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May 20, 2012
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Draig Racing driver Lee Morris interrupted a 5-race winning streak for Midnight Racing, while Lukas Euler's retirement threw the battle for the Championship lead wide open.
Ah, Monaco. One of the most iconic motor racing locations for countless years, and to this day remains a favourite track for many, and a dreaded track for others! Despite the GPVWC Superleague field not previously seeing a circuit with any sort of similarity to Monaco so far this season, championship leader Lukas Euler still remained the clear favourite to take the win. However, without doubt the biggest news story pre-race was the shock resignation of reigning champion Joe Consiglio, stating he felt it was the right time to retire from sim racing. Consiglio, who was 4th in the championship standings coming into the Monaco race has been replaced by Norwegian driver Jarl Teien for the rest of the season.
Euler's perfect Qualifying run continued, taking pole position once again, 4 tenths ahead of an impressive debut Qualifying performance from Teien in 2nd. Lee Morris took 3rd, ahead of Rowland and Carr-Smith. Tanskanen, Cattell, Heesterbeek, Storrie and Redshaw rounded out the top 10. With Abdel Damghi unavailable to race for Nijo Racing, team boss and reserve driver Chris Williamson made his first Superleague appearance of the season, qualifying in 24th. It was also set to be a debut Superleague appearance for Synergetic Motorsports reserve Georgios Davakos, but a technical problem prevented the Greek from lining up on the grid.For the very first time this season, it was not a Midnight Motorsport driver that graced the top step of the podium. Instead, Monaco specialist Lee Morris took home his first win of the season, after an interesting tussle between himself and Nick Rowland, who finished just 1.1 seconds behind the Draig Racing driver in 2nd place. Some slight controversy still hangs over the result though, with Morris appearing to narrowly cross the pit exit line. It is likely that the GPVWC Disciplinary Committee will investigate the situation and make a decision in good time. Another impressive drive from Dave Carr-Smith sees him take the final podium spot, and once again puts pressure on Green Stripes Racing boss Christoph Lichtenstein to give him a full-time seat. After making a mistake fairly early on in the race and requiring repairs to his car, the Englishman made his way from down in 18th all the way up to finish 3rd. Ruud Heesterbeek equalled his and Nijo Racing's best result with an impressive drive to 4th place, ahead of Jarl Teien finishing 5th on his debut for Nordsjoen Racing. Simon Cattell finished 6th, ahead of David Jundt in 7th with his best finish of the season. Pavel Loknovski, Ojay Clark and Mark Stanton rounded out the top 10. Lukas Euler was sent into retirement on Lap 39 after bizarrely getting beached on top of a corner anti-cut, and after finally freeing himself, found his engine had overheated, and was forced into retirement. Janne Tanskanen was the other front runner who failed to see the finish, after a Lap 1 tangle with Rowland which sent the Red Archer driver into the barrier and straight into retirement. With Tanskanen unhappy about the collision, this looks to be another incident that may well be investigated by the Disciplinary Committee.With Euler's retirement, Nick Rowland steals back the championship lead from his German compatriot, leading the way with 72 points. Lee Morris' win sees him move into 2nd place on 63 points, a position he probably thought close to impossible earlier on in the season. Euler slips to 3rd, just 1 point behind Morris. The now retired Joe Consiglio remains in 4th on 34 points, with Carr-Smith moving up to 5th on 28 points, narrowly ahead of Tanskanen and Cattell in 6th and 7th respectively. Loknovski, Heesterbeek and Tom Parker round out the top 10.The Constructors championship still remains easy reading for Midnight Motorsport, moving to 134 points, an incredible 68 points ahead of Draig Racing who move up to 2nd place. Nordsjoen Racing slip to 3rd on 61 points. A close battle for 4th is ongoing between Red Archer VT, Green Stripes Racing and Kernow Sport. Heesterbeek's 4th place finish sees Nijo move into a relatively lonely but comfortable 7th place. Still Red 5 Racing are without a point to their name.
Ah, Monaco. One of the most iconic motor racing locations for countless years, and to this day remains a favourite track for many, and a dreaded track for others! Despite the GPVWC Superleague field not previously seeing a circuit with any sort of similarity to Monaco so far this season, championship leader Lukas Euler still remained the clear favourite to take the win. However, without doubt the biggest news story pre-race was the shock resignation of reigning champion Joe Consiglio, stating he felt it was the right time to retire from sim racing. Consiglio, who was 4th in the championship standings coming into the Monaco race has been replaced by Norwegian driver Jarl Teien for the rest of the season.
Euler's perfect Qualifying run continued, taking pole position once again, 4 tenths ahead of an impressive debut Qualifying performance from Teien in 2nd. Lee Morris took 3rd, ahead of Rowland and Carr-Smith. Tanskanen, Cattell, Heesterbeek, Storrie and Redshaw rounded out the top 10. With Abdel Damghi unavailable to race for Nijo Racing, team boss and reserve driver Chris Williamson made his first Superleague appearance of the season, qualifying in 24th. It was also set to be a debut Superleague appearance for Synergetic Motorsports reserve Georgios Davakos, but a technical problem prevented the Greek from lining up on the grid.For the very first time this season, it was not a Midnight Motorsport driver that graced the top step of the podium. Instead, Monaco specialist Lee Morris took home his first win of the season, after an interesting tussle between himself and Nick Rowland, who finished just 1.1 seconds behind the Draig Racing driver in 2nd place. Some slight controversy still hangs over the result though, with Morris appearing to narrowly cross the pit exit line. It is likely that the GPVWC Disciplinary Committee will investigate the situation and make a decision in good time. Another impressive drive from Dave Carr-Smith sees him take the final podium spot, and once again puts pressure on Green Stripes Racing boss Christoph Lichtenstein to give him a full-time seat. After making a mistake fairly early on in the race and requiring repairs to his car, the Englishman made his way from down in 18th all the way up to finish 3rd. Ruud Heesterbeek equalled his and Nijo Racing's best result with an impressive drive to 4th place, ahead of Jarl Teien finishing 5th on his debut for Nordsjoen Racing. Simon Cattell finished 6th, ahead of David Jundt in 7th with his best finish of the season. Pavel Loknovski, Ojay Clark and Mark Stanton rounded out the top 10. Lukas Euler was sent into retirement on Lap 39 after bizarrely getting beached on top of a corner anti-cut, and after finally freeing himself, found his engine had overheated, and was forced into retirement. Janne Tanskanen was the other front runner who failed to see the finish, after a Lap 1 tangle with Rowland which sent the Red Archer driver into the barrier and straight into retirement. With Tanskanen unhappy about the collision, this looks to be another incident that may well be investigated by the Disciplinary Committee.With Euler's retirement, Nick Rowland steals back the championship lead from his German compatriot, leading the way with 72 points. Lee Morris' win sees him move into 2nd place on 63 points, a position he probably thought close to impossible earlier on in the season. Euler slips to 3rd, just 1 point behind Morris. The now retired Joe Consiglio remains in 4th on 34 points, with Carr-Smith moving up to 5th on 28 points, narrowly ahead of Tanskanen and Cattell in 6th and 7th respectively. Loknovski, Heesterbeek and Tom Parker round out the top 10.The Constructors championship still remains easy reading for Midnight Motorsport, moving to 134 points, an incredible 68 points ahead of Draig Racing who move up to 2nd place. Nordsjoen Racing slip to 3rd on 61 points. A close battle for 4th is ongoing between Red Archer VT, Green Stripes Racing and Kernow Sport. Heesterbeek's 4th place finish sees Nijo move into a relatively lonely but comfortable 7th place. Still Red 5 Racing are without a point to their name.
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