Karting: F1 success at Felipe Massa's charity event

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From an official press release

Jules Bianchi (Ferrari) dominated Felipe Massa’s karting event, but his disqualification meant Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso) took top honours.

"I feel sorry for Jules, but rules are for everybody. Anyway, the important thing is to be part of a big party like this. I love to come to Brazil and Florianópolis, and I look forward to being here again next year", commented Alguersuari.

29 profesionnal drivers duked it out at Felipe Massa's karting event (Photo: WRi2)

Bianchi – Ferrari’s reserve driver – showed everybody in attendance just what he could do, by dominating both days, in the wet and in the dry. Victory was handed to Alguersuari only after Bianchi failed to comply with the minimum weight after the race.

In third, organizer Massa enjoyed his first taste of the champaign in a long time, after a couple of rough F1 seasons.

"After such a complicated year like this, it is a good feeling at least to get to the podium. It is for sure a big push for the new season in Formula 1", said Massa.

Alguersuari did well to represent his co-workers. His triumph extended F1 drivers' string of success to six, since the creation of the event back in 2006. Massa took the inaugural win, soon followed by Michael Schumacher (2007, 2009), Rubens Barrichello (2008) and Luca di Grassi (2010).




Race results – Florianopolis (Brazil)

Heat 1

1 - Jules Bianchi, 25 laps in 26min17s395
2 - Jaime Alguersuari, + 7s487
3 - Felipe Massa, + 7s2538
4 - Nelsinho Piquet, + 20s280
5 - Antonio Pizzonia, + 21s602
6 - Rubens Barrichello, + 22s529
7 - Jérôme d'Ambrosio, + 26s620
8 - Lucas di Grassi, + 29s376
9 - Allam Khodair, + 29s788
10 - Luciano Burti, + 35s827
11 - Vitantonio Liuzzi, + 38s301
12 - Ricardo Zonta, + 38s406
13 - Tony Kanaan, + 38s982
14 - Cacá Bueno, + 39s209
15 - Xandinho Negrão, + 39s292
16 - Vítor Meira, + 40s254
17 - Bia Figueiredo, + 40s308
18 - Adrian Sutil, + 42s598
19 - Leonardo Nienkotter, + 43s513
20 - Hélio Castroneves, + 43s584
21 - Enrique Bernoldi, + 47s417
22 - Max Wilson, + 47s730
23 - Pastor Maldonado, + 2 laps
24 - Christian Fittipaldi, + 2 laps
25 - Pietro Fitttipaldi, + 3 laps
26 - Tuka Rocha, + 3 laps

Retirements

Popó Bueno, + 16 laps
Marcos Gomes, + 22 laps

Heat 2

1- Jaime Alguersuari, 33 laps in 31min30s485
2- Lucas Di Grassi, + 5s211
3- Rubens Barrichello, + 5s353
4- Felipe Massa, + 5s9465- Jerome D´Ambrosio, + 6s515
6- Antonio Pizzonia, + 6s997
7- Ricardo Zonta, + 11s371
8- Luciano Burti, + 14s500
9- Marcos Gomes, + 14s791
10- Helio Castroneves, + 18s226
11- Vitantonio Liuzzi, + 18s720
12- Cacá Bueno, + 31s409
13- Enrique Bernoldi, + 31s641
14- Gianni Morbidelli, + 39s020
15- Pietro Fittipaldi, + 46s142
16- Allam Khodair, + 4 laps

Retirements

Popó Bueno, + 11 laps
Max Wilson, + 12 laps
Adrian Sutil, + 14 laps
Tony Kanaan, + 16 laps
Christian Fittipaldi, + 21 laps
Tuka Rocha, + 24 laps
Pastor Maldonado, + 31 laps

DQ'd

Jules Bianchi
Nelsinho Piquet
Vitor Meira
Leonardo Nienkotter
Bia Figueiredo

Final standings

1 - JAIME ALGUERSUARI - 45 points
2 - FELIPE MASSA - 29
3 - LUCAS DI GRASSI - 28
4 - RUBENS BARRICHELLO 26
5 - JULES BIANCHI - 25
6 - ANTONIO PIZZONIA - 21
7 - JEROME D'AMBROSIO - 20
8 - LUCIANO BURTI - 14
9 - RICARDO ZONTA, NELSINHO PIQUET - 13
11 - VITANTONIO LIUZZI - 12
12 - ALLAM KHODAIR, MARCOS GOMES - 7
14 - HELIO CASTRONEVES, CACÁ BUENO - 6
16 - TONY KANAAN, ENRIQUE BERNOLDI - 3
18 - GIANNI MORBIDELLI - 2
19 - XANDINHO NEGRÃO, PIETRO FITTIPALDI - 1