20.05.2012.- IF THINGS CARRY ON LIKE THEY HAVE STARTED, THE 2012 TROFEO SEASON WILL BE AN EXCITING AND EVEN ONE. THE SPANISH WEEKEND AT JARAMA THREW UP TWO SPECTACULAR RACES WITH RICCARDO ROMAGNOLI AND GIORGIO SERNAGIOTTO EVENTUALLY COMING THROUGH. HOWEVER, THE SPOTLIGHT WAS NOT JUST ON THEM AS, IN RACE 1 ONLY .137 SEPARATED THE TWO AND, IN THE SECOND RACE, THE TOP SIX DRIVERS WERE BUNCHED WITHIN TWENTY SECONDS OF EACH OTHER. EXCITEMENT AND A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WILL BE THE KEY INGREDIENTS THIS SEASON.
RACE RESULTS 1
TIMEDRIVER
0140:27.493Riccardo Romagnoli.
02+0.137Cedric Sbirrazzuoli.
03+22.333Alan Simoni.
04+23.133Andrea Dromedari.
05+1:08.969Richard Denny.
06+1:10.207Ismail Sbai.
07+1:14.545Giuseppe Fascicolo.
08+1:19.305Jaime Hernandez.
09+1:31.819Tiziano Cappelletti.
10+1:48.642Fabrizio Macchitella.
STARTING GRID 1
TIMEDRIVER
011:38,374Riccardo Romagnoli.
02+0.286Cedric Sbirrazzuoli.
03+0.786Renaud Kuppens.
04+1.192Fabio Venier.
05+1.206Alan Simoni.
06+1.257Giuseppe Fascicolo.
07+1.649Andrea Dromedari.
08+1.697Tiziano Cappelletti.
09+2.523Alberto Vescovi.
10+2.640Youssaf El Marnissi.
RACE RESULTS 2
TIMEDRIVER
0141:23.899Giorgio Sernagiotto.
02+8.991Andrea Dromedari.
03+11.842Youssaf El Marnissi.
04+12.498Renaud Kuppens.
05+13.033Andrea Gardelli.
06+19.343Riccardo Ragazzi.
07+23.154Richard Denny.
08+30.309Edo Varini.
09+36.640Fabrizio Macchitella.
10+37.304Alessandro Chionna.
STARTING GRID 2
TIMEDRIVER
011:37.868Giorgio Sernagiotto.
02+0.415Renaud Kuppens.
03+1.149Andrea Dromedari.
04+1.353Riccardo Ragazzi.
05+1.482Youssaf El Marnissi.
06+1.815Stefano Garelli.
07+2.099Richard Denny.
08+2.391Andrea Gardelli.
09+2.422Fabrizio Macchitella.
10+2.455Alberto Vescovi.
Race 2 Press conference:
Giorgio Sernagiotto (1st): “It was a great race and one where I drove on the limit all the way through, especially early on when Dromedari did really well to keep up with me.
«The safety car coming on cancelled out any advantage I had built up and then it began raining and I wondered whether to come in for wet weather tyres. I looked up at the sky and track and realised that it was just a passing shower so I decided to carry on. I gave everything I had at the restart, built up a lead over the car behind me and then tried to see out the race. The car was perfect, both in terms of tyre wear and brake management. This was only the first step; we will see how things go over the coming races. As ever, I will continue to give 100%”.
Andrea Dromedari – Swiss Team (2nd ): “I would like to congratulate Giorgio Sernagiotto on such a splendid drive. In terms of my race, I had a problem at the restart when the safety car had gone off: the bonnet was slightly raised and I couldn’t see left handers too well. Still, it was just a small hiccup and didn’t affect my race too much. It didn’t condition the performance of the GranTurismo MC Trofeo either. The car was convincing and the Swiss Team mechanics played a key role”.
Youssaf El Marnissi: (3rd): “Considering it is my first time at Jarama and in a Maserati, I can’t not be satisfied. I was fifth at the start and finished in third after a tussle with some other drivers. It was really hard and I fought right to the very last bends”.
Text and photographs: Maserati.
