Race 1

The first stages of Race 1 were frenetic with a first plot twist that saw Antonio Pizzonia (HS Engineering), author of the overall Pole, having difficulty leaving the grid during the rolling start with his World Series V8 4.5. The cars behind him fortunately manage to overtake him and first Marco Ghiotto and then Harald Schlegelmilch take the lead, before leaving the leadership again to Pizzonia. It is exactly during these first laps that a good, close fight breaks out between Colombo and Ghiotto, which unfortunately then leads to a race contact in turn 2, which will cause Simone's Dallara to overturn (fortunately without any physical consequences for the driver), resulting in a retirement for the MM driver, a drive-through penalty for Ghiotto and the safety car deployment.

Behind them there is also a duel between Max Cuccarese and Juju Noda, respectively P1 and P2 in the Formula class, with Max who, after a great overtake on Juju, leads the group until the last lap before the chequered flag. However, a few corners from the end, the Japanese driver tries to overtake her teammate at the limit, causing an accident on the last corner. Both do not finish the race and Juju is given a 25 second penalty for being responsible for that accident. Meanwhile, Vladimir Netusil takes advantage and manages to overtake O'Connell in the photo finish on the finish line, giving MM a superb victory that brings back a few smiles to the garage.

During the post-race there is an intense argument between Juju's manager Hideki and the team members, which ends with the team's decision not to let the Japanese driver participate in Sunday's race. MM therefore decides to interrupt the collaboration with Noda for her behavior not in line with the team’s principles of sportsmanship and collegiality.

Race 2

Race 2 on Sunday unfortunately sees Colombo out of the race even before getting on the track, due to an inexplicable technical problem never encountered before, which occurred on his Dallara GP2; the same fate incomprehensibly also befalls Cuccarese's car. Max is entrusted with Juju's car, while Simone is forced not to race, as he has no further cars available to the team, readily adaptable for the driver in the short time available before the start, thus giving up even his last hopes of bringing home the title.

After a hard-fought start, Cuccarese once again takes the lead of the race like the previous day, but due to a mistake on the last lap, his chances of victory disappear, with Paul O'Connell who celebrates on the first step of the podium , followed by Ghiotto (who wins the title). Unfortunately Max has to settle for P3. Another positive confirmation also from Vladimir Netusil, who finished Race 2 in P4.

After getting back to the workshop, the MM staff unfortunately got the confirmation that Colombo and Cuccarese's cars have been sabotaged, after a theft that occurred the night before Race 2 (a wiring cut in the same position with a cutter in both cars). Although with great bitterness, MM avoids controversy, firmly reiterating its values ​​of integrity, respect and justice in sport.

MM would like to thank the BOSS GP organization for their support throughout the Championship and also to the other teams for their support during this difficult time at the last race.

Race  1

After dominating both free practice sessions and Qualifying Practice of his category, Simone Colombo set his seal on Race 1, conquering the first position overall, ahead of his teammate Max Cuccarese and the F1 car of Ingo Gerstl. Max's performance was noteworthy, as, despite being forced to skip a free practice session due to a technical failure, he was consistently driving with same lap times as his teammate. A bit of bad luck for the new team representative from the Czech Republic, Vladimir Netusil, who despite his great race pace, due to his lack of experience, made a mistake during an attempt to overtake Marco Ghiotto at the third to last corner, which relegated him to fourth position, unfortunately seeing an almost certain hat-trick of MM on the podium slipping away by a hair's breadth. 

Race 2

Race 2 once again saw Simone and Max side by side on the starting grid, with Max immediately chasing his teammate like a shadow, forcefully conquering the second step of the Formula class podium, a few tenths behind Simone. Vladimir, affectionately nicknamed by the team "The Pitbull" - for his great attacking skills - started from the third row (P6 overall and P4 in the Formula class) and since the very first laps was the fastest on the track. On lap 4, just when he was in 4th position, he unfortunately made a mistake during a battle with Ghiotto, went into a spin and forced to retire.

The Championship standings, with just one round to go until the end of this fantastic and super-competitive 2024, see Marco Ghiotto of Scuderia Palladio in front of everyone with 210 points, our Simone Colombo chasing in second place with 197.5 points and in third place we find Juju Noda with 146. Juju, who after a series of concurrence dates on the track with the Super Formula, will get back behind the wheel of the Dallara GP2 with MM for the last BOSS GP season appointment in Misano, where she will certainly do her best to score as many points as possible and make life difficult for his opponents.

See you for the Grand Finale in Misano from 1 to 3 November then.

Race 1

Race 1 ends with a wonderful Colombo – Cuccarese one-two, in first and second place respectively, ahead of Marco Ghiotto of Scuderia Palladio. First time on the podium in BOSS GP for the only eighteen-year-old Max and a lot of satisfaction for a mega result on his debut, definitely worth remembering. P5 for the Japanese Juju Noda who started from Pole but due to a mistake at the start, on the first lap found herself in 7^th position, stuck in traffic. Despite the good pace, a long safety car did not allow her to recover enough on her rivals and she therefore had to settle for fifth position at the finish line.

Race 2

In Race 2 the situation is reversed with Juju who gets the victory ahead of Ghiotto and her teammate Max, who once again can savor the emotion of a well-deserved podium. Bad luck for Simone, who started immediately behind Juju but after a restart from the safety car, made a mistake on the fast corner, which compromised his race due to a mechanical problem with the right rear suspension and which relegated him to P16 in the final standings.

Once the Assen race is over, the BOSS GP Championship will return to the track in October and November, for those that represent the home events for the MM team, Mugello and Misano and where both Simone and Juju, currently in second position with equal points in the standings (146), will give their best to try to win the 2024 Formula Class title, against who seems to be the most feared opponent for the MM team, Marco Ghiotto.

In the meantime, the work of the Italian team will go ahead, with a series of tests scheduled immediately after August 15th, to get ready for the end of the season in the best way possible.

Race 1 and Race 2

Race 1 crowned Simone Colombo as the winner, while Juju, despite the great speed demonstrated throughout the weekend, only finished in P7, due to a penalty imposed by the race directors, due to incorrect alignment during the rolling start phase .

Race 2 was a completely different story for the Japanese driver, who forcefully conquered the first step of the Formula class podium, closing a noteworthy race which certainly represents an excellent preparation for her, in view of her next participation in the next round of the Super Formula Series, a championship that sees her competing in parallel with the BOSS GP in this 2024 season and whose Round 3 is scheduled on the Sportsland SUGO track, in Japan, on the weekend of June 22 and 23.

Unlucky race 2 however for Simone Colombo, who after starting the race at the top as usual, had to deal with a technical problem with the battery charging alternator just 5 laps from the finish line, which led to his retirement, having to settle for P15.

Simone Colombo repeats his success at the Nürburgring in Race 1 and Race 2 and extends his lead in the standings 

A result worth remembering for Simone Colombo during the second round of the 2024 BOSS GP Championship, which took place on the Nürburgring racetrack in Germany last weekend.

The driver from Milan has put everyone behind him since Friday, obtaining P1 in Free Practice, as well as on Saturday in Qualifying and in Race 1, taking his Dallara GP2/2011 to the top in the Formula class also on Sunday in Race 2.

Simone thus extends his lead in the general drivers' classification where he is the leader with 87 points, followed by Marco Ghiotto of Scuderia Palladio, 9 points behind him.

Unluckiest weekend for the Japanese Juju Noda, currently in P4 in the standings with 62 points. Unfortunately, during Free Practice her car suffered an irreparable electrical fault, but with great and hard team work and also thanks to the support of the opponents of Scuderia Palladio (Nardi Compressori Racing), the team managed to readjust their reserve car and putting Juju in a position to take part in Qualifying, where she achieved an excellent P3 overall (P2 in the Formula class), just behind her teammate Simone.

Race 1 and Race 2

In Race 1, a super exciting duel between the two drivers already at the first corner: Simone, who started from the first place on the grid, tried to defend himself from his teammate who initially got the better of him. After a few meters, however, Simone took back P1, while Juju was forced to recover a few positions. Well deserved podium for both drivers in the end with Simone in P1 and Juju on the third step of the podium.

The rivalry between the two teammates also continued in Race 2, giving rise to a super exciting battle, until in an attempt to overtake her teammate, Juju lost the rear end, spinned and was forced to retire. So much disappointment for her and same feeling also  for the entire team who had worked so hard to allow her to demonstrate her great potential on the track again and who once again would like to congratulate both drivers for the excellent performances throughout the weekend.



Next round in two weekends at the Red Bull Ring on the weekend of June 8-9.

Race 1 and Race 2

Race 1 to forget for both drivers: the two find themselves side by side on the grid and Juju, at the rolling start, has an excellent start and manages to overtake her teammate. The latter, however, fails to close turn 1 and hits Juju's right rear tire with his left front flap which gets a puncture and both end up out of the race, with only Simone still managing to finish in P14 in the standings and take home some consolation points.

Race 2 was a completely different story with Simone and Juju leading the way compared to their opponents (Marco Ghiotto of Scuderia Palladio, who came third had a gap of 39.695 from the MM Japanese driver). Simone takes the victory, securing the top step of the podium for the Formula class, always followed by Juju who finishes the race in second place, just 5 tenths behind his teammate after 13 laps.

Juju Noda as part of the team for the 2024 BOSS GP Season

BREAKING NEWS – MM International Motorsport is pleased to welcome Juju Noda as part of the team for the 2024 BOSS GP Season.

Juju was born in 2006 in Tokyo. Daughter of formula 1 driver Hideki Noda, she inherited his love of speed. Juju started karting when she was 3 and made her racing debut at the age of 4. She took part in the “FORMULA UNDER 17 & SENIOR” from 2017, raced a Formula 4 single seater at the age of 11 and won all three races she started!

Moving to Europe to gain experience in Danish F4 and W Series, Juju then went on to win the 2023 Italian F3 Championship (Zinox Series) and she became the first woman ever to win a Euroformula Open race the same year.

Some new big challenges awaits her for 2024 as she will be the first Japanese woman and the youngest driver to enter the SUPER Formula, one the world's most competitive series, as well as also competing in Europe with the MM International Motorsport team in the BOSS GP Series.

Welcome to the MM family, Juju!

It is the bearer of the MM International Motorsport team, Simone Colombo, who wins (for the second time in a row, after last year's victory) the title of 2023 BOSS GP Champion of the Formula Class, with a full two races to spare on Marco Ghiotto ( Scuderia Palladio).

Simone arrived in Monza very excited for the weekend in front of his home crowd, certain of his potential and that of the team, immediately putting everyone behind him right from the first two Free Practice sessions held on Friday on a wet track.

Qualifying with difficult track conditions on damp asphalt, during which the 8 minutes available to Simone were unfortunately not enough to take home the Pole Position (and thus put the icing on the cake of a perfect weekend), which went to the direct rival for the title Marco Ghiotto. David Richert, driving the team's second Dallara GP2 during the weekend in Monza, did very well in the wet and found himself very comfortable with the car from the first laps and placed P3 in the standings at the conclusion of qualifying.