Gabriel Zughella (ARG) and Troy Woolston (AUS) were on the front row for the start of the DD2 Masters (Sodi) Prefinal B at the 2017 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals at Portimao, with Michael Dauphin (FRA) in 7th place. Behind Zughella, Tommy Helfinger (DEU) overtook Woolston for 2nd place, but he immediately retaliated. Fernando Guzzi (BRA) and Alessandro Glauser (CHE) completed the top five ahead of Igor Mukhin (RUS) and Dauphin. Zughella and Woolston quickly made a big difference to their pursuers. Mukhin dropped to 22nd position. The battle was raging for 3rd place between Glauser, Helfinger and Guzzi before Dauphin moved to 5th place. Zughella was far enough ahead of Woolston to not feel threatened and go on to win. Similarly, Helfinger finished 3rd ahead of Glauser, but it was heated at the finish for 5th place with Dauphin against Guzzi and Slawomir Muranski (POL).
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