Race Report

FORMULA RENAULT 2.0
2013 EUROCUP, Rounds 11/12

Circuit: Paul Ricard (F), Length 5,842 km, 27^th/28^th/29^th September 2013
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2013:
Kevin Joerg (CH), Marcos Siebert (ARG) and Levin Amweg (CH)

A point for Siebert at Paul Ricard

The sixth of seven World Series by Renault Weekends of the 2013 season was run in southern France on the Paul Ricard circuit. 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.
Free tickets for future WSR events can be obtained from: www.worldseriesbyrenault.fr

Qualifying for Race One

Friday, 27/09/13, 18.35 – 19.10, Weather: Sunny, 20°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.
There were a total of 37 drivers on the entry list and Kevin and Marcos were in the first group. They did very well and were classified 10^th and 13^th respectively.
Levin was in the second group and drove very well, until, on what would have been one of his last laps the fire extinguisher went off unexpectedly! That spoiled what would have been his fastest lap, and robbed him of the chance of any further improvements. Despite that he ended up in a good 9^th place in his group.

Formula Renault EUROCUP

Race One (25 minutes + 1 lap)

Saturday, 28/09/13, 12.20, Weather: Cloudy, 22°C

The start came shortly after noon, and immediately there were several incidents which meant the Safety Car had to be deployed. Levin made a good start and was up in 14^th place. At the restart Albon pulled alongside him and then ran up over his rear wheel, damaging Levin’s car. Levin was able to drive back to the pitlane, but there he had to retire. At the start Marcos had shot up to 21^st, and Kevin was 23^rd. At the restart Kevin closed in on Marcos, and was soon able to overtake him. There was some wild driving in this race, with many changes of position and a number of incidents as a result. After a hard race Kevin crossed the finish line in 17^th and Marcos brought his car home in 20^th place.

Qualifying for Race Two

Sunday, 29/09/13, 10.10 – 10.45, Weather: Overcast, 20°C

The qualifying groups started in reversed order today. The track was dry, but dark grey clouds were threatening rain. Levin finished 13^th in his group.
Kevin was going well, but in the few last laps of the session his car started to behave strangely. He was unable to improve further and later on a technical fault was found in the suspension. Kevin ended up 12^th in his group and Marcos was 15^th.

Formula Renault 2.0 EUROCUP

Race 2 (25 Minutes + 1 Lap)

Sunday, 29/09/13, 14.15, Weather: Cloudy, 21°C

A heavy downpour at lunchtime left the track flooded, and the Megane Trophy Race had to be cancelled. Then the rain stopped and strong winds drove the clouds away. The start of the FR2.0 race took place as scheduled, although parts of the still wet track were plagued with massive puddles. Most of the drivers still opted for slick tyres. Kevin, who started well, was hit from behind and spun out of the race with a damaged car. At the front several cars went off track and had to slot back on towards the rear of the field. Marcos, who was one of the few on rain tyres, was able to get through the first lap without being involved in any accident, and soon found himself in 6^th. Levin, who had opted for slicks, also managed to keep on track without incident and was already up in 10^th place, though everyone’s lap times were still a good 20 seconds slower than in the morning. Marcos fought hard, and was even up to 4^th for several laps, because Gasly and Ocon had fallen back. Levin went wide on lap three and fell back to 13^th. He set about trying to get the positions back, but again ended up aquaplaning, and he found himself in 30^th place after a spin. He was able to work his way up again to 26^th by the end of the race. A few laps before the end the track really started to dry, and soon lap times were about ten seconds quicker. Ocon moved back up and Gasly followed, while Marcos fell back to 7^th. The slick tyres were now clearly the better choice, and he lost a handful more places, crossing the finishing line after a very exciting race in an excellent 11th place. Because Parry, who finished 7^th, had started as a Wild Card, he was not awarded any points, and therefore it was Marcos who scored the last available point!

The next race weekend of the EUROCUP is in three weeks time, starting 18^th October at Barcelona’s Catalunya GP Circuit.

Championship Standings

Formula Renault 2.0 EUROCUP after 12 out of 14 Races:

1^st Pierre Gasly (F), 172 points; 2^nd Oliver Rowland (GB), 161 points; 3^rd Esteban Ocon (F), 128 points; 4^th Jake Dennis (GBR), 118 points; 5^th Oscar Tunjo (COL), 90 points; 6^th Nick de Vries (NL), 70 points; 23^rd Levin Amweg (CH), 2 points; 24^th Marcos Siebert (ARG), 2 points

2013 AGENDA

2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup

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