Pro Motorsport's Marcello Puglisi took his first Formula Master victory of the season today in a thrilling street race, which saw the Italian spin out on track as the race was red-flagged following a huge downpour in Pau, France.
The 22-year-old led from start to finish, despite two safety car periods which prevented him from building up any lead from second placed-man Kasper Andersen.
With rain beginning to fall heavily on lap 23, Puglisi spun out towards the ever-present barriers, along with several other cars, just as the race was suspended due to the weather.
Despite a strong start, Trident Racing's Andersen was unable to pass Puglisi throughout the 35-minute race and kept his second place starting position for the duration.
Team-mate Alejandro Nüñez clinched third place, ahead of Cram Competition's Arturo Llobell in fourth, after overtaking him following the race's second safety car period.
Formula Master - Pau
Round four provisional results
1. Marcello Puglisi (ITA), Pro Motorsport (#9)
2. Kasper Andersen (DEN), Trident Racing (#32)
3. Alejandro Núñez (ESP), Trident Racing (#33)
4. Arturo Llobell (ESP), Cram Competition (#1)
5. Michael Ammermüller (GER), Iris Project (#27)
6. Pablo Sanchez Lopez (MEX), Cram Competition (#2)
7. Norbert Siedler (AUT), ADM Motorsport (#17)
8. Fabrizio Crestani (ITA), Euronova Racing (#14)
9. Chris van der Drift (NED), JD Motorsport (#6)
10. Josef Kral (CZH), Team JVA (#29)
11. Luca Persiani (ITA), Scuderia Famà (#25)
12. Matei Mihaescu (ROM), Jenzer Motorsport (#24)
13. Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT), Trident Racing (#31)
14. Michele Caliendo (ITA), ADM Motorsport (#22)
15. Frankie Provenzano (ITA), ADM Motorsport (#21)
16. Daniel Mancinelli (ITA), Euronova Racing (#46)
17. Carlos Iaconelli (BRA), Pro Motorsport (#10)
18. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23)
19. Octavio Freitas (BRA), ADM Motorsport (#16)
20. Tor Graves (GBR), Team JVA (#30)
21. Yuhi Sekiguchi (JAP), Euronova Racing (#45)
22. Tim Sandtler (GER), ISR (#19)
Not Classified
Dominik Schraml (GER), Scuderia Famà (#26)
Michael Meadows (GBR), Euronova Racing (#15)
Alberto Costa (ITA), Cram Competition (#3)
Sergey Afanasiev (RUS), JD Motorsport (#5)
Vladimir Arabadzhiev (BUL), JD Motorsport (#4)
Formula Master drivers classification - top eight
1. Chris van der Drift (NED), JD Motorsport (#6), 20 points
2. Michael Ammermüller (GER), Iris Project (#27), 17 points
3. Sergey Afanasiev (RUS), JD Motorsport (#5), 15 points
4. Kasper Andersen (DEN), Trident Racing (#32), 14 points
5. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23), 11 points
6. Arturo Llobell (ESP), Cram Competition (#1), 9.5 points
7. Norbert Siedler (AUT), ADM Motorsport (#17), 9 points
8. Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT), Trident Racing (#31), 9 points
Formula Master teams classification - top eight
1. JD Motorsport, 41 points
2. Trident Racing, 31 points
3. Iris Project, 17 points
4. Cram Competition, 16 points
5. Jenzer Motorsport, 11 points
6. ADM Motorsport, 9 points
7. Pro Motorsport, 6 points
8. ISR, 3 points
Formula Master rookies classification - top eight
1. Michael Ammermüller (GER), Iris Project (#27), 25 points
2. Sergey Afanasiev (RUS), JD Motorsport (#5), 18 points
3. Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT), Trident Racing (#31), 16.5 points
4. Alejandro Núñez (ESP), Trident Racing (#33), 16 points
5. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23), 16 points
6. Vladimir Arabadzhiev (BUL), JD Motorsport (#4), 9 points
7. Yuhi Sekiguchi (JAP), Euronova Racing (#45), 8 points
8. Filip Salaquarda (CZH), ISR (#18), 6 points
The 22-year-old led from start to finish, despite two safety car periods which prevented him from building up any lead from second placed-man Kasper Andersen.
With rain beginning to fall heavily on lap 23, Puglisi spun out towards the ever-present barriers, along with several other cars, just as the race was suspended due to the weather.
Despite a strong start, Trident Racing's Andersen was unable to pass Puglisi throughout the 35-minute race and kept his second place starting position for the duration.
Team-mate Alejandro Nüñez clinched third place, ahead of Cram Competition's Arturo Llobell in fourth, after overtaking him following the race's second safety car period.
Formula Master - Pau
Round four provisional results
1. Marcello Puglisi (ITA), Pro Motorsport (#9)
2. Kasper Andersen (DEN), Trident Racing (#32)
3. Alejandro Núñez (ESP), Trident Racing (#33)
4. Arturo Llobell (ESP), Cram Competition (#1)
5. Michael Ammermüller (GER), Iris Project (#27)
6. Pablo Sanchez Lopez (MEX), Cram Competition (#2)
7. Norbert Siedler (AUT), ADM Motorsport (#17)
8. Fabrizio Crestani (ITA), Euronova Racing (#14)
9. Chris van der Drift (NED), JD Motorsport (#6)
10. Josef Kral (CZH), Team JVA (#29)
11. Luca Persiani (ITA), Scuderia Famà (#25)
12. Matei Mihaescu (ROM), Jenzer Motorsport (#24)
13. Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT), Trident Racing (#31)
14. Michele Caliendo (ITA), ADM Motorsport (#22)
15. Frankie Provenzano (ITA), ADM Motorsport (#21)
16. Daniel Mancinelli (ITA), Euronova Racing (#46)
17. Carlos Iaconelli (BRA), Pro Motorsport (#10)
18. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23)
19. Octavio Freitas (BRA), ADM Motorsport (#16)
20. Tor Graves (GBR), Team JVA (#30)
21. Yuhi Sekiguchi (JAP), Euronova Racing (#45)
22. Tim Sandtler (GER), ISR (#19)
Not Classified
Dominik Schraml (GER), Scuderia Famà (#26)
Michael Meadows (GBR), Euronova Racing (#15)
Alberto Costa (ITA), Cram Competition (#3)
Sergey Afanasiev (RUS), JD Motorsport (#5)
Vladimir Arabadzhiev (BUL), JD Motorsport (#4)
Formula Master drivers classification - top eight
1. Chris van der Drift (NED), JD Motorsport (#6), 20 points
2. Michael Ammermüller (GER), Iris Project (#27), 17 points
3. Sergey Afanasiev (RUS), JD Motorsport (#5), 15 points
4. Kasper Andersen (DEN), Trident Racing (#32), 14 points
5. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23), 11 points
6. Arturo Llobell (ESP), Cram Competition (#1), 9.5 points
7. Norbert Siedler (AUT), ADM Motorsport (#17), 9 points
8. Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT), Trident Racing (#31), 9 points
Formula Master teams classification - top eight
1. JD Motorsport, 41 points
2. Trident Racing, 31 points
3. Iris Project, 17 points
4. Cram Competition, 16 points
5. Jenzer Motorsport, 11 points
6. ADM Motorsport, 9 points
7. Pro Motorsport, 6 points
8. ISR, 3 points
Formula Master rookies classification - top eight
1. Michael Ammermüller (GER), Iris Project (#27), 25 points
2. Sergey Afanasiev (RUS), JD Motorsport (#5), 18 points
3. Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT), Trident Racing (#31), 16.5 points
4. Alejandro Núñez (ESP), Trident Racing (#33), 16 points
5. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23), 16 points
6. Vladimir Arabadzhiev (BUL), JD Motorsport (#4), 9 points
7. Yuhi Sekiguchi (JAP), Euronova Racing (#45), 8 points
8. Filip Salaquarda (CZH), ISR (#18), 6 points