Round 7 - Canadian GP - Race DayWeclome back to race day here in Montreal, the rain that hit both previous sessions is still there, with such tricky conditions the drivers must step up their game, championship leaders Kederer and Silva are start from behind today, and this race can be a turning point in the fight for the title
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And away we go, Scala starting in first place, with Beggani right at his side

Hinz has a better start than Beggani, taking the 2nd place behind Scala

As the rest of the cars pass by we can see that some accident happened at the back of the grid

Replay shows the DMR of Pedersen in the air

He was hit by his teammate McCarthy

Bouchard had to stop his car, otherwise we could have had a nasty accident

The same goes for Russell and Majumdar

Pedersen returns in last place, but his car seems not to be damaged

Rodrigues gained one position

The heavy rain doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon

Reigning champion De Bruyker avoided any kind of trouble and stayed in 6th place

Both MMM's in 7th and 8th

Paulo Silva lost one position in the first lap, but with Kederer out of the points, he is closing the gap in the standings

Bouchard goes airborne at the last corner

He doesn't damage his car, but this has allowed Majumdar to overtake Russell

He also overtakes the Mist driver, while Pedersen overtakes Russell at the end of the main straight

Gustavo and Buitenhuis, who have almost the same number of points in the championship are fighting for a position

The replay shows that Gustavo lost control of the car and spun into the grass


Buitenhuis had to slow down to not hit his teammate

Elleker took the oportunity and overtook both Silva and Buitenhuis

Silva sits now in 10th, with Gilson right at his tail

Warrington in the last points position

Karda tries an overtake on Rodriguez

But the MTP driver closes the door

De Bruyker sets the fastest lap

Parachki overtook McCarthy for the 17th place


Here is how the top 10 changed after 3 laps, Elleker with a great race so far

Keranen and Sakata fighting for the 14th place

But the Finnish manages to keep his position

Scala had a quiet race so far, but Hinz is right at his back, the Italian can't make any mistakes

Beggani in 3rd place

Hinz sets the fastest lap

Buitenhuis got really close to Elleker

Gilson tries a move on Silva

Job done by the former champion

Parachki trying a move on former champion Kederer

Kederer goes wide, he may have lost the braking point

Into the grass

And returns in 20th, not what the championship leader expected of this race

Beggani got super close to Hinz, and he is trying a move to take the 2nd place

Side by side

Good job by the French driver

While his teammate is being attacked by Warrington

Oh no! They've touched

Silva manages to return, but Warrington is facing the wrong position

Silva is now in 12th

While Warrington returns in last place

McCarthy touches the grass on his own, his car spins

He manages to not hit the wall

And returns in 21st, just ahead of Warrington

Parachki trying a move on Sakata

And he overtakes the Japanese

Buitenhuis could not overtake Elleker so far, and with this O'Neill is getting closer to both

Bouchard is overtaken by Russell

Now it's Keranen that will try a move on Sakata


Job done

Kederer will try to make a comeback

Majumdar trying a move on Sakata

Great job by him

The next in line to overtake Sakata will be his teammate

But Bouchard has other plans, as he is the one overtaking Russell

He sits now in 17th

Pedersen takes the oportunity and tries a move on Russell as well

He goes through

In the next lap is Kederer's turn

And he get it done

The standings after 10 laps



Unseen by the cameras, Karda overtook Rodriguez

A car is in the gravel

Keranen retires with problems in his engine

O'Neill hit the car in front of him

He spins

While Gilson goes in the grass

He manages to return to the track, without losing any posisiton

But O'neill is facing the other side, this is a dangerous position to be

While trying to return he lost his front wing

An unscheduled pit stop to change the wing

Bouchard trying a move on Sakata

But he spins and touch Sakata's car

The Japanese returns in 14th place

While Bouchard drops to 19th

Kederer onboard shows Pedersen losing the control of his car

He spins

And returns in 20th place

De Bruyker hits the back of Rodriguez car

The MTP driver returns in 5th place without any damage

While the Belgian has to wait while the other cars pass by

But maybe Rodriguez car was damaged after all, he spins in front of Gustavo

And ends up facing the wrong side

Returning only in 19th, a shame, he was having a great race

De Bruyker sits now in 12th

Kederer trying a move on Sakata

Cleand job by the German

Bouchard is the one to start the round of pit stops












Race leader Scala in the pits


Beggani is flying down the main straight, can he overtake Scala who is exiting the pits?

It will be a close call

But in the end Scala manages to stay in front



Beggani is not giving up, his tyres are sure warmer

Returning to the pit stops




As we see the chase for the first place, let's see how the standings are after the round of pit stops, O'Neill still has to pit again



Hinz with the fastest lap

Buitenhuis tries an overtake on Elleker

The AMR goes wide

Which allows Buitenhuis to go through

Majumdar overtaking Paulo Silva

Clean job to get the 11th place

Warrington overtakes Bouchard for the 16th place

O'Neill making his mandatory pit stop

Hinz tries a move on Beggani, it's a battle for 2nd place

But he missed the braking point and spins, hitting Beggani

Beggani remains in 2nd place

While Hinz lost a position for his teammate

Gilson overtakes Gustavo for the 5th place

De Bruyker overtakes Russell for the 12th place


Racing leader Scala, with just 3 laps to go

Wait! In the next lap we have a Race Director Message

Scala is out! His Porsche engine has blown up, with just 2 laps to go, such a heartbrake for him and the team

Beggani sits now in 1st place, he wasn't expecting this after the contact with Hinz

Parachki tries a move on Gustavo

And overtakes the Brazilian

Kederer sits in 13th, and is looking to score at least one point

New race leader Beggani starts the final lap

Buitenhuis attacks Gustavo in the last lap, not a sight a team boss would like to see

Gustavo hits the brakes to avoid any contact between them, which allows Buitenhuis to goes through

Nico Beggani wins the Canadian GP, leading just two laps of the race

Karda in 2nd place

And Hinz in 3rd, great result by the MACs today

Elleker goes a little wide

Which allowed Majumdar to overtake him for the 7th place

Final results

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Race Director: Ernie B. Ecclescake
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