Jenzer Motorsport's Fabio Leimer clinched a record-breaking seventh win in Saturday's round 15 of the International Formula Master Series (IFM), running unchallenged from a pole position start.  The 2009 IFM champion secured his sixth pole of the year in themorning's qualifying session before leading the race from start to finish and breaking the record for the most victories in a Formula Master season. JD Motorsport's Sergey Afanasiev raced to a second-place finish despite starting the race in sixth place. The young Russian climbed to fourth thanks to a strong start before passing team-mate Vladimir Arabadzhiev for third on lap two.  A retirement from second-placed man Pål Varhaug, driving for Jenzer Motorsport, on lap four then promoted Afanasiev to second place, which he kept until the chequered flag.  Arabadzhiev followed in third after defending his position from team-mate Josef Kral and Alexander Rossi for the majority of the race. The faultless performance allowed the Bulgarian to claim his fifth podium of the season.  Both Kral and Rossi stayed in position throughout the fight, finishing in fourth and fifth respectively. Having qualified second and sixth in this morning's session, both drivers were handed a five-place grid drop for not respecting the track limits at T13 having set their best sectors.  Iris Project's Patrick Reiterer followed in sixth place, ahead of ISR's Erik Janis, whilst fellow Iris Project driver Simon Trummer claimed the last point-scoring position in eighth. The Swiss driver will start tomorrow's season finale on pole position thanks to the Series' reverse grid regulation.  Afanasiev and Kral's respective performances in today's race ensured that the team-mates are now the only drivers able to fight for this year's runner-up spot in the drivers' standing whilst Rossi's top rookie finish means the young American is now leading the rookies' classification with just one round to go.  Fabio Leimer, Jenzer Motorsport "It was really important for me to get the seventh win; I really wanted to break Chris van der Drift's record. That's why it was really important to get a good qualifying and also a good start. I had a pretty good start; I was able to hold Pål [Varhaug] behind me. Then it was like every race, I was driving at the front, doing my own race and tried to be consistent as much as possible. In the end I was pretty fast and set the fastest time on the last lap. "Now I can drive without pressure and it meant that today's race was a lot of fun. But it was still very important that I concentrate on the race and not make any mistakes. "There are places where you can overtake here but not a lot. Last year I started eighth and finished third though so when you're pretty fast, it is possible to overtake and we will try to win the race. In Spa, I almost managed it but in the end the race was one or two laps too short for me to win so I will try again tomorrow. It's not easy in the shorter race as there is even less time to get to the front from eighth but we'll see!" Sergey Afanasiev, JD Motorsport "The first few laps were the best part of the race for me and the fight with Vladimir [Arabadzhiev] was also fantastic. I didn't have a good qualifying so after that I had to do something as we are still fighting for championship positions. Most of my competitors were in front of me so I had to do my best during this race.  "Tomorrow is going to be a big race for the teams' classification, between Jenzer and JD Motorsport. I also know that Josef [Kral] is my main competitor for the runner-up spot now but in my mind he has been the main rival all season so it's something I have accepted and we'll see what happens. I'll definitely be fighting though as I want to be on the podium again tomorrow." Vladimir Arabadzhiev, JD Motorsport "I had a pretty good start and was fighting with Varhaug but I think we touched and that unsettled my car a bit. After that it was really hard to stay on track and I didn't do well in the last corner. That meant that Sergey [Afanasiev] was faster than me and overtook me at the end of the straight.  "After that I had to just keep going and try to be fast, especially in the last sector, to keep my position."  Record-breaking seventh win for Leimer International Formula Master - Imola  Round 15 1. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#6) 2. Sergey Afanasiev (RUS), JD Motorsport (#2) 3. Vladimir Arabadzhiev (BUL), JD Motorsport (#1)  4. Josef Kral (CZH), JD Motorsport (#3) 5. Alexander Rossi (USA), ISR (#16)  6. Patrick Reiterer (ITA), Iris Project (#9) 7. Erik Janis (CZH), ISR (#20) 8. Simon Trummer (SUI), Iris Project (#8) 9. Nicolas Maulini (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#26) 10. Tiago Petiz (POR), Cram Competition (#4) Not classified Frankie Provenzano (ITA), Cram Competition (#5) Pål Varhaug (NOR), Jenzer Motorsport (#7) Kelvin Snoeks (NED), AR Motorsport (#31) IFM drivers' classification - top eight 1. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#6), 105 points 2. Sergey Afanasiev (RUS), JD Motorsport (#2), 64 points 3. Josef Kral (CZH), JD Motorsport (#3), 57 points 4. Pål Varhaug (NOR), Jenzer Motorsport (#7), 48 points 5. Alexander Rossi (USA), ISR (#16), 46 points 6. Erik Janis (CZH), ISR (#20), 39 points 7. Vladimir Arabadzhiev (BUL), JD Motorsport (#1), 37 points 8. Alessandro Kouzkin (RUS), Cram Competition (#47), 18 points IFM teams' classification 1. JD Motorsport, 140 points 2. Jenzer Motorsport, 137 points 3. ISR, 84 points 6. Iris Project, 28 points 4. Cram Competition, 23 points 5. Hitech Junior, 18 points 7. AR Motorsport, 18 points 8. Team JVA, 4 points 9. ADM Motorsport, 4 points 10. Trident Racing, 2 points IFM rookies' classification 1. Alexander Rossi (USA), ISR (#16), 103 points 2. Pål Varhaug (NOR), Jenzer Motorsport (#7), 97 points 3. Patrick Reiterer (ITA), Iris Project (#9), 46 points 4. Alessandro Kouzkin (RUS), Cram Competition (#47), 39 points 5. Tiago Petiz (POR), Cram Competition (#4), 37 points 6. Kelvin Snoeks (NED), AR Motorsport (#31), 31 points 7. Dennis Retera (NED), AR Motorsport (#32), 25 points 8. Paul Meijer (NED), AR Motorsport (#33), 15 points 9. Jonathan Kennard (GBR), Team JVA (#29), 6 points 10. Duncan Tappy (GBR), Team JVA (#30), 6 points 11. Matteo Davenia (ITA), Cram Competition (#12), 4 points Lap-by-lap analysis  Lap 1: Afanasiev up to fourth from the start from P6 / Snoesk passes Maulini for 11th place but Maulini claims the position back Lap 2: Snoeks in gravel at Turn 5 - OUT / Arabadzhiev in gravel but rejoins from P3 / Afanasiev passes Arabadzhiev for third / Kral up to P5 / Rossi climbs up to sixth place / Reiterer down to P7 / Trummer moves down to eighth place Lap 3: Close fight between Kral and Rossi for fifth place Lap 4: Petiz off and rejoins / Varhaug pits from P2 - OUT Lap 5: Janis overtakes Trummer for seventh place Lap 6: Leimer increasing gap to Afanasiev, now 7.133 seconds Lap 8: Close battle for third with Arabadzhiev, Kral and Rossi Lap 9: Kral under pressure from Rossi for P4 Lap 10: Rossi fallen back slightly, Kral now pressuring Arabadzhiev for third place Lap 12: Provenzano pits from P9 Lap 15: Leimer leads by 10.054 seconds to Afanasiev / Afanasiev is 6.524 seconds ahead of Arabadzhiev Lap 16: Trummer catching Janis for P7 Lap 21: Final lap / Leimer sets the fastest lap of the race in 1:39.946 / Leimer wins round 15 Weather: Sunny 26° / Dry 46°