Double blow for Marcos Martinez

The reverse grid principle is applied to the first race of the season. Adrian Valles therefore moved into pole position, ahead of Marcos Martinez, Bertrand Baguette and Oliver Turvey. First drama during the grid lap with the exit of the track by Charles Pic (Tech 1 Racing). Race over before the start!

Adrian Valles skates at the start, Marcos Martinez takes advantage and takes the lead. He precedes Bertrand Baguette, Adrian Valles, Jaime Alguersuari and Oliver Turvey. The positions change when Oliver Turvey overtakes his teammate, Jaime Alguersuari, to gain 4th place. Meanwhile, Martinez widens the gap. Behind him, the argument between Bertrand Baguette and Adrian Valles increases in intensity when the Spaniard comes up to speed with the Belgian, who resists perfectly.

The last minutes of the race seem long to the entire Pons Racing team. Despite the return of Baguette and Valles at the end of the race, Martinez retained his first place until the finish.

On Sunday, rain disrupted the second race. From pole position Charles Pic maintains the advantage and completes the first lap in the lead, ahead of Daniil Move, James Walker, Jaime Alguersuari and Marcos Martinez.

Pic sets a high pace from the start and widens the gap against the P1 Motorsport cars. Walker tries to overtake his Move teammate to catch up with Charles Pic. The two cars collided and Walker had to retire. Jaime Alguersuari therefore inherits third position, then second by overtaking Daniil Move.

Among the leaders, Turvey, Move Alguersuari and are the first to stop for a tire change. Charles Pic waits until the 10th lap to come to the pits, while a few drops of rain begin to fall.

The rain intensifies and the drivers put on rain tires. While most of their opponents were forced to pit twice, Marcos Martinez, Adrian Zaugg, Sten Pentus, Chris Van der Drift and Adrian Valles performed flawlessly and occupied the first positions behind the car. of security. At the restart, Marcos Martinez retained the advantage ahead of Zaugg, Pentus, Van der Drift and Valles.

The grip is precarious and the drivers are balancing to keep their cars on the track. In turn, Martinez, Zaugg and Pentus are trapped and shoot straight. Marcos Martinez takes the lead ahead of Sten Pentus, Chris Van der Drift and Adrian Valles. The race was interrupted by the red flag following the exit of Frankie Provenzano on the pit straight. Marcos Martinez, an opportunist, had a perfect weekend and won a second victory in a row: “We decided to return to the pits late, because I was in a good rhythm. When the rain started, the team asked me to stay on the track for a bit. It was a great decision because we only stopped once. Was it difficult to stay on the track? Two races, two victories. It's fantastic ! We will do everything to maintain this position. »