Euroseries 3000 Ricci does it again

An outstanding Giacomo Ricci did it again in the exciting Sunday race in Imola. He started his climb from the eight position, chasing his team-mate at the Fisichella Motor Sport team, MarcoBonanomi who after the first lap was already in second position, just in the rear of Tuka Rocha.

After a little contact between Bonanomi and Rocha, with the Brazilian shifted in the back row, the two great rivals of the Saturday race found themselves again on the top, with Ricci in second position but very close to Bonanomi. Ricci got the leadership during the tenth lap,when Bonanomi, due to an engine problem, decided not to risk and went for a safe second position.

Oliver Martini was third under the chequered flag, as in race 1, but his joy has been quickly disrupted by the 25 second penalisation Martini had to face because of the collision with Cressoni, who then retired. Martin felt in eight place, and the third step of the podium went to Petrov, who signed an impressive remount deserving the prize. The Russian needs to thanksthe great effort of his team: Euronova’s technicians worked all the night long to repair his brutally damaged car after the Saturday crash.

Good fourth place for Fausto Ipppoliti, from Avelon. Starting from the fifth row he finished very close to the bests, followed by RoldanRodriguez (Scuderia Minardi) and the unlucky Nocera, who was forced to start from the pits due to a technical failure, and by Caceres. Glauco Solieri (Team Famà) ended his race one lap from the winner but got the first position in the special Light category after Tuka Rocha stopped at lap 13, same as Cressoni. Also Stefano Gattuso (Auto Sport) and Marcello Puglisi(Euronova), didn’t complete the race.

RACE 2 - ROUND 2

Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola

1. Giacomo Ricci (Lola B02/50) FMS 18 laps in 30’55”7712. Marco Bonanomi (Lola B02/50) FMS at 9”7263. Vitaly Petrov (Lola B02/50) Euronova at 26”9464. Fausto Ippoliti (Lola B02/50) Avelon at 29”2345. Roldan Rodriguez (Lola B02-50) Minardi at 29”9716. Paolo Nocera (Lola B02/50) FMS at 43”7337. Juan Caceres (Lola B02/50) Minardi at 45”2948. Oliver Martini (Lola B02/50) Astromega at 46”2209. Gavin Cronje (Lola B02/50) Autosport at 50”95010. Ivan Bellarosa (Lola B02/50) Avelon at 53”15611. Francesco Dracone (Lola B02/50) Euronova at 1’11”69012. Glauco Solieri (Lola Light) Famà at 1 lap13. Matteo Cressoni (Lola B02/50) Vanni-Traini at 5 laps14. Tuka Rocha (Lola Light) Vanni-Traini at 5 laps15. Marcello Puglisi (Lola B02/50) Euronova at 16 laps16. Stefano Gattuso (Lola B02/50) Autosport at 17 laps

Championship standings

1. Ricci (29); 2. Bonanomi (28); 3. Nocera (12); 4. Rocha (11); 5. Martini (8); 6. Caceres (8); 7. Rodriguez (7); 8. Petrov (7); 9. Gattuso (5); 10. Cronje (4); 11. Cressoni (3); 12. Ippoliti (3); 13. Solieri

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