The two traded places for more than half a lap, but unfortunately, it ended with the former taking to the exit road at Turn 3. In the opening stint, the main focus was on a superb battle between Dominik Blajer and Ross Woodford for seventh place. Further back, Martin Sirotek in the #82 ENTROPIQ Green car made heavy contact with the barriers. Just behind, Talvar lost second place to Sánchez at the Hairpin.
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Round 3 podium finisher Jamie Fluke in the #99 Apex Racing Team prototype lined up on pole position for the second 20-minute heat, ahead of #89 driver Rainer Talvar for BS+COMPETITION in second, Alejandro Sánchez for MSI Esports in third and Team VRS driver Mack Bakkum rounding out the front two rows.Īt the green flag, Fluke bolted, gaining enough of a lead to take the conventional racing line through Turn 1.
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In the closing stages, W Series race winner Beitske Visser held on to fifth, side-by-side with 2012 DTM champion Bruno Spengler. Bennett and Gustas Grinbergas finished in second, ahead of Julien Soenen and Elliott Vayron in third for R8G Esports. Lulham then cruised unchallenged to victory, and with it sealed the Drivers’ title for himself and team member Benecke. The leader Benecke pitted to hand over to Chris Lulham, while those in second and third waited for one lap longer to switch.Īfter taking the reins of the third-placed #72, 2019 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Cup champion Benny Simonsen sadly spun at the Hairpin, dropping the team out of contention. As they entered Sunset Bend to end the first lap, Brient tried to go around the outside of Bennett but was forced wide.Īfter a frantic midfield scrap, but static lead fight, the first pitstops started with just under 10 minutes left. This meant the top three of Benecke, Bennett and Brient broke free, with space to fight amongst themselves. The field desperately tried to avoid a giant pileup, with several cars taking to the grass in avoidance.Īs multiple cars re-joined at Turn 5, Yuri Kasdorp for Red Bull Racing Esports was turned around, with a number of cars colliding once more. The rub was enough to spin both cars in front of the pack. Maxime Brient for Apex Racing Team was in second, ahead of Luke Bennett for Redline in third and Peter Berryman in another Apex entry.Īt the rolling start, Benecke pulled off an ideal launch, leading through the opening corners with Redline teammate Bennett up into second.īehind, however, all hell broke loose at Turn 3, at the Berryman in the #50 and Tuomas Tähtelä in the #21 KOVA Esports Dallara looked to make slight contact at the corner’s exit. In the opening heat, Maximilian Benecke in the #11 Team Redline machine lined up on pole position – an ideal location for the championship leader heading into this round.