Round 3 - Malysian GP - Race DayWelcome back everyone, we are here in Sepang ready for another sessions of the GPGSL, after the FP and Qualy were run under heavy rain, today we can only expect a hot and clear day.
Championship Leader Marcus De Bruyker sits on pole today, with MTP's Carlos Rodriguez alongside him in the first row
And away we go, great start by McClure, he overtakes Rodriguez and is looking to attack de Bruyker
McClure is trying to take the lead in the first corner, McCarthy also seems to be having a great start
And McClure takes first place
Rodriguez is also looking for a oportunity to overtake De Bruyker
And he made it, De Bruyker goes from 1st to 3rd in one corner
Both cars of MMM are in good positions at the moment
McCarthy also goes for the overtake on De Bruyker
But this time the former champion manages to stay ahead
Buitenhuis and Gustavo are going at each other, team boss Cremasco will not like if they touch here
Their fight allows Elleker to close on Buitenhuis
And he makes the move
Not seem by the cameras, but Buitenhuis lost another position to Gilson, while Elleker and Gustavo both managed to overtake Karda
Wilva will be looking to also overtake Buitenhuis
Both MAC's in 20th and 21st, not the sight that McGregor would like to see in the first lap
In last place we have Williams of Team Atlantic
Kederer and Vilela fight for a position, and the Brazilian seens to have won the battle
McCarthy once agin tries an overtake on De Bruyker
And succeeds this time
Buitenhuis overtakes Gilson to take one position back
While in the back Pedersen has overtook Greidanus
Which allows Williams to also overtake Greidanus
Russell goes for a move on Parachki
And manages tthe overtake
Majumdar overtakes Vilela, which means that the cameras failed to capture Kederer's overtake on the Brazilian
Williams also overtakes Pedersen, and with both MACs out of his way, he has another goal on O'Neill
Majumdar gets really close to Kederer, and Sakata tries a move on Vilela, which makes the Brazilian to lock his tyre
And the Japanese succeeds on getting ahead
We have a marshall with a green flag and a slow AMR in the track, something must have happened
Replay shows that Elleker, who was running in 7th, lost control of his car and went wide
He went straight to the gravel
And managed to returns in 17th place, just ahead of Sakata and Vilela
But not for long, Sakata already is in front of him, and Vilela is trying an overtake at this moment, in the back we can see Williams trying a move on O'Neill
Vilela can't overtake Elleker
While Williams make a great pass on O'Neill, and Pedersen may try to take advantage f the situation
His team-mate Greidanus is in the pits though, and an Electrical problem seems to be the reason, a race to forget by MAC so far
Kederer is already close to Scala
Vitor Gustavo is looking for a chance to overtake Hinz
Gilson being attacked by Silva
And the Portuguese manages to get ahead
Meanwhile McCarthy is also going for a move on Rodriguez, this is a fight for the 2nd place
And away he goes
Rodriguez couldn't keep the DMR behind him after all
Hinz seems to be holding up Gustavo, as both Karda and Buitenhuis are getting close of them
Gustavo tries a bold overtake
But Hinz uses his years of experience to keep Gustavo behind
The MMM boy tries once again, this time at the end of the lap
And manages the overtake
Kardar tries to take advantage of the situation
Elleker is trying to gain some ground and goes for a move on Sakata
He manages, to hit 16th place
De Bruyker gets close to Rodriguez, we may have a fight for that last position on the podium
Gilson and Silva are once again in their own battle for the 9th place
And once again the Portuguese wins the battle
Kederer overtakes Parachki and is inside the points for the first time, great job by the reigning champion
Scala gets overtaken by Majumdar
And Sakata by Vilela
Another lap and another fight between those two
Silva gets ahead once again
Elleker's engines blows up right in front of Vilela
A race to forget for Elleker
Meanwhile, AMR's last hope Hinz is getting overtake by Karda
They are side by side
And Hinz manages to stay ahead
McCarthy had reached race leader McClure
He tries a move
Side by side in the end of the straight
And we have a new race leader, Gareth McCarthy of Demon Racing
Hinz is being pushed by Karda
And looses the 6th place
Kederer is going for a move on Russell
And he goes away
The pit stops are taking place, with McClure and McCarth being the first cars to stop
Kederer has another victim in sight, fellow former champion Joseph Gilson
Side by side
And Gilson stays ahead
Buitenhuis tries a move on Hinz
And is through
After all the stops are made, here is the current standings
Rodriguez is starting his pursuit for 2nd place
While Kederer is right behind Paulo Silva
He goes for the overtake
And is through
Rodriguez tries a move on McClure
Sie by side for 2nd place
And Rodriguez takes 2nd place
Silva seems to have taken his position back
Bruyker tries a move on McClure
But they were too close of each other, contac is made
Both drivers managed to recover, and McClure stays ahead
But not for too long as De Bruyker tries a move in the end of the lap
And he succeeds to take the last podium place
McClure won't give up so easily
And he takes the 3rd place back
Majumdar overtakes Russell
Parachki is on a weird 20th place
Replay shows that he went out on his own
Kederer overtakes Silva
While De Bruyker overtakes McClure once again
Majumdar and Scala are side by side, but a little too close
Majumdar gets ahead
Vilela is in the gravel
Replay shows Scala closing the door on the Brazilian
Contact is made, and Vilela goes out of the track
He returns in last place
Sakata overtakes Williams
While Buitenhuis is trying a move on Silva
And he is through
Here is how the top 10 has done so far, great job by Kederer who climbed 7 places since the start of the race
Karda is in attacking position
But Gustavo closes the door
This allows Hinz to get close of them
Gilson and Silva are on each other once again
And Gilson gets ahead of the Portuguese
Karda is trying a move on Gustavo
But the Brazilian closes the door once again
He tries one more time, this time in the main straight
And is through
Hinz is also on a goos position for a overtake
They enter the last lap and Hinz tries the move
Gustavo stays ahead
McCarthy finishes the race in 1st place, the second victory of his career, congratulations
Rodriguez in second
And De Bruyker in 3rd
And after all Gustavo has managed to hold Hinz in the last lap
Final results
Race Director: Ernie B. Ecclescake
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