The second
Qualifying session was held after the first Race on Saturday
evening and was counting for the 2 final races. Fenestraz
qualified on P2 and P1, Ye both times on P9 and Leeds on 26 and
P24.
Grid
for Race 2: Fenestraz P2 - Ye P9 - Leeds P26.
Grid for Race 3: Fenestraz on Pole Position – Ye P9 – Leeds
P24.
Race 1:
On Saturday noon the first race took place. Leeds had a few
difficulties in the first lap and dropped back to the end of the
field. He finished on P30. Ye was able to improve some positions
and finished on P12. Fenestraz lost a position at the start and
stayed on P4 the whole race to take important points for the
Championship.
Race 2:
On Sunday morning the second race was started. A massive crash
invloving more than 10 cars in the first corner brought a red
flag. Leeds was unfortunately involved. After the re-start Ye
lost one position on finished on P10. Fenestraz kept his
position on P2 and just drove a solid race to take another
podium and secure the 2017 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Title.
Race 3: On
Sunday afternoon Leeds drove a normal race and finished on P23.
Ye was involved in some mid field overtaking and unfortunately
lost positions to finish on P11. Fenestraz in the lead was able
to keep his position and lead the field also after a Safety Car
re-start. In a dominant way Fenestraz took another lights to
flag victory, win number 7 of the season, to finish the season
in style!
The young
franco argentinian Sacha Fenestraz was the most dominant driver
of the year and won the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2017 with a
record of 9 Pole Positions, 7 Victories and 17 Podiums - an
outstanding performance! |