F1RWRS 2013 -- Round 11/16 -- PORTUGUSE GP - Estoril
PRE-QUALIFYING
1. Hagane Shizuka (Sunshine) -- 1.28.572
2. Ben Fleet (Foxdale) -- 1.28.686 (+0.114)
3. Shinobu Katayama (Sunshine) -- 1.28.732 (+0.160)
4. Dave McFaste (FAT) -- 1.29.558 (+0.986)
5. Douglas Mann (Foxdale) -- 1.29.921 (+1.349)
6. Damon Cannon (SOTL) -- 1.30.626 (+2.054)
7. David Koczo (Calinetic) -- 1.31.388 (+2.816)
8. Saeed Al Faisal (FAT) -- 1.31.511 (+2.939)
9. Ron Mignolet (Phoenix) -- 1.31.633 (+3.061)
10. Phoenix McAllister (Phoenix) -- 1.31.955 (+3.383)
11. James Davies (Trueba) -- 1.32.045 (+3.473)
12. Giovanni Roda (Trueba) -- 1.32.121 (+3.549)
13. John Zimmer (Calinetic) -- 1.32.286 (+3.714)
14. Richie White (SOTL) -- 1.32.375 (+3.803)
15. Todd Cockburn (Virgin Intercorse) -- 1.33.349 (+4.777)
16. Phil McCraken (Virgin Intercorse) -- 1.33.625 (+5.053)
17. Dean O´Lauchlan (Horizon) -- 1.35.098 (+6.526)
18. Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon) -- 1.36.338 (+7.766)
19. Fredo Mestolio (CR) -- 1.37.482 (+8.910)
20. Darren Older Jr (CR) -- 1.38.326 (+9.754)
COMBINED TIMES (Teams in
bold go into qualifying)
1. Sunshine -- 2.57.304
2. Foxdale -- 2.58.607
3. FAT -- 3.01.0694. SOTL -- 3.03.001
5. Phoenix -- 3.03.588
6. Calinetic -- 3.03.763
7. Trueba -- 3.04.166
8. Virgin Intercorse -- 3.06.974
9. Horizon -- 3.11.436
10. CR -- 3.15.808
QUALIFYING
1. Ben Fleet (Foxdale) -- 1.27.268
2. Shinobu Katayama (Sunshine) -- 1.28.704 (+1.436)
3. Chris Dagnall (Dagnall) -- 1.29.065 (+1.797)
4. Thomas de Bock (Gillet) -- 1.29.093 (+1.825)
5. Mark Dagnall (Dagnall) -- 1.29.101 (+1.833)
6. Aurelian Moll (Gillet) -- 1.29.388 (+2.120)
7. Frank Zimmer (GRM) -- 1.29.429 (+2.161)
8. Douglas Mann (Foxdale) -- 1.29.796 (+2.528)
9. Ashley Watkinson (HRT) -- 1.29.842 (+2.574)
10. Kay Lon (Jones) -- 1.29.877 (+2.609)
11. Nathan Scott (GRM) -- 1.29.958 (+2.690)
12. Jesus Plaza (ARC) -- 1.30.002 (+2.734)
13. Sammy Jones (Jones) -- 1.30.037 (+2.769)
14. Rhys Davies (HRT) -- 1.30.079 (+2.811)
15. Resi Respati (Flying Fish) -- 1.30.161 (+2.893)
16. Hagane Shizuka (Sunshine) -- 1.30.216 (+2.948)
17. Daniel Martins (Arrowtech) -- 1.30.333 (+3.065)
18. Nicolas Steele (Kamaha) -- 1.30.448 (+3.180)
19. Daniel Melrose (Arrowtech) -- 1.30.459 (+3.191)
20. Dave McFaste (FAT) -- 1.31.028 (+3.760)
21. Phillippe Nicolas (MRT) -- 1.31.221 (+3.953)
22. Nathanael Spencer (MRT) -- 1.31.262 (+3.994)
23. Saeed Al Faisal (FAT) -- 1.31.399 (+4.131)
24. Barii Mori (Kamaha) -- 1.31.463 (+4.195)
25. Yu Hiang Hao (Flying Fish) -- 1.31.513 (+4.245)
26. Colin Pratchett (ARC) -- 1.31.632 (+4.364)
DNQ. Gary Cameron (Prospec) -- 1.31.682 (+4.414)
DNQ. Dave Simpson (Prospec) -- 1.31.716 (+4.448)
RACE
Start is good for Ben Fleet, a little bit bad for Mark Dagnall, while Douglas Mann climbs a couple of positions... Everything goes normal until the cars at the back reach the first corner. Somebody touches somebody and there you go... a beautiful and massive pile-up!! Both MRTs, Al Faisal, Pratchett, Martins and Hiang Hao are out on the spot!! McFaste has to pit to replace his front wing...




Fleet and Chris Dagnall inmediately open a gap to the rest. On lap 2 Mark Dagnall passes Lon for 7th, next lap Moll moves over Mann for 5th, and the Foxdale driver can´t hold the young Dagnall as well and loses 6th. Mark Dagnall continues his impressive pace and passes Moll as well. There´s something wrong with Mann as he parks the Foxdale on lap 8...

On lap 11 Fleet is left alone as Chris Dagnall retires... Three stoppers start at lap 16 with Mark Dagnall, Plaza and Rhys Davies too. Fleet pits two laps later, one lap later De Bock, Lon and Watkinson as well. When De Bock is out he finds out he´s been passed by Mark Dagnall!

On lap 21 Katayama pits as well... he loses to De Bock too, but he´s going for 2 stops. Moll, Melrose, Jones and Zimmer go for two stops too. De Bock charges back and gets back the 2nd place on lap 26.

On lap 31 Rhys Davies ruins his race as he goes off track on turn 4. Respati retires shortly afterwards and Mark Dagnall is back 6th as he pits. Fleet and De Bock pit three laps later but De Bock holds the place against Dagnall this time. It takes 10 laps before he passes Moll but he creates another problem for the championship leader.

Shizuka retires shortly afterwards, completing a disastrous race, and earning the ROTR title for being so off the pace compared to team mate Shinobu Katayama. De Bock retires too and paves the way for Mark Dagnall. 2 stoppes stop for the 2nd time. Katayama´s 2nd seems secured but suffers an electrical problem!! At least is able to drive back to the pits and solve it. Fleet pits on lap 52 and the lead is secured. Mark Dagnall loses 2nd place to Moll as he stops for the 3rd time, but he´s able to retake it 4 laps later, and then it happens again,... Ben Fleet is out of the race while leading scoring another good looking double DNF for Foxdale as the previous winners try to establish a new world record. Meanwhile, Katayama is trying to catch Moll. The gap is 7.4 secs on lap 60.

And it only takes 7 lap for the Sunshine driver to get the 2nd place and score a great podium, while Mark Dagnall almost secures the championship win.


Fastest lap: Mark Dagnall/Shinobu Katayama -- 1.33.368 (both will be awarded credits)
ROTR: Hagane Shizuka
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS - Round 11/16
Drivers
1. Mark Dagnall -- 64 pts
2. Aurelian Moll -- 28 pts
3. Rhys Davies -- 27 pts
4. Thomas de Bock -- 23 pts
=. Sammy Jones -- 22 pts
6. Kay Lon -- 19 pts
7. Ashley Watkinson -- 16 pts
=. Daniel Melrose -- 16 pts
9. Dave Simpson -- 10 pts
10. Daniel Martins -- 8 pts
=. Shinobu Katayama -- 8 pts
=. Frank Zimmer -- 8 pts
13. Chris Dagnall -- 6 pts
=. Jesus Plaza -- 6 pts
=. Barii Mori -- 6 pts
16. Resi Respati -- 4 pts
17. Nathan Scott -- 3 pts
18. Nathanael Spencer -- 2 pts
=. Phoenix McAllister -- 2 pts
=. Phillippe Nicolas -- 2 pts
=. Gary Cameron -- 2 pts
21. John Zimmer -- 1 pt
=. Dave McFaste -- 1 pt
=. Colin Pratchett -- 1 pt
Teams
1. Dagnall Engineering -- 70 pts
2. Gillet -- 51 pts
3. HRT -- 44 pts
4. Jones Racing -- 40 pts
5. Arrowtech -- 24 pts
6. Prospec -- 12 pts
7. GRM -- 11 pts
8. Sunshine -- 8 pts
9. American Racing -- 7 pts
10. Kamaha -- 6 pts
11. MRT -- 4 pts
=. Flying Fish -- 4 pts
13. Phoenix -- 2 pts
14. Calinetic -- 1 pt
=. FAT -- 1 pt