GP2 Press release
Alvaro Parente and Giedo Van der Garde won race 1 and 2 at Spa-Francorchamps, after a chaotic week-end.
Alvaro Parente has taken the first win for his Ocean Racing Technology team in Race 1 with a masterful demonstration of pace and guile to lead from lights to flag this afternoon at Spa-Francorchamps, with only a late safety car period reducing the gap back to Nico Hülkenberg and Lucas di Grassi.
The race was delayed for 15 minutes for a serious accident in the pitlane, involving team Trident’s mechanic Vasco Rossi, who was taken to hospital.
Stefano Colletti was also taken to hospital, after the Italian driver lost the control of his car at the very fast Eau Rouge corner.
Giedo van der Garde stormed to victory in the closest thing the Dutchman has to a home race on Sunday morning in Race 2 at the fabled Spa-Francorchamps Circuit, leading from lights to flag to head an iSport 1-3 ahead of Roldan Rodriguez and Diego Nunes.
The win was set up at the start when the Dutchman blew past poleman Edoardo Mortara as the lights went out to claim the inside line for turn one and a lead which was never in doubt again.
Championship contender Petrov finally found a way by teammate Valsecchi for sixth place to keep himself mathematically in the title hunt: he goes to Monza 27 points behind Hülkenberg with 40 points left to play for over the final two weekends of the season
Alvaro Parente and Giedo Van der Garde won race 1 and 2 at Spa-Francorchamps, after a chaotic week-end.
Alvaro Parente has taken the first win for his Ocean Racing Technology team in Race 1 with a masterful demonstration of pace and guile to lead from lights to flag this afternoon at Spa-Francorchamps, with only a late safety car period reducing the gap back to Nico Hülkenberg and Lucas di Grassi.
The race was delayed for 15 minutes for a serious accident in the pitlane, involving team Trident’s mechanic Vasco Rossi, who was taken to hospital.
Stefano Colletti was also taken to hospital, after the Italian driver lost the control of his car at the very fast Eau Rouge corner.
Giedo van der Garde stormed to victory in the closest thing the Dutchman has to a home race on Sunday morning in Race 2 at the fabled Spa-Francorchamps Circuit, leading from lights to flag to head an iSport 1-3 ahead of Roldan Rodriguez and Diego Nunes.
The win was set up at the start when the Dutchman blew past poleman Edoardo Mortara as the lights went out to claim the inside line for turn one and a lead which was never in doubt again.
Championship contender Petrov finally found a way by teammate Valsecchi for sixth place to keep himself mathematically in the title hunt: he goes to Monza 27 points behind Hülkenberg with 40 points left to play for over the final two weekends of the season