I wasn’t sure what to expect from the race at Circuit de Catalunya. As I ran practice races, my finishes were very inconsistent. Often, I’d start back in the pack and maybe gain one or two spots, but in the next race, I’d pass a bunch of cars. I’d finish one race outside the top ten, and the next race I’d win. There just was no consistency to how I ran.
This race was inconsistent from start to finish. My times were inconsistent, my tires were inconsistent, and my driving was inconsistent. I started 3rd on the grid and fell back to fourth before the first turn. A lap or two later, a competitor hit me from behind in turn 10 and nearly turned me. I was able to save it, but I lost two positions in the process, falling to 6th. It was a struggle to stay in 6th, but I managed to hang on until the checkered flag.
I dropped one place in the points standings, falling to 7th place with 61 points. The top five in points are:
- Conor Clingschmidt (98 pts)
- Derek Brightly (84 pts)
- Andy Fairnight (81 pts)
- Antoine Gil (80 pts)
- (tie) Tobias Van Elferen(65 pts)
- (tie) Yohan Krill (65 pts)
The next race is a non-points special event at Sebring International Raceway in the BMW M8 GTE. The last 90-minute race I did at Daytona didn’t turn out so well, so I’m hoping for a better result at Sebring.
Here is the video of the sprint race at Circuit de Catalunya: