October 2 2015
Hockenheim, Germany – Canadian race car driver David Richert is set to return to the Hockenheimring in Germany for the final race weekend of the 2015 Formula Renault NEC championship. Richert will be Canada's lone representative as drivers from 14 different countries will challenge the famous German circuit at Hockenheim.
The Hockenheimring is a FIA Formula One racing circuit located in the Rhine valley and originally built in 1932 using roads situated in a forest near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. It hosted it's first German Grand Prix Formula 1 race in 1970.
In a weekend that will feature 3 races, Richert is looking to end the season off in a positive fashion. "Being able to do my first full season in the Renault NEC championship has been excellent and I have really learned a lot. Hockenheim is one of the race circuits that I have been able to gain a lot of experience at, so I'm looking forward to this weekend." - David Richert
This weekend's races will be streamed live (outside Germany) with English commentary on YouTube at www.formularenault.tv. In Germany, live images with German commentary can be seen on www.renault-sport.de.
Schedule (all times local Hockenheim, Germany...subtract 7 hrs for Central Time)
Friday, Oct. 2, 2015
10:45 - 11:30 Renault NEC Free Practice 1
15:40 - 16:25 Renault NEC Free Practice 2
Saturday, Oct 3, 2015
10:15 - 10:35 Renault NEC Qualifying 1
10:40 - 11:00 Renault NEC Qualifying 2
16:30 - 16:55 Renault NEC Race 1
Sunday, Oct 4, 2015
10:30 - 10:55 Renault NEC Race 2
17:00 - 17:25 Renault NEC Race 3
David Richert is a farm-kid turned professional race car driver from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. While continuing to work on his family's farm close to Niverville, Richert began cutting his teeth by racing karts in Gimli, Manitoba. He was then selected by Volkswagen as one of the top young race car drivers in North America and competed in the VW Jetta TDI Cup. After building the business side of his racing career, and bringing on board several prominent Canadian business leaders as investors, Richert is set to tackle the highest levels of racing. He is currently competing with Inter Europol Competition in Formula Renault 2.0.
Richert Racing
www.richertracing.com