On a short and fast track where the gaps generally remain very tight, the handicap weight inflicted on the winners of the two consecutive races turns into a real hamstring. Undefeated for 4 years and holder of the track record, Régal proved it again by remaining almost 7 tenths behind his time last year. The opportunity for revenge was too good for Sébastien Petit, the only one of the leading quartet to have fallen below his 2008 time. The ASACAR driver thus won his first victory of the season ahead of Fabien Frantz who was clearly regaining form. . Régal narrowly saved third place ahead of the young Schatz, like him unable to repeat his 2008 time. The numerous drivers of F3000 colonized the top 10, from which they almost eliminated Castellana, who fell to Cyrille Frantz in proto sport.
Files only survivor
Closed car drivers also paid dearly for the weight handicap due to a too good start to the season. Thus the Alsatian Werver could not, with the 60 kilos that his Porsche Carrera Cup to resist that of Soutrenon, which he had dominated until now. Double winner of group N, Cat suffered the same fate with his BMW M3 in the difficult fight which pitted him against Lorrain Marchal. He had to settle for second place, narrowly taken from young Cosson. Even weighted down, Dosières' BMW 320 ST remained inaccessible to Janioud's M3 and Fritsch's 306 maxi in touring, but had to cede the scratch victory to the Porsche Carrera Cup. Blocked all weekend by an electronic failure on his Porsche, Vuillaume only had one climb to beat those of Fade and Millet to the post and win his second victory in series GT.
Ranking
1. Petit (Reynard 95 D) 48??588 (1st single-seater)? 2. F. Frantz (Reynard 92 D) at 0??521? 3. Régal (Reynard 01 KL) at 0??570? 4. Schatz (Lola T 94/50) at 0??808? 5. Baudin (Reynard 01 KL) at 1??747? 6. A. Thomas (Lola B99/50) at 2??287? 7. Mouth (Reynard 99 L) at 2??593? 8. A. Neveu (Reynard 93D) at 2??787? 9. Allais (Reynard 97D) at 2??936? 10. Castellana (Norma M20) at 3??081 (1st sport prototypes)? 11. Ritchen (Lola B 99/50) at 3??117? 12. C. Frantz (Norma M20) at 3??228 ?? ? 38. Soutrenon (Porsche 996 Cup) at 10??806 (1st GTS)?. – 42 Dosières (BMW 320ST) at 11??719 (1st tourism) – 43 Poinsignon (CG turbo) at 12??026 (1st Gr. FC) – 57. Marchal (BMW M3) at 15??109 (1st Gr. N) – 58. Vuillaume (Porsche 996) at 15??252 (1st GT) – etc.
France championship
1. Treat 104 pts? 2. Small 94? 3. Schatz and C. Frantz (1st proto) 84? 5. F. Frantz 81? 6. Dosières 69 (1st tourism)? 7. Castellana and Cat (1st GR. N) 64? 9. Baudin 60? 10. A. Thomas 57? 11. Cannata, Millet and Fritsch 48? 14. Janioud 47 ? 15. Vuillaume (1st GT) 46? etc.
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