PESC R7: Elation For Some, Deflation For Others

Round seven of the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup brings us to the rolling hills of Circuit du Spa Francorchamps in what would undoubtedly be a chaotic race for all thirty drivers.

Qualifying

Looking to consolidate his championship lead, Jordan was hopeful of a strong showing, along with Oscar and Simone who both wanted to build on momentum after last time out. The drivers headed into qualifying with a mixed opinion on fortunes but gave it their all regardless.

Jordan laid down what seemed like a great lap but in the end it would only result in 8th, but a handy spot for the reverse in the feature. Simone put himself just outside the top twenty to go 22nd and Oscar not far behind in 25th. This being where the entire field was separated by only 0.45 seconds!

Sprint

The sprint got underway just after, and it was Jordan once again playing it safe to get some points and positions if possible. He would finish 6th after six laps, aiming to be on the front row for the feature. Simone gained four spots on what was a tough track to pass on and claim 18th. Oscar while making a move on lap one was taken out by another car, taking out several drivers in the calamity just after Les Combes.

Feature

Lights out for the feature, and Jordan quickly sent it on main title rival Sebastian Job to get the lead and sit tightly for the oncoming twelve laps. Things were quite the opposite though for Simone who wouldn’t even reach turn two before being sideswiped into the wall by another driver, ending his race almost before it began. Oscar in the chaos managed to climb almost 10 positions and would sit in 19th by the end of the opening lap. This would prove literally pointless however as he was tagged by Diogo Pinto when traversing a pileup in turn one on lap 4, also ending his race. With two out of three retiring, it was down to Jordan to make it count. Cool as a cucumber he lead all twelve laps and held off Job on the final lap when the Briton went for a move on the outside of turn four. This would give him his first feature win of the series and comfortably extend his points lead with only three rounds to go!

With motivation taking some knocks for some, regardless, the team presses on for what may be the biggest challenge yet: Nurburgring. All 25km of the GP and infamous Nordschliefe combined for a gruelling onslaught of undulations and jumps. Be sure to keep up with the team on socials and tune into the broadcast on May 6th!