Advait Deodhar qualifies P6 for EuroNascar2 Round 1
Valencia, 15 May 2021: Ace Indian racer Advait Deodhar of CAAL Racing team did a creditable job qualifying in P6 for the opening round of the EuroNascar 2 Qualifying which saw only a few thousands of a second decide the battle for the first Pole Award of the 2021 season here on Saturday. Doubek got the pole at the wheel of #7 Ford Mustang. The two-time 2020 race winner built on last season’s momentum and benefited from the right strategy call and a great Hendriks Motorsport car.
But the Indian was not happy as he wanted to be on pace with the toppers. “I am very unhappy with qualifying in P6 and well, I am off the pace of the leaders. We made a setup change from yesterday which send us backwards. I had enormous understeer, and a problem with braking which has also run the front right down to the carcass. But I am looking forward to the race,” said Advait Deodhar after the qualifying session. The Indian is sponsored by TJB Super Yachts.
Doubek meanwhile, got the pole. “I have a really good teammate and we found a really good setup”, said the Czech after winning the second Pole Award of his career. “I’m very happy to grab the first Pole Position right in the first Qualifying of the year. The track is really challenging and demanding, but we are confident that we can use the momentum for the upcoming race.”
But it was a close call: Academy Motorsport / Alex Caffi Motorsport’s Vladimiros Tziorztis was just 0.021 seconds slower than Doubek and his 1:42.339 lap. The Cypriot will start from the first row when the green flag flies for the first time in EuroNASCAR 2 on Saturday afternoon. 2019 EuroNASCAR 2 runner-up Tobias Dauenhauer ended up third, 0.565 seconds behind his teammate on pole.
Another promising talent, Francesco Garisto set the fourth fastest time in Qualifying. The 42 Racing driver clocked a 1:43.813 lap at Circuit Ricardo Tormo. With his new team Double V Racing, Pier Luigi Veronesi closed the top-5 after the 30-minute session, while CAAL Racing’s Advait Deodhar followed in sixth.
EuroNASCAR 2 returnee Justin Kunz was seventh ahead of his teammate Simon Pilate from Belgium. The fastest Legend Trophy driver was The Club Motorsport’s Fabrizio Armetta at the wheel of the #55 Chevrolet Camaro in ninth.
Completing the top-10, Alberto Panebianco was the fastest driver among the Rookie Trophy participants in the 2021 NWES season. Lady Trophy title candidate Arianna Casoli finished 18th, while Solaris Motorsport’s Alina Loibnegger was involved in a contact with Vict Racing’s Paolo Valeri that triggered a red flag.
EuroNASCAR PRO Round 1 will start at 13:45 CEST, while the first EuroNASCAR 2 race of the season will follow at 16:45 CEST. All races will be broadcasted live on EuroNASCAR’s social media channels – YouTube, Facebook, Twitch – and Motorsport.tv.
Top-6 qualifiers:
1. #7 Doubek Martin, Hendriks M.Sport, Ford Mustang, CZE;
2. #1 Tziortzis Vladimiros, Acad. M./A. Caffi M., Ford Mustang, CYP;
3. #50 Dauenhauer Tobias, Hendriks M.Sport, Ford Mustang, DEU;
4. #42 Garisto Francesco, 42 Racing, Shadow Car, ITA;
5. #27 Veronesi Pierluigi, Double V Racing, EuroNASCAR FJ, ITA;
6. #56 Deodhar Advait, CAAL Racing, Ford Mustang, IND (India).
