Estonian racing driver Mikk Maaten's Flash Racing team was forced to retire from the lead at the opening stage of the NEZ Endurance Series in Riga when their Lamborghini caught fire while refuelling, writes Postimees.
Hannes Soomer (MPM WILSport Racedays) finished today in Imola, Italy, the fifth stage of the World Supersport Championship in the Supersport class in 9th place and scored 7 World Championship points.
The 3rd and 4th round of the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia at Chang International Circuit in Thailand was like being on an American mountain for Estonian circuit racer Martin Rump. The No. 12 Rump/Tan Audi squad, which showed good momentum during practice in the humid heat and changing track conditions, finished 5th and 6th in qualifying.
Jüri Vips is driving for Red Bull in the Hitech GP Formula 3 junior team this year and made his season debut in Barcelona on Saturday. The 18-year-old Estonian started the race in 11th place but finished sixth.
This weekend, 11-12 May, the Northern European (NEZ) WRC Championship will start at the Bikernieki circuit in Riga.
Latvian Formula Historic/Mondial driver Andris Grikis celebrates his 25th full season of racing this year. During this time he has won 5 different cup series and has been national/international champion 5 times.
Andre Kiil, a racer who has moved from motorcycles to cars, has won titles in Estonia, Finland and the Nordic countries. This season, his racing calendar is extremely busy, but he also finds time to take part in the Estonian Grand Prix in the TCR class.
The questions will be answered by Raimo Kulli, winner of the Porsche GT3 class Estonian Grand Prix in the last two years. Naturally, he will be there to defend his victory this year too.
The Estonian Grand Prix 2019 will also include the Northern European Championship (NEZ) round in the V8 Thunder class. Finland's Toni Lähteenmäki finished third overall in the series last season. The fourth-generation racer shares his thoughts on racing and plans for this season.
Introducing the Estonian Grand Prix 2019 entrants, who all answer four questions. Today's interviewee is Mihkel Osula, who won the B600 class last year, but is already competing in Superbikes this season.
