Race 2 Race Facts

Round 8
Algarve, Portugal

Sunday 13  September – Race 2 Notes

Cars missing from grid
#28 engine problem
#30 damage sustained from race 1
#33 start from the pitlane

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

Decisions:  #15, #100 and #101 to serve drive through penalty at start of race due to cars not being in compliance with the homologation

15:00 Race Start
 #4 ahead of #2 at the start.  #2 drops back to 5th at the end of lap 1
 #17 moves from 8th to 3rd on opening lap
 #26 drops from 4th to 8th

Lap 2 #15, #100 and #101 come in to serve drive through penalty
 #1 and #2 collide and return to pits from 4th and 5th respectively.

Lap 3  #37, #4 and #17 pulling away from rest of the field
 #37 under pressure from #4 (gap is 0.3 seconds at the end of the lap)
 #56 spins and continues at T15 after collision with #25

Lap 6 #8 drops back to 7th from 4th
 #5 reports of smoke coming from the car
 #5 and #32 into the pits

Lap 7  #2 sets fastest lap of race 1:47.041 at that point

Lap 8 #4 down the inside of #37 at T1 to take the lead
 #37 slows at T7 and returns to the pits to retire.

Lap 10 #25 and #12 fighting for 6th place.

Lap 10 Positions: #4, #17, #26, #24, #8, #25, #12, #22, #3, #18, #16, #27, #19, #10

Lap 11 #25, #12, #22, #3 nose to tail at T5
 #12 passes #25 for 6th place

Lap 12 #3 stopped on track at T4 exit.  Car pulled to safe position by marshals

Lap 13  PIT STOP WINDOW OPEN

Lap 14  #26 first of front running cars to pit
 
Lap 17 #56 past #31 at T5 for 16th place

Lap 19 #17 pitstop

Lap 20 #18 spins and hits barriers at T10
 #17 across the gravel trap in avoidance
 #4 and #24 pitstops

Lap 21 PIT STOP WINDOW CLOSED
 All cars completed mandatory pitstops
 
Lap 21  Positions: #4, #26, #17, #24’, #8, #25, #12, #27, #22, #16, #56

Lap 22 #4 slows after T6 and retires at T14 with front left puncture

Lap 27  #24 slows with puncture, returns to the pits, promotes #8 into 3rd

Lap 31 #12 past #25 for 4th place out of the last corner.
 #19 spins at T3 and rejoins

Lap 33 Chequered Flag

2009-09-13
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