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Will aiming to end season on a high as curtain comes down on Eurocup campaign
The 2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 comes to a close this weekend (22/23 October) at the Autodromo do Estoril in Portugal, with Will aiming to end his season on a high and claim a top-three finish in the rookie class.
The 19-year-old comfortably holds 10th place in the overall standings and lies in fourth place in the rookie classification for first year drivers. The Southwater racer has a comfortable gap to Gabriel Aubry in 11th and will be looking to move forward in the top-10 as he sits just one point behind current third placed rookie driver Robert Shwartzman and just 15 points off the overall top six.
The 2015 BRDC Formula 4 Champion has enjoyed a strong maiden season in the Eurocup category, scoring eight top-10 finishes from the 13 races thus far, and stepped onto the podium at Paul Ricard in France with a third placed finish, his best result in Eurocup so far.
It will be the R-ace GP driver's first outing at the former Portuguese Grand Prix venue, which has seen many memorable moments over the year's including Niki Lauda winning the 1984 Formula 1 World Championship and Ayrton Senna's first F1 win.
The Eurocup action on the 2.6-mile Estoril track gets underway on Friday (21 October) with two 50-minute test sessions before Saturday begins with qualifying at 10:20, with lights out to start race one the same day at 13:51. A second qualifying session opens Sunday's action at 08:00 before the final race of the 2016 Eurocup season takes place at 10:46. Both races will be streamed live on the Renault Sport Youtube channel here.
Latest Results
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, SpainRace 2
1. | G Alesi | 16 laps |
2. | A Hubert | +2.077s |
3. | J Hughes | +2.376s |
4. | J Correa | +3.295s |
5. | D Boccolacci | +3.593s |
6. | N Kari | +3.959s |
7. | C Ilott | +4.904s |
8. | S Laaksonen | +5.544s |
9. | L Pulcini | +6.103s |
13. | W Palmer | +12.603s |
Latest Eurocup Standings
1. | S Fenestraz | 367.5 points |
2. | W Palmer | 298 points |
3. | R Shwartzman | 285 points |
4. | M Defourny | 255 points |
5. | G Aubry | 232 points |
6. | M Fewtrell | 164 points |
7. | D Ticktum | 134 points |
8. | Y Ye | 106.5 points |
9. | R Verschoor | 89 points |
10. | A Peroni | 72 points |