Motorsport Week
  • Formula 1
    • Formula 1 Calendar
    • Championship Standings
    • Team/Driver Line-Up
    • Session Results
  • Formula E
    • Championship Standings
    • Formula E Calendar
    • Session Results
  • WRC
    • WRC Calendar
    • Championship Standings
  • MotoGP
    • MotoGP Calendar
    • Team/Rider Line-Up
    • Championship Standings
  • IndyCar
    • IndyCar Calendar
    • Championship Standings
  • WEC
    • WEC Calendar
  • More
    • IMSA
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • NASCAR
    • DTM
    • WSeries
    • Extreme E
    • Dakar
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Register
  • Formula 1
    • Formula 1 Calendar
    • Championship Standings
    • Team/Driver Line-Up
    • Session Results
  • Formula E
    • Championship Standings
    • Formula E Calendar
    • Session Results
  • WRC
    • WRC Calendar
    • Championship Standings
  • MotoGP
    • MotoGP Calendar
    • Team/Rider Line-Up
    • Championship Standings
  • IndyCar
    • IndyCar Calendar
    • Championship Standings
  • WEC
    • WEC Calendar
  • More
    • IMSA
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • NASCAR
    • DTM
    • WSeries
    • Extreme E
    • Dakar
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Motorsport Week
Home Esports

Deletraz claims championship lead with lights-to-flag SRO E-Sports Barcelona win

by Davey Euwema
2 years ago
A A
0
Deletraz claims championship lead with lights-to-flag SRO E-Sports Barcelona win
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Louis Deletraz has taken a major step towards winning the SRO E-Sports GT Series Pro championship with a lights-to-flag victory at Circuit Barcelona de Catalunya, while championship rival Ben Barnicoat failed to score points.

Deletraz started from pole position in his Porsche 911 GT3R, with one-off competitor Federico Leo alongside. Leo was one of two wildcard entrants into the event, the other being McLaren team boss and CEO Zak Brown, who took Jenson Button’s spot on board the Jenson Team Rocket RJN McLaren 720S GT3.

As the race got underway, Deletraz retained the lead ahead of Leo, Spa winner Lorenzo Marcucci and Arthur Rougier and managed to escaped carnage when a midfield competitor suffered from a technical issue.

Mikael Grenier claimed his screen went black as he approach the first corner. Blindslightred, the Canadian racer lost control of his Lamborghini and smashed into the midfield pack, causing chaos in the process.

One of the drivers caught up in the mayhem was Barnicoat, who had started in the midfield after a disappointing qualifying and subsequently could not avoid getting caught up in the pileup on the opening lap.

RelatedPosts

Motorsport Monday: Issue 479 FREE to read now

Motorsport Monday: Issue 479 FREE to read now

2 weeks ago
#10 Acura takes victory at Road America ahead of Cadillac

#10 Acura takes victory at Road America ahead of Cadillac

2 weeks ago

Up front, the battle for the lead quickly came down to Deletraz, Leo, Marcucci and Rougier and the four cars remained close to each other for much of the race. Marcucci briefly lost third place to Rougier early on after a failed attempt at overtaking Leo’s Porsche for second, but quickly regained lost ground while Deletraz was seemingly unable to form a gap to his nearest rivals.

The Formula 2 star’s lucky break eventually came when Leo appeared to briefly lose traction and had an oversteer slide, which immediately resulted in a challenge for position from Marcucci.

The slide and subsequent scramble for second place was all Deletraz needed to break away from the cars behind and quickly built up a gap of well over a second, which he would not relinquish.

The Switzerland native took victory after narrowly being denied a win at the previous round at the Nürburgring, while Marcucci eventually overcame Leo to finish second and third, with Rougier fourth.

Ivan Pareras made it three Audis in the top five with a solid performance ahead of David Perel, Dan Wells, Ezequiel Perez Companc and David Fulmanelli.

Nicolas Hillebrand fended off a late challenge from the Bentley of Andy Soucek to come home in tenth, but since third-placed Federico Leo was a wildcard entry, he would not score points, therefore the final awarded point went to eleventh-placed Soucek.

Ben Barnicoat just finished outside the points in twelfth place and subsequently lost his championship lead to Deletraz.

Deletraz now leads the Pro championship standings with 59 points, having scored points in all previous rounds of the championship. A victory at Spa-Francorchamps and podium finish in Barcelona sees Lorenzo Marcucci second in the standings, ten points clear of Deletraz while a difficult outing for Barnicoat sees him drop to third with 43 points.

Tags: BarcelonadeletrazGT3GTWCSROSROesports
Share247Tweet153Share61

Related Posts

Motorsport Monday: Issue 479 FREE to read now
Formula E

Motorsport Monday: Issue 479 FREE to read now

2 weeks ago
#10 Acura takes victory at Road America ahead of Cadillac
IMSA

#10 Acura takes victory at Road America ahead of Cadillac

2 weeks ago
Albuquerque takes pole at Road America
IMSA

Albuquerque takes pole at Road America

2 weeks ago
Load More

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest News

Hamilton says he’s ‘transformed’ ahead of F1 return

Hamilton says he’s ‘transformed’ ahead of F1 return

August 18, 2022
Castroneves taking longer than expected to adjust to Aeroscreen

Castroneves taking longer than expected to adjust to Aeroscreen

August 18, 2022
Alpine denies Alonso could be replaced mid-season

Alpine denies Alonso could be replaced mid-season

August 18, 2022
Motorsport Week

© 2021 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Other Links

  • About & Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Motorsport Monday

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • Formula 1
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • Calendar
    • Team/Driver Line-Up
    • Session Results
  • Formula E
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • Calendar
    • Session Results
  • MotoGP
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • Calendar
  • WRC
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • Calendar
  • IndyCar
    • Latest News
    • Calendar
    • Standings
  • WEC
    • Latest News
    • Calendar
  • Other
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • WSeries
    • DTM
    • IMSA
    • NASCAR
    • Extreme E
    • Dakar
  • Galleries
  • About/Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 2021 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In