Just thought I would finish this one day.
Electrical finish for the 2019 SEAT Leon Supercopa championship as four drivers started the race with a mathematical chance at winning the drivers championship. It looked like Sasha Hawke, Adilmar Caetano Xairim and Ernesto Padilla -starting respectively 7th, 4th and 9th- were the most serious candidates.
Sofia Bonaventura started the race in second place alongside Elisa Jama Yattae who scored her first Pole Position since 2016. Bonaventura had an outsider chance to clinch the title but needed her rivals to be far down the order. Track position was crucial on the narrow Hungaroring circuit, and there weren't many overtakes as expected.
On the 21st lap, Xairim was virtually champion as he was holding the fastest lap of the race and a 5 championship points advantage over Hawke. Bonaventura spent all the race very closely behind Jama Yattae and there was enough time to complete another lap. Then chaos happened as Bonaventura pushed (or rammed) Yattae's car in turn 3, causing damage to the back of her car. Yattae had to pit for quick repairs as her rear bumper and wing threaten to fall on the track. Robbed of what could have been her maiden win, she enraged on her radio.
The stewards quickly investigated the incident, as Bonaventura crossed the line in first place. Xairim got overtaken by Guillem Llobet on the last lap and crossed the line in 9th, still virtually champion for 2 points.
On the cooldown lap, the stewards issued a ten seconds penalty to Bonaventura, moving Sasha Hawke from 6th to 5th place. Xairim on the other hand, had crossed the line 10.011 seconds behind Bonaventura and did not move up in the standings. This gave the championship to Sasha Hawke for 2 points over Xairim. Different emotions everywhere in the paddock, Hawke's joy contrasting with Xairim's disappointment while an enraged Yattae stormed into Bonaventura's pit box. Both were quickly separated by several mechanics.
The scenes almost completely overshadowed Khungirat Molotov Khünbish's maiden victory. The mongolian looked surprised when his team told him that he had just won the race. Constantin Florescu and Judd McAllister completed the podium.
2019 SEAT Leon Supercopa - Round of Hungary1. Khungirat Molotov Khünbish (Go Kart Planet)
2. Constantin Florescu (Équipe Fantomette) +2.850
3. Judd McAllister (Mediterranean Motorsport) + 4.136
4. Ernesto Padilla (Rinaldi Racing) +4.491
5. Sasha Hawke (Union Saver Developments) +4.763
6. Mateo Rosa (Movistar Álvarez Competición) +8.651
7. Guillem Llobet (Equip de SEAT Catalunya) +9.501
8. Sofia Bonaventura (ZAR Junior Team) +10.000
9. Adilmar Caetano Xairim (Trueba Primavera) +10.011
10. Thibault Stadelmann (Movistar Álvarez Competición) +11.557
11. Jochen Markö (Trueba Primavera) +13.943
12. Angel Jose Castaneda (Scuderia Vittore) +14.775
13. Shane Atkinson (Go Kart Planet) + 15.250
14. Ernesto Raya (Blokkmonsta Motorsport) + 18.517
15. Jordi Bruguera (Equip de SEAT Catalunya) +20.616
16. Shoi-Jun Seo (Union Saver Developments) +22.393
17. Benjamin Kruse (Rinaldi Racing) +26.066
18. Elisa Jama Yattae (Équipe Fantomette) +53.106
19. Romain Hadamard (Mediterranean Motorsport) + 1:22.693
20. Torolf Sigurdsson (Blokkmonsta Motorsport) +2 laps (Accident)
Ret. Francesco de Crescenzo (Cardel Racing United) +4 laps (Accident)
Ret. Scott Marsden (Scuderia Vittore) +6 laps (Accident)
Ret. Kaitlyn Harris (ZAR Junior Team) +6 laps (Accident)
Pole Position : Elisa Jama Yattae (+5 points)
Fastest Lap : Adilmar Caetano Xairim (+3 points)
Championship Standings