2022–23 Vegnese Grand Prix
 Race 1/21 in the 2022–23 Formula Micras World Championship | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Vegno |
| Circuit | Cossa Street Circuit, Cossa |
| Dates | 17-19 June 2022 |
| Race length | 44 Laps (6,56 km/lap) |
| Podium | |
 First |
 Harwic Gywion |
 Second |
 Samira Khan |
 Third |
 George Hunt |
| Race statistics | |
| Pole Position |
George Hunt |
| Fastest Lap |
Harwic Gywion |
The 2022 Vegnese Grand Prix, officially presented as the Formula Micras Vegnese Grand Prix 2022, was a Formula Micras World Championship race that was held on 19 June 2022 at the Cossa Street Circuit, a motor racing circuit in the city of Cossa, Vegno. It served as the opening race of the 2022–23 Formula Micras World Championship and it was the first ever running of the Vegnese Grand Prix.
Background
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list.
The Vegnese GP was the first inaugural race of the 2022-23 season and the first ever race for the Formula Micras championship.
The race therefore took place in the home country of the Sburo Deliziosa FM Team and represented the home Grand Prix for the driver Michele Spettacolo, for now the only Vegnese driver of the 2022 season.
Tyre Choices
The two tyre manufacturers (Bouncy Rings and Vitesse) brought for this Grand Prix three choices of compounds for the teams: Soft (Yellow), Medium (White) and Hard (Orange).
Practice Session
The practice session was held at the Grand Prix lasting an hour in length; it was scheduled on 17 June 2022, and started at 15:00 local time, having the following situation:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Tyre | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Mark Alexander
|
Titan Motorsport | 1:51:064 | S | - |
| 2 | 17 |  Florian Schaffnaust
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Enigma Motorsports | 1:51:070 | S | +0.006 |
| 3 | 42 | Michele Spettacolo
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Sburo Deliziosa FM Team | 1:51:092 | S | +0.028 |
Qualifying
As clarified by the regulations, the qualifying session took place on 18 June 2022, with a 3-manche sessions: the 17 fastest drivers had access to Q2, then the 10 fastest acceded to Q3, where they fought for pole-position.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 13 | George Hunt
|
Enigma Motorsports | 1:49.304 | 1:48.947 | 1:49.148 | 1st |
| 2 | 17 | Florian Schaffnaust
|
Enigma Motorsports | 1:49.211 | 1:48.870 | 1:49.768 | 2nd |
| 3 | 41 |  Jordan Herbertson-Panner
|
CräiteAuto Grand Prix | 1:49.181 | 1:49.355 | 1:50.175 | 3rd |
| 4 | 70 | Trent Cooper
|
Titan Motorsport | 1:49.265 | 1:49.006 | 1:50.272 | 4th |
| 5 | 7 | Harwic Gywion
|
Ddraig-Llywelyn Racing | 1:49.254 | 1:49.534 | 1:51.662 | 5th |
| 6 | 36 |  Vorgeņ Brólt
|
CräiteAuto Grand Prix | 1:49.181 | 1:49.115 | 1:52.258 | 6th |
| 7 | 6 | Mark Alexander
|
Titan Motorsport | 1:49.358 | 1:49.582 | 1:52.904 | 7th |
| 8 | 12 | Samira Khan
|
Typhon Group | 1:49.253 | 1:49.430 | 1:53.160 | 8th |
| 9 | 89 |  Francesco Giocatore
|
Sburo Deliziosa FM Team | 1:49.484 | 1:49.096 | 1:54.000 | 9th |
| 10 | 11 | Albrecht Kransk
|
Typhon Group | 1:49.082 | 1:49.121 | 1:54.142 | 10th |
| 11 | 94 | Stéphane Silveran
|
Scuderia DaeZoom FM | 1:49.942 | 1:49.635 | N/A | 11th |
| 12 | 42 | Michele Spettacolo
|
Sburo Deliziosa FM Team | 1:49.550 | 1:49.664 | N/A | 12th |
| 13 | 10 | Ottone Qualchempresario
|
Scuderia DaeZoom FM | 1:49.714 | 1:49.818 | N/A | 13th |
| 14 | 20 |  Elliott Dawson
|
Compton Motors Racing | 1:49.351 | 1:49.826 | N/A | 14th |
| 15 | 3 | Ben Lloyd
|
Compton Motors Racing | 1:49.739 | 1:49873 | N/A | 15th |
| 16 | 69 | Maddox Islwyn
|
Ddraig-Llywelyn Racing | 1:49.758 | 1:49.880 | N/A | 16th |
| 17 | 44 |  Toshio Sōma
|
EMW MondoZoom Racing | 1:49.665 | 1:50.467 | N/A | 17th |
| 18 | 33 |  Ghastiv Boure-Janke'Shouivul
|
Waxhai Sport | 1:50.016 | N/A | N/A | 18th |
| 19 | 78 | Quxshuc Korespo
|
Waxhai Sport | 1:50.038 | N/A | N/A | 19th |
| 20 | 56 |  Max Treuenfeld
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EMW MondoZoom Racing | Crashed | N/A | N/A | 20th |
Race
Report
Rainy day in Cossa for the Vegnese GP, all 20 drivers decide to start with an intermediate tire given the wet but not soaked conditions of the track.
At the start, the two Enigmas have a good sprint and remain in the lead up to curve 1, only to be sensationally passed by an extraordinary Gywion who, after passing Schaffnaust in braking at turn 1, runs very well on turn 2 and takes the lead, also overcoming the poleman Hunt. Herbertson-Panner, who started from third place was immediately sucked into the center of the group after a disastrous start.
Already on lap 5 Treuenfeld suffers a mechanical problem and is forced to stop in the pits to avoid retiring but inevitably losing a lot of time and the same fate falls shortly after to Dawson. On lap 14 Cooper and Spettacolo collided as they fought for 11th position, damaging both their cars and forcing them to stop early.
The first twist of the race comes on lap 26 when Alexander, who was sailing steadily in 8th position, ended up long in turn 15 and against the barriers.
The rain, which at a certain point in the race seemed to have stopped, instead begins to increase in intensity, making the track much wetter and preparing for the use of extreme wet tires, even if no team takes the responsibility of making an additional stop, losing more time and forcing the drivers to finish the last 10 laps in very extreme conditions with intermediate tires.
On lap 39 we, unfortunately, witness the second crash of one of the two EMW Mondozoom, this time that of Soma who, because of the very complicated conditions, ends up off the track in the gravel without being able to restart; the VSC is exposed but no one takes the risk of a pit stop just 5 laps from the end of the race.
The first-ever Formula Micras race is won by Ddraig-Llywelyn Racing and the Calbain driver, Gywion, who manages to keep his head from the end of turn 2 of the first lap to the last of the 44 planned; the podium is completed by a great Khan who recovers from 10th position and Hunt, who sees an excellent pole position fade on Saturday with only a third step of the podium.
Result
1 Fastest Lap scored (1 extra point)
2 Pole Position scored (2 extra points)
Championship standings after the race
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