TWF1 Autumn 2010 - Round 7 - Hockenheim Race Report and Results
Heading into Round 7 of the TWF1 Autumn 2010 season, the Driver's Championship race was very tight. A mere 20 points seperated the top 5 drivers. German track Hochenheim, with it's long forest lined sections of track would favor the "slipperier" cars in the field, or so it would seem on paper. Let's take a look to see how it all came to pass...
Pole sitter Timo Peltola in a surprise move decides to sweep the track clean of marker cones on the warm up lap.
The massive stadium section crowd awaits the green flag along with pole sitter Timo Peltola and surprise 2nd place starter David Pym.
Heading into the first set of chicanes, Rouke vd Hoek wrestles away 2nd place from Solent Racing Team's David Pym.
Scuderia Giallo driver Kat Scott's ill advised attempt to leapfrog past [literally] Heavy Metal Racing's Eric Fulghum left racing parts strewn across the field and several drivers with bent machines and irritated tempers.
An example of some of the tight and clean racing on the narrow, high speed Hochenheim track. Drivers left to right: Ralph Maiph, Grant Riddall, Rick Stratton.
Ritsa Racing's Timo Peltola would hold off the late charge of Team Romas Rouke vd Hoek to take the victory, his first of the season after missing several early races.
QUALIFYING RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Car | Fastest Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timo Peltola | McLaren M29 | 02:03.111 | - |
| 2 | David Pym | Ligier Monza | 02:03.151 | 00.040 |
| 3 | Rouke vd Hoek | McLaren M29 | 02:03.566 | 00.455 |
| 4 | Patrick Dobner | Ferrari T4 | 02:04.012 | 00.901 |
| 5 | Grant Riddall | Brabham BT48 | 02:04.129 | 01.018 |
| 6 | Nik Babin | McLaren M29 | 02:04.301 | 01.190 |
| 7 | Fulvio Policardi | Lotus 79 | 02:04.393 | 01.282 |
| 8 | Jaka Ursic | Renault RS11 | 02:04.515 | 01.404 |
| 9 | Jef Vannijlen | McLaren M29 | 02:04.729 | 01.618 |
| 10 | Jan Premuzic | Lotus 79 | 02:04.748 | 01.637 |
| 11 | Nigel Metcalf | Lotus 79 | 02:04.768 | 01.657 |
| 12 | Paul Langford | McLaren M29 | 02:04.897 | 01.786 |
| 13 | Bret Metcalf | Lotus 80 Mk1 | 02:04.974 | 01.863 |
| 14 | Salvatore Tallini | Lotus 79 | 02:05.057 | 01.946 |
| 15 | Jos Swarthoff | Lotus 79 | 02:05.747 | 02.636 |
| 16 | John Wallace | Lotus 80 Mk1 | 02:05.883 | 02.772 |
| 17 | Ralph Maiph | Lotus 80 Mk1 | 02:05.916 | 02.805 |
| 18 | Eric Fulghum | Lotus 79 | 02:06.635 | 03.524 |
| 19 | Leo Menegucci | Tyrrell 009 USW | 02:06.697 | 03.586 |
| 20 | Kat Scott | Ferrari T4 | 02:07.150 | 04.039 |
| 21 | Rick Stratton | Ferrari T4 | 02:07.249 | 04.138 |
| 22 | Larry Thomas | Ligier Monza | 02:08.267 | 05.156 |
| 23 | Simon Wattman | Renault RS11 | 02:11.584 | 08.473 |
| 24 | Mike Perray | Renault RS01 | no laptime | no laptime |
RACE RESULTS
| Pos | (Grid) | Driver | Laps | Led | Time | Gap | Pitstops | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Timo Peltola | 30 | 26 | 1:03:10.171 | - | 1 | 40 |
| 2 | (3) | Rouke vd Hoek | 30 | 0 | 1:03:10.485 | 00.314 | 1 | 34 |
| 3 | (6) | Nik Babin | 30 | 4 | 1:03:12.556 | 02.385 | 1 | 30 |
| 4 | (2) | David Pym | 30 | 0 | 1:03:14.416 | 04.245 | 1 | 28 |
| 5 | (4) | Patrick Dobner | 30 | 0 | 1:03:41.154 | 30.983 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | (12) | Paul Langford | 30 | 0 | 1:04:32.563 | 01:22.392 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | (13) | Bret Metcalf | 30 | 0 | 1:04:34.792 | 01:24.621 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | (15) | Jos Swarthoff | 30 | 0 | 1:04:38.159 | 01:27.988 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | (19) | Leo Menegucci | 30 | 0 | 1:04:56.665 | 01:46.494 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | (16) | John Wallace | 30 | 0 | 1:05:02.786 | 01:52.615 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | (17) | Ralph Maiph | 29 | 0 | 1:03:25.353 | -1 laps | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | (18) | Eric Fulghum | 29 | 0 | 1:04:16.688 | -1 laps | 2 | 19 |
| 13 | (14) | Salvatore Tallini | 29 | 0 | 1:04:41.022 | -1 laps | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | (23) | Simon Wattman | 27 | 0 | 1:03:40.825 | -3 laps | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | (21) | Rick Stratton | 26 | 0 | DNF (DNF) | -4 laps | 1 | 13* |
| 16 | (20) | Kat Scott | 25 | 0 | DNF (Accident) | -5 laps | 2 | 15 |
| 17 | (22) | Larry Thomas | 13 | 0 | DNF (Suspension) | -17 laps | 0 | 14 |
| 18 | (9) | Jef Vannijlen | 8 | 0 | DNF (Suspension) | -22 laps | 0 | 13 |
| 19 | (24) | Mike Perray | 8 | 0 | DNF (Accident) | -22 laps | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | (7) | Fulvio Policardi | 7 | 0 | DNF (Accident) | -23 laps | 0 | 11 |
| 21 | (5) | Grant Riddall | 7 | 0 | DNF (Accident) | -23 laps | 1 | 10 |
| 22 | (10) | Jan Premuzic | 6 | 0 | DNF (Suspension) | -24 laps | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | (11) | Nigel Metcalf | 4 | 0 | DNF (DNF) | -26 laps | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | (8) | Jaka Ursic | 3 | 0 | DNF (Suspension) | -27 laps | 0 | 7 |
Fastest lap: Patrick Dobner, 02:02.945
Highest Climber: Leo Menegucci, 10 position(s) won
*reflects penalty points assessed in the Stewards Report
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