Lammers takes the lead, Renaudie impresses

The three qualifying heats have been completed in KZ1 at Braga and the Dutchman Bas Lammers (Intrepid / TM), is on pole with his two victories. Yet his dominance was not overwhelming, and other drivers had the opportunity to show their speed. Foremost among these, the French driver Manu Renaudie (PCR / TM), 8th in the rankings, can be considered the most powerful of the day. Stopped by engine failure in heat one, while he was ahead, Manu ran an impressive final round to an easy victory, 4” from Lammers, while setting the fastest time by 3 / 10th …

Jorrit Pex (CRG / Maxter) is in a fine second position, steady in 3rd or 4th place, Jeremy Iglesias (Intrepid / TM) after a slower final heat with worn tires, ranked third, but doesn’t seem as fast as his teammate. Jack Hawksworth (Maddox / Parilla) is in 4th, Antonio Piccioni (Parolin / TM) 5th and Dylan Davies (PCR / TM) 6th so we are witnessing the arrival of new faces at the top of the rankings, to which can be added the Finn Oskari (Ninar / MT), unknown in international races, who finished 3rd in the last race.

There have been more modest results for the French drivers Anthony Abbasse (Sodi / Maxter) 10th and Thomas Mich (Birel / TM) 11th, and the Belgian Yannick De Brabander (Intrepid / TM) 13th. The drivers expect the final stages to be very open and tire management will be very important.

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