Beijing Gouan's Martin wins race one
John Martin scored a lights-to-flag win for Beijing Guoan at Jarama, but only after withstanding race-long pressure from Yelmer Buurman's AC Milan car
Martin pulled out a comfortable lead in the early stages, and gained further time when Buurman was delayed by the late-stopping PSV car of Narain Karthikeyan during the pitstop phase.
A series of fast laps, including the fastest of the race, drew Buurman onto the leader's gearbox, but despite piling the pressure on, Martin held firm.
The lead pair were over 10 seconds ahead of Chris van der Drift, who brought the Olympiacos car home in a lonely third.
Max Wissel was passed early on by the charging Craig Dolby, but the Basel man regained the place in the pits. Tottenham's Dolby spent the final stages of the race fending off Franck Perera in the Flamengo car, but held on for fifth.
Borja Garcia will start from pole in the reversed-grid second race after his Sporting Lisbon car ended the race in the gravel. He will be joined on the front row by Peugeot Le Mans star Franck Montagny, who was forced to retire the Bordeaux car with a mechanical problem.
Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. John Martin Beijing Guoan 45m47.162s
2. Yelmer Buurman AC Milan + 0.464s
3. Chris van der Drift Olympiacos + 13.019s
4. Max Wissel FC Basel + 14.546s
5. Craig Dolby Tottenham Hotspur + 29.927s
6. Franck Perera Flamengo + 30.817s
7. Sebastien Bourdais Olympique Lyonnais + 34.534s
8. Alvaro Parente FC Porto + 40.839s
9. Robert Doornbos Corinthians + 45.399s
10. Davide Rigon RSC Anderlecht + 54.039s
11. Narain Karthikeyan PSV Eindhoven + 1m05.296s
12. Maria de Villota Atletico de Madrid + 1m21.328s
13. Tristan Gommendy Galatasaray + 1m27.096s
14. Julien Jousse AS Roma + 1m30.066s
15. Marcos Martinez Sevilla FC + 2 laps
16. James Walker Liverpool FC + 2 laps
Retirements:
Franck Montagny Girondins de Bordeaux 15 laps
Borja García Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 laps
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