HISTORIC TOUR VAL DE VIENNE #1 : BACK TO SCHOOL
In tight rows, the Historic Tour drivers are back on the track to make their comeback on the Val de Vienne track. After the ten races of this Saturday, Sunday will be another day of reunion with eleven new starts on the program.
A DAY IN FIGURES
10 : the number of races held this Saturday.
3729 m : the development of the Val de Vienne circuit.
247 : the total number of different cars gathered on the meeting.
35 : the number of cars present on the most crowded grid : the Roadster Pro Cup.
1'40''511 : the best qualifying time, all grids included, set by David Leone (March 783 F3) at an average speed of 133.5 km/h.
1'41''325 : the best time achieved in the race, all platforms included, obtained by Eric Martin (Debora in SportProtosCup) at an average speed of 132.4 km/h.
388/1000 of a second : the smallest gap of the day between a winner and his immediate following (Hugo Carini and Gislain Genecand in Formula Ford Kent).
1957 : the year of manufacture of the oldest car of the meeting : the Triumph TR3 of Christian Tetot entered in Asavé Racing 65.
1996 : the year of manufacture of the most recent cars of the meeting within the framework of the French championship : the BMW M3 GTR of Danne and Cazaux, the Lotus Elise of Trichet and the TVR Cerbera of Ronflard in Saloon Cars/GT Classic.
In tight rows, the Historic Tour drivers are back on the track to make their comeback on the Val de Vienne track. After the ten races of this Saturday, Sunday will be another day of reunion with eleven new starts on the program.
PODIUMS OF THE DAY
Saloon Cars Trophy: 1.Lefebvre (Audi Quattro), 2.Empois (BMW E21), 3.Lortal (Caterham Super Seven).
GT Classic Trophy: 1.Delannoy (Porsche 964 RSR), 2.Cazaux (BMW M3 GTR), 3.Poirier (Porsche 928 S4).
Youngtimers GTI Cup : 1.Quagliozzi (Honda Civic), 2.Julia (Honda Civic), 3.Grandpierre (Honda Civic).
Racing 81 & Gr 1 : 1.Julien (Ford Escort BDG), 2.Regnier (Porsche 910), 3.C.Excoffier (Chevrolet Corvette).
Maxi 1300 Series : 1.Gandini (Mini Jem), 2.Trousse (Cooper S), 3.Timonier (Cooper S).
SportProtosCup : 1.Nguyen (Lucchini SP94 Alfa), 2.De Murard (Giada Alfa), 3.Koly (Lola T292 BMW).
Formule Ford Kent/Zetec Trophy : 1.Carini (Van Diemen RF90), 2.Genecand (Van Diemen RF92), 3.Dousse (Van Diemen RF91).
Asavé Racing 65 : 1.Beltramelli (TVR 400 Griffith), 2.Benne (Lotus Elan), 3.Kohler (Lotus Elan).
F3 Classic Trophy : 1.D.Leone (March 783), 2.Michel (Chevron B38), 3.Beltramelli (March 813).
Formule Renault Classic Trophy: 1.Robert (Martini MK48), 2. « Nelson » (Martini MK48), 3.Monnet (Martini MK41).
Lotus Trophy: 1.Jacquet (Lotus Seven), 2.Beloou (Lotus Seven), 3.Métayer (Lotus Seven).
Challenge Formula Ford Historic : 1.Belle (Lola T540E), 2.Girardet (Crosslé 25F), 3.Genecand (Crosslé 25F).
200 km of the Historic Tour : 1.Lortal/Delarche (Caterham Super Seven), 2.Rosembly/Zavattin (BMW Z3M), 3.Vallery-Masson/Martin/Gerbout (Tiga S2000).
Les deux courses de la Roadster Pro Cup se disputeront dimanche. Ce samedi, Steeve Hergault y a signé la pole position devant Laurent Fresnais et Yannick Blanc.
THEY SAID
Franck Julien (winner in Racing 81 with a Ford Escort BDG) : " Considering the results of the qualifiers, it was far from being a foregone conclusion. We had to fight at the beginning of the race with the three other Ford Escorts of Kohler, Zavattin and Beltramelli and, in the end, I won by more than seven seconds. This is not a stolen victory! It's also a special weekend for me because my young son Jean-Baptiste is doing his first laps in the Roadster Pro Cup".
Xavier Jacquet (winner of the Lotus Trophy in a Lotus Seven): "After a start to the season in which I was unlucky, it's good to finally be back on the podium! I managed to take the lead from the start, then to manage my position so as not to leave Nicolas (Beloou) any openings".
François Belle (winner of the Formula Ford Historic class in a Lola T540E): "It was another particularly competitive race! After Xavier (Michel)'s accident and the Safety Car, I found myself behind Alain (Girardet), but I was able to pass him on the restart lap."
UPDATE ON THE FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP
In the French GT/Touring championship, Philippe Gandini continues to make good progress. Again winner in Maxi 1300 today (but only by a narrow margin, with only a 6/10 lead over Julien Trousse!), the Mini Jem driver thus retains a clear advantage in the overall classification. Behind him, Julien Grenet, deprived of this meeting following an engine failure on his Dodge Viper, abandons the place of runner-up to Fabrice Lefebvre, brilliant winner this morning in Saloon Cars on board his Audi Quattro. José Beltramelli, who did the same in Asavé Racing 65 with his TVR 400 Griffith, took third place.
Hugo Carini (Van Diemen RF90), the brilliant winner of the day in Formula Ford Kent/Zetec, also strengthened his position as leader in the French Single Seater/Proto Championship. The situation also remains unchanged behind him with François Belle (Lola T540E) and the Italian Davide Leone (March 783), respectively winners in Formula Ford Historic and F3 Classic today, still in his immediate wake at the end of this first day of racing in the Val de Vienne.
TO BE CONTINUED ON SUNDAY
11 other races, from 9h00 to 12h35 and from 13h50 to 16h55
Saturday's results and Sunday's races live on : www.its-results.com
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