Sentences with phrase «driver championship final»

Not exact matches

Going into the final week before championship weekend in college football Northern Illinois is sitting in the drivers seat for a return trip to a BCS bowl berth.

Unlike a year later there was no Timo Glock to pass on the final corner and he could only finish seventh, all of which meant that Kimi had somehow managed to pinch the championship from right under the noses of the McLaren drivers.

The Chase field will be trimmed from eight drivers to just four after the next three races, with Texas and Phoenix following Martinsville, before the final championship race at Homesead in Miami on Nov. 22.

For each given year the champion (and anyone else who would previously have won a championship in this system) is removed from the final championship standings, with the highest ranked driver becoming the new champion.

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver is competing against Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. in the championship final where the best finish among them is crowned series champion.

There are plenty of things to look out for, from teams and drivers and in their final race and championships to be decided.

The final four drivers will have their points reset for the final race, with the simple goal of beating the other three to the finish line to win the 2017 Cup championship.

Benetton's Michael Schumacher went into the final weekend of the season leading the championship, with only one other driver in contention.

Did you know that in every season of Formula E we have crowned a new drivers» champion and every year the championship has gone down to the final race of the season?

Busch and Keselowski, along with Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr., are the four drivers who've qualified for Monster Energy Cup Series playoff championship final Sunday at Homestead - Miami Speedway.

Most series would just be happy to have the championship go down to the final race with two drivers in the hunt, but IndyCar has a bumper crop of seven drivers who could take glory in the season finale at Sonoma this Sunday.

The hum of 16 open - wheeled Formula Rookie vehicles start to fill the air as drivers take to the starting grid for the second and final race of the championship; the first race weekend of 2015.

In the end though, the # 8 Toyota of Davidson, Lapierre and Buemi overcame its earlier spin to take the final podium position — also ensuring the three drivers keep their early championship lead.

Gavin and Beretta lost the war for the GT1 drivers championship to their Corvette Racing teammates Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen by 23 points, but they scored a victory in the final battle of the season Gavin and Beretta completed 139 laps in the winning No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R, finishing 12 seconds ahead of the runner - up No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R of O'Connell and Magnussen.

Unofficially, the pair lead the class Driver's championship standings by 22 points heading into the 1,000 - mile / 10 - hour Petit Le Mans â $ «the final race of the year in two weeks at Road Atlanta.

While the team is immersed in final preparations for the odyssey to Le Mans, the drivers and crew aren't overlooking the significance of this weekend's six - hour race in the ALMS championship battle.

«It was a total team effort for Chevrolet to win the GT manufacturers» championship, Corvette Racing to win the GT team championship, and Antonio and Jan to win GT the drivers» championship in the final season of the American Le Mans Series.»

In the series» final five races, Corvette Racing scored more team and manufacturer points than any other GT2 entry, and O'Connell and Magnussen tallied the most points in the GT2 drivers championship.

The battle for the GT1 drivers championship is still being waged, with Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen holding a 23 - point lead over Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta with 55 points available in the final two races.

In the series» final five rounds, Corvette Racing scored more team and manufacturer points than any other GT2 entry, and O'Connell and Magnussen tallied the most points in the GT2 drivers championship.

Like for ANSA Motorsports, the 2016 GTS driver championship will be decided in the final two rounds at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, California.

The pair leads the drivers» championship by 13 points — 44 remain over the final two rounds.

The racing has so far been excellent — the races are short, close, and competitive, and in both seasons the drivers» championships were decided on the final day.