Ryo Haryanto earns Virgin Racing F1 test drive

Indonesian Rio Haryanto, 17, today won one of the most prestigious prizes in a single junior motorsport formula - a test drive in a Virgin Racing VR-01 Formula 1 car.

The prize was offered by the Virgin Racing team at the beginning of the season to the driver that finished highest in the GP3 Series in a Manor Racing entered car. Rio came to the series having dominated the 2009 Formula BMW Pacific Championship with 11 wins, and he has continued his winning streak this year in Turkey, as well as finishing on the podium several times.

Virgin Racing is very happy to congratulate Rio, and the team look forward to seeing him at the wheel of an F1 car. The test will take place after the end of the F1 season.