Race 3: GoPro Challenge GP

The third round of the GoPro Challenge GP was contested on February 27th, with fast drivers and hard racers returning to K1 Speed Toronto. With the championship heating up, everyone knew that they had to put in strong performances to stay in contention for the championship.

In Group 3, Andrew Busnello took his second consecutive pole position, with Igor Tkachuk and Marcello Mariani starting right behind him. While Busnello would take the win, the story of the race was Rafael Roschel’s charge from seventh on the grid to fifth, a strong result despite the qualifying result.

Bouncing back from a difficult second round, Victor Zdanski stormed to pole position in Group 2 with Rocco Crimeni and John Blackwood starting second and third. But fourth place starter Alessio Alves took his second win on the trot, with Zdanski and Crimeni close behind. With another strong performance, Alves finds himself right in the middle of the championship battle.

Ivano Di Vittorio took the Group 1 pole position for the second time this season, earning another bonus point. As the green flag dropped, Daniel Demaras chased down his rival, with Alexander Bisaga close behind. Technical problems plagued the race, and in the ensuing restart, six karts funneled turn two at the same time. Di Vittorio went inside, Demaras went outside, and after the scuffle in the tunnel, Demaras emerged with the lead, which he held for his first victory of the tournament ahead of Di Vittorio, and season one champion Kevin Lazarus in third despite starting from sixth on the grid.

After three rounds Daniel Demaras takes a four-point lead in the championship over Ivano Di Vittorio, with Alessio Alves and Marcello Nalli tied for third, and Scenic Gopi only one point further back. With only two races remaining, competition will only get more intense in the quest to win the GoPro Challenge GP at K1 Speed Toronto.

	R1	R2	R3
1. Daniel Demaras	25	24	23	72
2. Ivano DiVittorio	28	17	23	68
3. Alessio Alves	24	27	15	66
4. Marcello Nalli	26	23	17	66
5. Scenic Gopi	22	25	18	65
6. Kevin Lazarus	21	18	21	60
7. Alexander Bisaga	18	19	20	57
8. Terry Mueller	20	16	19	55
9. Adrian Abeijon	9	27	16	52
10. Rocco Crimeni	13	21	13	47
11. Alec Pavese	23	22	0	45
12. Muzzammil Qureshi	14	14	12	40
13. Victor Zdanski	11	15	14	40
14. Patrice James	17	11	11	39
15. Fabio Oliveira	12	20	4	36
16. Alexander Chong	19	12	1	32
17. Andrew Busnello	16	9	7	32
18. Chris Demaras	8	13	9	30
19. Justin Phillips	4	10	8	22
20. Ivan Vidovic	15	6	0	21
21. Marcello Mariani	7	8	5	20
22. Igor Tkachuk	6	7	6	19
23. John Blackwood	2	5	10	17
24. Nicholas Barnsdale	10	3	2	15
25. Rafael Roschel	5	4	3	12
26. Tobiah Adam	3	2	0	5
27. Adam Sawicki	1	0	0	1
28. Gareth Stackhouse	0	1	0	1

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