Pierre Gasly (Tech 1 Racing) produced a dominant drive at Moscow Raceway to record his first victory in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. The Frenchman was joined on the podium by Oliver Rowland (Manor MP Motorsport) and Steijn Schothorst (Josef Kaufmann Racing), and the result extends his championship lead.
When the lights went out, Gasly held his pole advantage and immediately pulled away. Oliver Rowland, Steijn Schothorst, Esteban Ocon (ART Junior Team) and Luca Ghiotto (Prema Powerteam) chased behind the front pair. The battle between Nyck De Vries (Koiranen GP) and Jake Dennis (Fortec Motorsports) was particularly absorbing, with the pair starting from halfway down the grid and fighting for 10th place all the way to the end.
There were several other notable duels elsewhere in the field. Guilherme Silva (Koiranen GP) ended up in the gravel trap on lap eight and Yu Kunamaru (KTR) went on to the grass on lap nine, while Matthieu Vaxivière (Tech 1 Racing) snatched seventh place from Alexander Albon (KTR) on lap 12. Eventually it was Pierre Gasly who took the chequered flag, finishing six seconds ahead of Oliver Rowland and Steijn Schothorst. Esteban Ocon came fourth, with Luca Ghiotto, Bruno Bonifacio (Prema Powerteam), Matthieu Vaxivière, Alexander Albon, Mikko Pakari (Fortec Motorsports) and Nyck De Vries all finishing in the points.
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 – provisional championship standings: 1. P. Gasly 78; 2. O. Rowland 59; 3. M. Vaxivière 57; 4. E. Ocon 52; 5. J. Dennis 42 […]
Race 1 results below.
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