Intense weekend for Romeo Ferraris FIA ETCR home race at Vallelunga

Romeo Ferraris completed an intense weekend at the Vallelunga circuit, for its home round in the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup. It wasn’t a weekend which went to plan for the manufacturer based in Opera, Milan, as despite showing themselves to be right on the money in terms of race pace, the squad had to finish earlier than foreseen a weekend that could have led to the second consecutive victory after the one in Zolder.

Ad/> In the Pool FAST DHL Super Final reserved Bruno Spengler had a violent crash, while Luca Filippi suffered from a tyre puncture. Consequently, in one case due to the extent of the damage suffered by the car, and in the other for safety reasons, fellow drivers Maxime Martin and Giovanni Venturini were unable to compete in their Pool FURIOUS DHL Super Final.

FIA ETCRStrong points collection for CUPRA EKS in VallelungaYESTERDAY AT 14:48 Following his incident, Spengler was promptly taken to the circuit medical centre and was later transferred to the Sant’Andrea hospital for further precautionary checks, which diagnosed the slight fracture of the T6 thoracic vertebra. Martin, who shares the Giulia ETCR with the Canadian, would have lined up at the start of the last heat with full points and in pole position, after having soared in qualifying with the absolute best time (1:19.692) and winning Quarter Final 1 and Semi Final 1.

Despite the absence in the DHL Super Final, the Belgian still closed this round in fifth position with 60 points collected, while it was 44 for Spengler, third in the FAST Pool and then second at the finish in Quarter Finals 1 and Semi Final 1. To confirm the great speed potential of Romeo Ferraris on its home circuit, Filippi enjoyed his most profitable weekend of the season, with