HISTORIC TOUR DIJON #2: ALREADY HALF TIME!
The first half of the French Historic Circuit Championship (the Historic Tour) came to an end on Sunday in Dijon Prenois after the twelve races of the day. The second half of the season will start in four months in Val de Vienne, and will continue in Charade and Albi. We can't wait for the restart!
A DAY IN FIGURES
12 : the number of races run on Saturday.
170 : the number of laps covered during the day.
8 : the number of drivers who remained unbeaten on their grid.
4/1000 of a second : the smallest gap of the day between a winner and his immediate following (Frédéric Lajoux and Davide Leone in F3 Classic).
196/1000 : the gap separating the first four at the closest finish of the day (Marc Faggionato, Xavier Michel, François Belle and Gislain Genecand in Formula Ford Historic).
1'20''179 : the best time achieved in the race, all Single Seater/Protos platforms combined (Matthieu Châteaux on a Lucchini SP94 in SportProtosCup at an average speed of 170,6 km/h)
1'24''189 : the best time achieved in the race, all GT/Touring classes combined (Laurent Sabatier in a Porsche 993 GT2 at an average speed of 162.5 km/h)
THEY SAID
Elie Dubelly (second in the Roadster Pro Cup) : " It was complicated to keep the lead on this circuit where the suction plays a very big role with our cars. In addition, I made a small mistake when I thought there was one more lap to go. Otherwise I might have been able to overtake Enzo (Balthazar), but it doesn't matter. We are in the same team and after my victory yesterday, we have to be fair!
Jean-Charles Valinho (fifth in Racing 81 with a Datsun 240Z): "I made a driving error on the first lap, which delayed me and prevented me from hoping for another podium. To continue to be well placed in the French championship, I have no right to make a mistake and this was one! The Datsun 240Z is a favourite. This is already the second one we are preparing and it is certainly not finished. Between now and the Val de Vienne we'll have time to fine-tune the tool...".
Matthieu Midy (winner and second in Formula Ford kent on a Van Diemen RF90): "This afternoon, Hugo (Carini) drove very well. It was once again very hot, with him as well as with Arnaud (Dousse) who has the art of slipping into a foxhole. It's really fun on these Kent races, especially here with the slipstream. You have to be as clever as you are quick. It's fun, very close, but always full of respect.
THE MEN OF THE WEEKEND
In the end, there were eight of them, not one more, to have achieved a full house this weekend by signing a double victory on their plate. Frédéric Lajoux (March 793 in F3 Classic), "Nelson" (Martini MK48 in Formula Renault Classic), Maxime Lebreton (Van Diemen in Formula Ford Zetec), José Beltramelli (TVR Griffith 400 in Asavé Racing 65) are to be credited with the achievement, Franck Quagliozzi (Honda Civic in Youngtimers GTI Cup), Philippe Gandini (Mini Jem in Maxi 1300 Series), Laurent Sabatier (Porsche 993 GT2 in GT Classic) and Anthoni Vetro (Lotus Seven in Lotus Trophy).
UPDATE ON THE FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP
At the halfway point of the season, it's time to take stock of the positions in the French Historic Circuit Championship. In the single-seater/rotor category, Hugo Carini left Burgundy in the same position he was in when he arrived. Although he was defeated in one of his two Formula Ford Kent races, he retains the lead with 10 points (230 against 220) over François Belle (Formula Ford Historic) and Davide Leone (F3 Classic), both of whom did not win this weekend. Fred Lajoux is also back in the game with a 20-point lead, thanks to his one-two finish in F3 Classic.
In the GT/Tourism category, Philippe Gandini also retains the power and can now boast of being the only Historic Tour driver still unbeaten on his grid (the Maxi 1300 Series) this season. For lack of success in the Saloon Cars, former co-leader Julien Grenet now returns 10 points (230 against 240), while Fabrice Lefebvre takes advantage of his good weekend to climb to third place.
We'll talk about the rest from 9 September!
THE PODIUMS OF THE DAY
Formula Ford Kent Trophy: Race 1: 1.Midy (Van Diemen RF90), 2.Dousse (Van Diemen RF90), 3.Carini (Van Diemen RF90). Race 2: 1.Carini, 2.Midy, 3.Dousse.
Formula Ford Zetec Trophy : Race 1 : 1.Lebreton (Van Diemen), 2.Sanchez (Mygale), 3.Rausch (Mygale). Race 2: 1.Lebreton, 2.Labitzke (Mygale), 3.Michel (Van Diemen).
Lotus Trophy : Race 1 : 1.Vetro, 2.Vulliez, 3.Cazalot (all on Lotus Seven). Race 2: 1.Vetro, 2.Delhaye, 3.Jacquet.
Saloon Cars Trophy : Race 2 : 1.Grenet (Dodge Viper), 2.Lefebvre (Audi Quattro), 2.Desmaele (Porsche 996).
GT Classic Trophy : Race 2 : 1.Sabatier (Porsche 993 GT2), 2.Spirgi (Porsche 964 turbo), 3.Delannoy (Porsche 964 RSR).
SportProtosCup : Race 2 : 1.Martin (Debora SP91 Alfa), 2.Châteaux (Lucchini SP94 Alfa), 3.Boch.PL (Lucchini P3 BMW).
Roadster Pro Cup : Race 2 : 1.Balthazar, 2.Dubelly, 3.Castillou (all on Mazda MX-5).
Maxi 1300 Series : Race 2 : 1.Gandini (Mini Jem), 2.Cassina (Mini 1275 GT), 3.Gruelles (Mini Marcos).
Formula Ford Historic Challenge : Race 2 : 1.Faggionato (Van Diemen RF81), 2.Michel (Crosslé 30F), 3.Belle (Lola T540E).
Youngtimers GTI Cup : Race 2 : 1.Quagliozzi (Honda Civic), 2.Piau (Honda Civic), 3.Vivas (AX Coupe),
Racing 81 & Gr 1 : Race 2 : 1.Aubry (Porsche 934), 2.Spirgi (Porsche 930), 3.Beltramelli.B (Ford Escort RS).
Asavé Racing 65 : Race 2 : 1.Beltramelli (TVR 400 Griffith), 2.Gravier (AC Cobra), 3.Reitz (Austin Healey 3000).
F3 Classic Trophy: Race 2: 1.Lajoux (March 793), 2.D.Leone (March 783), 3.Jacobs (Ralt RT3).
Formula Renault Classic Trophy: Race 2: 1.Nelson (Martini MK48), 2.Monnet (Martini MK41), 3.Gobba (Martini MK54).
THE CONTINUATION
Round #4 : Historic Tour du Val de Vienne, from 9 to 11 September.
The Historic Tour info continues on Facebook (Historic Tour) and Instagram (hvm_racing).
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