Uwe Alzen's victory in the first race this morning was cancelled by the Bahrain Support Race Stewards of the meeting. The German driver was excluded from the race classification based on an official protest lodged by another team.
The Stewards found that the driver had not worn his HANS (Head and Neck Safety Device) during the race in contravention of the Series regulations. The HANS device is a special safety device used in all major top level international championships and is designed to protect the driver's neck in the case of an accident during racing.
Frenchman David Terrien therefore inherits the race win.
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve also moves up one position, now finishing 6th.
The new and official classification is as follows:
Classification Race 1
Pos Driver Laps Time/Gap
1 David Terrien 19 41:19.395
2 Gianni Morbidelli 19 4.894
3 Nicolas Navarro 19 10.178
4 Marchy Lee 19 15.940
5 Johnny Herbert 19 25.266
6 Jacques Villeneuve 19 25.332
7 Hasher Al Maktoum 19 35.561
8 Ukyo Katayama 19 37.762
9 Stefan Johansson 16 DNF
10 Jean Alesi 16 DNF
11 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 14 DNF
Speedcar Series positions after Race 5
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 TOT
1 Jean Alesi 10 8 10 6 - 34
2 Uwe Alzen 4 10 5 10 - 29
David Terrrien 5 5 1 8 10 29
4 Johnny Herbert 6 2 8 5 4 25
5 Mathias Lauda 8 4 6 - - 18
6 Nicolas Navarro 3 - 2 2 6 13
7 Gianni Morbidelli - - - 4 8 12
8 Ananda Mikola 1 6 4 - - 11
9 Stefan Johansson - - 3 3 - 6
10 Klaus Ludwig 2 3 3 - - 5
Marchy Lee - - - - 5 5
12 Jacques Villeneuve - - - - 3 3
Hasher Al Maktoum - - - 1 2 3
14 Ukyo Katayama - 1 - - 1 2
The Stewards found that the driver had not worn his HANS (Head and Neck Safety Device) during the race in contravention of the Series regulations. The HANS device is a special safety device used in all major top level international championships and is designed to protect the driver's neck in the case of an accident during racing.
Frenchman David Terrien therefore inherits the race win.
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve also moves up one position, now finishing 6th.
The new and official classification is as follows:
Classification Race 1
Pos Driver Laps Time/Gap
1 David Terrien 19 41:19.395
2 Gianni Morbidelli 19 4.894
3 Nicolas Navarro 19 10.178
4 Marchy Lee 19 15.940
5 Johnny Herbert 19 25.266
6 Jacques Villeneuve 19 25.332
7 Hasher Al Maktoum 19 35.561
8 Ukyo Katayama 19 37.762
9 Stefan Johansson 16 DNF
10 Jean Alesi 16 DNF
11 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 14 DNF
Speedcar Series positions after Race 5
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 TOT
1 Jean Alesi 10 8 10 6 - 34
2 Uwe Alzen 4 10 5 10 - 29
David Terrrien 5 5 1 8 10 29
4 Johnny Herbert 6 2 8 5 4 25
5 Mathias Lauda 8 4 6 - - 18
6 Nicolas Navarro 3 - 2 2 6 13
7 Gianni Morbidelli - - - 4 8 12
8 Ananda Mikola 1 6 4 - - 11
9 Stefan Johansson - - 3 3 - 6
10 Klaus Ludwig 2 3 3 - - 5
Marchy Lee - - - - 5 5
12 Jacques Villeneuve - - - - 3 3
Hasher Al Maktoum - - - 1 2 3
14 Ukyo Katayama - 1 - - 1 2