Lamera Cup Estoril – The Lamera 62 doubles the stake

The last will be the first and... they will confirm the next day. This is in any case what happened in the sun-drenched temple of Estoril this weekend. This Sunday, the Lamera 62 pampered by 3TM proved just as efficient as the day before.

« Don't think it was a walk in the park. ", says Joffrey Dorchy, one of the three architects of this victory. On Saturday, our result was made easier by the retirement of the 80th (CTF Continental Racing) and the problems of the 1st (L'Auto Leclerc). This Sunday, the reigning champions made life difficult for us. We were no longer managing but attacking. There was no question of relaxing our efforts, as evidenced by the 16-minute lead we held after the 205 laps. »

For their part, Emmanuel Orgeval, Adrien Harang and Benoît Gruau relished their supporting roles.

« We're not going to be picky, it's a very good result. ", smiled Orgeval. " We scored valuable points while our direct competitors (a reference to the crew of the 80, Editor's note) had a difficult weekend. And then, we had luck on our side. The finish line had barely crossed when an electrical failure immobilized our car on the deceleration lap. One more revolution and we would have been forced to retire. »

While the 3rd step of the podium was occupied by the 41 of Scania France (Stéphane Di Duca, Sébastien Guignard and Kenny Coin), the victory was celebrated with pomp by Genius Water Racing (a team from the Flat Country). We have not had any problems ", explained Peter Houben. " We also had luck on our side as our compatriots from Fast Kukki Racing received a three-minute penalty for starting the engine from the pits. » A nice tribute to those who led the Pro-Am category until then and who finished 3rd.

As for first place in the Gentlemen's category, it went to Julien and Paul Delmas and Laurent Knibbe. A victory that was a joy to see.

« We had already climbed onto the top step of the podium in the category on Saturday ", said Laurent Knibbe, frankly hilarious. Since we were starting from pole this morning, we didn't want to celebrate yesterday so we could focus more on today's 7-hour race. We can be happy about that. The party will only be more intense this Sunday! »

Race 2 (7 hours) ranking: 

1st and 1st in Elite 62 (3TM62) Wilfried Merafina, Thomas Merafina, Joffrey Dorchy 205 laps in 7h01:46.423; 2nd (L'Auto Leclerc) Emmanuel Orgeval, Adrien Harang and Benoît Gruau at 1:1; 16.855rd (Scania France) Stéphane Di Duca, Sébastien Guignard, Kenny Coin) at 3 lap; 41th (CTF Challengers) Laurent Piguet, Jean-Michel Marie, Fabien Delaplace, Franck Savouret at 1 laps; 4. And 74st Pro-Am 2 (Genius Water Racing) Peter Houben, Geert De Cnijf, Dimitri Van der Spek at 5 laps;… 1. And 53st Gentlemen Laurent Knibbe, Paul Delmas and Julien Delmas at 6 laps.

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