Race Facts for Round 10

Sunday 04 October – race facts
#2, #5, #26, #29, #31, #56 withdrawn from the race following damage to cars in Round 9

16:45  Green Flag - 24 cars
Grid: 4, 24, 17, 22, 35, 100, 32, 27, 101, 3, 18, 8, 25, 28, 55, 16, 1, 12, 19, 33, 34, 15, 10, 14

Lap 1 #24 on outside of #4 into Turn 1 to take the lead but ran over white line.  #24 allowed #4 to retake lead.
 #17 down inside of #24 in Turn 3
 #22 runs wide as #17 taps back of #22
 #35 down inside #17 to take 3rd place
 #22 past #17 at last corner
 #1 finishes lap 1 in 11th place from 18th on grid

Lap 2 #22 pressure on #35 at last corner
 #3 starting to slow down
 #28 abandoned with gearbox problem

Lap 3 #8 past #100 for 9th place at end of Mistral Straight
 #18 out at Turn 17
 
Lap 4 #3 Slow into pitlane and retires

Lap 5 #32 and #1 together fighting for 6th place

Lap 6 #1 past #32 at Turn 1
 #100 pulls off track smoking – puncture?

Lap 7 #35 - #22 - #17 together into Turn 1 and Turn 2 for 3rd place
 #35 passed by both #22 and #17
 #17 passes #22
 #17 spins at last corner after contact with #22
 #17 into pits.

Lap 8 smoke seen from rear of #1

Lap 9 #1 past #35 into Turn 1for 4th place
 #17 in Parc Ferme
 #101 stopped at T11 – rejoins but slow on track

Lap 10 Top 10 positions: 4 – 24 – 22 - 1 – 35 – 32 – 18 – 8 – 55 – 12
 #34 off track
 #1 attacking #22 for 3rd

Lap 11 Pit window open
 #16, #18, #12 into pits

Lap 12 #1 down inside of 22 into Turn 1 to take 3rd place
 #1 still smoke still seen from rear of car
 #1 sets fastest lap of race 2:09.499

Lap 15 #8 given Stop Go Penalty of 2 seconds – pitstop short
 #1 attacking #24 as #24 is caught behind #27 in last few corners

Lap 16 #4, #24, #1, #22, #35 into pits for mandatory stop

Lap 17 Pit window closed
Stop Go penalty of 1 second for #19
 Stop Go penalty of 1 second for #4
 Stop Go penalty of 12 seconds for #25

Lap 18 #32 attacking #22 at Turn 1 and takes 4th place

Lap 19 #4 into pits for Stop Go penalty. #24 now in lead of the race

Lap 20 Top 10 Positions: 24, 1, 4, 32, 18, 22, 16, 35, 8, 33
 #12 given drive through penalty for overtaking outside the track limits

Lap 21 #32 closing on #4 for 3rd place
 
Lap 22 #32 and #4 nose-to-tail at Turn 7
 #18/#19 under investigation – loose belts at pitstop
 #22 / #17 under investigation – incident

Lap 23 #32 and #4 collide at T4 and spin. Both cars stopped on track. 
#4 gets going as does #32 after small delay.

Lap 25 #24 slow on Mistral Straight – puncture front left
 #1 takes lead
 #24 into pits

Lap 26 #16 challenging #32 and #4 for 2nd place
 #32 challenging #4 at T6
 16-32-4 three abreast on straight
 #16 overtake #32 into chicane
 #32 retakes position at end of straight
 #35 stopped at Turn1
 #24 under investigation – wrong pit

Lap 27 #32 past #4 at Turn 7 for 2nd and #16 past #4 for 3rd
 #35 and #22 stopped on service road

Chequered Flag
Positions:  1 – 32 – 16 – 4 – 18 – 8 – 33 – 24 – 27 – 12 – 55 – 19 – 14 – 10 – 15 – 22 – 35 - 25

2009-10-04
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