PRESS RELEASE: Monday 23 August, 2010

ATECH CLINCHES DOUBLE PODIUM AT HOME
Atech Grand Prix clinched second and third places in round 13 of the 2010 Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship at Silverstone on Sunday and maintains its lead in the series. Briton Nick Yelloly took a second podium of the year with the runner-up spot just ahead of series leader Tamas Kiss while Marlon Stockinger underlined his improving pace with a superb pole position, which was .
The weekend kicked off with the re-run of round five from Brands Hatch, which was abandoned due to heavy flooding. The grid lined up in their original slots which had Kiss start from the second row with Yelloly lining up eighth and Stockinger ninth.
At the lights the trio all made good starts to hold position but Kiss’s main series rivals were up ahead and looking to close down his advantage at the head of the points table. A solid drive by Kiss though allowed him to take fourth place at the flag but he saw his lead narrowed to just one point.
Behind him, Stockinger and Yelloly had fairly uneventful runs to the finish netting 10th and 11th places respectively to keep them in the top eight in the series.
For Sunday’s round 13 also held over 22 laps, Stockinger had qualified on pole, his second of the year and at the lights made the perfect getaway to take an immediate lead into the first corner.
A fast starting Yelloly got the jump on two cars at the lights and was up into third with series leader Kiss maintaining his grid slot in seventh. Stockinger’s lead was short-lived however, when the second-placed driver forced a way through on the opening lap just as the safety car was deployed when two cars collided.
At the restart, Yelloly made his move to take his team-mate, surging ahead and into second place. Stockinger fought back though and for several corners the pair ran side-by-side, with Yelloly eventually making the place his. Behind, a hard charging performance by Kiss, allowed him to move up through the order and pass Stockinger for fourth.
A string of fastest laps by Yelloly underlined his pace over the course of the extended 25-lap race and allowed him to close down the gap to the leader and make several attempts to wrest the lead. This allowed the third placed driver to close up and take Kiss with him.
The Hungarian soon disposed of third to move into the final podium spot while ahead, Yelloly saw his second place stolen as he was attempting to take the lead.  Four laps from home however, Yelloly again made a move to take the place back, diving up the inside with a daring move, which resulted in slight contact between the two. Yelloly won the place though and took Kiss with him, the pair taking second and third at the flag, while Stockinger came home fifth.
Sunday’s final race proved disappointing for Yelloly, the Solihull driver being forced out of fifth place when he was hit by another car and tipped into a spin, dropping him down the order. A storming drive however saw the 18 year-old once again post the fastest lap and then enjoy a four-car battle for tenth place, eventually finishing 13th.
Stockinger’s race was also effectively ended when he was forced to pit for a drive-through penalty for creeping forward on the grid at the start and crossed the line 15th.
Up ahead though there were no such problems for Kiss who made a perfect start from eighth on the grid to get into fifth on lap one. By lap five he was right on the tail of the fourth placed driver but was unable to make a move to take the place. His fifth place puts him 11 points ahead of Lewis Williamson, who has moved ahead of Will Stevens in the title hunt.
The Atech Grand Prix team returns to racing action in two weeks time at Knockhill in Scotland over the weekend of 4/5 September. 
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PRESS RELEASE: Monday 5 July 2010
SUCCESSFUL RENAULT EUROCUP OUTING FOR ATECH GP

Silverstone-based Atech Grand Prix made a one-off appearance in the latest rounds of the Formula Renault Eurocup at the Hungaroring this weekend, making the most of the seven-week break in its UK schedule. The outing offered the opportunity for the three driver line-up of Michelin Formula Renault UK series leader Tamás Pál Kiss, Marlon Stockinger, winner last time out, and rapid racer Nick Yelloly to go head-to-head with the cream of European junior racers.
For Pál Kiss, it also marked a return to his home circuit, the Hungarian eager to please the thousands of fans that flocked to the World Series by Renault event. However after a strong pace in testing where he was sixth and seventh in the two sessions, the 19 year-old was frustrated by an electrical problem in qualifying that meant he could only secure one lap to put him 21st.
Swiss-Filipino Stockinger was left to fly the flag for the team, the youngster who had a storming last event in the domestic series, claiming first and third from the two races, improving on his testing pace to post the seventh fastest time for race one. Yelloly was quickly on the pace in Friday’s test, the Briton 11th of the 27 runners, and qualified 12th for race one.
In the opening race, it was again Stockinger who made the best of his grid slot, the 19 year-old gaining two places from his start position to cross the line fifth and with the third fastest race lap.  There was further disappointment for Pál Kiss, the electrical problem that had thwarted his qualifying, returning in the race, causing his retirement on the opening lap.
For Yelloly too, the first race proved frustrating after the starter motor failed on the green flag lap, forcing the youngster to start from the pit lane. Despite that handicap, the teenager once again drove a stirring race, his pace and overtaking moves gaining him 11 places to finish 14th
With a drivers’ second fastest lap in qualifying determining the grid for race two, it was Nick who led the way time wise with the 13th fastest time to lead the trio. Following an infringement in race one however; where he was the victim of an incident with another driver, he was later penalised four grid slots.
Marlon lined up in 14th place, ahead of Nick in 17th while for Tamás, his lack of a second lap in qualifying meant he would start on the back row.
Stockinger once again made a good start and steady progress through the field, clawing his way back through the field to finish eighth, the youngster delighted with his weekend’s results. Yelloly too made another superb start to the 15 lap-race, although he was frustrated to have been penalised four grid places from his 13th after his customary charge gaining him six places from his start position and very nearly into the top ten, crossing the line 11th.
But in front of his home crowd, all eyes were on Pal Kiss. Starting from 26th on the grid, Tamás was in fighting form as he scythed his way through the pack, making up 17 places from his grid slot to take ninth place and fastest lap along the way.
Team principal David Hayle was pleased with his team’s overall performance over the weekend: “It was very much a weekend of mixed fortunes for us.  Tamás showed great pace in both test sessions but suffered the electrical problem in qualifying which went on to affect both his races in different ways. His fight through the field in race two was fantastic, and showed tremendous pace.
“Marlon once again had two very strong races from a great start position and again showed great race pace. Nick was very unlucky with his starter motor failing but drove exceptionally well, particularly in the opening race, starting from the pit lane and moving through the field with some great moves.”
The trio will return to the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship with three races at Snetterton, one replacing the rain-aborted race from Brands Hatch, over the weekend of 7/8 August.

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A jubilant Marlon Stockinger...
and a day to remember!

THE PHOTOS...no words needed!

Soon more photos on Marlon's website in the Gallery @ http://www.marlonstockinger.com/

Champagne Shower for team principal David Hayle!



A very big Bear Hug...Tom & Marlon Stockinger after the race.



Lets have drink Son... Marlon and his dad Tom.
















All Photos by: Jakob Ebrey Photography

For immediate release: Monday, 21st June 2010
Ref: FR10-17
 

STOCKINGER STRIDES TO MAIDEN VICTORY AT CROFT

 
·         Marlon Stockinger secures maiden win to become first ever Filipino race winner.
·         Lewis Williamson dedicates second win to his dad on Father’s Day.
·         Dejected Thomas Hylkema unable to convert maiden pole position.
·         Round 10 attracts packed crowd and broadcast live on ITV4.
 

Atech GP’s Marlon Stockinger secured his first victory of the 2010 Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship during rounds nine and 10 at North Yorkshire’s Croft circuit on 19th/20th June to become the first ever Filipino driver to win a race.
 
The 19-year-old, who only finished 25th last season, secured a lights-to-flag victory in Saturday’s round nine after also claiming his first ever podium followed by a second-place in Sunday’s televised round 10.
 
The weekend also brought delight for Scottish (Golspie) racer Lewis Williamson, racing for Manor Competition, who secured his second win of the season during the tense round 10 with the 20-year-old dedicating the victory to his dad on Father’s Day who also recently celebrated his 60th birthday.
 

Manor Competition completed a strong weekend for them with a maiden podium for Ollie Millroy (Claygate) with second in round nine and Will Stevens (Oxshott) who secured third in round 10. Fortec Motorsport’s Tom Blomqvist (Saffron Walden) claimed the final podium spot with third in round nine while team-mate Alex Lynn (Dunmow) and Mark Burdett Motorsport’s Fabio Gamberini (Oxford) each picked up a class win in the Graduate Cup.
 
Although absent from the podium, Hungarian driver Tama’s Pa’l Kiss, driving for Atech GP, picked up another good points haul to stretch his title lead to 19-points as the series reaches the halfway stage. 
 
Hylkema despair...
 
If Saturday’s qualifying session was anything to go by rounds nine and 10 looked set to be a weekend of surprises. Following Stockinger’s maiden pole in Q1, the second qualifying session saw Dutchman Thomas Hylkema, driving for Manor Competition, secure his first ever Formula Renault UK P1 while this year’s title hopefuls were spread throughout the field.
 
Sunday’s round 10 then, broadcast live on ITV4 and in front of a packed crowd, saw Hylkema line up in unfamiliar territory as the Michelin pole-sitter with team-mate Williamson alongside him. Stockinger sat just behind on row two to separate yet another Manor Competition car in the form of Stevens. Returnee Riki Christodoulou (Sutton Coldfield), driving for CRS Racing in place of Victor Corrêa, lined up in fifth with championship leader Pa’l Kiss down in seventh. 
 
As the lights went out for the start of the 15-lap race it was Williamson who got the best start as Hylkema struggled to get away due a damaged engine sensor following a mechanical issue which affected his cars performance. It was therefore the Scottish racer who led the field into the right-handed Clervaux followed by Stockinger, Stevens and Christodoulou.
 
The tight Hairpin on the opening 2.125-mile lap provided the opportunity for Pa’l Kiss to nip up the inside of Blomqvist while just behind CRS Racing’s Michael Lyons (Essex) was also able to get the better of his team-mate Robert Foster-Jones (Southend-on-Sea) who had already impressed during the weekend’s earlier round nine.
 
Waved yellow flags greeted the field as they entered Clervaux for the second time as a result of Hylkema’s stricken car. The leaders were all tightly bunched together as they did with Blomqvist in particular right on the back of Pa’l Kiss in attempt to regain his place.
 
It wasn’t long though before Williamson began to pull clear and by one third race distance he had carved out more than a two second buffer over Stockinger. Also impressive in the midfield was Lyons who was able to keep team-mate Harry Tincknell (Exeter) at bay who was having a poor weekend by his standards and having to defend from Fortec Motorsport’s David McDonald (Ewell). Graduate Cup driver Lynn was also not having things go his way with his car’s pit lane speed limiter switching on at random causing him to fall down the order.

Out in front Williamson was continuing to push and earlier had set the NGK fastest lap of the race as Stockinger and third place Stevens had no reply to his consistent pace. With the chequered flag in sight, the top four looked incontestable but that certainly wasn’t the case in the battle for fifth with Blomqvist still hungry to regain the place from Pa’l Kiss. On the penultimate lap the 16-year-old knew the Hairpin was his best chance to pass and out braked Pa’l Kiss to dart up the inside with Tama’s yielding to the youngster’s determined move.
 
The race belonged to Williamson though who punched the air with joy as he crossed the line for his second win of the year. Stockinger finished second with Stevens and Christodoulou behind him in third and fourth leaving Blomqvist to round off the top five. Gamberini meanwhile secured the Graduate Cup honours.
 

Delight for Stockinger...
 
Saturday’s round nine saw Stockinger line the start grid as pole-sitter with Millroy alongside him with the two both enjoying their best ever qualifying positions. Blomqvist and Pa’l Kiss sat on row two as they and the rest of the field waited for the lights to go out for the start of the race.
 
When they did it was Stockinger who made the best start to lead followed by Millroy and Blomqvist. Pa’l Kiss and Foster-Jones followed next with Robert able to maintain his best ever grid start. After qualifying down the order, Williamson was keen to make up as many places as possible on the opening lap but was perhaps a little too eager and ran wide on a couple of occasions to fall towards the back of the pack.
 
Meanwhile Stockinger was quick to make the most of a clear track building a defendable cushion of more than a second. Millroy tried hard to stay with him and set the NGK fastest lap of the race on lap four – breaking the lap record in the process by more than half a second. As Millroy worked on closing the gap, third-place Blomqvist was also trying to close with fourth-place Pa’l Kiss now starting to drop away from the leading trio.
 
In the midfield, the focus was on Stevens and MacDonald who swapped places on more than one occasion. Foster-Jones and Hylkema were also enjoying a good battle for fifth and sixth places with the two often running nose-to-tail.
 
Despite reducing his lead slightly, Millroy was looking less likely to be able to mount a challenge on Stockinger who continued to post quick lap times in his Atech GP prepared car. The chequered flag was now in sight for Marlon who duly crossed the line to take a deserved lights-to-flag victory and become the first Filipino driver to win a Formula Renault UK race. Millroy finished second to claim his first podium with Blomqvist in third. Pa’l Kiss finished fourth with Foster-Jones enjoying a career best fifth while further down Lynn secured another class win in the Graduate Cup.
 
Commenting on his weekend a delighted Stockinger said: “It’s been an excellent weekend for me and the team has done a great job in setting up the car. Round nine was really nerve-racking but I’m thrilled to finally secure a win especially given I’ve had a third place, a second place in the Winter Series and now my first win. It was a close fight in round 10 but I couldn’t match Lewis’ pace. This weekend has been a huge confidence boost for me though and I’m looking forward to the next rounds.”
 
Round 10 race winner Williamson said: “After a nightmare day on Saturday where I was just trying too hard it’s great to get the win. I concentrated on getting a good clean start which I did and then I just tried to edge away as soon as possible. This win hopefully made a great Father’s Day present for my dad!”
 
Commenting on his maiden podium in round nine, Millroy said: “I knew the car would come on during the middle of the race so I really tried to push Marlon and force him into a mistake but then my rear tyres began to fade and I lost grip slightly. It’s great to finally be on the podium though and credit has to go to the team for setting up the car.”
 
Commenting on his third place in round nine, Blomqvist said: “This is my fourth consecutive podium so I guess I’m on a bit of a roll. I know I’ve got strong race pace but I just need to focus on turning it into a win.”
 
Third place in round 10 Stevens added: “I’m happy with third and pleased to pull back some championship points over my main rivals who finished behind me. I did start to reel Marlon in during the race but I was never close enough to pass.”
 
Rounds 11 and 12 of the 2010 Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship take place at Norfolk’s Snetterton circuit on 7th/8th August.

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SUPER STOCKINGER LIGHTS UP CROFT!

PRESS RELEASE: Sunday 20 June 2010
SUPER STOCKINGER LIGHTS UP CROFT

A stunning weekend for Atech Grand Prix’s Marlon Stockinger netted two top three starts and maiden victory and second place in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship at Croft this weekend. Team-mate Tamás Pál Kiss maintains his lead at the top of the points table with fourth and sixth places while the team’s third driver Briton Nick Yelloly drove a storming second race to finish just outside the top ten.
For 18 year-old Swiss-Filipino Stockinger, this weekend was without doubt his best ever in single-seater racing, which started with his maiden pole position in Saturday’s first qualifying. He followed that up with the third fastest time in the second to give him a second row start for race two.

Marlon Stockinger on the podium after his maiden win.

Pál Kiss was next up of the Atech runners, earning himself fourth and seventh fastest times in the two sessions. Yelloly completed the line-up with two 14th places.
Race one got underway on Saturday afternoon with Stockinger making a superb getaway to take an immediate lead.  For 15 laps the youngster made it look easy staying completely in control and fending off the challenge from second-placed Ollie Millroy to take his maiden victory. Behind him, a good start from Pál Kiss allowed him to maintain his start position and go on to finish just outside the final podium spot to hang on to his series lead.
Another fast starting performance by Yelloly allowed him up to 12th until a spin on lap three dropped him down the order.  He went on to finish 16th.
Sunday’s second race proved another success for Stockinger as he capitalised well on a problem for the pole-sitter Thomas Hylkema who struggled to get away at the lights.  Thereafter Stockinger withstood some early pressure from third place Will Stevens but drove a mature and controlled race to take second place.

Marlon Stockinger leads the pack at the start of race one at
Croft going onto his maiden victory.

Behind the lead quartet Pál Kiss had got the jump on Tom Blomqvist and over the course of the 15 lapper the pair enjoyed a huge battle for fifth place. However suffering from oversteer during the latter part of the race, Tamás came under increasing pressure as his tyres went off allowing Blomqvist to relieve the Hungarian of the place two laps from home.
Yelloly too enjoyed a good second race, the 19 year-old moving up three places on the opening lap into 11th place. For the duration of the race Nick was pushed hard by Millroy but didn’t put a wheel wrong, withholding the pressure and hanging on to get the place and gain more valuable championship points.
The performances from the trio over the weekend now see them all in the top eight in the standings, with Marlon moving ahead of Nick into seventh place and Tamás enjoying a 19 point advantage at the top.
Team Principal David Hayle was delighted with the performances of his drivers this weekend, the mid-way point in the championship.
“What a fantastic result for Marlon, the whole team is delighted for him, he didn’t put a wheel wrong all weekend and this was our most consistent performance this season. Tamás has extended his lead at the top with two strong finishes and Nick once again showed an amazing race pace following two lightening starts.
“Now we must ensure we can nail qualifying for him as we head into the second half of the season as I have no doubt he is more than capable of challenging for race wins.”
The series now enjoys a lengthy seven-week summer break in the schedule before it resumes with three rounds at Snetterton, replacing the rain-aborted race from Brands Hatch, over the weekend of 7/8 August.

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Picture from Rockingham - Marlon Stockinger back row 3rd one from right to left



Marlon Stockinger getting ready...

PRESS RELEASE: Monday 26 April 2010
PÁL KISS TAKES CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD

Atech Grand Prix’s Tamás Pál Kiss has moved into the lead of the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship points table after the Hungarian took victory and second place in the two rounds at Rockingham. Swiss Filipino Marlon Stockinger took his first FR podium, narrowly missing out on a second in race two but Briton Nick Yelloly was denied a podium finish when he was sidelined with a clutch problem.

The weekend kicked off well for the Silverstone-based team with all three drivers performing well in Friday’s tests and Saturday’s official qualifying, the trio all in the top six for the opening race.  In that Pál Kiss made a good start to slot into second place ahead of Yelloly and Stockinger with pole-man Harry Tincknell in the lead.
However Tincknell’s lead was short-lived with a charging Pál Kiss desperate to repeat his performance at Thruxton when he took his maiden series victory. On lap three the 18 year-old made his move to pass the leader with Yelloly and Stockinger holding third and fourth places.

On lap eight Marlon found a way past Nick to move into the final podium place, the pair battling over the position for several laps.  However an engine problem, which started on the fourth lap forced the unfortunate Yelloly into retirement two laps from home.
Up at the front, Pál Kiss had gradually extended his lead to take his second win in three races with Stockinger following Tincknell across the line in third place.
The day’s second race produced another strong drive from Pál Kiss despite proving a harder race for the Hell-backed teenager, as he took a well-deserved second place.  Behind him a good start from Stockinger allowed him to move into third place until a throttle problem dropped him down the order, ultimately ending his race on lap four.
For Yelloly, a superb start saw him gain two places on the opening lap and thereafter a strong drive by the 18 year-old allowed him to take seventh, some consolation for his disappointing non finish in race one.

PodRock - Tamás (2nd from the right) and Atech Grand Prix team-mate
Marlon Stockinger(2nd from the left), who took his first Formula Renault podium finish.

“It was a great weekend again and I’m very happy to take another win,” said Tamás. “Once again the team did a great job and I think all of us are all really strong now. With all three drivers being so close and competitive, it looks really good for all of us for the rest of the season.”
Team principal David Hayle was equally delighted with the outcome. “Tamás once again drove exceptionally well and his second win of the season was very well deserved.  Marlon was outstanding over the course of the weekend and this bodes well for the remaining races.
“Nick was unlucky to have the problem he had in the first race but his speed and ability over the remaining races will I’m sure allow him to soon take his first race win.” The Silverstone-based team will be back in action this weekend when the series resumes at Brands Hatch in Kent over the weekend of 1/2 May.

PRESS RELEASE: Wednesday 20th January 2010

ATECH GRAND PRIX CONFIRMS THREE-CAR FORMULA RENAULT ASSAULT
Silverstone-based ATECH Grand Prix has confirmed a three-driver line-up for the 2010 Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship. Swiss-Filipino Marlon Stockinger will be joined by Briton Nick Yelloly and Hungarian Tamás Pál Kiss in the 20 round championship which kicks off at Thruxton in April.
“I’m delighted to finally be able to announce our Formula Renault line-up.” said Team principal David Hayle. “All three of the guys raced with us last season and showed a lot of promise particularly over the second half of the season. Having the continuity of the same team for a second season is a great situation to be in.
“Nick and Marlon’s results in the end of season Winter Cup, together with their post-season testing performances have been very impressive. Tamás has been working hard in Hungary with his own car and team over the winter, so we head into our second season in the UK very much focused on achieving strong results.”
Nineteen year-old Yelloly finished the Winter Cup as runner-up following four superb performances which netted him two podium finishes, four top six places. A podium finish and two further top five finishes for former BMW scholarship winner Stockinger earned him fifth place overall.
The team will commence an intensive test programme which kicks off later this month, prior to the opening rounds of the series, at the ultra-fast Thruxton circuit in Hampshire. Once again the UK’s leading single-seater championship will support the prestigious Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
The full 2010 Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship calendar is:  3/4 April Thruxton, 24/25 April Rockingham, 1/2 May Brands Hatch, 5/6 June Oulton Park, 19/20 June Croft, 7/8 August Snetterton, 21/22 August Silverstone, 4/5 September Knockhill, 18/19 September Silverstone, 9/10 October Brands Hatch.