Unlucky in race 1 on Saturday, Sergio Perez took revenge on Sunday with a win in race 2 at Spa.
The Mexican driver lost a lot of time in race 1 when he get a drive through penalty for pitlane speeding, which dropped him to 7th place at the finish. But this result allowed him to start from 2nd position on the grid for race 2, with the reverse grid regulation.
Perez quickly overtook poleman Rodolfo Gonzales, then pulled away in front, and took the win in front of team mate Giedo Van der Garde, which gave Addax team a great 1-2 finish. Alvaro Parente, who set a great performance in race 1, took 3rd position.
Winner on Saturday, championship leader Pastor Maldonado was unlucky on Sunday, as he was involved in an accident in the very first lap in race 2. But the Venezuelian driver still got a big advantage in provisional classification, 27 points ahead of Perez. Dani Clos, who was injured after an accident in race 1, could not start Sunday’s race.
Race 2 classification:
1 - Sergio Perez - Addax - 17 laps in 41'51"924
2 - Giedo Van der Garde - Addax + 2"574
3 - Alvaro Parente - Coloni + 3"583
4 - Rodolfo Gonzalez - Arden + 4"826
5 - Oliver Turvey - iSport + 7"060
6 - Romain Grosjean - Dams + 8"037
7 - Marcus Ericsson - Super Nova + 8"740
8 - Adrian Zaugg - Trident + 9"472
Etc.
Championship:
1.Maldonado 87; 2.Perez 60; 3.Clos 43; 4.Van der Garde, Bianchi 39; 6.Turvey 30; 7.Pic 28; 8.Bird 26; 9.Valsecchi 21; 10.Razia 20, etc.
The Mexican driver lost a lot of time in race 1 when he get a drive through penalty for pitlane speeding, which dropped him to 7th place at the finish. But this result allowed him to start from 2nd position on the grid for race 2, with the reverse grid regulation.
Perez quickly overtook poleman Rodolfo Gonzales, then pulled away in front, and took the win in front of team mate Giedo Van der Garde, which gave Addax team a great 1-2 finish. Alvaro Parente, who set a great performance in race 1, took 3rd position.
Winner on Saturday, championship leader Pastor Maldonado was unlucky on Sunday, as he was involved in an accident in the very first lap in race 2. But the Venezuelian driver still got a big advantage in provisional classification, 27 points ahead of Perez. Dani Clos, who was injured after an accident in race 1, could not start Sunday’s race.
Race 2 classification:
1 - Sergio Perez - Addax - 17 laps in 41'51"924
2 - Giedo Van der Garde - Addax + 2"574
3 - Alvaro Parente - Coloni + 3"583
4 - Rodolfo Gonzalez - Arden + 4"826
5 - Oliver Turvey - iSport + 7"060
6 - Romain Grosjean - Dams + 8"037
7 - Marcus Ericsson - Super Nova + 8"740
8 - Adrian Zaugg - Trident + 9"472
Etc.
Championship:
1.Maldonado 87; 2.Perez 60; 3.Clos 43; 4.Van der Garde, Bianchi 39; 6.Turvey 30; 7.Pic 28; 8.Bird 26; 9.Valsecchi 21; 10.Razia 20, etc.