This track is well-known to the drivers but still new to them, because unlike the pre-season drivers are now allowed to use the traction control, a gift considering the amount of turns on this track. That doesn't mean the race was going to be easy.
It already began in the first qualifying, when Pedro Marques drove a new personal best that was good for ninth but bad for Damon Ryder, who was now runnning eleventh and still on a fast lap. But Sascha Zimmermann was relieved when Ryder crossed the line without making it into the top ten. Going into the second part everything was straight forward. But neither Wisniewski nor Marques or Gießler took Pole. It was Matthias Agari who drove the fastest lap time. But due to technical problems three drivers had to retire from qualifying and they ended up starting eighth, ninth and tenth. One of them was Agari, who had to pass the top starting position to Jürgen Gießler.
The way to turn one is short, so Gießler can defend his position without a problem. Wisniewski however was starting on the outside and that allowed Marques a attack him. Both are driving side by side into turn one but Wisniewski stays in front of Marques. Everyone makes it through the first turn and are heading now towards the Eau Rouge. Agari and Silhanek couldn’t really decide, who wants to go first and touch. Both slow down a bit and continue, but that put Damon Ryder, Nenad Zivkovic and Sascha Zimmermann in trouble, who can’t react anymore and drive into the rear of the car in front of them. While Zimmermann and Ryder, who has to drive a heavily damaged car back to the pits, can continue Zivkovic has to retire. At the front Marques has to give up his third place after missing the brake point in the hairpin before split four. Wisniewski was hunting Gießler for two laps until he finally passed him. But Gießler followed him closely until the first round of pit stops.
The first driver was Carsten Hörenbaum who did a very short stop and after everyone else was pitting he found himself in second position behind Wisniewski. Gießler couldn’t be found on the standings anymore after his team had a problem with their fueling system which left him stuck on track without any fuel left. Marques was still third but under pressure from Zimmermann who did a very long first stint. After he went to the pits Sebastian Cron from Innovate Racing was on fourth in his first OWRL F1 race and one stint later on third after Hörenbaum had to do an extra pitstop to change his tyres after he ruined them in a spin. While Wisniewski was left alone early at the front it was Marques who had to drive alone on second after Hörenbaum made his mistake. Zimmermann was fourth after his second pit stop but a broken damper gave Hörenbaum the chance to stole his position. Ramon Ryder was one second away from also overtaking Zimmermann and therefore finished sixth. On seventh was Pedro Marques who scored his first points this season in front of Franz-Josef Stumm who got the first point since race two.
Wisniewski extends his lead over Marques in the drivers championship and is now six points ahead of him. Carsten Hörenbaum on third is already 27 points away, but seven races are still to come. The next race will take place on 4th July at Fern Bay Black, a challenging circuit for cars and drivers before we go into the summer break.
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It already began in the first qualifying, when Pedro Marques drove a new personal best that was good for ninth but bad for Damon Ryder, who was now runnning eleventh and still on a fast lap. But Sascha Zimmermann was relieved when Ryder crossed the line without making it into the top ten. Going into the second part everything was straight forward. But neither Wisniewski nor Marques or Gießler took Pole. It was Matthias Agari who drove the fastest lap time. But due to technical problems three drivers had to retire from qualifying and they ended up starting eighth, ninth and tenth. One of them was Agari, who had to pass the top starting position to Jürgen Gießler.
The way to turn one is short, so Gießler can defend his position without a problem. Wisniewski however was starting on the outside and that allowed Marques a attack him. Both are driving side by side into turn one but Wisniewski stays in front of Marques. Everyone makes it through the first turn and are heading now towards the Eau Rouge. Agari and Silhanek couldn’t really decide, who wants to go first and touch. Both slow down a bit and continue, but that put Damon Ryder, Nenad Zivkovic and Sascha Zimmermann in trouble, who can’t react anymore and drive into the rear of the car in front of them. While Zimmermann and Ryder, who has to drive a heavily damaged car back to the pits, can continue Zivkovic has to retire. At the front Marques has to give up his third place after missing the brake point in the hairpin before split four. Wisniewski was hunting Gießler for two laps until he finally passed him. But Gießler followed him closely until the first round of pit stops.
The first driver was Carsten Hörenbaum who did a very short stop and after everyone else was pitting he found himself in second position behind Wisniewski. Gießler couldn’t be found on the standings anymore after his team had a problem with their fueling system which left him stuck on track without any fuel left. Marques was still third but under pressure from Zimmermann who did a very long first stint. After he went to the pits Sebastian Cron from Innovate Racing was on fourth in his first OWRL F1 race and one stint later on third after Hörenbaum had to do an extra pitstop to change his tyres after he ruined them in a spin. While Wisniewski was left alone early at the front it was Marques who had to drive alone on second after Hörenbaum made his mistake. Zimmermann was fourth after his second pit stop but a broken damper gave Hörenbaum the chance to stole his position. Ramon Ryder was one second away from also overtaking Zimmermann and therefore finished sixth. On seventh was Pedro Marques who scored his first points this season in front of Franz-Josef Stumm who got the first point since race two.
Wisniewski extends his lead over Marques in the drivers championship and is now six points ahead of him. Carsten Hörenbaum on third is already 27 points away, but seven races are still to come. The next race will take place on 4th July at Fern Bay Black, a challenging circuit for cars and drivers before we go into the summer break.
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