Success for the Seat Leon Supercopa

A month after the announcement of its arrival on French circuits in 2010, the Seat Leon Supercopa is already arousing great interest in France.

Published on 05/02/2010 à 11:35

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Success for the Seat Leon Supercopa

Even if no firm commitment figures have yet been communicated, the Seat Leon Supercopa is already of interest to many teams, since Oreca, sports operator of the series, has announced forty inquiries. “ Despite an announcement made at the very beginning of January, the field will be sufficiently expanded, because the contacts exceeded our expectations, confides Hugues de Chaunac, president of Oreca. We have already received more than forty requests for information. And the first reaction of interested Teams was to tell us: “Congratulations for the level of bonuses! » »

19 euros will in fact be distributed to the first twelve in each race, or 500 euros per weekend, while the driver who has covered the most laps in the lead will benefit from a bonus of 39 euros. At the end of the season, the bonuses will amount to 000 euros, including 1 euros for the winner.

The Seat Leon Supercopa will take place as part of the FFSA Super Series, with the competition opening on April 3 and 4 in Nogaro, while a first test session will take place on Thursday February 11 on the test circuit. Alès. It is at this time that the first entrants will be known. “ We will make a first update after the test day that we are organizing for potential competitors on February 11 on the Alès circuit., says Olivier Loisy, project manager in the Oreca organization. We have already noticed that several of them have headed towards the Spanish, English or Danish markets, in order to acquire cars that have already competed for a season or more. »

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