Realteam Racing ended the Ultimate Cup Series season at the Paul Ricard Circuit

4th November 2019 Results
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After having achieved the best lap times in free practice, the second qualifying time and led the race for more than three hours, the Team was forced to abandon the last race of the season due to a mechanical problem. Realteam Racing ended the 2019 season in second position of the Ultimate category.

The final round of the Ultimate Cup Series season took place this weekend on the Paul Ricard Circuit.

Once again, the Team had strong ambitions shown from the free practice. Indeed, David Droux demonstrated his speed by achieving the two fastest lap times on Friday (1:59.342 and 1:58.203). Realteam Racing also performed a great qualifying session that allowed the Team to start the race in second position.

It was David who took the wheel of the four hours of racing under Safety Car. He showed an excellent pace, once again making the best lap time in heavy rain (2:10.879). The Swiss driver quickly moved into first position. In the first hour, David Droux was more than 1:20 ahead of his first competitor, the N. 9 of Team GRAFF.
After 1:20 race, Sébastien Page entered the track. He came out of the pit lane in first position. The driver kept the pace and allowed the Team to keep its leading position until the prototype N. 9 relegated it to second place. For the last hour of the race, David Droux was back at the wheel of the car. A few minutes later, a mechanical problem occurred, forcing the Team to abandon 45 minutes from the checkered flag.

Even if the last race of the season does not finish in the expected way, Realteam Racing ended the 2019 season in second position of the Ultimate category!
A big thank you to everyone for supporting Realteam Racing in this first season of competition!

“For the last meeting of this season, unfortunately we were unlucky with the engine failure 45 minutes from the checkered flag while we were in a position to make a very good result. It’s unfortunately the race. But I will keep the memory of a beautiful season in a Team that I thank for all their work that has allowed us to finish on several podiums.” - Sébastien Page

“The race started in a very heavy rain, we were very fast despite the weather. Starting from the first row on the starting grid, we had a very good pace in the race and a consistency in our stints with Sébastien. It is disappointing to finish the race at this position after having led for more than three hours. We could have made a double podium with GRAFF, but I am delighted with their victory, congratulations! I would like to thank the whole Team during this Ultimate Cup Series season, engineers, technicians and mechanics. Thank you to Sébastien and a big thank you to Esteban!” - David Droux

“The race was amazing! We led for more than 2h30. Unfortunately, the mechanical problem forced the car to abandon, it is a shame to finish this season like that. The Team is looking good, the Team spirit between the drivers and the performance are a good omen. We finished the season with a very nice reward: the second position in Ultimate category!” - Esteban Garcia

Results and chronos

  • Free practice 1 – P1 (1:59.342)
  • Free practice 2 – P1 (1:58.203)
  • Qualifying session – P2 (2:00.565)
  • Race – P14 (2:00.398)

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