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James Jakes Confident in 55th Macau Gp despite shunt
13/11/2008James Jakes is confident that he can still fight for victory in this weekend's Macau Grand Prix, despite a heavy crash cutting short his first qualifying session today.
He was fifth quickest in morning practice and was lying third 15 minutes into qualifying this afternoon when he lost control of his ART car exiting Curva R and spun into the barrier.
"It's a shame because it was going really well," said Jakes. "I was pushing quite hard because I wanted to get a reference fo.....»
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F3 Euroseries race 1 report
27/10/2008James Jakes' difficult weekend at Hockenheim continued on Saturday as contact with several of his rivals left him struggling with a damaged car in the first race.
The British driver had been optimistic of a points finish after qualifying inside the top 10, but his hopes were dented at the very start as Koudai Tsukakoshi made contact with him.
James then suffered further hits from other drivers throughout the opening lap, which meant he had to complete the rest of the race .....»
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Season Finale : Hockenheim Qualifying report
27/10/2008James Jakes had a difficult start to his final F3 Euro Series weekend of the season at Hockenheim on Friday, as the British driver was disappointed despite qualifying in the top 10.
James had high hopes for the session, but a broken damper caused him problems during the session, and he had to battle on to eventually get his car up to ninth on the grid.
"I don't really know where we could have ended up without the problems," James said afterwards. "Considering that, to be i.....»
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Watch James LIVE!!!
14/10/2008
This weekend James Jakes is taking a break from the Euroseries and stepping up to race in the GP2 Asia Series.
James is hoping a series of good results can lead to him securing a seat in next years GP2 Championships.
The race is being broadcast LIVE on Eurosport from Shanghai, China at 9.00am Saturday 18th October.
Last years Inaugur.....»
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James Jakes race 1 report Le Mans
10/10/2008James Jakes came away from Le Mans having salvaged a top five finish from a difficult weekend after two fighting drives in France.
After a tough qualifying session that left him scratching his head, James made steady progress in the first race of the weekend, and then came through a chaotic second race to get into the points.
Only half points were awarded due to a long red flag in the middle of the race, but James can at least add one more to his tally for this season than.....»
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Qualifying report from Le Mans
10/10/2008James Jakes will start Saturday's F3 Euro Series further down the grid than he is used to after a difficult qualifying session at Le Mans.
The 21-year-old struggled with the handling of his car for most of the session, but he was on a much better lap when he went off in the dying minutes, ending his day in the gravel trap at the final corner.
"We just struggled for grip all round," said James after the session. "It's so cold here, and that's really turned the field on its .....»
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James Jakes at F3 Euroseries Event in Barcelona - Race report 2
22/09/2008James Jakes salvaged more points from the second F3 Euroseries race despite a heavily damaged car on Sunday.
The British driver was involved in a first lap collision with Dani Clos, but he kept his car on the road, and managed to keep up with the leaders despite a visibly damaged rear wing that was affecting his handling.
James kept out of further trouble to bring his ART Dallara-Mercedes home in fourth place, adding to the fifth place he scored in Saturday's event.
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F3 Euroseries Race report 1 Barcelona
22/09/2008James Jakes put in a charging performance to take a top five finish in the first F3 Euroseries race of the weekend at Barcelona.
The British driver made his way up from 11th on the grid to score points on Saturday, and put himself in contention for a race victory in Sunday's reverse grid race.
"I'm pretty happy because we've got a chance of winning the second race," said James. "My aim was to get into the top eight, and we did that.
"I had a mega start, I was already p.....»
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Race Report 2 - Brands Hatch Round 7 Formula 3 Euroseries
01/09/2008James Jakes came away from his home race in the F3 Euro Series disappointed to miss out on valuable championship points.
The British driver, who had qualified in the top five, was set for a fifth place finish in race one before he was taken out by his team-mate. That relegated him to the back of the field to race two, while he would have been in contention for a podium in race two due to the reverse grid rule had he made the top five.
"It's disappointing because it's another w.....»
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James Jakes Race 1 Report for the F3 Euro Series Round 7 - Brands Hatch
01/09/2008James Jakes was robbed of a fighting fifth place in Saturday's F3 Euro Series race at Brands Hatch after he was taken out by his team-mate in the closing stages.
James had fought hard to maintain his position throughout the 58-lap race, as his car had sustained slight damage after a first lap collision with Sam Bird.
He had closed up on those ahead of him after learning how to drive around his problems though, and was challenging former championship leader Edoardo Mortara for .....»
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James Jakes F3 Euroseries Qualifying - Round 7 Brands Hatch
01/09/2008James Jakes secured a top-five grid position during qualifying for the first of his two races on home soil at Brands Hatch this weekend.
The British driver was pleased to put himself in contention for a solid weekend, but he was also disappointed that he was unable to repeat his pole position effort from the same race last year.
"On the positive side we're back up the front, so the plan is obviously to come away with two points finishes," said James. "I think a podium is possi.....»
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James Jakes Race 2 Report - Round 5 F3 Euroseries, Zandvoort
16/07/2008James Jakes narrowly missed out on a points-scoring position in the second F3 Euro Series race at Zandvoort on Sunday.
The British driver finished seventh in the race, but he has turned his attention to the next event at the Nurburgring after a difficult weekend in Holland.
"We had another good race today, but we used our new tyres in the first race to try and get in the points, so it was always going to be harder today," said James, who had worked his way up from 16th to .....»
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James Jakes Race 1 Report - Round 5 F3 Euroseries, Zandvoort
16/07/2008James Jakes battled his way into the top 10 from the eighth row of the grid during the first F3 Euro Series race at Zandvoort on Saturday.
The British driver made his way up from 16th to 10th during the race, but he was still slightly disappointed to lose time stuck behind championship leader Edoardo Mortara, who eventually spun out of the race after a long battle between the two.
With Mortara out of the way, James then put pressure on those ahead as he pushed to make his .....»
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James Jakes qualifying report - Zandvoort, The Netherlands
16/07/2008James Jakes has set himself a target of making up at least eight places in Saturday's F3 Euro Series race at Zandvoort after a difficult qualifying session on Friday.
The 20-year-old had been one of the frontrunners in free practice, but he had to settle for 16th on the grid after a challenging session, which included an off on one of his best laps.
James believes he can turn his weekend around though, and he is targeting a points finish in the first race, which could put .....»
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James Jakes sets fastest lap in second race at Norisring
James Jakes had to take comfort from setting the fastest lap in the second F3 Euro Series race at the Norisring, as his weekend of misfortune continued on Sunday.
The 20-year-old ART Grand Prix driver had to fight his way through the field from 25th on the grid after he was hit at the start in Saturday's race, but his chances were hindered by a long race stoppage which reduced the race to just 19 laps.
James ran as high as 14th, but his race ended prematurely after a colli.....»
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James Jakes had the pace - but chances ruinied on first lap incident
28 June 2008James Jakes had his chances of adding another F3 Euroseries win to his tally ruined by a first lap accident in race one at the Norisring.
The 20-year-old was confident heading into the race after qualifying on the second row despite having flat-spotted his tyres with a spin. He was tucked up behind eventual second place finisher Kodai Tsukakoshi into the first corner at the start, but he was then punted out of the race by Jean-Karl Vernay, who went on to finish third.
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James Jakes qualifies 4th on the grid for Norisring
27 June 2008James Jakes came out of a frantic qualifying session at the Norisring on Friday happy to have secured a starting slot on the second row of the grid for Saturday's opening F3 Euro Series race.
Despite the strong showing, the 20-year-old is also aware that more could have been possible, were it not for a bizarre moment in the second half of the session that caused him to spin.
James had been the pacesetter in the session until it was red-flagged mid-way through, but he was b.....»
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James Jakes wins at unforgiving Pau
1 June 2008James Jakes kickstarted his F3 Euroseries title campaign with an inch-perfect drive to his first win of the year around the streets of Pau.
After a difficult start to the season while he adapted to the unique driving style required by the ART Grand Prix car, James Jakes led from start to finish to convert pole position into his second career Euroseries win. His drive was especially impressive given the number of his rivals who were caught out by the drying conditions - just 1.....»
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James Jakes gets Pole at Pau, by half a second.
1 June 2008James Jakes put in a stunning performance to claim pole position around what is recognised as the toughest circuit on the F3 Euro Series calendar - Pau.
Run on the streets of the town of Pau in the Pyrenees, to be fastest around the historic circuit you need to be willing to run flat-out within millimetres of the unforgiving barriers, and it was James Jakes who proved to be the class of the field after setting a lap almost half-a-second faster than his nearest rival in the se.....»
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James Jakes wins action-packed race at Pau
1 June 2008At Pau, British driver, James Jakes (ART Grand Prix) secured himself his first season win in the Formula 3 Euro Series. At the 2.76 kilometres long and very narrow street circuits beneath the Pyrenees, he took the chequered flag just ahead of Edoardo Mortara (Signature-Plus) and Jon Lancaster (ART Grand Prix). The race was marked by numerous accidents and two safety car interventions. Only ten out of the 30 young drivers made it to the finish. After five rounds, Edoardo Morta.....»
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James Jakes claims pole position at Pau
1 June 2008Pole position for the fifth season round of the Formula 3 Euro Series at the 2.76 kilometres long and challenging street circuit of Pau in the south of France has been taken by James Jakes (ART Grand Prix, 1:26.189 min). For today's race (start at 14.05 h), the Briton will be joined on the front row of the grid by Italian, Edoardo Mortara (Signature-Plus, 1:26.924 min). Points' leader, Mika Mäki (Mücke Motorsport, 1:26.618 min) and Nico Hülkenberg (ART Grand Prix, 1:27,172 min) are on the .....»
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James Jakes Race 1 Report - Round 3 F3 Euroseries, Pau
1 June 2008James Jakes kickstarted his F3 Euroseries title campaign with an inch-perfect drive to his first win of the year around the streets of Pau.
After a difficult start to the season while he adapted to the unique driving style required by the ART Grand Prix car, Jakes led from start to finish to convert pole position into his second career Euroseries win. His drive was especially impressive given the number of his rivals who were caught out by the drying conditions - just 10 cars made t.....»
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James Jakes qualifying report - Pau, France
1 June 2008James Jakes put in a stunning performance to claim pole position around what is recognised as the toughest circuit on the F3 Euro Series calendar - Pau.
Run on the streets of the town of Pau in the Pyrenees, to be fastest around the historic circuit you need to be willing to run flat-out within millimetres of the unforgiving barriers, and it was Jakes who proved to be the class of the field after setting a lap almost half-a-second faster than his nearest rival in the session.
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James Jakes qualifying report - Pau, France
1 June 2008James Jakes put in a stunning performance to claim pole position around what is recognised as the toughest circuit on the F3 Euro Series calendar - Pau.
Run on the streets of the town of Pau in the Pyrenees, to be fastest around the historic circuit you need to be willing to run flat-out within millimetres of the unforgiving barriers, and it was Jakes who proved to be the class of the field after setting a lap almost half-a-second faster than his nearest rival in the session.
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James Jakes Race 2 Report - Round 2 F3 Euroseries, Mugello
6 may 2008James' weekend in Italy did not improve in the second F3 Euro Series race of the weekend, but despite the setbacks at Mugello he is already focused on improving things for the next race at Pau.
The 20-year-old had made up for his start in Saturday's race by making a great getaway this morning, but he was then hindered by another car stalling in front of him. While he was able to show flashes of speed after that when he wasn't running in traffic, it was another difficult race.
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James Jakes Race 1 Report - Round 2 F3 Euroseries, Mugello
6 May 2008James was left scratching his head after Saturday's F3 Euro Series race at Mugello, as he slipped down the order from his top six qualifying performance.
While the 20-year-old could understand why he lost places at the start, he then had to fight a rearguard action to fend off other cars as he struggled for grip throughout the race.
James eventually slipped back to 12th in the race, meaning he will have a lot of work to do in Sunday's event at the Italian track.
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James Jakes qualifying report - Mugello, Italy
6 May 2008James Jakes was back on form in qualifying for the third race of the 2008 F3 Euro Series season at Mugello on Friday, putting his ART Grand Prix car sixth on the grid for Saturday's race.
James, 20, had a tough weekend in the opener at Hockenheim, but is feeling far more confident with his new car and was pleased with his performance ahead of the Italian races.
"We had a bit of work to do after testing here, but things went well in qualifying," he said. "I'm.....»
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2008 Formula 3 Euro Series - Live Coverage in 20 Countries
1 May 2008The media interest in the most competitive young-gun series on our planet keeps on increasing consistently. In 2008, the Formula 3 Euro Series races will be covered live or re-live and at full length by 18 TV stations in 20 countries. In 24 countries, TV stations will bring the highlights of the 20 rounds of the season. Last year, the Formula 3 Euro Series coverage added up to a cumulated 700 hours in 58 countries.
For many years already, Germany's Pay-TV station Premiere has been a.....»
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James Jakes Race 2 Report - Round 1 F3 Euroseries, Hockenheim
14 April 2008James Jakes' difficult weekend at Hockenheim came to an end with an 11th place finish on Sunday, but the British racer is confident that things will go much better when the season resumes at Mugello next month.
The entire ART Grand Prix team endured a tough weekend, but after a spending most of his weekend fighting in the middle of this year's extremely competitive F3 Euro Series field, James believes things will be much better in Italy.
"It's a disappointing way to s.....»
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James Jakes Race 1 Report - Round 1 F3 Euroseries, Hockenheim
14 April 2008James Jakes finished the first race of the F3 Euro Series in a frustrating 12th position as traffic prevented him from showing his true pace on Saturday.
Despite the British racer's fastest lap being quicker than some of those who finished in the points, James was unable to put his speed to good use after a losing places at the start of the 40-minute race.
"My start wasn't very good, I just had too much wheelspin," said the 20-year-old. "After that the pace.....»
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James Jakes Qualifying Report - Round 1 F3 Euroseries, Hockenheim
14 April 2008British racer James Jakes will start the first race of this year's F3 Euro Series from the eighth row of the grid after a chaotic qualifying session at Hockenheim on Saturday.
The session had to be delayed due to heavy rain on Friday afternoon, but the track was still damp on Saturday morning when the 20-year-old took to the track with the rest of the field.
"I had a bit of traffic on one of my better laps, but that's not an excuse," said James, who has switched .....»
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Second day of testing at Valencia
20 March 2008On the second day off the official Formula 3 Euro Series tests, Nicolas Hülkenberg (ART Grand Prix) again secured the top position on the time sheets. In the Sunday morning session of the tests held at Valencia's Circuit Ricardo Tomo, the German set the fastest lap time of the entire tests when lapping the 4.005-kilometre track in 1:28.405 minutes.
Second position also was clinched by a German: Christian Vietoris (Mücke Motorsport) was just 0.062 seconds slower than his c.....»
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First day of testing in Valencia - ART out in front
20 March 2008The first day of official Formula 3 Euro Series testing saw three drivers of the ART team out in front. German driver Nico Hülkenberg was the fastest to lap the circuit in Valencia, Spain with a time of 1.28.696 minutes. Frenchman Jules Bianchi was only 0.013 seconds slower in second place. Briton James Jakes lapped the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in 1.29.063 minutes and occupied third spot.
In pleasant conditions with temperatures ranging around 22 degrees, the first aim for the tea.....»
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James Jakes is one of "Top Brits Shooting for F1"
22 February 2008Top UK Motorsport magazine - Autosport - has named James Jakes as a talent to watch out for in 2008, one of the main British drivers heading the way of Lewis Hamilton to enter into Formula 1.
Autosport said:
"With Two years of Formula 3 under his belt, jakes' 2008 Euroseries campaign with ART is the big one. Along with John Lancaster, he's p.....»
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James joins ART
28 November 2008Teams to use name ART in future : -
With the merger of the F3 Euroseries championship winning team ASM, with two time champions in the GP2 series, ART back in February of 2007, it can now be confirmed that both teams will race under the ART banner effective immediately.
With ART Grand prix winning the GP2 crown in the first two years in the sports history and ASM having an extraordinary record in F3, including multiple championships in the Euroseries and International.....»
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