PCCF – Barcelona: Ghiretti over the moon after his first victory: “She’s finally here! »

What a first victory! This Saturday, during the first race of the weekend, Alessandro Ghiretti and Dorian Boccolacci offered spectators a great battle. At the end of thirty minutes, the Martinet by Alméras driver took the checkered flag as the winner. Arriving in PCCF in 2021, the wearer of No. 22 had been chasing this success for two seasons. The wait is over, he is relieved of this pressure.

« I can't realize, I'm just happy, he described directly. It's a lot of joy with the pole for the C2 this morning and then the victory now. It took a long time to come but it's finally here! » 

Starting second on the grid, the Junior Porsche France 2021 got off to a much better start than the pole sitter, Marvin Klein. “ I got off to a very, very good start. I did not see the enormous aspiration coming from which Dorian Boccolacci benefited. » The CLRT driver got behind the first two to better emerge under braking in T1. “ He came on my right and there were three of us at turn one. We touched each other but everyone came out unscathed. » It was only the beginnings of a duel which would last throughout the race.

Two safety cars and enormous pressure to manage

In addition to having the double vice-champion on his heels, Alessandro Ghiretti had to face two restarts. Indeed, the safety car first entered the track after the first lap, following contact in the peloton. During this restart, Dorian Boccolacci, perfectly placed, once again tried to take the lead at the first braking.

" It arrived very quickly thanks to my aspiration, revealed the winner of the day. I left as much space as possible but he touched me. I went through the loophole and it wasn't easy to come back. My tires were dirty and it took time to regain performance. » A few moments later, Dorian Boccolacci came alongside him at the exit of the turn ten hairpin. Wheels to wheels, the CLRT driver visited the gravel trap and had to let go but without losing any position.

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Following two incidents that happened at the same time in different locations, the safety car once again took the lead of the peloton. When she returned to the pits, Alessandro Ghiretti sheltered himself from any attack and managed the last two laps perfectly to raise his arms at the end of a race full of twists and turns.

A result to repeat this Sunday

Author of pole position in the second race of the weekend, the Martinet by Alméras driver had, on paper, a better chance of winning this Sunday. If he has already won this Saturday, the wearer of No. 22 sees himself placing his car once again in front of the P1 panel. “ We need to get back to work. We're going ahead tomorrow, we have to make this performance a reality. I have to finish where I started: first! » 

Necessarily vengeful, Dorian Boccolacci will in turn want to impose himself. Building on his success, Alessandro Ghiretti intends to deprive the rest of the grid of a victory on Catalan soil.