Salom rounded off his championship winning season by claiming Class 1 and Junior titles in the Spanish Endurance Championship and in the Long Distance classification. It was an extremely positive season for Salom who already claimed TCR and SEAT León Trophy titles in Valencia
Faust Salom brought the 2016 season to a brilliant conclusion as the Spanish Endurance Championship came to an end, winning. Salom, teaming up with Jaume Font at the wheel of his Baporo Motorsport-entered SEAT León Cup Racer, took honors in Class 1, Junior and Long Distance classifications at Jarama
On Friday, Salom ranked third in TCR class during free practice sessions and it resulted in an important part ofSaturday preparation. The following day saw another stunning performance form Faust who set his fifth poleposition out of five after battling with one of the most experienced drivers in the Iberian Peninsula: Joan Vinyes.Salom beat Vinyes to pole position clocking a time of 1:39.258, four tenths of a second faster than the rest of thefield. In the afternoon, Salom approached the 120-minute race with plenty of confidence and the young Spaniarddelivered another excellent performance. Sharing the SEAT León Cup Racer with Font, Salom took the checkeredflag as TCR class winner and fourth overall behind GT and Silhouette cars at sunset.
Faust Salom:“Thrilled, excited and ecstatic are a few adjectives to describe how I feel after claiming all titles in the Spanish Endurance Championship: the TCR class, the SEAT León Trophy, both Class 1 and Junior classifications and the CER Long Distance. I was able to make five titles from five. Of course, I feel so proud as well after scoring my fifth pole position in five races. It proves I was the fastest driver in qualifying throughout the season. It was an amazing year.”
“Our season came to an end with another fantastic weekend at Jarama in front of thousands of people in thestands. I secured my fifth pole position in the morning and then, after an extremely demanding 2-hour race,which saw a frantic pace at the beginning and then three safety car periods before coming to an end at night,we made it to the win once again. I had to overtake a lot of cars to secure this win. But finally we emerged aschampions in all of our classes in the Spanish Endurance Championship.”
“It was an amazing season and my experience in the series was a learning curve in my career. I proved howcompetitive I am both in the Spanish Endurance Championship and in the SEAT Eurocup. Ido believe my career intouring car racing looks rather promising and with a 2017 season on the international scene. Fortunately I haveexcellent sponsors supporting such as Triatges Menorca, Motorisa Renault Trucks Mallorca, Potencia Alquiler deMaquinaria and Pinturas R-M. They are true champions as well. I´m looking forward to sharing more wins andtitles in the years to come. Of course, It would also like to thank people supporting on social media because theyalso played a key role. Our adventure has just begun!”
