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A double victory for Eric Scalvini
Eric Scalvini of MM Racing began his
maiden season in the TCR Italy series
by claiming a double victory at the
wheel of his Honda Civic Type-R on the
occasion of the season opener at Adria
International Raceway.
In both races, Scalvini was joined on
the podium by Jonathan Giacon – who
had set pole position in the TecnoDom
Sport Opel Astra – and Nicola Baldan in
the PitLane Competizioni SEAT León.
On Saturday evening, in pouring rain,
Scalvini drove his Honda to a lights-to-
flag victory, while pole sitter Giacon
had to settle with second after a
mistake at the start that was caused by
a faulty anti-mist system of his Opel.
Pit Lane Competizioni teammates
Baldan and Massimiliano Mugelli were
classified in third and fourth, while
Bulgarian driver Plamen Kralev lost his
sixth place as he was excluded for not
observing a drive through penalty.
The second race on Sunday morning
was run on a drying track and provided
a thrilling fight between the same trio
of Scalvini, Giacon and Baldan who
exactly replicated the podium of Race
1. Giacon was on pole, but made a poor
start and was pipped to the first corner
by Scalvini and Baldan. Scalvini led for
the whole distance and was able to
create a gap in the second half of the
20-lap race. Baldan kept the second
position until the last lap, when Giacon
managed to overtake him.
The two Audi cars of Mugelli and Kralev
were eliminated in a contact on lap 6.
Next event: Rounds 3 & 4, Misano, 3/4
June.
Results
Adria, Round 1, Saturday 6 May
1. Eric Scalvini (Honda Civic); 2.
Jonathan Giacon (Opel Astra); 3.
Nicola Baldan (SEAT León)
Adria, Round 2, Sunday 7 May
1. Eric Scalvini (Honda Civic); 2.
Jonathan Giacon (Opel Astra); 3.
Nicola Baldan (SEAT León)