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===Pre-Qualifying and Aguri Suzuki Cup=== | ===Pre-Qualifying and Aguri Suzuki Cup=== | ||
[[Barii Mori]] topped pre-qualifying with a 1:39.11 over [[Chris Dagnall]] and [[Phoenix McAllister]]. [[2010 F1RWRS season|2010]] champion [[Gary Cameron]] was the quickest of the non-qualifiers. [[Frank Zimmer]], [[James Davies]], [[Darren Older Jr.]] and [[Luca Pacchiarini]] joined him on the sidelines. The Aguri Suzuki Cup was won by [[Dean O'Lauchlan]] who beat Zimmer and [[Damon Cannon]] to take the win. O'Lauchlan's win would prove to be the last in the Aguri Suzuki Cup as the cup was dissolved after the Belgian Grand Prix due to lack of interest from fans and media. | [[Barii Mori]] topped pre-qualifying with a 1:39.11 over [[Chris Dagnall]] and [[Phoenix McAllister]]. [[2010 F1RWRS season|2010]] champion [[Gary Cameron]] was the quickest of the non-qualifiers. [[Frank Zimmer]], [[James Davies]], [[Darren Older Jr.]] and [[Luca Pacchiarini]] joined him on the sidelines. The Aguri Suzuki Cup was won by [[Dean O'Lauchlan]] who beat Zimmer and [[Damon Cannon]] to take the win. O'Lauchlan's win would prove to be the last in the Aguri Suzuki Cup as the cup was dissolved after the Belgian Grand Prix due to lack of interest from fans and media. | ||
===Pre-Race=== | |||
Before the race, secret talks took place between the [[F1 Rejects Council]] in Sydney, Australia and a new group under the leadership of [[Daniel Prieto]]. Rumors were kept to a minimum and neither side made any major announcements. | |||
===Qualifying=== | ===Qualifying=== | ||
Qualifying was tightly contested but McAllister made good on his pre-qualifying pace to take pole by 0.04 seconds. He was followed by [[Hagane Shizuka]] in the [[Manx-Anglo-Nippon]]. [[Team Phoenix|Super Aguri Footwork Team Phoenix Honda]] had a good day with Mori taking third. The two championship leaders, [[Kay Lon]] and [[Pippa Mann]] qualified sixth and eighth, respectively. The two [[Jones Racing|RubberTex Jones]] cars qualified fourth and fifth. | Qualifying was tightly contested but McAllister made good on his pre-qualifying pace to take pole by 0.04 seconds. He was followed by [[Hagane Shizuka]] in the [[Manx-Anglo-Nippon]]. [[Team Phoenix|Super Aguri Footwork Team Phoenix Honda]] had a good day with Mori taking third. The two championship leaders, [[Kay Lon]] and [[Pippa Mann]] qualified sixth and eighth, respectively. The two [[Jones Racing|RubberTex Jones]] cars qualified fourth and fifth. | ||
===Race=== | |||
Shizuka made a terrible getaway from the line and was down to ninth at La Source. McAllister held the lead at the conclusion of Lap 1, followed by [[Chris Dagnall]] who passed [[Barii Mori]] for second at the Bus Stop Chicane. Several cars in the back ([[Jari Kekkonen]] and [[Richie White]], specifically) lost their front wings on the first lap. [[Pippa Mann]] had made her way up to sixth but went straight on at Les Combes, dropping back to twelfth. Davies passed Jones for third on Lap 3. [[David Koczo]] went wide at La Source and lost a few places. On Lap 5, the sibling rivalry between [[Douglas Mann|Douglas]] and Pippa Mann burst when Douglas tried an ambitious move on Pippa into La Source. The pair collided and both immediately retired. [[Ashley Watkinson]] made up four spots in one lap to move up to sixth. | |||
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Revision as of 00:16, 26 November 2012
The 2012 F1RWRS Belgian Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 2012 F1RWRS season. The race was won by Phoenix McAllister driving for his own team, but the race was remembered best as the catalyst for a series of arguments and both on- and off-track incidents involving primarily Barii Mori and Sammy Jones, but also McAllister and Rhys Davies, that would ultimately lead to three of the four drivers being handed multiple race bans later on in the season.
Race Report
Pre-Qualifying and Aguri Suzuki Cup
Barii Mori topped pre-qualifying with a 1:39.11 over Chris Dagnall and Phoenix McAllister. 2010 champion Gary Cameron was the quickest of the non-qualifiers. Frank Zimmer, James Davies, Darren Older Jr. and Luca Pacchiarini joined him on the sidelines. The Aguri Suzuki Cup was won by Dean O'Lauchlan who beat Zimmer and Damon Cannon to take the win. O'Lauchlan's win would prove to be the last in the Aguri Suzuki Cup as the cup was dissolved after the Belgian Grand Prix due to lack of interest from fans and media.
Pre-Race
Before the race, secret talks took place between the F1 Rejects Council in Sydney, Australia and a new group under the leadership of Daniel Prieto. Rumors were kept to a minimum and neither side made any major announcements.
Qualifying
Qualifying was tightly contested but McAllister made good on his pre-qualifying pace to take pole by 0.04 seconds. He was followed by Hagane Shizuka in the Manx-Anglo-Nippon. Super Aguri Footwork Team Phoenix Honda had a good day with Mori taking third. The two championship leaders, Kay Lon and Pippa Mann qualified sixth and eighth, respectively. The two RubberTex Jones cars qualified fourth and fifth.
Race
Shizuka made a terrible getaway from the line and was down to ninth at La Source. McAllister held the lead at the conclusion of Lap 1, followed by Chris Dagnall who passed Barii Mori for second at the Bus Stop Chicane. Several cars in the back (Jari Kekkonen and Richie White, specifically) lost their front wings on the first lap. Pippa Mann had made her way up to sixth but went straight on at Les Combes, dropping back to twelfth. Davies passed Jones for third on Lap 3. David Koczo went wide at La Source and lost a few places. On Lap 5, the sibling rivalry between Douglas and Pippa Mann burst when Douglas tried an ambitious move on Pippa into La Source. The pair collided and both immediately retired. Ashley Watkinson made up four spots in one lap to move up to sixth.
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