Race Report

FORMULA RENAULT 2.0
2013 EUROCUP, Rounds 7/8

Circuit: RedBull Ring (A), Length 4,326 km, 19^th/20^th/21^st July 2013
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2013:
Kevin Joerg (CH), Marcos Siebert (ARG) und Levin Amweg (CH)

Top Ten result for Amweg at the RedBull Ring

The third of seven World Series by Renault Weekends of the 2013 season was held at the fascinating RedBull Ring near Zeltweg, in Styria, Austria. As ever, the WSR weekend offered plenty of attractions both on and off the track and as usual plenty of spectators turned up to enjoy it all.
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Qualifying for Race One

Friday, 19/07/13, 18.35 – 19.10, Weather: Sunny, 26°C

According to the rules there is one qualifying session of 15 minutes for each race, with the participants split into two groups, running in consecutive sessions.

All our drivers started in the second qualifying group this time. In the free practice session this morning Levin was 18th, Kevin 19^th and Marcos 21^st overall. None of them were able to improve in the qualifying session on this demanding circuit and Levin ended up in 25^th place on the grid for race one, while Kevin was 29^th and Marcos was 31^st out of the massive field of 34 drivers.

Formula Renault EUROCUP

Race One (25 minutes + 1 lap)

Saturday, 20/07/13, 12.05, Weather: Sunny, 27°C

The race started under blue skies in the noonday heat and the large field made it through the first corners without any serious incidents, everyone getting away cleanly this time. Levin immediately managed to gain a few places, and setting a good pace he had a lively race, working his way through to 17^th place by the end. Kevin on the other hand first lost a few places and dropped back behind Marcos. As the race wore on though he settled in to a good rhythm and drove some very fast laps toward the end of the race (he only slowed by 0.3 seconds a lap compared with the fastest lap time of Albon). Kevin also worked his way forward to 22^nd and towards the end of the race he retook Marco to gain a place. Marcos managed a good start and immediately made up some places, but then pushed a bit too hard, running wide and losing ground. In the end he finished the race right behind Kevin in 23^rd. Albon, who had led the whole race was awarded a ten second penalty for jumping the start, which handed the win to d’Agosto.

Qualifying for Race Two

Sunday, 21/07/13, 09.45 – 10.20, Weather: Sunny, 22°C

On Sunday morning it was still relatively cool which meant the track was much faster. Our drivers were out first this time and all three pushed hard from the start, doing their best to make the most of the short qualifying session. This time Levin claimed 16^th place on the grid for race two, with Kevin in 20^th and Marcos in 30^th, the latter having pushed the car rather too hard.

Formula Renault 2.0 EUROCUP

Race 2 (25 Minutes + 1 Lap)

Sunday, 21/07/13, 16.10, Weather: Sunny, 28°C

Race Two started bang on time and Levin made a great start, overtaking several of his competitors during the first lap. He was soon up in 10^th and easily kept up with the fast pace of the front runners. On lap four Panis fell back, and that let Levin into 9^th behind Ghiotto and in front of Aitken and Schothorst. This group set the fastest pace in parts of the race, running much faster than the actual leaders, the whole group repeatedly setting new fastest lap sequences in the race (Levin 1.30.950). Levin was in his element and made no mistakes whatsoever, driving a very strong race and being well rewarded with a super 9^th place and his first points. He crossed the finish line just 6.7 seconds behind the winner; we were absolutely delighted with his performance! Kevin held onto his position at the start and then improved place by place, also setting some remarkably fast lap times, and finished a good race in a slightly less spectactular but still very good 16^th place. Marcos also started well and set about trying to make places as fast as possible, driving very aggressively. In the end he took one too many risks and damaged his front wing, then ran wide a few times and lost all the places he’d gained, eventually taking the chequered flag in 24^th after what was a very eventful race.

The next race weekend of the EUROCUP will be in eight weeks’ time after the long summer break, starting 13^th September at the Hungaroring near Budapest.

Championship Standings

Formula Renault 2.0 EUROCUP after 8 out of 14 Races:

1^st Oliver Rowland (GB), 119 points; 2^nd Pierre Gasly (F), 102 points; 3^rd Jake Dennis (GBR), 76 points; 4^th Esteban Ocon (F), 71 points; 5^th Oscar Tunjo (COL), 65 points; 6^th Matthieu Vaxiviere (F), 57 points; 19^th Levin Amweg (CH), 2 points; 20^th Marcos Siebert (ARG), 1 point

2013 AGENDA

2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup

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