Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 – Equally between Louis Delétraz and Kevin Jörg

Starting from pole position, Anthoine Hubert (Tech 1 Racing) won race two of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 held at Circuit Bugatti Le Mans. Surprised at the start by team mate Simon Gachet (Tech 1 Racing), the French driver returned the favour to take his second success of the season. While Simon Gachet crossed the line in second place, he lost the position to Dennis Olsen (Manor MP Motorsport) after short-cutting the chicane on the last lap. The Norwegian was back on the podium for the first time since Motorland Aragón. The fight for the title at Jerez will be massive because Louis Delétraz (Josef Kaufmann Racing) still leads the general classification with more victories than his team mate Kevin Jörg (Josef Kaufmann Racing), but six drivers can still snatch the crown away from the Swiss duo in October.

In the morning, Anthoine Hubert (Tech 1 Racing) took his second pole position of the season ahead of team mate Simon Gachet (Tech 1 Racing). Ignazio D’Agosto (Manor MP Motorsport) started third ahead of Switzerland’s Kevin Jörg (Josef Kaufmann Racing) and Louis Delétraz (Josef Kaufmann Racing).

At the start, the duel between the two Tech 1 Racing drivers went the way of Simon Gachet against Anthoine Hubert. Ignazio D’Agosto held onto third place ahead of Dennis Olsen (Manor MP Motorsport) and Harrison Scott (AVF),who started sixth and eighth respectively. The retirement of Matevos Isaakyan (JD Motorsport) on lap one brought out the safety car.

Hubert strikes back

At the re-start, the two Frenchmen held position, while Dennis Olsen passed Ignazio D’Agosto for third place. Further back, Ben Barnicoat (Fortec Motorsports) snatched sixth place from Jack Aitken (Koiranen GP). On lap six, Anthoine Hubert re-took the lead at turn one, with the group of leaders running in close quarters.

At the end of the 17 lap race, Anthoine Hubert took the win in front of Simon Gachet, who was penalized after the race, Dennis Olsen and Ignazio D’Agosto, with just 6/10ths of a second separating the three. Fifth place Harrison Scott (AVF) lost five places for having gained an advantage in passing the track limits. Ben Barnicoat moves up to fifth ahead of Jack Aitken and the leaders in the general classification Kevin Jörg and Louis Delétraz. Ukyo Sasahara (ART Junior Team) finished ninth ahead of Harrison Scott.