The rain started to fall as soon as the start of the Prefinal was given in DD2. Ferenc Kancsar immediately took the lead of the race ahead of Andreas Backman, but Kacper Bielecki quickly took 2nd position. Constantin Schoell was 4th in front of Cosimo Durante. Pierre-Alexandre Pennequin made a good start and moved into the top 10 while Lucas Joly lost a lot of places on the third lap when the rain increased in intensity. Kancsar escaped and Backmann distanced Bielecki.
Schoell then attacked Bielecki to grab 3rd place. Pennequin broke down and retired before halfway. Joly was regaining ground and was close to qualifying. The race was stopped by the red flag after nine laps because of the sheer deluge that struck the track. Victory went to Kancsar ahead of Backman and Schoell.
The race resumed for 6 laps after lunch, and especially after the track staff activated several pumping systems to drain the excess water flooding the circuit. The positions didn’t change in the lead and Kancsar retained his victory ahead of Backman and Schoell. In contrast, none of the French qualified …
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