Dolby claims Assen super final win

Dolby, starting fourth on the grid, jumped up to second at the start, with Martin leaping into the lead as poleman Duncan Tappy (Japan) and Yelmer Buurman (Netherlands/PSV) made poor getaways.

Dolby used his push-to-pass system to outdrag Martin on the run to Turn 1 at the start of lap two, and Martin was further demoted by Antonio Pizzonia (Brazil) on the same lap. Neel Jani (Belgium/Anderlecht) also tried to nip past Martin, but they made contact and Jani was sent into the gravel.

Dolby held a 1.7-second lead over Pizzonia at half distance, but a scrappy third lap put Pizzonia right on his tail. Pizzonia lunged alongside at one point on the next tour, but Dolby held him off to win by 0.171s at the chequered flag.

"I try my best until the chequered flag, that one was awesome," said Dolby. "That race was me all over. You don't know how much this win means to me."

Buurman passed Martin on the final lap to finish fourth.

Results - 5 laps:

Pos  Driver            Team                 Time/Gap
 1.  Craig Dolby       England             7m29.991s
 2.  Antonio Pizzonia  Brazil               + 0.171s
 3.  Yelmer Buurman    Netherlands          + 2.068s
 4.  John Martin       Australia            + 3.327s
 5.  Filip Salaquarda  Czech/Sparta Praha   + 3.882s
 6.  Duncan Tappy      Japan                + 7.570s

Retirements:

     Neel Jani         Belgium/Anderlecht     3 laps