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For its second race meeting, the TCR
Ibérico series moved south to
Portimão’s Autódromo Algarve. Veloso
Motorsport’s Francisco Mora won both
races at the wheel of his SEAT León,
extending his lead in the
championship classification. Mora
now has a 14-point margin ahead of
the pair Rafael Lobato-Patrick Cunha,
while Francisco Abreu is ranking
third with a gap of 20 points from
the leader.
At the start of Race 1, Mora took the
lead from pole-sitter Francisco Abreu
who remained glued to the bumper
of the SEAT for most of the race.
Behind the leading duo, Manuel Gião
recovered from eighth on the grid to
climb up to third, ahead of Faust
Salom.
Mora took his second victory of the
season with a small margin ahead of
Abreu, while Gião completed the
podium.
In the second race Mora made good
use of his pole position and took the
lead once again, followed by Gustavo
Moura and Rafael Lobato.
On lap 2, Lobato overtook Moura for
second, just before an incident
between Abreu and Nuno Batista at
Turn 5 prompted the Safety Car.
When the race resumed, Moura
dropped to sixth place, while Mora
managed to open a gap on his way to
claim another victory. Lobato was
classified second, with João Carvalho
in third.
The TCR Ibérico series will resume on
the street circuit of Vila Real, on
July 8 and 9.
Francisco Mora reigns in Algarve
Results
Portimão, Round 3, Sunday 11 June
1. Francisco Mora (SEAT León); 2.
Francisco Abreu (Volkswagen Golf); 3.
Manuel Gião (SEAT León)
Portimão, Round 4, Sunday 11 June
1. Francisco Mora (SEAT León); 2.
Rafael Lobato (Audi RS3 LMS); 3. João
Carvalho (SEAT León)