Archives for January 2016

Alex Kapadia and Dragon Racing recorded a strong run in the Dubai 24 hours last weekend. The team had looked set for a top five finish before bad luck in the last four hours of the race caused them to drop down the order.

Kapadia was driving a Ferrari 458 GT3 alongside Ferrari factory driver Matt Griffin as well as John Hartshorne and Khaled Al Mudhaf. “The plan was to win the Pro-Am category but the new driving time regulations meant that as Bronze rated drivers John and Khaled would have to do 12 hours of the race between them. We were not sure if they would be able to complete this so the only option we had was to go up to the Pro class allowing Matt and myself to drive longer. We also chose to bring Rob Barff into the squad to allow Matt and I to get some rest through the night.”

“The strategy was drive for fifteen hours staying out of trouble, then race for the last nine. It was working and we were up to 6th place overall by 6am. Then as daylight came Rob was hit by a Porsche while lapping it and this damaged the rear of the car. We lost around half an hour recovering and fixing the car.”

“Despite the disappointment we still finished 10th in class and 19th on the road from 100 starters. John and Khaled had a great time and put in some impressive performances. I really hope we are back here again next year.”

Alex Kapadia and Team AAI finished 2nd in the LMP3 class in the second round of the Asian Le Mans Series at Sepang.

Partnered by Masataka Yanagida and Ollie Hancock the trio recorded the first race finish for the new Adess chassis. “Team AAI employed us to get a result for the car and we have done that. I am happy that we have made big progress with the car over the last few days. There is still a lot of improvement to come.” said Alex after the race.

Alex Kapadia has been called up to race the Team AAI Adess LMP3 at the second round of the Asian Le Mans series in Sepang.

He will be partnered by three times Super GT Champion Masataka Yanagida and fellow British driver Ollie Hancock.

Kapadia previously drove for Team AAI in the Le Mans 24hrs this year. “I am extremely proud to be asked to rejoin the team to help them develop the Adess. The team had a tough time at the last round at Fuji and we have been brought in to help get a strong result.”

Alex Kapadia and Riccardo Dona took a win in the final round of the Radical European Masters series at Barcelona.

The duo who were driving for Nielsen Racing, put in strong stints to pull away from the pack and recover from being taken out by a spinning car in the first race of the day.

The win helped Riccardo Dona secure 3rd place in the 2015 Radical SR3 European Masters Championship.

Alex Kapadia and Jeremy Ferguson took a hat trick of podium finishes when they paired up in a 360 Racing Radical SR8 at Monza.

Ferguson was due to share the car with 360 regular James Swift but when business commitments meant Swift could not make it, he called Kapadia to fill the seat.

Kapadia started well by taking pole during a wet qualifying session. Onboard video can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/467226320113589/videos/513303968839157/?video_source=pages_finch_main_video&theater

In the races both Kapadia and Ferguson showed stunning pace to go from the back of the grid to the front twice after issues at the start of the races. Ultimately a win eluded them this weekend but they took satisfaction from being the quickest car on the circuit all weekend.