WITH BONIFACIO AND FUOCO
After the on,two in qualifying came the double in Race 1.
In Vallelunga, in the first round of the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS season with 36 cars on track, team Prema had the chance to cheer for victory #1 in the Series with Bruno Bonifacio and the second place of rookie Antonio Fuoco.
The Brazilian, pole setter in the morning, led the group from the green light to the chequered flag seizing win along side with his team mate. Behind them the French Tech1Racing driver Pierre Gasly, always continuous and fast. Fourth place for the Dutch Nyck de Vries (Koiranen GP), who managed to keep behind Luca Ghiotto, on the third Prema car. Looking their backs the Brazilian Guilherme Silva, him too with team Koiranen GP colors, the two Euronova Racing drivers Gregor Ramsay and Ukyo Sasahara, the Indian Parth Ghorpade (BVM Racing) and the Italian GSK Grand Prix driver Kevin Gilardoni for the top ten.
THE REPORT. Already on the grid problems for Dario Capitanio, stuck on the formation lap for a problem with the gear selector. Bad luck for the BVM Racing driver among the protagonists in qualify. With the green light Bonifacio and Ghiotto keep their positions. Third is Gasly, that slips by De Vries fifth in the early corners but then back fourth. Chasing the Dutch is Ghiotto. A crash between William Vermont and Matthieu Vaxiviere, put to end the race of both already at lap 1. With the top two setting the pace, is once more Ghiotto who tries to attack de Vries. At lap ten Hans Villemi joins the pit after having slipped from seventh to eleventh. Fuoco is happy with second and for Bonifacio is victory #1 while Gasly easily ends third behind the Prema duo.
Im not happy with my start but I still managed to defend the leadership. Being ahead on this track is very important cause overtaking is very difficult. Then I managed a good pace. This winter weve done a great job with the team. Im happy for them as well. - commented Bonifacio.
My pace in the first laps was excellent, still not so good to allow me to attack Bonifacio.these the words of FuocoAt the end I chose to give up as the risking was nonsense. This is my first race and being on podium is excellent.
Race 2, still on the 25 plus a lap, is scheduled for tomorrow at 15. Also in this case there will be the live web coverage on www.renaultsportitalia.it.
Race 1 (top 10): 1. Bruno Bonifacio BRA (Prema) 17 laps in 2643328; 2. Antonio Fuoco ITA (Prema) at 1505; 3. Pierre Gasly FRA (Tech1 Racing) at 6616; 4. Nyck de Vries NED (Koiranen GP) at 13361; 5. Luca Ghiotto ITA (Prema) at 15558; 6. Guilherme Silva BRA (Koiranen GP) at 19468; 7. Gregor Ramsay GBR (Euronova Racing) at 20212; 8. Ukyo Sasahara JAP (Euronova Racing) at 20728; 9. Parth Ghorpade IND (BVM Racing) at 24121; 10. Kevin Gilardoni ITA (GSK Grand Prix) at 25444.
