Oscar Piastri scores the double at Silverstone in the FR Eurocup

The first double winner with the new Formula Renault FR-19, Oscar Piastri gave his R-ace GP team a sixth consecutive success on the Silverstone circuit.

Published on 12/05/2019 à 19:22

Pierre Tassel

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Oscar Piastri scores the double at Silverstone in the FR Eurocup

Unlike the day before, Oscar piastri made a perfect takeoff to maintain the lead against Alexander Smolyar and Victor Martins. Behind, Caio Collet took the advantage over Lorenzo Colombo while Kush Maini gained two positions to move up to sixth place.

In the peloton, the start of the race was driven by the comebacks of Amaury Cordeel (MP Motorsport), who started last, and Petr Ptáček (Bhaitech Racing), who had lost seven places on the first lap. At the same time, Federico Malvestiti (Bhaitech Racing) had to return to the pits to change his damaged front wing.

Installed at the controls, Oscar Piastri quickly made the gap and reacted immediately when Alexander Smolyar began to eat away at his lead halfway through the race. Never worried, the Australian won without trembling against Alexander Smolyar and Victor Martins to become the first driver to win two races this season.

Put under pressure by Lorenzo Colombo until the finish, Caio Collet finished fourth to be awarded the Hankook Trophy reserved for the first rookie.

Sixth-placed Kush Maini preceded Callan O'Keeffe, but the South African was found guilty of gaining an advantage by leaving the track at Copse to pass Ugo de Wilde on lap thirteen. Ugo de Wilde then regained his seventh place ahead of Callan O'Keeffe, Yves Baltas and João Vieira.

 

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