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SPEED / PASSION / DEDICATION / SUCCESS

Tio Ellinas An introduction

Tio is the best driver Ive seen since Kimi Raikkonen!
Rob Wilson, July 2010

Index

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About Tio Ellinas Karting Grand Prix Shootout Rob Wilson Formula Ford Formula Ford Festival Formula Renault UK Why Tio ? Media value Summary Contact

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About Tio Ellinas

Name Date of birth Nationality Home town Languages Height Weight Kart races Kart wins Car races Car wins Ambition

Eftihios tio Ellinas 27th January 1992 Cypriot Larnaca Greek & English 1.83 M 70 Kg 131 101 45 8 F1 World Champion

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Karting 1999-2009

Tio (centre wearing blue) won a world title on his first trip outside Cyprus

Tio won his first ever race outside Cyprus when he travelled to Italy to take part in the World ROK Cup.

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national titles

Although Tio raced karts in Cyprus for 10 years, he only competed in 131 races which is a lot less than British or other European karters would do in that time. However, his winning percentage of 77% is impressive as is his tally of 9 titles including one world title.

world title

131 101 121 10

races wins podiums DNFs 77% 92% 8%

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Grand Prix Shootout 2009

Grand Prix Shootout 2009 51 competitors from 15 countries on 6 continents Over 100 championships between them 10 Finalists with 1 overall winner

This is the best driver I have seen in this competition. In fact, hes the best driver I have seen for a very long time. A star! Rob Wilson, September 2009
Grand Prix Shootout was held between July and December of 2009. Competitors were assessed in Fiat Abarth cars at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground by Rob Wilson. 10 Finalists were invited to Pembrey to test a Double R Formula BMW. Tio was the runaway winner from the moment Rob first got into the Abarth with him at Bruntingthorpe. 50 other drivers took part including champions in the last two years in the following categories: FIA Formula Two Championship Formula BMW Americas Formula BMW Pacific Jim Russell Future Driver ADAC Formula Masters Series Formula Renault UK Formula Renault NEZ British Formula Ford Duratec British Formula Ford Kent Formula Ford Festival Star Mazda Series Skip Barber National Series New Zealand Formula Ford Team USA Scholarship International KF2 Series European KF2 Championship British KF2 Championship Rotax Max International Series Rotax Max Euro Challenge Rotax Max Grand Finals

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Rob Wilson

Rob Wilson is simply the best driver coach in the world.

Peter Windsor, former Williams and Ferrari Team Manager

Rob Wilson is regarded by most people in F1 as the best driver coach and judge of talent in the world. A fast and successful competitor in all types of racing cars for the past 36 years, Rob has coached many leading F1 drivers including Kimi Raikonen, Nico Rosberg, Juan Pablo Montoya, David Coulthard and even Valentino Rossi and the Ford WRC rally drivers. Rob has a very busy life. One minute competing at Le Mans or Daytona, the next evaluating F1 drivers for Mercedes Grand Prix or training drivers for Red Bull Racing. A New Zealander, Rob was instantly successful in Formula Ford when he first came to Europe in 1974. He moved swiftly upwards into British

Formula 3, where he beat future World Champions Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell in some of the most dramatic wheel-to-wheel races ever seen in the junior ranks. He made it to the fringe of F1, receiving offers to drive for both Tyrrell and Fittipaldi, but never had the budget required. He also says that he could have become a McLaren driver in the late 70s but the team didnt like his rock star image! Rob, now 56 has won over 400 races throughout his career including the FIA "World Endurance Touring Car Championship" as recently as 1999. When not racing, driving or flying all over the world, Rob plays bass guitar and sings in his blues-rock group.

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British Formula Ford 2010

Tio raced in the 2010 MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain with the front running JTR team. It was his first season of car racing and he had just 40 laps in a Formula BMW at Pembrey Circuit under his belt at that point. Tio only got 4 full tests done before the first race at Oulton Park. All 4 tests were in poor weather conditions and were red-flaged for much of the time.

Tio was fastest in the official Friday test in wet conditions and in qualifying was in pole position until title favourite and eventual winner, Scott Pye, pipped him on the last lap. As it was, Tio was only the second driver since Ayrton Senna to start on the front row of a British Formula Ford race on his car racing debut.

Tio was 60 seconds away from being the first driver since Ayrton Senna in 1981 to get a British Formula Ford pole position on his car racing debut.
Season results
4th in Series 29 Races 5 Wins 7 Fastest laps 19 tests 2 spins 2 accidents 3rd in Festival 27 Finishes 5 Pole positions 2 Lap records

Number of races before 2010

Scott Pye Scott Malvern* Daniel Cammish* Tio Ellinas Josh Hill* Antti Buri*

83 26 29 0 53 55

* Second year in British Formula Ford

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British Formula Ford 2010

Tios fourth position in the MSA British Formula Ford championship is the best placing for a novice driver since Jenson Button in 1998.
Other notable performances Tio had at least a pole, win, podium, fastest lap or fastest "ideal" lap at every circuit he went to. The only driver to have a "perfect" weekend with pole, lights to flag victory and fastest lap in both races and the lap record. Everyone who was ahead of him in the championship is a current or previous Formula Ford champion.

Race positions Podiums Top 5 Top 7 41% 59% 79%

Qualifying
Tio was fastest at every wet test during the year.

Top 3
He is the first driver to lap Castle Combe at over 100mph in a Formula Ford. A drive from the pitlane in Round 2 (his second race) to challenge for 6th with fastest lap. He overtook 11 cars and moved from a distant 27th to 7th at the end. Tio never drove on the Brands Hatch GP circuit before race day where he qualified 4th at 2:00PM and then came third in the race at 5:00PM with a lap time just 0.003s off the fastest lap. With 3 poles, winning his quarter and semi final races and finishing 3rd in the Final with fastest lap, Tio had the best performance at the Formula Ford Festival since Jenson Button in 1998.

45% 62% 83%

Front 2 rows Front 3 rows

Fastest laps Fastest Top 2 Top 4 Top 10 24% 41% 66% 100%

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Formula Ford Festival 2010

Tio is the first driver ever to get pole position, fastest lap and a podium at the Formula Ford Festival in his first year of car racing!
The Formula Ford Festival is an end of year event open to Formula Ford drivers from all over the world. Very often, drivers come back to the Festival despite graduating to higher formulae to have another go at winning this very prestigious event. The weekend consists of testing, qualifying, heats, quarter finals, semi finals and a final. 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Buton and Red Bull Racings Mark Webber have both won the Festival while names that didnt triumph include Damon Hill, Nigel Mansell, Mika Hakkinen and Kimi Raikkonen. Ayrton Senna refused to compete to avoid being judged in one race! Such is the experience and talent at the Formula Ford Festival that drivers rarely make an impression in their first year of car racing. Two drivers have won it in their debut year: Jenson Button and Johnny Herbert both successful F1 drivers. Of the 8 novice drivers to finish on the podium in the last 25 years, 7 made it to F1 including 2 World Champions! Tio is the first novice driver EVER to get pole position, fastest lap and a podium finish in the Festival Final. He is the first driver regardless of experience to achieve that in at least 14 years. Tios 2010 Festival performance was easily the best since Jenson Button in 1998.

Tios results from the Formula Ford Festival Testing Qualifying Heat Quarter Final Semi Final Final 1st 2nd 3rd & fastest lap 1st & fastest lap 1st & pole position 3rd, pole position & fastest lap

Novice Festival podium finishers in the last 25 years 1985 1985 1989 1990 1998 1999 2001 2003 2010 Damon Hill Johnny Herbert David Coulthard Jules Bouillion Jenson Button James Courtney Ronnie Bremer Marko Asmer Tio Ellinas F1 World Champion 1996 Grands Prix winner Grands Prix winner F1 race driver World F1 Champion 2009 F1 test driver Indy Car driver F1 test driver ....

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Formula Renault 2.0 UK 2011

Formula Renault UK is the country's leading single-seater championship, launching the Formula One racing careers of Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Rikknen and Heikki Kovalainen. Its popularity and reputation as a source of future world champions leads to extensive coverage in the UK motorsport media both in print and online. The Championship enjoys a high level of exposure due to its place on the support package of the British Touring Car Championship, leading to television coverage on the ITV network.

Success in Formula Renault could mean Formula One is just one year away for Tio!

Kimi Raikkonen (left) won the Formula Renault UK title in 2000 in his second season of car racing. He moved straight to F1 the following year which was unheard of since the 1960s! Although Rob Wilson compares Tio to Kimi, a move to F1 that soon is impossible now due to the restriction on F1 testing. However, the aim is to win the title in year one like Kimi. Lewis Hamilton (below left) moved straight to F Renault from karts and won the title in his second year.

million viewers

4.7
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Formula Renault 2.0 UK 2011

TEAM: AtechReid GP
14 / 20 Races Completed Results: Wins: 2 Poles: 1 Podium: 11 Fastest Lap: 2 Championship Standing: 2nd*

GERMANY Oschersleben 30th/31st July 2011

During the summer brake of the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Tio visited Germany to participate in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC against Europe's most highly rated drivers including the Red Bull junior drivers Carlos Sainz Jr and Daniil Kvyat. It was Tio's first time at the track and he just had two 30 minute practice sessions before qualifying.

RACE RESULTS: Race 1 Qualifying: Race 2 Qualifying: Race 1 Result: Race 2 Result: 1st 4th 1st 4th

* Correct as of 10/09/11

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Why Tio ?
If a motor racing driver is to scale the heights of Formula One they must have the complete package. Tio, a selfmanaged driver with no management commitments and having been family funded, possesses all the tools in his armory to reach the top step of the motor racing ladder and become a Formula One World Champion. The rationale behind this bold statement was concluded as a result of the compelling statistics listed below; comparing Tio with other F1 drivers in their first year of Formula Renault, together with feedback given from one of the most respected driver coach Rob Wilson. Tio's ground breaking results and manner in which he conducts himself in press conferences, combined with his unique ability to bring motorsport to a market which has yet to be penetrated, make Tio an incredibly exciting prospect.

The Future Tio wants to build a relationship with a premier team to help plan the next stage of his development.

Lewis Hamilton Number of Races Number of Wins Number of Podiums Number of Fastest Laps Number of Pole Positions Position in Championships 10 1 4 1 1 6th

Kimi Raikkonen 4 0 1 0 0 12th

Heikki Kovalainen 10 0 3 1 0 7th

Paul Di Resta 10 0 1 0 1 11th

Alex Lynn 10 0 0 0 0 12th

Tio Ellinas 10 1 8 1 1 2nd

Tio results for the first 10 rounds in his first year in Formula Renault UK compared to other drivers

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Media value

Tio already has over 250,000 people watch him race this year on television. He is comfortable in front of the camera and regularly appears on LTVs Formula One programme to discuss Formula One and his own career. He is also featured in a four page article in the October - December in-flight magazine on all Cyprus Airways.

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Summary

Tio has achieved a lot in a relatively short career. Despite racing karts for 10 years he has only competed in 131 karts races winning 101 of them plus 8 national and one world title. He came to the UK in September 2009 to take on 50 other karters and drivers with over 100 major racing titles between them and was the runaway winner of Grand Prix Shootout. Tio was 60 seconds away from being the first driver since Ayrton Senna 30 seasons previously to take a British Formula Ford pole in their debut car race. In 2010, he was the highest placed novice in British Formula Ford since Jenson Button in 1998. Everyone ahead of Tio in the championship has won a Formula Ford title in the last 12 months. Despite being his first season in cars and new to the UK, Tio scored points in 23 of the 25 races. 1st Driver in History to score a double podium on Formula Renault UK debut In the Formula Renault UK Championship Tio has already broken all records set before him, by Formula One World Champions Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen.

Tio is the best driver Ive seen since Kimi Raikkonen!

Rob Wilson, July 2010

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Contact information

Tio Ellinas
t: +357-99831814 e: tioellinas@hotmail.com www.tioellinasracing.com

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