The big surprise at La Conca, with a 1st place on the Kosmic, was Danish driver Nikolaj Bollingtoft after the qualifying heats. It must be said that Nikolaj has not just been lucky, and has won all his races. The return to the forefront of Olivier Marechal’s team is spectacular, especially as Alessandro Bressan was very close in performance.
For now, Vortex is on top with 4 drivers in the top 5. The Maxter engines are very fast, but the CRG team has had troubles. Only Arnaud Kozlinski has been successful after finishing second in the classification with two heat victories. Gary Catt, Will Stevens and Marco Ardigò closely follow the 2 leaders.
Both Maranello drivers, Davide Fore and Mark Litchfield, are placed in ambush in 6th and 7th places with their Maxters. The adjustment period has been particularly short for the British Maranello driver. Manuel Renaudie, in 8th, got the best result from a Parilla, just ahead of Jason Parrott. It was not until the 19th position and Armand Convers that there was a TM. The Sodikart boys, Alban Varutti and Anthony Abbasse, follow in 15th and 16th places, a marked increase since Qualifying.
There was great disappointment for the CRG drivers Jean-Philippe Guignet and Alessandro Manetti, who were helpless in the wake of a series of severe and not-so-severe mechanical problems. Kevin Cuoco did not go through, and neither did Alessandro Bressan, despite a very good 3rd place in the final heat.
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