Entre Ríos native Mariano Werner (Ford) won from start to finish at the Rafaela racetrack and consolidated himself as leader of the Road Tourism Gold Cup (TC) of motorsports, as the thirteenth event of the category’s annual calendar takes place.
The 34-year-old driver from Parana obtained pole position, won the first series (the fastest of the three) and left no doubts after the 25 laps that the main challenge at the Santa Fe oval lasted.
Werner He achieved his third victory of the year (the previous ones were in Viedma and Posadas), his 24th. in his history and led to the first of a Ford on the Rafael track, after five editions of drought.
The Ford driver, who now leads the competition with a 40-point lead, used 44m. 35s. 800/1000.
“We had a good pace throughout the weekend. I’m happy for the car and the team. But we shouldn’t get complacent, because races are won and lost as well.” Werner expressed to Public TV, in reference to the fact that the difference achieved still prevents him from becoming champion early, with two competitions remaining until the closing of the tournament.
The Balcarcean arrived in the second location Santiago Mangoni (Chevrolet), at 2s. 052/1000, while the reef Agustín Canapino (Chevrolet) achieved a creditable third place, 2s behind. 309/1000, after participating throughout the season in the IndyCar single-wheeler in the United States.
The player from Parana dominated widely and his victory was never at risk. Not even when he, also from Balcarce Diego Ciantini (Chevrolet) settled into the escort position during the first 6 laps, before suffering a violent distraction, due to an imbalance in the right rear tire.
The Buenos Aires native of Benito Juárez, Juan José Ebarlín (Chevrolet), achieved -perhaps- its best production in the T.C. and finished fourth, 3s away. 387/1000.
Further back, Jonatan Castellano (Dodge) from Lobera was classified, 3s away. 946/1000; the reef player Valentín Aguirre (Dodge), at 5s. 783/1000 and the Uruguayan Nicolás Bonelli (Ford), at 7s. 040/1000
The top ten of the qualifier was completed by Marcelo Agrelo (Dodge), from Comodor, at 8s. 686/1000, Gastón Mazzacane (Chevrolet) from La Plata, at 9s. 134/1000 and Mar del Plata Christian Ledesma (Chevrolet), at 9s. 876/1000
Mendoza’s Julián Santero (Ford), who still maintains second place in the Gold Cup, had to suffer with a problem with the fuel pump and was delayed until 26th. placement, at 31s. 022/1000.
The next competition, the fourteenth and penultimate of the Gold Cup, will take place at the Toay racetrack, province of La Pampa, on Sunday, November 12.
At the TC Pista, meanwhile, Tobías Martínez (Chevrolet) from San Juan delivered one more example of the absolute superiority he exhibits in 2023 and won the final, with a time of 34m. 34s. 045/1000.
Martínez achieved his sixth victory of the season, his third in the play-offs, to consolidate himself at the top of the standings, with 176 points.
Second position was in the hands of Buenos Aires native Diego Azar (Torino), 2s away. 277/1000 and third place was the Neuquén Lautaro De la Iglesia (Dodge), at 3s. 376/1000.
De la Iglesia himself, along with Agustín Martínez (Ford) from Parana, who came tenth in Rafaela, share second place in the Silver Cup, with 103.5 units.
Main positions of the TC
Werner (Ford), 149.5 points; Santero (Ford), 109.5; Mangoni (Chevrolet) 103.5; Aguirre (Dodge), 84.5; Juan Martín Trucco (Dodge), 81; José Manuel Urcera (Torino), 80.5; Ledesma (Chevrolet) 79; Germán Todino (Dodge), 76.5.
Source: Ambito
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