Nico Hülkenberg wants to repeat his Masters of Formula 3 triumph
06.08.2008 - This weekend, Zolder, the former Belgian GP venue, is going to stage the 2008 RTL GP Masters of Formula 3. In the prestigious Formula 3 meeting at the 3.977-kilometre circuit, the 37 best Formula 3 drivers racing in different European series are going to battle it out with one another. Among the drivers that succeeded in winning the event in the past were - inter alia - the likes of David Coulthard (1991) or Lewis Hamilton (2005).
It’s just the second time in the event’s history that a driver is trying to defend his title: Germany’s Nico Hülkenberg (ART Grand Prix) won the event last year at Zolder and also will be on the grid of this year’s edition. With 12 races contested, Hülkenberg currently holds second position in the Formula 3 Euro Series, just one point behind championship leader Edoardo Mortara (Signature-Plus). 26 of the Formula 3 Euro Series drivers are going to also compete in the RTL GP Masters of Formula 3. The only Euro Series squad doing without contesting the event held in Belgium is Team RC Motorsport.
Since the creation of the Formula 3 Euro Series, in 2003, each edition of the Masters of Formula 3 was won by a driver racing in this series - a proof for the high level of competitiveness on the grid of this series. Christian Klien claimed victory in 2003 and in the following years, ASM drivers Alexandre
Prémat, Lewis Hamilton, Paul di Resta and Nico Hülkenberg followed his footsteps.
Nico Hülkenberg (ART Grand Prix): “I’m looking forward tom the Masters and to racing at Zolder. It’s one of these ‘old-school’ circuits where racing is particularly big fun. My motto for the coming weekend is clear: Maximum attack. I absolutely want to win the race a second time.”