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Lights-to-flag victory for Jaap van Lagen (Fach Auto Tech) at the
Taking up the race from pole position, van Lagen refused to relinquish his advantage at the start and turned into the first corner as the leader. Eng stuck close on his bumper. Christian Engelhart (D/MRS GT-Racing), who had started from third on the grid, collided with the barrier in the first lap and lost a place to Barker. Despite sustaining damages to his car, Engelhart was able to continue in fourth place. “That was exciting and I was pretty lucky. Right at the start, Barker suddenly appeared next to me and I tried everything to fend off his attack. But I hit the dirty side of the track and lost control of my car. I’m pleased that I could bring home fourth despite the slightly misaligned toe,” summarised Engelhart. Barker stated: “I focussed completely on the start and the first few metres and I managed to overtake Engelhard right at the beginning. Securing a podium spot at Monaco is, of course, fantastic.”
After an accident involving three vehicles occurred in lap seven, the safety car was deployed. The gap between the leading group closed up, but when the race went green again none of the pursuers managed to overtake on the snaking circuit. The order remained the same to the flag: van Lagen ahead of Eng. “To score a podium result in second in Monaco is cool. Five hours later, the Formula 1 pilots are honoured up here,” said Eng. Trailing the 25 year old over the finish line were Barker, Engelhart, Michael Ammermüller (D/Lechner Racing Middle East) and Alex Riberas (E/The Heart of Racing by Lechner).
As the best
In the overall rankings, Barcelona winner Ammermüller leads with 32 points after two of eleven races. Eng is tied for points in position two, with two second places to his credit. Despite touching the guardrails in Monaco, Engelhart still managed to turn the fastest race lap, and sits third overall with 30 points.
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