GPGSL Rd 13 Italian GP - RaceWelcome back everyone, we're here in Monza - Italy, and today is race day.
Championship leader Paulo Silva will start on pole, and he may be crowned champion today after the race.
And away they go, good start by Gustavo, he takes the inside line
Keranen is pushed off road, he was right behind Silva
He has to wait for every car to pass by, not the start that AMR was expecting
Gustavo overtakook Silva for the lead, he needs this win if he has any hope of staying alive in the championship
Elleker jumps from 8th to 4th after the start
Meanwhile Keranen sits now in last place
Local hero Scala manages an overtake on Karda for the 5th place
While Warrington is being pressured by Rodriguez
Majumdar and O'Neill closing the top 10
And we have a three way battle between Rodriguez, Majumdar an O'Neill
O'Neill pulls off an amazing maneuver, and overtakes both cars at once
De Bruyker is trying an move on his teammate
He sits now in 10th, while Rodriguez tries to get his old position back
Great move by him
Paulo Silva retakes the lead after just one lap
And his teammate may be the next in line for an overtake on Gustavo
Beggani takes the inside line
And is now 2nd
Not seen by the cameras, O'Neill was overtaken by De Bruyker
Kederer, Buitenhuis and Gilson having a fierce battle for the 14th place
Buitenhuis is the winner
Warrington trying an outside overtake on Karda
And he gets it done
Karda has to be aware of both Rodriguez and De Bruyker now
But he is now trying to retake his old position
He gets it back, while Rodriguez is able to defend from De Bruyker
Which allows O'Neill to overtake the former champion
One of the Alphas touches the grass
He spins in the middle of the track, a dangerous position to be
It was the former champion Kederer, who now sits in last place
Back to front, Gustavo tries an overtake on Beggani
And is now 2nd
Scala may be the next in line for an overtake
There he goes, a podium so far for the local hero
McCarthy overtakes De Bruyker for the 8th place
O'Neill somehow dropped to 13th place
Not the best day for the AMR drivers, Elleker had an transmission problem and needs to go into the box
He returns in last place
Mayhem as both McCarthy and Gilson go out off track
McCarthy drops to 11th
While Gilson returns in last place
McCarthy is overtaken by O'Neill
Buitenhuis may be the next one to overtake him, in the background we can see a lot of sand in the air
De Bruyker is the reason, he sits in the gravel
Replay shows him losing control by itself
He is not able to get out of the gravel, so end of race for him
Kederer overtakes Parachki for the 18th place
Keranen trying a move in the inside line of Gromov
And he goes through
Kederer overtakes Pedersen for the 17th place, both him and Keranen with good pace despite the accidents
Majumdar goes a little off track
And lost 2 positions
Buitenhuis goes for the inside of O'Neill
And sits now in 9th place
Majumdar overtakes O'Neill, while the Irish locks his tyre
He goes for an offroad trip
And returns in 14th, just ahead of both Christels
But backup has arrived, and we may have an battle between both Alphas and both Christels
The standings after 11 laps
Oh no!, one of the Mistrals are out with some problems
And is championship leader Paulo Silva, who was leading the race
With this Vitor Gustavo is the new leader of the race
Keranen trying another move, this time on Bouchard
And he is inside the points!
Bouchard goes off track
And returns just ahead of his teammate
Kederer is also really close to the points
Beggani in 3rd, with Silva off the race he may be back to the championship battle
Kederer is pouting some pressure on O'Neill
And the round of pit stop begins
Not the best choice by Mist GP, both driver in the same lap
Race leaders Gustavo and Scala are in
And Scala overtakes Gustavo inside the pits, great job by the pitcrew of MTP
Here are the staings after the round of pit stops, MTP drivers both managed overtakes during their pits
Bouchard sits in last after all
Karda is alooking for an overtake on Beggani
Buitenhuis runs a little wide
But there is no room for mistakes in that turn, huge hit
Meanwhile Scala run wide as well
And Gustavo is right at his tail
He goes for the overtake
But the Italian shuts the door
Keranen overtakes Hinz for the 7th place, amazing race for him
And Karda overtakes Beggani, not what the French was expecting
But wait, Karda goes off track
And hits the wall, he is off the race, with that Beggani is back to the 4th place
Gilson also has bad luck and goes off
End of race for him
Parachki overtakes Gromov for the 11th place
While McCarthy overtakes Majumdar
Gustavo has gone off track as well
He returns in 5th, with this we are now having an 1-2 for MTP and Beggani in the podium
Majumdar overtakes McCarthy to take his position back
And after a crazy race, Scala takes the checkered flag and is the winner of the Italian GP
Rodriguez finishes in 2nd
And Beggani in 3rd, which puts him back into the championship battle, everything will be decided in the last race at Silverstone
Final results
Fastest laps
Race Director: Ernie B. Ecclescake
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