Race facts for Round 7 - Portugal

Round 7
Algarve, Portugal

Sunday 13  September – Race 1 Notes

Grid #1, #3, #26, #56, #100, #31, #32,  #28, #8, #16, #24, #37, #2, #27, #4, #12, #101, #22, #33, #30, #55, #5, #19, #10, #17, #25, #18, #15

Decisions:  #5 starting five places back on grid after overtaking under yellows in free practice
  #15 starting ten places back on grid after overtaking under red flags
  #15, #100 and #101 to serve drive through penalty at start of race due to cars not being in
compliance with the homologation

10:30 Race Start
 #3 alongside #1 into first corner but #1 holds the lead

Lap 2 #100 and #101 come in to serve drive through penalty

Lap 3  #3 and #1 side by side into T1 and #3 takes lead on inside.

Lap 4 #26 overtakes #1 at T5
 #30 and #55 contact at T13 both cars stopped on outside of track – yellow flags

Lap 5  #26 sets fastest lap of race 1:47.385 at that point

Lap 6 #3 and #26 pulling away from #1 and #56

Lap 7 #31 in gravel at T14 from 5th place after contact with another car.  Rejoins track at back of field.

Lap 8 #56 overtakes #1 for 3rd place

Lap 9 #3 and #26 together for lead with 2.9s gap to #1, with #28 closing on #1
 #25 overtakes #17 for 11th place

Lap 10 #25 overtakes #24 for 10th place
Positions - #3, #26, #56, #1, #28, #16, #8, #32, #37, #25, #24, #17, #27, #22, #4, #5, #12, #2, 19

Lap 11 #56 closes gap to #26

Lap 12  #25, #24 and #17 overtake #37 but #37 retakes lost place by the end of the lap
 #2 in escape road at T5

Lap 13 Black and orange flag shown to #12, back window is loose.
 PIT STOP WINDOW OPEN

Lap 18  #56 and #32 fighting for second place
 #33 slow on track after T6

Lap 19 #3 into pits from lead but car refuses to start after pitstop and doesn’t rejoin
 #8 sets new fastest lap 1:47.257

Lap 20 PIT STOP WINDOW CLOSED
 #25 comes into pits just before window closes

Lap 21  #4 tyre blown out at T1 and parked in escape road

Lap 22 Positions - #26, #56, #8, #1, #28, #17, #25, #27, #16, #22, #12, #18, #19, #5, #37, #10, #4

Lap 23  #8 spins at T13 and into pits to retire
 #28 overtakes #32 and #1 to move into 3rd

Lap 28 #56 slows down at T14 and heads to pits

Lap 29 #1 and #17 side by side into T5, #17 into 3rd place

Lap 33 Chequered Flag

2009-09-13
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