Race 2
It was a similar story in the final round of the Austrian weekend, with the #30 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020,
despite 25kg of additional ballast, starting from the front row and putting in another perfect performance.
Spending the early laps in the slipstream of poleman Marco Wittmann, Lawson made the mandatory pitstop a
lap after his rival, returning to the track ahead of the BMW driver. From that point on, the New Zealander
managed a lead of between five and eight tenths, proving once again that he could handle his rivals’ pressure.
On the other hand, after a good recovery from ninth place in qualifying, Albon suffered a puncture that ruled
out the podium finish that had seemed within his reach. The AlphaTauri AF Corse driver finished the race in
seventeenth.
Standings
This result, and sixth place in Race-2 for Kelvin Van der Linde, still leader on 147 points, narrows the gap in
the drivers’ standings. After this weekend’s double triumph, Lawson is back in second position 12 lengths
behind the South African, while Albon is sixth on 94. Red Bull AlphaTauri AF Corse leads the way in the
teams’ ranking with 229 points against 208 for ABT.
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