August 2 2012 – vol 209 no 5 Contents

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“Now I know what an engine feels like when it runs without oil” SPA WINNER FRANK STIPPLER BEMOANS EMPTY WATER BOTTLE

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RepoRts & featuRes 26 Hungarian Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen showed the speed to win the race but it was Lewis Hamilton, fastest in all bar one of the practice sessions, who notched up McLaren’s 150th pole and clung on until the chequer. Mark Hughes explains how 40 GP2/Porsche Supercup Hungaroring

Max Chilton claims Carlin’s first GP2 victory 43 GP3 Series Hungaroring

Dramatic double win for Antonio Felix da Costa 44 Spa 24 Hours Extraordinary scenes in the Ardennes as Stippler, Piccini and Rast win for Audi from 29th on the grid 46 Tom Kristensen

The Le Mans legend reflects on an electrifying one-off outing in an Audi R8 LMS ultra at Spa 51 World of Sport

NASCAR; Grand-Am; Japanese Super GT 56 British/FIA European F3 Spa

Commanding win propels Serralles into British points lead 58 500 rounds of the World Rally Championship

A look back at four decades of stage competition news 8 Raikkonen could still win the F1 World Championship

Lotus star has the car and the race pace to catch leader Fernando Alonso, but qualifying form needs to improve 10 Who will take the second Ferrari seat?

It’s Felipe Massa’s only chance of staying in F1 12 Does ‘the spirit of the regulations’ matter?

We investigate in the wake of another Red Bull controversy 15 This week in F1

What was going on in the paddock at the Hungaroring 18 British F3 proposes merger with European F3

Provisional calendar includes vital rounds at ‘F1’ circuits 20 City Racing GT3 series unveiled

Bucharest street race promoter announces global off-season urban series for supercar machinery 23 Brazil gets a new circuit

It’s bye-bye Jacarepagua; hello Velo Citta 25 Gronholm comeback in doubt

Following his huge accident in X Games practice, the ex-rally king will wait on results of medical checks

RegulaRs 5 From the editor 6 Snapshot 17 Mark Hughes column 54 Subscribe for a free gift 88 Final drive

Letters and latest gear 90 On track/on screen

The best action in the next week 93 From the archive

John Surtees becomes an F1 constructor, 1970 94 Race of my life

Roy Salvadori, Goodwood Nine Hours, 1952

spoRts extRa 73 Team Toyota GB revived to run GT86

Production racer to make debut at Britcar 24 Hours 74 Navarra track to host 48-hour race

UK support for ambitious enduro race plan 78 National reports

BRSCC Nurburgring; Wiscombe Park hillclimb; CTCRC Mallory; HRDC Donington; AMOC Donington; MSVR Oulton; BARC Thruxton; BRSCC Silverstone 86 Career profile

Jann Mardenborough, from computer gamer to GT racer

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