Weering and Spinelli make it six from six at Misano

Championship leaders split Pro class get file to preserve unbeaten run in Italy

Sant’Agata Bolognese/Misano Adriatico, 3 July 2022 – Bonaldi Motorsport’s Max Weering and Loris Spinelli created Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe heritage at Misano Adriatico, by getting to be the initial crew to earn six consecutive races in the Professional course, beating Patrick Kujula’s previous file from 2015. The duo, in the #61 Lamborghini Huracán Tremendous Trofeo EVO2, won from pole posture in the opening race ahead of obtaining to function their way as a result of from fifth on the grid in the 2nd.

Exceedingly warm ambient temperatures created daily life tough for the vehicles and drivers, but the motion was just as scorching throughout the weekend, with frantic battles in all courses. As a final result of their two victories, Spinelli and Weering carry on to surge obvious in the factors standings, although the Professional-Am title race took a different appealing change as Oregon Team’s Lewis Williamson and Massimo Ciglia took a gain and a 2nd position.

Race 1

After using pole placement in the morning’s opening qualifying session, Spinelli led the #61 Huracán away from the rolling begin, comfortably forward of BDR Competition’s Amaury Bonduel, with Arkadia Racing’s Pierre-Louis Chovet in third. Spinelli’s guide through the first stint grew to above 12 seconds ahead of handing about to Weering as the obligatory pit-quit window opened. Even further back, the greatest struggle arrived in the Pro-Am class, as Oregon Team’s Lewis Williamson designed two rapid-fire passes on Rexal FFF Racing Team’s Dan Wells and the Bonaldi Motorsport car or truck of Pietro Perolini to run second at the rear of VS Racing’s Emanuele Zonzini.

These kinds of was Spinelli’s early rate that by the time he handed in excess of to Weering, the #61 experienced a guide of about 20 seconds, but that was quickly minimized by a safety car or truck intervention as Perolini’s group-mate Paolo Biglieri – who was previously included in an incident with Dani Pedrosa’s workforce-mate Antonin Borga – was strike by David Serban’s Leipert Motorsport vehicle at Switch 3. However, Weering preserved his gain at the major and came property to beat Bonduel to the line by just more than a 2nd, with Goal Racing’s Marzio Moretti and Milan Teekens third. Micanek Motorsport’s Bromek Formanek and Karol Basz took the Pro-Am win, even though Zonzini and Emanuel Colombini misplaced a opportunity in general leading 5 following a crash with GT3 Poland’s Grzegorz Moczulski at Convert 13.

The Am class had a great deal of motion, with VS Racing’s Andrzej Lewandowski beating Stéphan Guerin. Early chief Raffaele Giannoni saw his odds disappear just after contact with Leipert Motorsport’s Gabriel Rindone the latter was handed a 10-2nd penalty as a outcome. Gerard van der Horst took the acquire in Lamborghini Cup 5 seconds very clear of Alfredo Hernandes Ortega.

Race winner Max Weering (#61 Bonaldi Motorsport) said: “It’s been these a strong start out to the season, and we want to keep on in the exact way. My driving has really enhanced given that I joined Loris and he has aided me so much to be more quickly in the vehicle, so I actually have to thank him for that. The last two several years I have pushed by myself and, though I have experienced a lot additional time in the car or truck, my amount was usually keeping the similar. Now I can find out a great deal from Loris, who has so considerably expertise, it has been so superior for my vocation.”

Workforce-mate Loris Spinelli (#61 Bonaldi Motorsport) extra: “To get the file, it is a excellent achievement for me and for Max, it reveals that we are a good crew with a sturdy automobile and we seriously labored really hard for this. As for the races, it was quite difficult with the temperatures and, particularly in Race 2, it was critical to make the overtake for the direct just before the basic safety auto due to the fact without having that, we would not have gained. I’m definitely very pleased of our time so considerably, to have six wins from 6 races, it’s a aspiration.”

Race 2

While the start out of Race 1 was clean up all over the subject, the exact could not be reported about Sunday’s next encounter as Moretti tagged the back of Basz at Change 1, spinning the Micanek Motorsport vehicle. Guiding, Pedrosa strike the rear of Basz, which forced both of those out of the race. The incident also accounted for the Rexal FFF Racing Staff of Luciano Privitelio, Jürgen Krebs’ Leipert Motorsport Huracán and seriously delayed the #2 Boutsen Racing machine of Pierre Feligioni who experienced call with Privitelio.

Polesitter Martin Kodric, therefore, led the restart from Jean-Luc D’Auria and Bonduel, with Race 1 winner Weering only seventh after dropping two areas at the commence. Kodric, in the #32 Bonaldi Motorsport vehicle developed a a few-next margin at the front, as Weering was the very first of the top team to pit, swapping with Spinelli at the earliest chance.

Kodric pitted at the finish of the window and his crew-mate Sandro Mur was speedily overtaken for the overall lead by Stéphane Tribaudini at Convert 14 as Mur experienced a snap of oversteer. Crucially, Spinelli experienced produced important development immediately after using about from Weering and was just 5 seconds adrift of Tribaudini moving into the final 18 minutes. When into 2nd, Spinelli shut on Tribaudini his cause helped by Manuel Bejarano bringing out the safety auto with 12 minutes to go right after spinning at Flip 14. At the restart, Tribaudini, Spinelli and Bonduel engaged in a frenetic three-way battle for the direct, but Spinelli sooner or later made it past Tribaudini to seize the direct at Flip 4 with seven minutes remaining. Bonduel also obtained in advance of Tribaudini to clinch 2nd as two individual incidents – for Bejarano and Gerhard Watzinger, and Mur and Moczulski – intended the race wad crimson flagged late on.

Lewandowski and Van der Horst produced it a clear sweep of Am and Lamborghini Cup wins respectively, though Oregon Team’s Lewis Williamson and Massimo Ciglia created a late move on Rexal FFF Racing Team’s Dan Wells and Oscar Lee to claim the Professional-Am course victory.

Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – 2022 Calendar

Round 1: Imola (Italy), 1-3 April
Spherical 2: Le Castellet (France), 3-5 June
Spherical 3: Misano (Italy), 1-3 July
Spherical 4: Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) 29-30 July
Round 5: Barcellona (Spain) 30 September-2 Oct
Round 6: Portimão (Portugal), 3-4 November

Finals: Portimão (Portugal), 5-6 November