3 Racers from Indonesia in action in Catalunya this weekend

Indonesian racing driver

Post Compass -This weekend the three racers Indonesia will perform in each class. Rio Haryanto facing his fifth race in Formula 1, while Sean Pics and Philo Paz Armand opens its season in GP2.

They will stimulate the Jets land at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, start training today, Friday (5/13/2016), to race on Sunday.

Catalunya circuit is marked Rio as F1 racers. In place of this, on February 24, and then his first tests along the Rio melakoni team Manor Racing.

So far Rio hasn't made a special impression because of the four series he twice failed to finish, and the other two are always the most rear ends. He and teammate, Pascal Wehrlein, have not been able to do much to push his car broke through the limit points, as well as four other racers: Joylon Palmer, Marcus Ericsson, Felipe Nasr, and Esteban Gutierrez.

In GP2, Sean Pics will perform the first of the series, after last year's fall in the last five series with a total of 9 races. From there, his best achievement was finishing ranked 15th in the Sprint Race in Bahrain.

In 2016 it will be Sean melakoni his first full season in GP2. He has changed teams, from Carling to Campos Racing, team last reinforced Rio. Either Campos or Manor was sponsored by Pertamina. It's just that, Sean has other local sponsors such as BNI, Indofood, and KFC: his Great cock, while Rio is still relying on Pertamina.

As for Philo Paz Armand, a 20-year-old racers that would melakoni his debut in GP2. Last season he appeared in the Formula Renault 3.5, start 9 times and won one point. In GP2 team Trident Racing Armand, based in Italy.

GP2 comprises four sessions: practice, qualifying, Race 1 (Feature Race), and Race 2 (Sprint Race).

Practice sessions are scheduled on a Friday afternoon and continue in the qualifying session in the afternoon. Featured Race will take place on Saturday at 7:15 local time, or after the F1 qualifying session finished. In the race at Catalunya later, the racers must complete as many as 37 rounds or about 60 minutes with one pit stop.

As for the Sprint Race will be held on Sunday at 3 pm local time, or three and a half hours before the F1 race. In the second race, the number of laps completed shorter racers, i.e. only 26 laps or around 45 minutes, without a pit stop.

Because of the number of laps of the race first and second races are different, the counting of the number of points gained racers would be different. In the first race, the racers finish in top 10 is entitled to points (equivalent to counting points Formula one race), which sequentially from the first position, i.e., 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1.

As for the second race, at points only awarded to racers who occupies the position of the big eight with a sequence from the first position, i.e., 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1.

However, GP2 rules also give an extra bonus points. For racers who earned pole positition on the race's first four points mendat. While every speedway rider who could carve out a fastest time on the first or second race gets two points.

Sean and Pertamina Campos Racing car with specs will wear Dallara GP2/11. Dimensions-length, width 1.8 meters 5.065 metres high, 1.072 metres, and weighs 688 kilograms (including racers). The fuel tank capacity as much as 125 litres with a brake system using hydro carbon.

As for the engine used is the capacity of 4,000 Mecachrome cc V8 engine with 612 horsepower strength and 10,000 rpm. GP2 car has also been using the DRS (drag reduction system) which serves to regulate the circulation of wind in order to increase the speed of the cars on the track straight. Acceleration of this car within 0-100 meters is 2.9 seconds, or 0-200 meters in a time of 6.6 seconds. The maximum speed of the GP2 car reached 332 kilometres per hour.

"This is my first full season. I am still learning. To race I would first attempt to get into the position of 15 on the qualifying round. After that, I focus on the race and are attempting to exert all capabilities. Matter in what position I will finish, it depends on the conditions of the race, "said Sean (19), who is also the son of legendary former pereli Indonesia, Ricardo Pics.

Schedule F1 series of Catalunya (Spain)

Friday (5/13)
Free Practice 1:10.00-11.30
Free Practice 2:14.00-15.30

Saturday (5/2)
Free Practice 3 11.00-12.00
Qualification 1:14.00-14
Qualification 2:19-22
Qualification 3:30 June-15.00

Sunday (5/15)
Race: 14.00-16.00

GP2 Series schedule of Catalunya (Spain)

Friday (5/13):
Free Practice: 12.00-12.45
Qualification: 15:55-16:25

Saturday (5/2)
Race 1 (Feature Race): 3:40 pm-4:45 pm

Sunday (5/15)
Race 2 (Sprint Race): 10.25-11.10