August 16, 2008

Worlds Final is GO – Live Coverage

Ielasi World Champion

Warmup has begun, 4 minutes to race start.

Cars have been called to the grid.

Final is GO!

Lap 1 – Groskamp leads from Tironi. Tosolini spins out and last
1 minute – Balestri gets Stop & Go for hitting Leino
2 minutes – Groskamp clear lead from Lemieux
3 minutes – Top 4 – Groskamp, Lemieux, Leino and Tironi. Tosolini up to 6th.
3:30 minutes – Tosolini hits Bertin. Gets Stop & Go.
4:30 minutes – Groskamp still leads from Lemieux.
5:30 minutes – After first Pitstops. Groskamp extends lead.
6 minutes – Balestri out. Front corner off after getting collected following a spin.
7 minutes – Order is Groskamp, Lemieux, Leino, Tironi
7:30 minutes – Groskamp makes mistake, Lemieux leads.
9 minutes – Lemieux has comfortable lead from Groskamp and Leino.
10 minutes – Tosolini and Groskamp run out of fuel.
11 minutes – After second pit stops – Lemieux, Leino, Groskamp and Bertin. Top 8 on lead lap.
12 minutes – Order is Lemieux, Leino, Groskamp, Bertin, Tironi, Hudy, Ielasi, Christensen, Tosolini & Balestri (out).
13:30 minutes – Balestri rejoins race.
15 minutes – Bertin stalls during pitstop
16 minutes – Leino’s car stops on track
17 minutes – Leader Lemieux about to lap Groskamp who is second!
18 minutes – Order is Lemieux, Groskamp, Hudy, Tironi, Ielasi, Christensen, Bertin, Tosolini, Leino & Balestri.
19:30 minutes – Groskamp stalls after his pit stop.
20 minutes – Lemieux has lapped entire field. Hudy second. Groskamp back running – now 6th.
22 minutes – Lemieux about to pass Hudy who is second 2 laps down!
24:30 minutes – Order is Lemieux, Hudy, Ielasi, Tironi, Christensen, Groskamp, Bertin, Tosolini, Leino & Balestri.
26 minutes – Lemieux 2 laps up on the entire field! Balestri crashes again.
27 minutes – Groskamp closing on Tironi for fifth.
28 minutes – Lemieux doing tyre change.
29 minutes – Lemieux’s car stalls – trouble restarting but he is back on track
30 minutes – Half way and Hudy leads from Ielasi and Christensen. Lemieux 9th.
32 minutes – Order Hudy, Ielasi, Christensen, Groskamp, Tironi, Tosolini, Bertin, Leino, Lemieux and Balestri (out).
34 minutes – Groskamp stalls again after pit stop. Pit crew adjust ideal.
35 minutes – Order is Ielasi, Hudy, Christensen, Tironi, Tosolini, Leino, Groskamp, Bertin, Lemieux.
36 minutes – Lemieux running super fast laps but 2 laps down running 8th but he has fresh tyres.
38 minutes – Leino crashes and damages car.
39 minutes – Bertin stops on track.
42 minutes – Bertin changing engine!
44 minutes – Ielasi leading from Hudy and Christensen. Lemieux is 7th now one lap down.
48 minutes – Hudy back in lead from Ielasi. Lemieux storming through the field and 6th.
52 minutes – Hudy leads from Ielasi
53 minutes – Tironi rolls
55 minutes – Tosolini passes Hudy for second
57 minutes – Ielasi leads by almost a full lap
57:30 minutes – Christensen stops on track
58 minutes – Order Ielasi, Tosolini, Hudy, Lemieux, Groskamp, Tironi, Christensen, Bertin
60 minutes – Ielasi is World Champion

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