Giedo van der Garde confirmed for City Racing Rotterdam event

Caterham reserve driver Giedo van der Garde has been officially confirmed for this years City Racing Rotterdam event, which is scheduled to take place on 26th August. This is the Netherlands’ biggest Formula 1 event, and van der Garde will be joined by the likes of Nico Rosberg throughout the event.

The Dutchman has enjoyed a very busy 2012 season so far, currently competing in the GP2 Series for Caterham as well as driving for Caterham’s F1 team during Friday practice at the Chinese Grand Prix. The 27-year-old has already won a race in GP2 this year, and has finished on the podium on numerous other occasions and is currently 5th in Drivers’ Championship with 89 points.

“For years I have been following City Racing Rotterdam and I’m delighted that the organization has invited Caterham F1 Team and me to take part.” Explained Giedo van der Garde, “I will make sure that the huge crowd will not be short of excitement! Last weekend I took part in the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England and I am looking forward to showing all the fans the Caterham F1 Team car and we will make sure we put on a spectacular show.”

Both current Caterham F1 drivers have already taken part in previous City Racing events, with Heikki Kovalainen driving a Renault in 2008 and Vitaly Petrov also driving a Renault in 2010. Giedo van der Garde will not only be joined by current Formula 1 drivers, but also former Dutch Formula 1 drivers including Jos Verstappen.

“We are happy to add Giedo and his team to our line-up.” Said City Racing co-organizer, Herman Vaanholt. “He is joining a list of Dutch drivers who have taken part in our previous events including [Christijan] Albers, [Robert] Doornbos, [Ho-Pin] Tung and [Jos] Verstappen. We are proud that yet again a Dutch driver will be driving a Formula 1 car at a City Racing event and with Caterham F1 Team and Mercedes AMG Petronas team also taking part, with Nico Rosberg driving, we are showing that even in challenging times for the event business City Racing keeps our standards at the highest possible level.”

This years City Racing Rotterdam event has all the ingredients necessary to produce a superlative event for the fans and the drivers alike. With stunt driver Terry Grant also set to take part in the event, a stunning show is in order for all who will be attending the event.

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