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Liuzzi, Salo, Magnussen, Morbidelli joins Gold Coast race

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Seven Formula One drivers have been confirmed to take part in the Armor All Gold Coast 600 race on the 21-23rd of October.

The list includes current Formula One driver Vitantonio Liuzzi and former F1 drivers Mika Salo, Jan Magnussen, Christian Klien, Sebastian Bourdais, Stephane Sarrazin and Gianni Morbidelli.

Liuzzi is going to take part in the race for Wilson Security Racing, co-driving with Tony D’Alberto.
“I had a good look at the TDR car when I was at the Australian Grand Prix earlier in the year and I was really impressed,” said Liuzzi.

Liuzzi currently takes part in the Formula One 2011 season for HRT but does not expect the change to the V8 Supercar to be difficult.
“I don’t think it will take me long to adapt to the car. The one-day testing before will be good. I have experience with powerful saloon cars and I really enjoy driving them. I see the V8 Supercars being very similar,” said Liuzzi.

25 of the 28 international drivers for the race has been announced. The list currently includes a vast number of international racing stars, including Jörg Bergmeister, Dirk Muller, Augusto Farfus, Andy Priaulx and many more.

Confirmed Armor All Gold Coast 600 Line Up

#1 Toll Holden Racing Team James Courtney / TBC
#2 Toll Holden Racing Team Garth Tander / Ryan Briscoe (Australia) : IndyCar
#3 Wilson Security Racing Tony D’Alberto / Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) : Formula 1
#4 IRWIN Racing Alex Davison / Marc Lieb (Germany) : Le Mans
#5 Orrcon Steel FPR Mark Winterbottom / Will Power (Australia) : IndyCar
#6 Trading Post FPR Will Davison / Mika Salo (Finland) : Formula 1 & Le Mans
#7 Jack Daniel’s Racing Todd Kelly / Jorg Bergmeister (Germany) : Le Mans
#8 Team BOC Jason Bright / Stephane Sarrazin (France) : Formula 1, Le Mans & World Rally Championship
#9 SP Tools Racing Shane van Gisbergen / Scott Dixon (New Zealand) : IndyCar
#11 Pepsi Max Crew Greg Murphy / Oliver Gavin (Great Britain) : Le Mans
#12 Triple F Racing Dean Fiore / Gianni Morbidelli (Italy) : F1 & World Touring Car Championship
#14 Jana Living Racing Jason Bargwanna / TBC
#15 Jack Daniel’s Racing Rick Kelly / Richard Westbrook (Great Britain) : Le Mans
#17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson / Dirk Muller (Germany) : World Touring Car Championship & Le Mans
#18 Jim Beam Racing James Moffat / Joey Hand (USA) : American Le Mans Series
#19 Mother Energy Drink Racing Jonathon Webb / TBC
#21 Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing Karl Reindler / Fabrizio Giovanardi (Italy) : World Touring Car Championship
#30 Gulf Western Oils Racing Warren Luff / Marino Franchitti (Great Britain) : Le Mans
#33 Fujitsu Racing GRM Lee Holdsworth / Simon Pagenaud (France): IndyCar & Le Mans
#34 Fujitsu Racing GRM Michael Caruso / Augusto Farfus (Brazil) : World Touring Car Championship & Le Mans
#39 Supercheap Auto Racing Russell Ingall / Jan Magnussen (Denmark) : Formula 1
#47 Lucky7 Racing Tim Slade / Helio Castroneves (Brazil) : IndyCar
#49 VIP Petfoods Racing Steve Owen / Boris Said (USA) : NASCAR & Le Mans
#55 The Bottle-O Racing Team Paul Dumbrell / Christian Klein (Austria) : Formula 1 & Le Mans
#61 Bundaberg Racing Fabian Coulthard / Patrick Long (USA) : Le Mans
#88 TeamVodafone Jamie Whincup / Andy Priaulx (Great Britain) : World Touring Car Championship & Le Mans
#888 TeamVodafone Craig Lowndes / Sebastien Bourdais (France) : Formula 1, IndyCar & LeMans