PESC R4: Caruso claims championship lead

The fourth meeting of the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup has come and gone, this time in the heart of Texas at the Circuit of the Americas. Although a tough fight to claim points for Simone and Oscar, it was Jordan who shined once again to move to the top of the points table heading to the halfway point.

Qualifying

The Australian put his #12 machine in 3rd place on the grid, giving him six points to his tally. Further back, Oscar made a mistake on his lap, only enough for 23rd while Simone had to sit out qualifying due to a penalty given from the previous round at Long Beach.

Sprint

Jordan, with the championship on his mind, played it safe and took home 4th place after losing a spot on the first corner of the first lap. Oscar made several places and got into the top 20 after two laps, but damage from a FYRA car meant he lost top speed and could only watch as others behind drove by, grabbing 21st. Starting from the final row, Simone tried to avoid incidents at the beginning but unfortunately had a spin and could only get to 26th.

Feature

From 5th, Jordan knew he had long run pace to show, and that’s what he did. Getting a solid start into 4th, he sat back for the first ten laps, biding time until he launched his attack and dispatched Fluke and Benecke before going up against Pinto for the race win. After dicing for the last lap, he settled for 2nd place, moving himself up into the lead of the championship. Further back, Simone and Oscar both overtook several drivers and battled against others for almost the entire race before coming home in 16th and 18th, respectively. They now sit 12th and 13th in the overall table.

Championship Points after 4 Rounds

1. Jordan Caruso – 253 pts
2. Charlie Collins – 243 pts
3. Diogo C. Pinto – 204 pts
4. Sebastian Job – 190 pts
5. Cooper Webster – 161 pts
6. Alejandro Sanchez – 158 pts
7. Yohann Harth – 145 pts
8. Zac Campbell – 123 pts
9. Alessandro Bico – 104 pts
10. Jamie Fluke – 98 pts
11. Maximilian Benecke – 92 pts
12. Simone Maria Marcenò – 80 pts
13. Oscar Mangan – 74 pts
14. Luca Kita – 67 pts
15. Lasse Bak – 67 pts
16. Moreno Sirica – 65 pts
17. Julian Soenen – 64 pts
18. Bobby Zalenski – 62 pts
19. Christopher Dambietz – 57 pts
20. Kevin Nielsen – 56 pts