Pietsch wins EFRA-GP in Fiorano

with MUGEN / NOVAROSSI / MLC fuel / SANWA radio / PROTOform body!

Last weekend saw the first EFRA GP 2010 in 1:8 On-road held at Minicarfiorano.it track!

More than 70 drivers with world champions Lamberto Collari, Danieli Ialesi on start!

After very close qualifying – following Top-4

1. Lamberto Collari

2. Robert Pietsch

3. Andrea Cristiani

4. Walter Salemi

From the Semi finals following drivers managed to come into the main final:

5. Robin D’Hondt (Semi B)

6. Michele Romagnoli (Semi A)

7. Mattia Pesenti (Semi A)

8. Daniele Ielasi (Semi B)

9. Stefano Solaroli (Semi A)

10. Andrea Lorenzi (Semi A)

Following TOP drivers struggled in the Semi final:

Alberto Picco, Rick Vrielijnck, Marco Vanni, …

Final: Lamberto Collari, Andreas Cristiani and Robin D’Hondt had the best start – they were starting on the outside line with grip on the inside (dirty line) Walter Salemi managed to overtake Robert Pietsch. Collari was pushing very hard at the beginning at get some space between him and Cristiani the local hero and track record holder. Pietsch had to fight very hard to pass Salemi and D’Hondt. After few minutes Collari was loosing some ground – and get passed by several drivers – reason a broken 2^nd gear clutch – he had to pit and repair for long time!

After 18 minutes Cristiani was leading 6 seconds before Pietsch and additionally 3 seconds before Romagnoli who was doing at this time very fast lap times and closing the gap to Pietsch – at 22 minutes Cristiani was doing a tire change (36 sec lap time) – so Pietsch get the lead before Romagnoli and Cristiani – at 25 minutes Pietsch (32 sec lap time) and Romagnoli (39 sec lap time) also changed tires and Cristiani get back into the lead but only 1.5 sec before Pietsch – now the final saw qualifying lap times from the Top-3 drivers. Romangoli out at 34-minute mark!

At 37 minute mark Pietsch was going for refuel – very fast stop by meachnic Felix Heyse- Cristiani was going one lap later for refuel and “Papa” Cristiani made a small mistake at this pit stop and loose some time and Pietsch full throttle on the straight comes along with Christiani at the pit lane which was trying to risk at the pit exit to come out just before Pietsch – but Cristiani was to fast for the small bump before the pit exit and get out on the grass and lost 4 seconds – now both were pushing extremely hard again and Cristiani managed to close the gap up to 2 seconds before the next refuel at 41 minutes – Pietsch was doing again one lap before Cristiani the pit stop and Christiani was risking again at the pit lane exit and again to fast and come into the grass – Pietsch had now a comfortable lead of 6 seconds until the end of the race. Daniele Lealasi managed with his cruising mode without tire change to become third more than 3 laps behind!

I would like to thank Angelo, Pedro and all people from Jody Scheckter circuit at minicarfiroano.it for a very well organized race in very familiar atmosphere!

Final result:

Pos		#		Driver		Lap	Time		Last Lap	Best Lap
1	2		Pietsch Roberto		170		45:11.842	16.030		15.168
2	3		Cristiani Andrea		169		45:03.079	15.959		15.130
3	8		Ielasi Daniele		166		45:01.814	16.275		15.524
4	7		Pesenti Mattia		165		45:08.922	15.951		15.432
5	4		Salemi Walter		165		45:09.923	16.244		15.429
6	5		D’Hondt Robin		160		43:33.196	15.699		15.320
7	6		Romagnoli Michele		128		34:22.767	15.362		15.254
8	10		Lorenzi Andrea		124		45:04.992	16.001		15.293
9	1		Collari Lamberto		104		45:14.092	15.556		15.155
10	9		Solaroli Stefano		48		14:38.769	23.862		15.558