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29 half distance when Volpato pitted from the lead and handed the car to 16-year old Almeida, while Dionisio came in two laps later to hand over his Audi to Barri. Barri rejoined and began setting the fastest laps of the race as he tried to close down the gap to Almeida, while Altoè was now in the lead of the race again but was yet to serve the car’s second stop. Unfortunately, Barri was then hit with a drive- through for a pit stop violation, which cost him the chance to fight for victory. With 25 minutes to go, Altoè pitted from the lead and gave the Golf GTI back to De Matteo, who would drive the car to the finish; he rejoined 20 seconds behind Almeida who went on to win the race. Second place went to De Matteo-Altoè, while Dionisio-Barri would have to settle for third ahead of the BF Motorsport Audi of Valori-Palanti. The series will resume at Brno on September 5/6. Round 1 – Sunday 9 August, Misano World Circuit 1. G. Volpato/R. Almeida (Élite Motorsport, Volkswagen Golf GTI); 2. A. Altoè/A. De Matteo (Élite Motorsport, Volkswagen Golf GTI); 3. G. Barri/E. Dionisio (Team Italy, Audi RS 3 LMS)