All News: Martin Kronke

Krönke Takes the Second; Huttu Takes the Fifth

October 5th, 2015 by

For the second time this season the 2015 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series visited fabled Autódromo José Carlos Pace (aka Interlagos), Aleksi Uusi-Jaakkola having scored an impressive win in Round One back on the final day of February.  Seven months and 14 rounds later, the sinuous virtual circuit produced a different winner; make that … Read the Rest »

Coanda Wins at Suzuka – But Interesting Storylines Behind

September 16th, 2015 by

A Coanda Simsports driver won the 14th round of the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series.  However, it wasn’t German sim racer Martin Krönke, who headed into the event needing to rack up as many points as possible to close the gap to four time champion Greger Huttu. Instead it was the Red Bull Rallycross … Read the Rest »

Huttu Inches Closer

September 2nd, 2015 by

Round 13 of the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series saw a return to Spa-Francorchamps, the track which hosted the opening round of the season. A fan and driver favourite, it’s one that always sees a lot of participation, evident in qualifying as drivers were eliminated for the first time in seven races. Qualifying saw … Read the Rest »

Huttu’s Fifth in Sight

August 21st, 2015 by

The Brickyard round of the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series often sees more drama and excitement than many other events in the series. Although not raced in 2014, previous visits have always stood out as some of the best races in series history, where the long straights and a medium speed first corner of … Read the Rest »

Huttu Makes 50

July 21st, 2015 by

The summer break for the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series gave teams and drivers the chance to regroup after a busy first half of the season. For some, it was the chance to reflect upon their successes, and use this as a platform to improve further for the back end of the season.  For … Read the Rest »

Coanda Dominate Tricky Day in Canada

June 10th, 2015 by

The months of April and May saw one driver win races in the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series.  And as the Fanatec Team Redline machine of Greger Huttu scored victory after victory, it prompted the same f questions we hear every year: Can anyone stop the four time World Champion? Overall, Redline have also … Read the Rest »

Huttu Takes Seventh Straight at The Glen

May 11th, 2015 by

Two things have become true in recent years when considering the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series during the Month of May. First, there’s a trip to Watkins Glen International on the horizon, and second, Greger Huttu is guaranteed to win a race. Every year since joining the iRacing.com service, the four time world champion … Read the Rest »

The Shape of Things to Come?

April 30th, 2015 by

In its five year history, the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series had never made a visit to Italy. This was one of just a number of reasons why fans and drivers alike marked a red ring around Saturday 25th April, as finally, the cavalcade of the world’s greatest road racers in sim racing headed … Read the Rest »

Uusi-Jaakkola Untouchable at Interlagos

March 5th, 2015 by

The iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series offseason saw some big moves up and down the field, but the most interesting were perhaps at the ‘Big Two’ teams, where Coanda Simsport and Team Redline added new talent to their ranks. Coanda’s big recruits included the 2014 Pro Series Champion Mitchell DeJong along with Rocco Barone, … Read the Rest »

Uusi-Jaakkola Jumps to Early iRacing World Championship GP Series Lead

March 2nd, 2015 by

Aleksi Uusi-Jaakkola jumped into the early lead of the 2015 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series with a dominant performance at Interlagos on Saturday.  Uusi-Jaakkola started on pole and led 62 of 71 laps en route to a 5.9s win over Martin Krönke with Olli Pahkala completing the podium ahead of defending champion Greger Huttu.  … Read the Rest »