60o Grande Prémio de Macau - 14 a 17 Novembro 2013

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Macau Grand Prix Announces Six-Day Spectacular
To Mark Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

The Macau Grand Prix Committee (CGPM) today announced an unprecedented programme for two weekends of racing to celebrate the 60th running of the legendary event. Dates for the 60th Macau Grand Prix are: November 9th and 10th, and November 14th to 17th.

The second weekend, running from Thursday, November 14th through to Sunday, November 17th, will once again include the three prestigious headline races: The Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix, the official FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup; the final rounds of the FIA World Touring Car Championship for the ninth successive year; and the 47th running of the unique and celebrated Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix.

The Macau GT Cup which, in just five years, has become firmly established as an important international sportscar invitational, attracting both prestigious automotive marques and star drivers, is joined by the Macau Road Sport Challenge for modified road cars.

New to the programme for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations are the Lotus Greater China Race and the Master Challenge. The Lotus Greater China Race is a one-make invitational race, featuring a special limited edition LOTUS Elise 1.6 Club Racer for drivers from Mainland China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Macau and Asia.

The Master Challenge will see some of the Macau Grand Prix’s best known former competitors and Asia’s most successful drivers compete in one-make Volkswagen Scirocco R racing cars, the same model used in the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup China Series.

The weekend of November 9th and 10th will feature six races on the legendary 6.2 km Guia street circuit, and a programme which includes something for every racing fan.

The Macau Touring Car Cup for up to 36 of Asia’s leading tin-top competitors and the MAC/HKG Interport Race, the annual showdown between the neighbouring cities, are joined by three sportscar races which will showcase a trio of iconic marques, and include some of the region’s biggest names in GT competition: The Audi R8 LMS Cup, the first ever one-make cup for Audi worldwide which made its debut last year; the Lamborghini Super Trofeo, the only one make series using a permanent four-wheel drive car based on a lightweight version of the successful Gallardo 570-4 and specifically reworked for the use on the race track; and the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, which returns to the Guia Circuit for the first time since 2007 and this year celebrates 10 years at the pinnacle of GT racing in the region.

Continuing its rich heritage of providing an international showcase for emerging young talent, the Formula Masters China Series will make its debut at Macau. The junior single-seater series for fledgling talent across China and Asia opens its inaugural season next month and a season finale invitational will be held at Macau. The one-make series uses a Tatuus FA010 carbon composite monocoque chassis, FIA F3 standard, powered by a Formula Evo 2.0 FSI engine from Volkswagen Group.

Away from the race track, the dynamic city of Macau will celebrate its Grand Prix’s Diamond Jubilee in grand style, with two weeks of city-wide celebrations including shows, parades, an international fireworks contest, and its famous cosmopolitan food festival.

The 60th Macau Grand Prix will be promoted globally, with the Macau Government Tourist Office and the Macau Grand Prix Committee ensuring it plays a starring role in trade and consumer travel shows, roadshows, and travelling exhibitions. Following a complete redesign, the official website at www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo will be launched ahead of the event, while commercials will run on all major international television stations. A set of stamps and a book commemorating the rich history of the Grand Prix will be published to mark the 60th edition.

Major infrastructure projects are underway too, with a new Race Control Tower to be completed in time for November’s Grand Prix as part of a major scheme to construct new facilities in response to the increasing stature of the race meeting and the resulting logistical requirements. The project will be executed in two phases, with the existing Grand Prix Building, built in 1993, replaced in time for the 2014 event.

For this celebrated carnival of motorsport, where no fewer than eight future Formula 1 World Champions cut their teeth on their way up the international motorsport ladder, there is no better way to celebrate its Diamond Jubilee than with a Macau Grand Prix like no other.

The Macau Grand Prix Committee
5th April 2013



THE 60th MACAU GRAND PRIX
9th to 10th of NOVEMBER 2013

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

9th of November 2013 (Saturday)
06:00 Circuit Closed
06:30 07:00 Circuit Inspection
07:30 08:00 MAC/HKG Interport Race - Practice
08:15 08:45 Audi R8 LMS Cup- Practice
09:00 09:30 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia - Practice
09:45 10:15 Formula Masters China Series - Practice
10:30 11:00 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Series - Practice
11:15 11:45 Macau Touring Car Cup - Practice
12:00 12:30 MAC/HKG Interport Race - Qualifying
12:45 13:15 Audi R8 LMS Cup - Qualifying
13:30 14:00 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia - Qualifying
14:15 14:45 Formula Masters China Series - Qualifying
15:00 15:30 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Series - Qualifying
15:45 16:15 Macau Touring Car Cup - Qualifying
18:30 ** Circuit Opened

10th of November 2013 (Sunday)
06:00 Circuit Closed
06:30 07:00 Circuit Inspection
07:30 09:00 Practice
09:15 10:00 MAC/HKG Interport Race - 10 Laps
10:25 11:10 Audi R8 LMS Cup- 10 Laps
11:35 12:20 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia - 10 Laps
12:45 13:45 Macau Touring Car Cup - 12 laps
14:10 14:55 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Series - 10 laps
15:05 15:35 Special Event
16:00 16:45 Formula Masters China Series - 10 Laps
18:30 ** Circuit Opened


* Organizer reserves the right to re-schedule the programme without prior notice.
** If the circuit opens before the programmed time, it will be announced.
























05/04/2013


THE 60th MACAU GRAND PRIX
14th to 17th of NOVEMBER 2013

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

14th of November 2013 (Thursday)
06:00 Circuit Closed
06:30 07:00 Circuit Inspection
07:30 08:30 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 47th Edition - Practice
08:55 09:35 Lotus Greater China Race - Practice
09:55 10:35 Macau Road Sport Challenge - Practice
10:55 11:40 Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - Practice
12:00 12:30 Macau GT Cup - Practice
12:50 13:30 Master Challenge - Practice
13:50 14:20 FIA WTCC - Guia Race of Macau - Testing
14:40 15:10 Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - Qualifying
15:50 16:35 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 47th Edition - Qualifying
18:30 ** Circuit Opened

15th of November 2013 (Friday)
06:00 Circuit Closed
06:30 07:00 Circuit Inspection
07:30 08:15 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 47th Edition - Qualifying
08:30 09:00 FIA WTCC - Guia Race of Macau - Practice
09:20 09:50 Lotus Greater China Race - Qualifying
10:10 10:40 Macau Road Sport Challenge - Qualifying
11:00 11:45 Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - Practice
12:15 12:45 FIA WTCC - Guia Race of Macau - Practice
13:05 13:35 Master Challenge - Qualifying
13:55 14:25 Macau GT Cup - Qualifying
14:45 15:15 Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - Qualifying
15:35 16:25 FIA WTCC - Guia Race of Macau - Qualifying
18:30 ** Circuit Opened

16th of November 2013 (Saturday)
06:00 Circuit Closed
06:30 07:00 Circuit Inspection
07:30 07:50 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 47th Edition - Warm Up
08:20 09:20 Lotus Greater China Race - 10 laps
09:50 10:50 Macau Road Sport Challenge - 10 laps
11:20 12:20 Master Challenge - 8 laps
12:50 13:10 Macau GT Cup - Qualifying
14:00 14:50 Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - Qualification Race - 10 laps
15:30 16:30 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 47th Edition - 15 laps
18:30 ** Circuit Opened

17th of November 2013 (Sunday)
06:00 Circuit Closed
06:30 07:00 Circuit Inspection
07:15 07:40 Practice
07:55 08:05 Macau GT Cup – Warm Up
08:30 08:45 FIA WTCC - Guia Race of Macau - Warm Up
09:20 10:20 Macau GT Cup - 12 laps
10:45 13:00 FIA WTCC - Guia Race of Macau - 2 Races of 9 laps each with 15 minutes break between Races
13:20 14:10 Special Event
15:00 15:15 Lion Dance
15:30 16:30 Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - 15 laps
18:30 ** Circuit Opened

* Organizer reserves the right to re-schedule the programme without prior notice.
** If the circuit opens before the programmed time, it will be announced.

É hoje que partem os nossos pilotos Nuno Caetano e André Pires e respectivas equipas para Macau.

Desde já votos de boa sorte para todos, com muita pena minha este ano não vou, de qualquer forma vou tentar fazer uma boa cobertura com os meios possíveis.

SAFE RIDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

A minha terra natal e um grande evento!

Um dia irei ver esta prova ao vivo!

Falam mais dos nosso embaixador do que em Portugal...

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Nuno Caetano is set to compete at this years Macau grand prix. Nuno made his Macau grand prix debut in 2011 achieving a consistent result. At this years Isle of Man TT Nuno achieved 42nd, 38th, 33rd and 39th place finishes in the superbike, second supersport race, lightweight and senior TT races."

Nesta altura do ano pensamos mais no que aconteceu ao Luís Carreira,fico contente de ver os Tugas em Macau novamente, ele faria o mesmo....

Bom dia amigos, só uma pergunta porque ainda não vi fotos por parte da federação nacional de motociclismo relativamente ao grande prémio de Macau? Será que não levaram fotógrafo desta vez? No ano passado antes da tragédia que nos tocou a todos já sabíamos muita coisa relativamente aos nossos bravos pilotos e amigos... Depois não digam que só somos notícia pelos piores motivos..... Lamentável..... Temos mais uma vez pilotos nossos a fazer aquilo que mais gostam onde alguém só os conhece como números.... Boa sorte para toda a comitiva que está actualmente no circuito citadino de Macau.

Amigo Morato o ano passado fui mas a convite do Nuno Caetano não como fotógrafo da Federação Nacional de Velocidade, se tiveram fotos do Carreira do Filipe Costa e do Nuno Caetano foi graças a este piloto ter abdicado de um membro da sua equipa para levar um fotógrafo/amigo com ele, mas o que te posso dizer é que as outras equipas e federações todas elas levam um Fotógrafo

Estes pilotos merecem todo o nosso carinho são Homens com um H grande...

Vamos esperar mais uma vez a boa vontade do nosso amigo Renato....

Rutter came out on top again last year

By Road Racing desk
Image by GCS

Macau Grand Prix bosses have released the 2013 entry list, topped by mutiple champion Michael Rutter and TT legend John McGuinness.

Rutter will again ride for Robin Croft's SMT Honda squad while McGuinness is taking his factory Honda TT Legends Superbike on which he won the this year's Senior in an attempt to dislodge Rutter from the top spot.

Ian Lougher makes his last-ever racing appearance at Macau, bringing down the curtain on a long and illustrious career that he seems determined to end as competitively as it began, if his race-winning performance at the Scarborough Gold Cup is any kind of guide. Lougher will certainly have thought about adding the Macau Grand Prix to his CV for the first time on his final race outing as a rider, which will be on an IRL/Barnes Racing Honda.

Martin Jessopp, runner-up at Macau for the last two years running, is back with Riders Motorcycles this time aboard a BMW, and should be a strong contender.

Elsewhere on the entry list are a host of names who have been showing enormous potential during this season.

Include among them riders who are Macau and road-race regulars like Gary Johnson and Stephen Thompson (T&R Motorsport Suzuki), as well as Americans Mark Miller (Splitlath Redmond Racing Honda) and Jeremy Toye - time-served riders who know enough about the Guia Circuit to be quick from the outset, and that might be vital if wet weather makes a return visit as well.

The same is true of regulars such as Horst Saiger of Austria (Saiger-Racing.com Kawasaki), but the European element of the entry list is packed with names which are relatively new to the streets of Macau though not to road-racing in general, starting with the new International Road Racing Championship (IRRC) winner Didier Grams of Germany, making only his third visit on a Heidger-Motorsport.de BMW, while Miller’s team mate Brandon Cretu returns for a second time, adding a Romanian name to the entry list again, though he was born in the USA.

Other likely candidates for a surprise performance could well include the likes of Dean Harrison, after another strong year on the roads, the irrepressible Lee Johnston, and the Supertwin star Jamie Hamilton, Irish Road Racing Champion this year and hopefully fully fit after a fall just before he claimed his second title of the year, this time in Supersport.

In addition to Harrison, fellow Britons making their debuts this year are: Dan Cooper, part of a two-rider DMR Racing entry with Scotsman James Storrar, 8th at Macau last year; Graham English (BMW TIVA Engineering Ltd – Fix Auto Collision); and Ben Wylie who teams up with Paul Shoesmith at ICE VALLEY by Motorsave Trade. Irishman Brian McCormack debuts at Macau on a TAG Racing Honda.

Other newcomers are Roman Stamm of Switzerland with Team Bolliger and fellow countryman Hervé Gantner, who partners Toye at Penz13.Com BMW Racing Team, while from Portugal comes André Pires on a SBK/INCORTCAR Suzuki.

South African newcomer Allann-Jon Venter makes his debut as part of a four-rider entry from Quattro Plant Motorsport. Fourth place finisher last year Gary Johnson leads the charge on a Honda after an impressive season of racing which has included podium finishes at the Isle of Man TT, North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix. Steve Heneghan, who made his Macau debut last year, will be aboard a Kawasaki, as will seasoned road racer Sandor Bitter of Hungary and Venter, who made his first appearance at the Isle of Man TT this year.

There are plenty of riders for the highly-respected Macau invitational but so few places on the grid, and as always there's the possibility of a surprise from the ranks of riders whose names we know but have yet to deliver on this most challenging circuit.

Ian Hutchinson's name is missing from the list but it is believed that his Milwaukee Yamaha team are finalising their thoughts on whether to make the trip.

2013 entry list:

1 Michael RUTTER GBR SMT Racing Honda
2 John McGUINNESS GBR Honda TT Legends Honda
5 Gary JOHNSON GBR Quattro Plant Motorsports Honda
7 Dean HARRISON GBR RC Express Racing by MSS Performance Kawasaki
8 Roman STAMM SUI Team Bolliger Switzerland Kawasaki
10 Mark MILLER USA Splitlath Redmond Racing Honda
11 Stephen THOMPSON GBR T&R Motorsport Suzuki
12 Ian LOUGHER GBR ILR / Barnes Racing Honda
15 James STORRAR GBR DMR Racing BMW
17 Nuno CAETANO POR KD Team of Portugal Kawasaki
18 Lee JOHNSTON East Coast Racing Honda
19 Marc FISSETTE BEL Heidger-Motorsport.de Suzuki
20 Dan COOPER GBR DMR Racing BMW
22 Horst SAIGER AUT Saiger-Racing.com Kawasaki
26 Didier GRAMS GER Heidger-Motorsport.de BMW
39 Allann-Jon VENTER RSA Quattro Plant Motorsports Kawasaki
40 Martin JESSOPP GBR Riders Motorcycles BMW
44 Jamie HAMILTON GBR KMR Kawasaki
47 Brandon CRETU USA Splitlath Redmond Racing EBR
48 Hervé GANTNER Penz13.Com BMW Racing Team BMW
54 Steve HENEGHAN IRL Quattro Plant Motorsports Kawasaki
55 Dan KNEEN IOM Marks Bloom Racing Suzuki
57 Jeremy TOYE USA Penz13.Com BMW Racing Team BMW
60 Ben WYLIE GBR Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade BMW
68 David JOHNSON AUS PR Racing Kawasaki
69 Paul SHOESMITH GBR Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade BMW
71 Davy MORGAN GBR CSC Racing Suzuki
77 Sandor BITTER HUN Quattro Plant Motorsports Kawasaki
83 Graham ENGLISH GBR TIVA Engineering Ltd – Fix Auto Collision
BMW
111 Brian MCCORMACK IRL TAG Racing Honda
114 Andre PIRES POR SBK / Incortcar Suzuki
115 Steve MERCER GBR TTC 115 Suzuki
- See more at: http://www.bikesportnews.com/news-detail.cfm?newsid=10694#sthash.L5NdF6mZ.dpuf

Happy birthday Motors Magazine ! Renato Marques Joao Fernandes
www.samuraiR-photo.com — with Nuno Caetano and 2 others at El Gaucho Cafe Latino.

Parabêns, aos novos pilotos tugas em Macau.
Parabêns aos que voltam a repetir..

abraço e tenham cuidado,
VLopes

O nosso Grande Nuno Caetano dá mais a Portugal do que Portugal lhe dá a ele...dura realidade no desporto em Poirtugal para quem não dá pontapés numa bola

Vamos lá então os nossos pilotos já vão a caminho do circuito pelo menos as equipas eles ainda podem dormir mais uma hora hehehe

Live timming

http://www.mstworld.com/msportrounds.aspx?year=2013&series=MACAU

Vamos ver se aqui nos "safemos"

http://eurorivals.net/macau-grand-prix:-live-racing-streams.html

23:30 começa a festa

Amigos para melhor se orientarem com horas

http://24timezones.com/pt_horamundial/macau_hora_local.php

 

ja conseguem ver alguma coisa???......