2009-12-31: Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from our Artline team! Let this year of Tiger make you strong and active, competitive and optimistic, and, what is the most important, let it embolden you with a winning spirit and smile! We wish you and your families happiness and success in upcoming 2010.

2009-10-27: Last race of a season in Germany

October, 19th. Last 9th stage of ATS Formel-3 Cup 2009 in Germany is finished. 27 Formula 3 single-seaters left on start in the second race. Our pilots started from the deserved leading positions. Jesse Krohn kept 2nd place during first 3 laps, but then had been compelled to pass forward Harald Schlegelmilch and Laurens Vanthoor, as he damaged a wing in collision with a cone because of problems with brakes. Soon he had to go to the pit-line and then returned to the race right ahead of Vanthoor’s Dallara but already with backlog of 1 lap. Our Sergey Chukanov confidently passed the race, having lost only one position for all competition. Sergey finished the 5th, Jesse Krun - 17th. Tom Dillmann has won the first place in this race, the second was Stef Dusseldorp, Harald Schlegelmilch became the third. In Trophy Chukanov took the Gold, the second place won our compatriot - Nikolay Martsenko and the third - Jesse Krohn.

2009-10-27: Results of the 1st race in Oschersleben

October, 18th. The first race of 9th stage of ATS Formel-3 Cup has come to the end. The weather defined a low visibility on a racetrack, that’s why our ArtLine drivers started carefully, without sharp overtaking. Nevertheless, the severe autumn weather conditions caused enough unexpected things during the race: Harald Schlegelmilch and Tom Dillmann, struggling for podium places took off, our ArtTech 61 was damaged in the incident with the debutant of a series - German pilot Daniel Abt and descended from a line. Gary Hauser received the penalty to go through pit-line. So, after all those things our ArtLine pilot Jesse Krohn appeared on 7th position, and hold it to the finish flag. On the first step of a podium rose again Laurens Vanthoor, the second became Markus Pommer, the third place was occupied with a team partner of the winner - Stef Dusseldorp.

2009-10-27: Results of qualification for the 2nd race

October, 17th. The second qualification at Oschersleben gave our Team the opportunity to show quite improbable results! Jesse Krohn took again the third place, and Sergey Chukanov lagged behind him for 0,1 second only - his result was the fifth in the qualifying table. The best time of a lap was shown by Laurens Vanthoor - he was faster than others for 1,5 second. The pilot from France Tom Dillmann acting, unlike all other participants of that race, on rain tyres, became the second. But later Vanthoor received the penalty from judges, and our pilots moved on one position upwards. Thus, at the second race ArtLine pilots Jesse Krohn and Sergey Chukanov go from the 2nd and 4th start positions.

2009-10-27: Final week-end of ATS Formel-3 Cup

On October, 16th at Osсhersleben raceway the 9th stage of the German Formula 3 Championship has begun. In today’s qualification for the first race, our ArtLine team was as always presented by two pilots: Sergey Chukanov and Jesse Krohn. 27 drivers did their best on a racetrack, and for the first time for a season by results of this qualification we have shown the third time of a lap! Our Finnish pilot Jesse Krohn passed the best lap for 1:42.916, his backlog from the permanent leader of the Cup Laurens Vanthoor made less than two seconds. The second pilot of the Team Sergey Chukanov showed 14th result, which was better, than seven pilots of the Formula 3 cars with more powerful engines.

2009-09-29: Results of 8th stage of ATS Formel-3 Cup - 2nd race

September, 20th. 8th stage of ATS Formel-3 Cup in Germany has come to the end. Today the second race of a stage passed. The Team pilot Sergey Chukanov perfectly started in this arrival: having overtaken at once several cars on the first lap, he took 12th position in a field. But on 5th lap Sergey’s ArtTech drifted, he passed some positions and continued a race as 17th. On last laps Sergey has entered into a struggle already for 12th place with the Finnish pilot Mika Vahamiaki, but at this time both of them were unexpectedly overtaken by Adderly Fong. By a result of the race Chukanov has occupied 13 place in the Cup competition. In Trophy offset of ArtLine was the first again. One of the strongest pilots of Championship Laurens Vanthoor won the race.
On October, 16-18th the final stage of ATS Formel-3 Cup will pass at Oshersleben.

2009-09-29: The second qualification and the first race at Sachsenring

September, 19th. Today morning the qualification for 2nd race passed at Sachsenring. Sergey Chukanov showed 19th time.
At 12:10 a signal to the first race of 8th stage of the Championship has been given. From the very start our pilot won at once 3 positions, then 2 pilots ahead descended, and Sergey managed not to start up Max Nilsson - Dallara F307 pilot, with same as ours OPC Challenge engine in an intense struggle. Artline?s courageous driver also managed to reflect the attack of 4 more contenders, but by the end of arrival they have renewed again overtaking attempts. On a result of the race Sergey Chukanov won 7 place in the Cup competition! The first to finish came Tom Dillmann - the French pilot who proved to be a fast driver at the previous stage, the second place was occupied with one of “habitués of a podium” - Stef Dusseldorp, the 3rd there was Latvian Harald Schlegelmilch.
Tomorrow we expect 2nd race of a stage.

2009-09-29: 8th stage of ATS Formel-3 Cup at Sachsenring

September, 18th. 8th stage of ATS Formel-3 Cup has started at Sachsenring in Germany. At this stage acts only one ArtLine’s driver Sergey Chukanov on ArtTech №62.
19 Formula 3 single-seaters took place in today’s qualification for the first race. On a fast lap our pilot has taken off from a line because of what the forward rear wing has warped, and there wasn’t time to change it. After 30 minutes of intense race the table of qualifying time was generated. Sergey Chukanov took 15th position, having shown time 1:16.501. Tom Dillmann became the first, the second result has shown one of obvious leaders of the Championship - Laurens Vanthoor, the third position was occupied with its team partner - Stef Dusseldorp.
Tomorrow the 2nd qualification and the first race will take place.

2009-09-2: Jesse Krohn’s Birthday!

Today is the birthday of our driver Jesse Krohn. Jesse, congratulations from all our team!

2009-08-25: Results of the 7th stage of ATS Formel-3 Cup at Nurburgring.

24 bolides took part in the 7th stage of the Cup the Formula 3 in Germany. In the second race one of ArtLine’s cars - 62 unexpected some problems with engine start before green lights. And because of this Sergey Chukanov had to start from the pit-line. As a result - he finished 17th, nevertheless having overtaken several contenders and having shown a good lap time. On the finish line Jesse Krohn took 9th place in the general offset, and won the golden cup for Artline in Trophy. All the race he stably went ahead Max Nilsson, whose car was equipped with the same motor, as ArtTech F24 - OPC Challenge.
The new participant of the Championship - the French pilot Tom Dillmann has won the race. The second place was occupied with one more freshman of a series German Tim Sandtler (Jo Zeller Racing). Stef Dusseldorp became the third.
The following stage of ATS Formel-3 Cup will pass on September, 18-20th at German Sachsenring raceway.