and aims to hold onto its record as the only team to finish in the top three in each race this season.

Gigawave MotorSport Team Principal, Fenton Yeulett, believes Adria represents very different challenges from the previous two rounds. “Silverstone and Monza are fast, flowing circuits, which suited the Aston Martin DBR9 very well. Adria, however, is the opposite. Its tight corners and short straights will make the set-up of the car quite a challenge. We have not been here before, which means there’s a lack of data to help us decide on the best set-up for the car. It will put our abilities to the test.”

The car will also be carrying 40kg of handicap weight, which driver Philipp Peter feels will have a big impact on performance. “Because of our race success so far this season, we have even more ballast in the car and this will make a huge difference on a track like this. As a driver, you can really notice the extra weight on acceleration, while our braking points will be earlier as there is more car to slow down.”

The race is due to start at 19.50 local time but fellow driver, Allan Simonsen, who raced at the Le Mans 24 Hours last week, feels this won’t be an issue. “The fact that this is an evening race should make things interesting. I have a lot of experience of racing at night but I don’t know exactly how dark the circuit will be, so I’ll just take it as any other race. Sometimes the car will be quicker at night due to the lower temperatures which can increase the horsepower of the engine.”

Gigawave MotorSport is currently joint second in the 2008 FIA GT Championship with 12 points.

The Daily Express-backed Gigawave MotorSport Aston Martin DBR9, resplendant in its new livery is heading for Adria in North-east Italy for the third round of the FIA GT Championship this weekend.

The team are lying third overall after two third-place finishes in the opening rounds at Silverstone and Monza and are to carry the Daily Express newspaper's Crusader image on the roof of the DBR9. 

Steve Hagger, Team manager, is excited about the new look with the iconic Express Crusader adorning the car and feels that it will help the team stand out from the competition.

"We are really pleased to be running the Express Crusader on the roof of our Aston Martin, " said Hagger. "We are the only British team in the GT1 class of the FIA GT Championship, so to run such an iconic image on the car will leave none of our competitors in any doubt about who we are and where we are from."

The Aston also sports the Daily Express branding on its doors and other body panels. It is the team's first full year in the Championship.

The celebrate this partnership, the Daily Express published a spread on the car's new livery.

To download the Daily Express press cutting, click here

Gigawave MotorSport driver Allan Simonsen is preparing himself for the world’s greatest endurance race: the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Driver Simonsen, currently competing in the FIA GT Championship for Gigawave MotorSport in an Aston Martin DBR9, will be stepping into a Prototype sportscar for the Le Mans endurance race next week. He will be driving the Lola Mazda 1997T belonging to the Kruse Schiller Motorsport team from Germany.

This year’s outing for Allan, who is supported by Gigawave Ltd, is in preparation for Gigawave MotorSport’s assault on Le Mans in 2010.

Allan Simonsen comments, “Last year was my debut at Le Mans and it was very kind to me with a 3rd place in class. That result, and the experience I gained from it, will make a difference to how I approach the race this year. I now know the track better and I will have that much more confidence to push the car.

“To compete in an LMP2 car is very exciting, especially in front of 40,000 Danish fans; that, and the history of the place, makes this a big deal for me – as it is for all the drivers.

“I am pleased to have Gigawave MotorSport’s support for this race and proud to be part of the team’s plans going forward. It is great to be part of the Gigawave MotorSport package, especially with the very exciting plans that are now in place.”

Gigawave Ltd, for almost two decades has been the company for On-board camera systems and radio transmitters in motor sport. A reputation for flexibility, innovation, efficiency and perfect customer service has led to the biggest names in sport and television, signing up as Gigawave customers.
The company has never ceased to break new technolgical barriers since its formation.

Gigawave MotorSport, although completely new, is fast establishing itself as a respected and successful name in international motor sport.

Competing in the international FIA GT Championship and scoring podiums straight away, the Gigawave MotorSport message has been clear and unwavering from the outset - We are here to win!

The team's structure is punctuated with some hugely experienced and well known names in motor sport, an investment vital for the success of any organisation competing at any top level.

Gigawave MotorSport has a number of levels to the strategy, short term and long term plans compliment each other and lead on logically to the next phase.

The Main Focus

There are two projects that are capturing the imagination of Gigawave MotorSport currently, the FIA World Championship and the biggest race in motoring history, Le Mans 24hrs.

Already, the infrastructure is being put in place to put ourselves in a perfect position to compete and succeed with with our international partners in both of these prestigious events.