Abbi Pulling continued her winning streak in Barcelona, dominating Race 1 in Barcelona from start to finish to pick up another F1 Academy win.
The Championship leader claimed double pole positions for both races in Barcelona after dominating F1 Academy qualifying.
Her nearest Championship contender Doriane Pin climbed up the ladder on a brilliant recovery drive after a stalled start on her return to racing after injury.
Pulling got off to a great start, launching her Rodin Motorsport car off the line to cover Chloe Chambers under pressure from Nerea Marti.
Marti overtook Chambers around the outside at Turn 1 to claim the second slot on the podium, searching for a win on home soil.
Pin stalled her start, losing eight places on Lap 1 as chaos ensued due to a big shunt between Amna Al Qubaisi and Maya Weug.
Weug was clipped by the Pin’s Prema Racing car from behind in the bunched-up field, causing her to crash into Al Qubaisi at Turn 5.
The MP Motorsport car was firmly planted in the gravel with the Prema Racing car of Weug, forcing marshals to lift the stranded cars off the track.
Both drivers suffered early retirements from the race, but Weug’s retirement tumbled her down the Drivers’ Standings.
A long safety car returned to the pits on Lap 7 but Pulling pulled away at Turn 14 to lead the pack on the restart.
The Frenchwoman Pin makes her return to racing after suffering from fractured ribs and pulling out of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Emely De Heus covered Tina Hausmann’s dive around her inside on Lap 7 at Turn 7, putting her under pressure from Lia Block.
Block tailed behind the Prema Racing driver, briefly overtaking her around Turn 12 before losing the place a corner later.
Pin climbed up to 11th, overtaking Carrie Schreiner at Turn 2 during her hunt for a place in the points despite damage from the Lap 1 incident.
Chambers fell under pressure from Bianca Bustamante in fourth searching for a podium spot, closing the gap to 0.5 seconds.
Pulling clocked in the fastest lap on Lap 9, pulling 1.9s away from Marti looking for a win on home soil.
Jessica Edgar picked up a five-second penalty for a false start, potentially dropping her from sixth place to outside the points.
Black and white flags were waved for Chambers sitting in third for exceeding track limits, falling under pressure from Bustamante.
The Iron Dame snatched the last points-scoring position from Lovinfosse, forcing her to go wide around Turn 13 on Lap 10.
Block continued her fight for eighth place with Hausmann, inching within 0.3s of the Aston Martin-sponsored driver.
Pin capitalised off Block’s poor exit from Turn 14, snatching the ninth place from the inside of Block heading into Turn 1 on Lap 12.
Hausmann now faced pressure from the eager Frenchwoman hoping to secure crucial points for her Championship fight.
Pulling created a 2.8s gap to Marti in second place, as the pack scrapped for points to protect themselves from a charging Pin.
The Mercedes Junior Driver snatched the position from Prema Racing teammate Hausmann going wide on Lap 14 to climb her way to P7.
Pulling claimed the victory, leading Marti by 4.7s to clinch her fourth win of the season as well as the fastest lap.
Chambers slotted on the third podium spot ahead of Bustamante in fourth and Hamda Al Qubaisi in fifth.
De Heus held off Pin to find herself in sixth while the Frenchwoman closed the gap to Edgar to snatch her seventh place after her penalty.
Hausmann earned the ninth spot in the points ahead of Block, fighting for points after an unfortunate race two months ago.
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