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May 04, 2011
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Round 5 of the 2011 GPVWC Supercup season brought us to the tricky track of Kyalami in South Africa. After a week off, the drivers were eager to get back up and running; we had a new face in Teemu Toikka in PB Racing, hoping to show everyone what he can do.
Qualifying showed no surprises as Bart de Vos took pole position, but qualifying was much closer than a lot of people had expected. Sam Millar and Lewis Redshaw, star of the last race after winning on his debut, were within 2 tenths of the Malta Force star. Pavel Loknovski and David Jundt rounded out the top 5, who were the only people to turn laps in under the 1.20 mark. Qualifying was marred by an odd incident involving the server, where several drivers disconnected -but they all rejoined without problems.
During the formation lap, Bart de Vos caused his team a huge scare by going off and brushing against a wall in the final sector, but luckily no damage was taken and he could continue to the grid. Teemu Toikka, on his debut, took some time getting into his grid slot and this caused the lights to take some extra time in coming on but they did in the end and the race got under way. The young Finn caused a stir by slamming into the back of Mal McKee due to a good start by the newcomer and a sluggish one by Northern Irish. Investigation was undertook but no action was taken. Further on into the lap, an incident occured between Nikos Evangelidakis and Adam Smith but this was also deemed a racing incident. Adam Smith later retired with susepension troubles on the first lap.
Pavel Loknovski made the most of a good start from himself and a ok one from two cars ahead to end up in 2nd place at the end of the first lap with de Vos leading. As the race started to settle down, Lewis Redshaw spun whilst attempting an overtaking move on Loknovski for 2nd. This dropped him down to 6th place. On lap 5, Sam Millar made a critical mistake, spinning and losing his front wing which cost him many places and put his push for the win at risk. He would then continue the race down in 16th and fight back from there. These problems allowed de Vos and Loknovski to build a decent 8s gap back to an unusually off the pace Muscat in 3rd place. Dan Rusu's engine blew early on, ending the Woods Racing drivers race very prematurely. Mal McKee and Luke McKee both ran out of fuel on track within a few laps of each other.
On Lap 11, Samuli Leinonen of Nordsjoen Racing made a mistake coming into Turn 4 and couldn't help but put it in the wall ending his race. On Lap 16, Georgios Davakos made a mistake which caused him to lose both his front wing and rear wing. Whilst defending from Lichtenstein who had caught him up, Davakos again went off track. As he came back onto the track, Sam Millar had nowhere to go and collected the Water Blue Racing driver. An investigation into the incident which ended Davakos's race will be held after the race. On the next lap, Redshaw and Loknovski were disputing 2nd place when Loknovski made a small mistake which gave the Nordsjoen driver a slipstream. As the TDR driver turned in, Redshaw went for a gap that consequently closed. The RDs looked into the incident which ended Loknovski's race but it was concluded to be a racing incident.
After all the pitstops had been made, the order settled down. As the race went on, more and more people fell victim to the demanding Kyalami track, with only 11 of the 20 starters eventually finishing the race. Sam Millar crashed, ending what was a tough day for the Scot who rued losing another 25 points to de Vos. Teemu Toikka, who had a poor showing on his debut, eventually crashed out towards the end after struggling through most of the race. In the final laps, David Jundt and Liam Hatchell disputed the final podium position. On the very last lap, Hatchell fell off the track allowing Jundt to slip up the inside and take the final position on the podium. Bart de Vos won his 3rd race of the season, extending his lead in the championship over Gregg Lawson to 12 points. Lewis Redshaw came through to finish 2nd, with David Jundt rounding off the podium. Hatchell ended up 4th with Muscat in 5th, lower than maybe he was expecting. Lawson, who it turned out had been struggling with a damaged suspension for much of the race, finished in 6th with the reigning Supercup champion Lichtenstein in 7th. Ihab Abbas, who had a rather quiet race, ended 8th with Chris Williamson finishing 9th. Final 2 finishers were Nikos Evangelidakis and Robert Rose.
In the drivers championship, Bart de Vos extends his lead over Lawson to 12 points. Lawson moves above Loknovski, who falls to 3rd after his DNF. Redshaw and Jundt share 4th with 27 points each - it is worth noting that Redshaw has only competed in 2 races. Hatchell and Muscat also make up places whilst Millar, Leinonen and Davakos pay the price for their DNFs by dropping places. Ihab Abbas moves above Mal McKee whilst Christoph Lichtenstein moves above the absent Ben Morgan. Malta Force with a good showing take the lead of the constructors championship from Nordsjoen Racing and have a small gap of 4 points. Nijo lie in 3rd albeit over 20 points back from 2nd place. They leapfrogged Woods who currently lie 4th. Other movers in the constructors are CP Lotus taking 10th place from Mineral who fall to 11th.
Qualifying showed no surprises as Bart de Vos took pole position, but qualifying was much closer than a lot of people had expected. Sam Millar and Lewis Redshaw, star of the last race after winning on his debut, were within 2 tenths of the Malta Force star. Pavel Loknovski and David Jundt rounded out the top 5, who were the only people to turn laps in under the 1.20 mark. Qualifying was marred by an odd incident involving the server, where several drivers disconnected -but they all rejoined without problems.
During the formation lap, Bart de Vos caused his team a huge scare by going off and brushing against a wall in the final sector, but luckily no damage was taken and he could continue to the grid. Teemu Toikka, on his debut, took some time getting into his grid slot and this caused the lights to take some extra time in coming on but they did in the end and the race got under way. The young Finn caused a stir by slamming into the back of Mal McKee due to a good start by the newcomer and a sluggish one by Northern Irish. Investigation was undertook but no action was taken. Further on into the lap, an incident occured between Nikos Evangelidakis and Adam Smith but this was also deemed a racing incident. Adam Smith later retired with susepension troubles on the first lap.
Pavel Loknovski made the most of a good start from himself and a ok one from two cars ahead to end up in 2nd place at the end of the first lap with de Vos leading. As the race started to settle down, Lewis Redshaw spun whilst attempting an overtaking move on Loknovski for 2nd. This dropped him down to 6th place. On lap 5, Sam Millar made a critical mistake, spinning and losing his front wing which cost him many places and put his push for the win at risk. He would then continue the race down in 16th and fight back from there. These problems allowed de Vos and Loknovski to build a decent 8s gap back to an unusually off the pace Muscat in 3rd place. Dan Rusu's engine blew early on, ending the Woods Racing drivers race very prematurely. Mal McKee and Luke McKee both ran out of fuel on track within a few laps of each other.
On Lap 11, Samuli Leinonen of Nordsjoen Racing made a mistake coming into Turn 4 and couldn't help but put it in the wall ending his race. On Lap 16, Georgios Davakos made a mistake which caused him to lose both his front wing and rear wing. Whilst defending from Lichtenstein who had caught him up, Davakos again went off track. As he came back onto the track, Sam Millar had nowhere to go and collected the Water Blue Racing driver. An investigation into the incident which ended Davakos's race will be held after the race. On the next lap, Redshaw and Loknovski were disputing 2nd place when Loknovski made a small mistake which gave the Nordsjoen driver a slipstream. As the TDR driver turned in, Redshaw went for a gap that consequently closed. The RDs looked into the incident which ended Loknovski's race but it was concluded to be a racing incident.
After all the pitstops had been made, the order settled down. As the race went on, more and more people fell victim to the demanding Kyalami track, with only 11 of the 20 starters eventually finishing the race. Sam Millar crashed, ending what was a tough day for the Scot who rued losing another 25 points to de Vos. Teemu Toikka, who had a poor showing on his debut, eventually crashed out towards the end after struggling through most of the race. In the final laps, David Jundt and Liam Hatchell disputed the final podium position. On the very last lap, Hatchell fell off the track allowing Jundt to slip up the inside and take the final position on the podium. Bart de Vos won his 3rd race of the season, extending his lead in the championship over Gregg Lawson to 12 points. Lewis Redshaw came through to finish 2nd, with David Jundt rounding off the podium. Hatchell ended up 4th with Muscat in 5th, lower than maybe he was expecting. Lawson, who it turned out had been struggling with a damaged suspension for much of the race, finished in 6th with the reigning Supercup champion Lichtenstein in 7th. Ihab Abbas, who had a rather quiet race, ended 8th with Chris Williamson finishing 9th. Final 2 finishers were Nikos Evangelidakis and Robert Rose.
In the drivers championship, Bart de Vos extends his lead over Lawson to 12 points. Lawson moves above Loknovski, who falls to 3rd after his DNF. Redshaw and Jundt share 4th with 27 points each - it is worth noting that Redshaw has only competed in 2 races. Hatchell and Muscat also make up places whilst Millar, Leinonen and Davakos pay the price for their DNFs by dropping places. Ihab Abbas moves above Mal McKee whilst Christoph Lichtenstein moves above the absent Ben Morgan. Malta Force with a good showing take the lead of the constructors championship from Nordsjoen Racing and have a small gap of 4 points. Nijo lie in 3rd albeit over 20 points back from 2nd place. They leapfrogged Woods who currently lie 4th. Other movers in the constructors are CP Lotus taking 10th place from Mineral who fall to 11th.
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