Tech Force in control at Tarumã with 1-2 finish

The third round of the Campeonato Gaúcho de Endurance at Tarumã showed Tech Force’s reliability as a decisive factor to beat a competitive but inconsistent opposition as their main threats fell for different reason over the two hours of racing, leaving the path open for the No. 12 Sigma P1 G5 of Jindra Kraucher to lead the way a 1-2 finish that had the No. 121 Sigma P1 G5 of Ricardo Haag and Gerson Zarpelão Jr. trailing the winners for a tiny margin at the finish line.
 
The No. 46 Mottin AJR had advantage due to the pole position and took control of the frontrunning pack, and with five minutes of racing, the traffic that would make or break for the fastest prototypes started to appear, keeping the gap stable but limiting the lead battle between the No. 46 and the No. 12 Tech Force Sigma.
 
With nearly 30 minutes of racing, the No. 46 had to pit for emergency checks in what supposedly was an issue in the front axle, which handed the overall lead to the No. 12 while the No. 110 Overboost DTR was trailing it. With a mix of failures, contacts and spins, the No. 121 Tech Force Sigma took the second place while the No. 80 Power Imports AJR had the third place, which prevailed until the end of the first hour and even involved the No. 110  as it stopped on track due to a fuel pump issue when the car was low on fuel, and then tumbled down the order.
 
The final stint had total control from Tech Force as the No. 80 was two laps down and defending position from the No. 46. While the No. 121 Sigma was closing down the gap, it didn’t interfere with the established order as the No. 12 Tech Force Sigma kept en route to finish in first and lead the team’s 1-2.
 
Gaúcho de Endurance - Tarumã II race results
 
Consistency kept the No. 63 Tech Force Mercedes on top of the P2 class, while the No. 2 MRX took P3 class honors and the No. 18 Alde commanded the P4 class. The No. 347 JL was the best GT1 while the No. 777 Overboost Linea took the GT2 class and the No. 54 Chevrolet Onix was the best in the GT class.
 
The championship’s next destination will be Santa Cruz so Sul, with the renovated circuit hosting the fourth round on 11 October.
 
PHOTO: Sigma P1 Engenharia