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{{Infobox Supercup Grand Prix race report
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| Type = SC
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| Race Flag      = File:Flag of France.png
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| Grand Prix    = French
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| Date          = May 18th
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| Year          = 2011
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| Image          = Magny Cours track map.jpg
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| Official name  = 2011 Supercup French Grand Prix
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| Location      = [[Circuit de Nevers]]<br>Magny Cours, France
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| Course        = Permanent Racing Facility
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| Course_mi      = 2.641
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| Course_km      = 4.411
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| Distance_laps  = 39
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| Distance_mi    = 102.999
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| Distance_km    = 172.029
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| Weather        = Sunny
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| Pole_Driver    = {{flagicon|SWI}} [[David Jundt]]
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| Pole_Team      = [[Nijo Racing]]
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| Pole_Time      = 1:16.448
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| Fast_Driver    = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Cattell]]
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| Fast_Team      = [[PB Racing]]
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| Fast_Time      = 1:16.931
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| First_Driver  = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Cattell]]
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| First_Team    = [[PB Racing]]
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| Second_Driver  = {{flagicon|MAL}} [[Jason Muscat]]
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| Second_Team    = [[PB Racing]]
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| Third_Driver  = {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Georgios Davakos]]
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| Third_Team    = [[Water Blue Racing]]
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}}
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The '''2011 Supercup French Grand Prix''' was the 7th race of the [[2011 Supercup season]] and was won by [[Simon Cattell]].
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==Report==
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[[Simon Cattell]] led a [[PB Racing]] 1-2 as he triumphed in an unusually high-attrition French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours. The English driver led home [[Jason Muscat]] and an excellent [[Georgios Davakos]] to claim the first victory in his Supercup career and close the important gap with the top of the rankings.
 
[[Simon Cattell]] led a [[PB Racing]] 1-2 as he triumphed in an unusually high-attrition French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours. The English driver led home [[Jason Muscat]] and an excellent [[Georgios Davakos]] to claim the first victory in his Supercup career and close the important gap with the top of the rankings.
  
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Behind him, a relatively uneventful race - a rare sight in the Supercup - still saw many retirements as the tricky circuit claimed [[Leontin Nemet]], [[Sam Millar]] and [[Gregg Lawson]] among others. Georgios Davakos drove a clean race to finish third, bringing much needed points to [[Water Blue Racing]], while [[Synergetic Motorsports]] and [[Nijo Racing]] both had double point-finishes.
 
Behind him, a relatively uneventful race - a rare sight in the Supercup - still saw many retirements as the tricky circuit claimed [[Leontin Nemet]], [[Sam Millar]] and [[Gregg Lawson]] among others. Georgios Davakos drove a clean race to finish third, bringing much needed points to [[Water Blue Racing]], while [[Synergetic Motorsports]] and [[Nijo Racing]] both had double point-finishes.
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==Classification==
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===Qualifying===
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===Race===
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==Standings after the Race==
  
 
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Revision as of 07:22, 26 June 2011

Flag of France.png   2011 Supercup French Grand Prix
Race details
2011 Supercup season
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Date May 18th, 2011
Official name 2011 Supercup French Grand Prix
Location Circuit de Nevers
Magny Cours, France
Course Permanent Racing Facility
2.641 mi / 4.411 km
Distance 39 laps, 102.999 mi / 172.029 km
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Switzerland David Jundt Nijo Racing
Time 1:16.448
Fastest Lap
Driver England Simon Cattell PB Racing
Time 1:16.931
Podium
First England Simon Cattell PB Racing
Second Malta Jason Muscat PB Racing
Third Greece Georgios Davakos Water Blue Racing


The 2011 Supercup French Grand Prix was the 7th race of the 2011 Supercup season and was won by Simon Cattell.

Report

Simon Cattell led a PB Racing 1-2 as he triumphed in an unusually high-attrition French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours. The English driver led home Jason Muscat and an excellent Georgios Davakos to claim the first victory in his Supercup career and close the important gap with the top of the rankings.

Qualifying was surprisingly led by David Jundt, who caused an upset as he out-staged Bart De Vos to snatch pole. The joy for the Swiss driver, however, was short lived as a freak accident on the grid left him in need of repairs and led to a pit lane start. A clean get off the line led to Lewis Redshaw, Simon Cattell, Bart De Vos and Pavel Loknovski leading the pack - but a massive contact between the Belgian Championship leader and Loknovski forced the former to retire and the latter to make a lengthy pit stop. A few laps later, a spin put Redshaw in the wall, compromising the Nordsjoen Racing driver's hopes to join De Vos on top of the Championship.

This released Simon Cattell at the front of the field and the English driver never looked back, setting an impressive gap over team mate Jason Muscat and maintained his lead throughout the race - not even losing P1 for his one and only pit-stop.

Behind him, a relatively uneventful race - a rare sight in the Supercup - still saw many retirements as the tricky circuit claimed Leontin Nemet, Sam Millar and Gregg Lawson among others. Georgios Davakos drove a clean race to finish third, bringing much needed points to Water Blue Racing, while Synergetic Motorsports and Nijo Racing both had double point-finishes.

Classification

Qualifying

Race

Standings after the Race

Preceded by:
2011 Supercup Austrian Grand Prix 		2011 Supercup French Grand Prix
2011 		Succeeded by:
2011 Supercup Monaco Grand Prix
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