Racer - December 2011

DAN WHELDON: A TRIBUTE

Five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson fell one place to an all-time low of 13th in the Castrol EDGE Rankings after crashing out at Charlotte. The race was won by Matt Kenseth, who fell one spot to 17th in the Rankings despite gaining points – Ferrari’s Felipe Massa made bigger gains in the Korean Grand Prix.

Carl Edwards ( 9) and Kyle Busch ( 10) also finished on the podium and each moved up one spot in the Rankings.

JOHNSON DOWN

British IndyCar Series star killed in Las Vegas crash

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 2005 IndyCar Series champion Dan Wheldon died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash at Las Vegas. He was 33.

Wheldon, who inherited his passion for
motorsport from his parents, began racing
at the age of 4. He met with success
throughout his career, from his formative
years in karting through to his first seasons
in open-wheel racing and again in the U.S.,
where he was to find his home after moving
across from the UK in 1999.

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Sebastian Vettel F1 31,579 Lewis Hamilton F1 20,316 Mark Webber F1 20,203 Fernando Alonso F1 18,926 Jenson Button F1 18,798 Sébastian Loeb WRC 17,936 Will Power IndyCar 17,529 Dario Franchitti IndyCar 16,340 Carl Edwards Sprint Cup 16,292 Kyle Busch Sprint Cup 15,152

DATA CORRECT AS OF 17 OC TOBER 2011

The Castrol EDGE Grand Prix Predictor made it three strong performances in a row with a 32-point haul in Korea, aided by its correct selection of Sebastian Vettel for victory. The Predictor scored a second maximum total as it backed Ferrari’s Felipe Massa for sixth, with the Brazilian putting in a strong performance to out-qualify teammate Fernando Alonso and then run ahead of the Spaniard until the final phase of the race. The Predictor scored with eight of its 10 predictions, matching its total in the Spanish Grand Prix. Three-time grand prix winner Johnny Herbert didn’t return a single maximum score in his 22 points, but “Vis Unita Fortior” and three other teams ended the week on top with 110 points apiece, while “FireHawk” held onto the overall league lead. For the leaderboard and Predictions, visit: http://predictor.castroledgerankings.com GRAND PRIX PREDICTOR EQUALS SCORING RECORD