Round 7 - France (Magny-Cours)

SEMI-PRO SERIES

1996/97 Pole Position:	1:09.451 (Paul Robins)
1996/97 Race Time:	0h45m27.065 (Paul Robins)
Race Distance:	36 laps

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Points
1.	David Zasitko	S.RS Turbo	1:07.485		20
2.	Matthew Garrett	Team AP	1:07.957	+0.472	16
3.	Giacomo Licciardello	Mopar	1:08.249	+0.744	14
4.	James Caygill	Team AP	1:08.406	+0.921	12
5.	Gavin Mclean	GJM Racing	1:08.573	+1.088	10
6.	Chris Andrews	FraewTraew	1:08.924	+1.439	8
7.	Garry McCandless	GJM Racing	1:09.037	+1.552	6
8.	Ron Vance	Mopar	1:10.514	+3.029	5
9.	Olivier Leroy	Cyber-Speed	1:13.050	+5.565	4

The Semi-Pro Grand Prix at Magny Cours saw new drivers in chase of David Zasitko: Ron Vance stayed close behind the dominating driver of first rounds while most others began to drop back very soon. Only Gavin Mclean was also able to stay in touch with Ron during the first half of the race, but David was already pulling away at the front. Later on, James Caygill closed the gap to the drivers on 2nd and third and all three showed a very close race for the podium positions. Gavin and James passed Ron while the Mopar driver was making a pit stop in lap 28. Until the end, Ron overtook James again and closed in on Gavin, but he defended his 2 second lead over Ron in the last two laps of the race. While David seems to get used to winning races, the other two podium finishers were happy about their best result of the season so far.

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Points
1.	David Zasitko	S.RS Turbo	44m06.457		180
2.	Gavin Mclean	GJM Racing	45m01.274	+0:54.817	170
3.	Ron Vance	Mopar	45m02.992	+0:56.535	165
4.	James Cagill	Team AP	45m07.732	+1:01.275	160
5.	Giacomo Licciardello	Mopar	45m39.459	+1:33.002	155
6.	Garry McCandless	GJM Racing	45m50.772	+1:44.315	151
7.	Chris Andrews	FraewTraew	46m02.211	+1:55.754	147

Fastest Lap: 1:08.911 - David Zasitko (S.RS Turbo)

Race Statistics

Pos	Car	Driver	Fastest Lap		Pitstops		Avg. Grip	Tyre Usage
Pos	Car	Driver	Time	Lap #	Stops	Avg. Length	Avg. Grip	C	D
1.	14	D.Zasitko	(no logfile)
2.	32	G.Mclean	1:10.760	29	2	0:20.132	93		36
3.	44	R.Vance	1:10.247	32	2	0:22.717	93		36
4.	4	J.Caygill	1:11.528	22	1	0:18.966	92	36
5.	43	G.Licciardello	1:09.999	29	2	0:35.634	93		36
6.	31	G.McCandless	1:11.391	21	2	0:31.419	93	14	22
7.	17	C.Andrews	1:11.822	21	1	0:27.038	91		36

Action Replays

James Caygill (Team AP):
"The replay shows my attempt to avoid a bit of trouble; See a CC amusingly attempt to outbreak another on a fast corner, by driving over the grass and ramming him off the track!. And me attempt to weave through them, and bounce off the wall. But skillfully regain control and spin myself back onto the track. Ah-hah-hah-ha. Hah. <whimper>"

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Last modified: Sunday 01 February 1998 - 23:32