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French driver Jules Bianchi has won the “Desafio das Estrelas” the international karting event organised by Felipe Massa in Brazil, featuring a host of top drivers, including Massa himself and, making his debut here, Fernando Alonso.
At the Beto Carrero World kart track, the Ferrari Driver Academy driver won the first race and was fourth in the second, amassing 40 points, five more than the runner-up, Brazil's Felipe Nasr and ten more than another Brazilian, Lucas Di Grassi who was third.
The two Scuderia Ferrari drivers were out of luck on their 2013 competition debut. Massa finished eighth overall on 14 points, after finishing tenth and eighth in the two rounds. Alonso had a more difficult time. He failed to score points, with a twenty first and an eighteenth place to his name, because of accelerator problems which saw him retire from race 1.
“It was a very enjoyable weekend and I hope the spectators had has much fun as I did. Will I be back next year? If Felipe asks me, definitely!” said Alonso.
Final results after 2 heats (top 10):
1. Jules Bianchi
2. Felipe Nasr
3. Lucas di Grassi
3. Nelson Piquet Jr.
5. Vitantonio Liuzzi
6. Beto Menteiro
7. Sebastien Buemi
8. Felipe Massa
9. Vitor Meira
10. Antonio Pizzonia
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| Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso. (Photo: Ferrari) |
At the Beto Carrero World kart track, the Ferrari Driver Academy driver won the first race and was fourth in the second, amassing 40 points, five more than the runner-up, Brazil's Felipe Nasr and ten more than another Brazilian, Lucas Di Grassi who was third.
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| Felipe Massa (Photo: Ferrari) |
The two Scuderia Ferrari drivers were out of luck on their 2013 competition debut. Massa finished eighth overall on 14 points, after finishing tenth and eighth in the two rounds. Alonso had a more difficult time. He failed to score points, with a twenty first and an eighteenth place to his name, because of accelerator problems which saw him retire from race 1.
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| Fernando Alonso. (Photo: Ferrari) |
“It was a very enjoyable weekend and I hope the spectators had has much fun as I did. Will I be back next year? If Felipe asks me, definitely!” said Alonso.
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| Jules Bianchi, winner of the 2013 "Desafio das Estrelas". (Photo: Ferrari) |
Final results after 2 heats (top 10):
1. Jules Bianchi
2. Felipe Nasr
3. Lucas di Grassi
3. Nelson Piquet Jr.
5. Vitantonio Liuzzi
6. Beto Menteiro
7. Sebastien Buemi
8. Felipe Massa
9. Vitor Meira
10. Antonio Pizzonia