Fight for the first position with Postiglione and Cecotto
Galbiati and Roda secure the victory in the PRO-AM and increase their lead
Juan Perez debuts and wins in the Lamborghini Cup
Mikaël Grenier and Loris Spinelli scored their second success of the season with Antonelli Motorsport. Jonathan Cecotto and Vito Postiglione finished second after taking their third win in the previous race and are therefore still leading the PRO standings.
The podium was completed by by Rik Breukers and Axcil Jefferies from GDL Racing who repeated their third-place finish obtained in Race 1. They are now second in the championship, nine points behind the leaders and five points ahead of Raphael Abbate and Yuki Nemoto. After starting from the pole position the VS Racing drivers finished fourth having led the race during the early laps.
The returning Davide Roda and Kikko Galbiati scored a seventh overall and a victory in the PRO-AM. The latter also took his second win (after the one teamed with Gianluca Giraudi at Silverstone), which allowed him to increase his advantage in his class. The duo of Antonelli Motorsport celebrated the victory after the finish line, after a penalty for VS Racing's Liang Jatong - during the final lap the Chinese driver had contact with Roda, who was then leading the race.
In AM Raffaele Giannoni (Automobile Tricolore) secured his second success of the season and finished ninth overall, ahead of the Poles Andrej Lewandowski and Tedor Myszkowski, who are still leading the standings after their fourth win scored with a car from VS Racing in Race 1.
Almost complete triumph for Antonelli Motorsport who also celebrated the victory of Juan Perez in the Lamborghini Cup at his first experience in this continental series after debuting in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America this year. The Colombian was fastest in the two qualifying sessions held on Saturday morning, and then finished ahead of Gerard Van der Horst, who is still leading the standings.
The next round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe will take place at the end of July on the Belgian circuit of Spa-Francorchamps, during the same weekend as the fascinating 24 Hours of Spa.
DRIVERS’ QUOTES
Loris Spinelli/Antonelli Motorsport (1st overall and in the PRO): "It was really a hard-fought race. In the straight stretches, Postiglione managed to reduce the advantage I had over him, but I succeeded in remaining ahead of him till the end. I’m very happy because I really raced with my heart. I wish to dedicate this victory to my team and family".
Kikko Galbiati/Antonelli Motorsport (1st in the PRO-AM): "I think this was a well-deserved win, after missing the victory during the final laps yesterday. I finished the weekend as a standings leader and that was my goal before this French round".
Raffaele Giannoni/Automobile Tricolore (1st in the AM): "The car had a good pace. I had no problems and even managed to keep two PRO drivers behind me as long as I could. In the second part of the race I focused on getting the class victory".
Juan Perez/Antonelli Motorsport (1st in the Lamborghini Cup): "This was my debut in the European series and on this track. I didn’t expect to get a victory at once. I’m satisfied with this weekend".
