Iaconelli wins in Auto GP
Carlos Iaconelli took victory in the second Auto GP race at Imola, in which the field was decimated by a destructive startline collision
While first and third-placed starters Celso Miguez and Iaconelli got away cleanly at the start, outside front row man Stefano Coletti was slow away, and made contact with Jonny Reid.
This triggered a chain reaction that also took out Fabio Onidi, Luca Filippi, Edoardo Piscopo and Walter Grubmuller - the latter requiring precautionary checks in hospital but escaping injury.
After a safety car period, Durango driver Iaconelli passed Miguez (RP) for the lead on lap four and then pulled away to win by a commanding margin.
Miguez resisted pressure from Duncan Tappy and most of the other surviving cars to retain second to the end.
Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. Carlos Iaconelli Durango 26m09.983s
2. Celso Miguez RP + 14.935s
3. Duncan Tappy DAMS + 14.963s
4. Adrien Tambay Charouz-Gravity + 15.727s
5. Federico Leo Trident + 16.153s
6. Jan Charouz Charouz-Gravity + 16.598s
7. Fabrizio Crestani DAMS + 18.181s
8. Julian Leal Trident + 19.978s
9. Giorgio Pantano Super Nova + 1 lap
Retirements:
Stefano Bizzarri RP 10 laps
Stefano Coletti Charouz-Gravity 0 laps
Jonny Reid Super Nova 0 laps
Fabio Onidi Lazarus 0 laps
Edoardo Piscopo DAMS 0 laps
Luca Filippi Euronova 0 laps
Walter Grubmuller Charouz-Gravity 0 laps
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