Monteblanco – Auto Leclerc gains a few points on Continental Racing

The organizers of the Lamera Cup were wise to move the start of the four-hour race forward this Saturday due to nightfall. Originally, the 26 cars on the starting grid were scheduled to take off at 15:00 PM and cross the finish line at 19:00 PM. Without lighting on the track, the final minutes of the race would have been perilous. Therefore, the pack finally set off at 14:40 PM to conclude this first round in the twilight.

This change obviously didn't affect the pace of the competitors. In this first thrilling battle, it was the #26 Lamera, starting from pole position, that took the win ahead of the #1 (L'Auto Leclerc) of the two-time defending champions, while the #421 (Atrax by Hedonic Racing) finished third. As for the #80 of CTF Continental Racing, it crossed the finish line in fifth place. As expected, the championship leaders took no risks, allowing their rivals in the #1 Lamera to slightly reduce the gap in the overall standings.

"It's good for morale," analyzed Emmanuel Orgeval at the finish. "But it's at the end of the seven-hour race this Sunday that we'll take stock. I've been saying it since the beginning of the weekend: we are not masters of our own destiny."

Lamera Cup – Monteblanco
Standings at the end of race 1 (4 hours)

1. 26 (3TM62) Wilfried Merafina, Mattéo Merafina and Joffrey Dorchy 123 laps in 3h59:58.618

2.1 (L'Auto Leclerc) Emmanuel Orgeval, Adrien Harang and Benoît Gruau at 1:23.555

3. 421 (CTF Challengers) Kenny Provost, Miuchael Mengoli, Nicolas Imbert, Olivier Dufour, 1 round behind

4.68 (RM Concept) Morgan Riche, Antoine Mahler, Antoine Barbaroux 1 lap behind

5.80 (CTF Continental Racing) Grégory Fargier, Pierre Couasnon, Artnaud Maire and François Coué, 1 lap behind

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7 and 1st Pro/Am 5 (Venum by Hedonic Racing) Franck Dupuis, Olivier Lombard, Henri Lombard at 3 laps

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14th and 1st Gentlemen (CTF Gustomobile): Laurent Knibbe, Paul Delmas and Julien Delmas, 5 laps behind