Autosport – 01 August 2019

Six-way collision gave

Pereira redemption

after earlier mistake

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into a spin that eliminated them both.

Tio Ellinas took advantage of the melee to

relieve points leader Julien Andlauer of what

had been fifth place, but was now third.

Heavy rain coincided with the withdrawal

of the safety car after four neutralised laps

and Pereira speared off the road at Turn 2,

dropping to sixth. But as he rejoined, six

midfielders tangled at the same corner,

bringing out the safety car again. As the

rain intensified the race was stopped on

lap seven, handing Pereira victory.

STUART CODLING

PORSCHE SUPERCUP

HOCKENHEIM (DEU)

28 JULY

ROUND 5/9

Dylan Pereira claimed an unexpected

maiden victory in a rain-truncated

Porsche Supercup race at Hockenheim.

Pereira, a veteran of 35 starts, was 12th

in the points going into the round, but

qualified on the front row and rocketed into

an early lead as polesitter Larry ten Voorde

fluffed the start with too much wheelspin.

Michael Ammermueller also slipped by into

Turn 1 but ten Voorde was on his tail, and

as they battled in the opening laps Pereira

escaped into a two-second lead.

Mikkel Pedersen made a great start from

eighth to claim fourth on the opening lap,

and on the fourth tour he took advantage

of the duel ahead to slipstream past ten

Voorde on the run to the hairpin. But he

failed to slot into the diminishing gap

behind Ammermueller and tagged him

Pereira takes

shock maiden

Porsche spoils

Piastri steals Eurocup lead

FORMULA RENAULT EUROCUP

SPA (BEL)

26-27 JULY

ROUND 5/10

The Formula Renault Eurocup title battle

converged at Spa for the mid-point of

the season. Oscar Piastri and Lorenzo

Colombo, both behind on points coming

in, took a win and a fourth place apiece.

After being beaten into third by points

leader Victor Martins and Sebastian

Fernandez, Piastri struck back in race

one by slipstreaming past Martins on

the opening lap for the lead to take a

controlled victory. Fernandez stalled,

but charged back to third.

Martins’ MP Motorsport team-mate

Colombo utilised the slipstream effect

best in race two and, once he passed

polesitter Leonardo Lorandi for the

lead, he was untouchable.

Federico Malvestiti held onto an

unlikely third for much of the race,

but spun after being passed by Piastri

on the last lap. He was then hit by title

contenders Martins and Alexander

Smolyar, from last on the grid, with the

latter flipping and being sent to hospital.

The result was taken from two laps

before, so Caio Collet and Malvestiti

completed the podium behind Colombo.

Fourth for Piastri gives him the title

lead over Martins on win countback.

Colombo and Smolyar are not far

behind after Smolyar was classified

sixth in race two.

ELLIOT WOOD

AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS

QUEENSLAND RACEWAY (AUS)

Race 1 Jamie Whincup

Triple Eight (Holden Commodore ZB)

Race 2 Scott McLaughlin

DJR Team Penske (Ford Mustang)

NASCAR CUP

POCONO (USA)

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota Camry)

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES

IOWA (USA)

Chase Briscoe

Stewart-Haas/Biagi-DenBeste (Ford Mustang)

NASCAR TRUCK SERIES

POCONO (USA)

Ross Chastain

Niece Motorsports (Chevrolet Silverado)

PORSCHE SUPERCUP

HOCKENHEIM (DEU)

Dylan Pereira

Lechner Racing

FORMULA RENAULT EUROCUP

SPA (BEL)

Race 1 Oscar Piastri

R-ace GP

Race 2 Lorenzo Colombo

MP Motorsport

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