Stefan Wilson took victory in
Round 16 of the Visma Formula Palmer Audi Championship ahead of Tim
Bridgman this afternoon, just minutes after his brother Justin took his
first win of the season in the American Champ Car
series
Wilson’s win was vital as it keeps
him in the fight for the championship, though main rival Tim Bridgman
finished second to maintain his commanding points
lead.
The Solvents with Safety-backed
Wilson
started from pole position and the only genuine threat came from fellow
front row starter Alex Brundle, who challenged at the start of the race
before crashing out on the second lap. Strategic use of boost in the
middle section of the race gave Wilson a three second lead that was only
under threat towards the end of the race when he was having problems
finding third gear. “There’ll be a celebration at home tonight,” said
Wilson
after the race.
Talking after the race, Stefan
and Justin’s father Keith was overjoyed for his two sons. He said: “I only
watched snippets of Justin’s race on the Internet. I was too nervous! But
the boys are really pleased for each other.”
Much like in Round 15 at
Oulton Park, Tim Bridgman drove a tactical race that
focused on points rather than glory, but admits that we would have had to
work hard to catch Wilson. “I started with really low tyre
pressures to give me a good car towards the end of the race and it nearly
worked,” said Bridgman post-race.
Richard Kent topped off an
excellent weekend with a third position, but was in reflective mood after
crossing the line. “I’m slightly disappointed not have done a little
better. We’ve been going really well all weekend.” Sheffield’s Richard Plant equalled his best-ever FPA
result by finishing fourth. Plant had previously set fastest lap in Round
15 and his performance over the course of the weekend shows that he is one
to watch out for in the future.
The FPA season finale takes
place at Croft on 22nd and 23rd September where Tim
Bridgman will be going head to with Stefan Wilson for Championship
honours.
Visma Formula Palmer Audi
Championship
Race 2 Top
10
1. Stefan Wilson
20:15.222
2. Tim Bridgman
20:15.844
3. Richard Kent
20:21.776
4. Richard Plant
20:27.816
5. Ivan Lukashevich
20:30.046
6. Jason Moore
20:30.532
7. Jack Clarke
20:33.286
8. Chris Chubb
20:36.024
9. Tom Bradshaw
20:38.344
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