Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, - Barcelone – Race 1

By taking his third victory in a row in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Jon Lancaster (SG Formula) has moved that little bit closer to taking the runner-up spot in the Championship. In second, Jaime Alguersuari (Epsilon Red Bull) takes his first podium spot of the season in front of his home crowd. Charles Pic (SG Formula) took third to practically guarantee a top three finish overall. Jon Lancaster got off to the best start and overtook Brendon Hartley (Epsilon Red Bull) on the brakes into the first bend. In the main field, things were more chaotic: Jules Bianchi (SG Formula) and Pablo Montilla (Epsilon Euskadi) both came unstuck in the opening stages.

Lancaster completed lap one ahead of Coletti (Epsilon Red Bull), Alguersuari, Pic, Hartley, Marsoin (SG Formula), Marinescu (District Racing), Hegewald (Motopark Academy), Mäki (Epsilon Red Bull) and Panciatici (Boutsen Energy Racing).

Stefano Coletti then span before even completing lap one, letting Alguersuari, Pic and Hartley all through. It was then down to the man from Monaco to contain both Marsoin and Marinescu and he wasn't finding it easy. The Romanian took full advantage of the struggle to get past the Frenchman.

With five laps gone, Mika Mäki was now only in 10th after having been passed by both Nelson Panciatici and Frank Kechele (Motopark Academy).

Marinescu and Marsoin finally managed to get past Coletti on lap six. At the front, Jon Lancaster had already put together a two-and-a-half second lead over Jaime Alguersuari. Marinescu wasn't able to hold onto his position for long and soon fell back to ninth. Mika Mäki was then forced into the pits to retire – but not before setting the fastest race lap. Oliver Turvey (Jenzer Motorsport) took over 10th place as a result.

With two laps left, Kechele passed Panciatici to go into seventh. It was the last notable incident of a race which gave Jon Lancaster his fourth win of the season.

Jon Lancaster: "This season has been really crazy. I wasn't able to score any points in any of the opening races and now I'm taking one win after another! Tomorrow I'll be starting from pole position so I'm going to try and continue the run with a fifth victory. Finishing runner-up would be a superb result for me and the entire team."

Jaime Alguersuari: "It was an enjoyable race. Jon set a good pace and was attacking hard. I tried to stay with him over the opening laps. Then I realized I wasn't going to do any better so I decided to make sure of second place. It's good to finish the season in this way, especially in Barcelona."

Charles Pic: "I got a very good start, which meant I managed to come through the opening bend in fourth place. We got past Stefano when he made his error. Then we were all bunched up very close to each other and it was difficult to pass. This third place is a good result in terms of the Championship standings."

Pos Number Driver  Team  Laps Time GapFirst KPH 1 3 Jon LANCASTER SG DRIVERS PROJECT 16 28:30.834 - 157.6   2 19 Jaime ALGUERSUARI EPSILON RED BULL TEAM 16 28:32.008 +1.174 157.5   3 2 Charles PIC SG FORMULA 16 28:32.859 +2.025 157.4   4 18 Brendon HARTLEY EPSILON RED BULL TEAM 16 28:33.476 +2.642 157.7   5 4 Alexandre MARSOIN SG DRIVERS PROJECT 16 28:38.462 +7.628 157.5   6 15 Stefano COLETTI EPSILON EUSKADI 16 28:38.998 +8.164 157.8   7 6 Frank KECHELE MOTOPARK ACADEMY 16 28:39.392 +8.558 157.7   8 34 Nelson PANCIATICI BOUTSEN ENERGY RACING 16 28:42.826 +11.992 157.2   9 29 Mihai MARINESCU DISTRICT RACING 16 28:46.306 +15.472 157.6   10 9 Oliver TURVEY JENZER MOTORSPORT 16 28:46.921 +16.087 157.3   11 10 Roberto MERHI JENZER MOTORSPORT 16 28:51.192 +20.358 157.2   12 24 Martin PLOWMAN PREMA POWERTEAM 16 28:55.742 +24.908 156.4   13 8 Tobias HEGEWALD MOTORSPORT ARENA 16 28:56.471 +25.637 156.5   14 12 Miquel JULIÀ EPSILON EUSKADI 16 28:57.095 +26.261 156.7   15 25 Henki WALDSCHMIDT PREMA POWERTEAM 16 28:58.066 +27.232 157.1   16 28 Aleix ALCARAZ DISTRICT RACING 16 29:00.320 +29.486 156.6   17 5 Oliver OAKES MOTOPARK ACADEMY 16 29:00.606 +29.772 157.1   18 1 Fabio ONIDI SG FORMULA 16 29:03.214 +32.380 156.1   19 22 Pierre COMBOT CRAM COMPETITION 16 29:05.135 +34.301 156.2   20 32 Pascal KOCHEM OMICRON RACING 16 29:05.293 +34.459 156.5   21 11 Fabio LEIMER JENZER MOTORSPORT 16 29:05.780 +34.946 156.4   22 52 Anton NEBILTSKIY SG DRIVERS PROJECT 16 29:06.477 +35.643 155.8   23 23 Andrea CALDARELLI PREMA POWERTEAM 16 29:06.706 +35.872 156.4   24 33 Stephane RICHELMI BOUTSEN ENERGY RACING 16 29:08.358 +37.524 156.5   25 50 Patrick KRONEMBERGER RP MOTORSPORT 16 29:09.726 +38.892 155.8   26 44 Simeon IVANOV BVM MINARDI TEAM 16 29:12.968 +42.134 155.4   27 27 Adrian QUAIFE-HOBBS BVM MINARDI TEAM 16 29:13.513 +42.679 155.9   28 20 Nicola ZONZINI CRAM COMPETITION 16 29:19.634 +48.800 154.5   29 31 Francesc MORENO OMICRON RACING 16 29:22.335 +51.501 154.6   30 46 Nicolas MARROC TCS 16 29:37.290 +1:06.456 153.6   31 14 Pablo MONTILLA EPSILON EUSKADI 16 29:57.546 +1:26.712 155.2   32 16 Mika MÄKI EPSILON RED BULL TEAM 16 29:59.132 +1:28.298 158.1   33 51 Daniel RICCIARDO RP MOTORSPORT 15 29:30.022 1 Lap 155.9   34 21 Daniele ZAMPIERI CRAM COMPETITION 14 29:33.677 2 Laps 156.3     49 Mathieu ARZENO EPSILON SPORT TEAM 13 27:42.343   156.8     7 Kuba GIERMAZIAK MOTORSPORT ARENA 5 9:22.704   153.3     43 Jules BIANCHI SG FORMULA 0