OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS PENDING
NOTICE : From Round 4 onward, Race Report will be a more concise, 1 minute read format for easier information digestion.
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It is a welcome return to the famous Scawen's Racetrack circuit, as Layout Racing League heads to the forth round of the exciting 2025 calendar!
Qualifying Result
The newly re-teamed Suforr, now driving for Born2Race, nabbed pole position by 4 tenths, ahead of the pair of Winner's drivers dod1slaw and kyr1l. Race Green fielded four drivers, with the pair Mandula and NOSLE coming in 4th and 5th respectively. SRP Master, YES Motorsport's Sobis and B2r Twincam put in good efforts in the twisty track to get into the top 10. A close qualifying for the midfield set the stage for an exciting race!
Provisional Race result
The race
RACE REPLAY: Replay
21 race-focused drivers took to the green for the race, with Suforr initially losing the lead to an extremely fast staring kyr1l. Kyr1l would lose the lead 3 laps later, and subsequently spectacularly crash out of a podium place, at the tunnel entry. Further back, a classic Lap 1 Turn 1 chaos saw SRP Master tangled with Twincam, putting both drivers down the pack, although both managed to recover to decent positions, both finishing higher than when they started.
Newcomer Owen too spun out after contact at the start, although continued on to a P13 finish. Returning driver GT4tube stalled at the start and retired soon after, as did another new driver, Cing.
The race was a test of focus and patience, with plenty of drivers stuck behind others, forming long trains. Pit strategy came to play, with some choosing to stay out such as AirAttack's Sean, while others chose to pit at different times to get into clear air, such as Sobis, and Mandula - the latter having a race full of ups and downs, still finishing P3, testimony to his pace.
There were battles up and down the field, from front to back. nickmusi, Jam616 and Javier were in close proximity for most of the race, giving a real show. Unfortunately in contrast of fortune, Winner's Rubi suffered hardware issues and retired with 7 laps to go, however it was nothing compared to YES's Sobis, who, after his brilliant strategy putting him in the top 5, ran out of fuel on the line, dropping down to P10.
However it was no stopping the race-winning machine, now in his new home of B2r, Suforr took a commanding victory ahead of dod1slaw, with Mandula coming P3 even after two spins mid race. His teammate NOSLE was close behind in P4, followed by brilliant drivers by Twincam, Sean and M@ci3k in P7. Race Green's Redbot tailed his teammate in P8, with Master in P9, and the gas-guzzling Sobis rounding out the top 10. Winner's Rubi capped of the final points position!
Layout Racing League returns on 22 March 2025 for Round 5 – 5th Running of Mini Monaco GP! This is one race you will certainly not want to miss!
