The 1st Andros e-Trophy race in Val Thorens

We continue to follow Aurélien Panis closely at the e-Trophée Andros. On the weekend of December 3rd and 4th, the first race on the Val Thorens circuit went very well for the sports car driver. Let's have a look at this first stage.

Val Thorens : a circuit up to the task

The circuit of Val Thorens is named after the car champion Alain Prost. Every year, it hosts the first race of the Andros Trophy, for more than 30 editions. Nestled at an altitude of 2,200 meters, its track is considered to be the highest circuit in Europe. It is 760 meters long and 10 to 12 meters wide.

The tests

From Thursday, December 1, Aurélien Panis was on the circuit of Val Thorens for the first tests. He took his marks with his Audi A1 and the icy track of Val Thorens. This first day was also an opportunity to review the improvements and new parts of the vehicle. For Aurélien, it was "good and conclusive tests thanks to nice evolutions brought to the car".

Race 1 in Val Thorens

Saturday, December 3 is the start of the hostilities with the first race.

After taking^5th and^3rd place in qualifying, Aurélien Panis finished^4th in the Super Pole. Berthon showed his advantage in Q1 and Boccolacci overtook everyone else in Q2.

Aurélien Panis is still^5th in the provisional ranking for the Super Final. The result is a bit disappointing for Aurélien's team, Sainteloc Racing: the car lacks grip, and more particularly motricity in the first rounds.

Aurélien started in^5th position in the Super Final and after two good overtaking maneuvers, finished^3rd. Boccolacci won ahead of Berthon and Panis. With the accumulation of the points of the day, Aurélien is ^4th in the general classification. This first day of racing is finally encouraging.

Andros Trophy

Race 2 in Val Thorens

The second day of the race started on Sunday. Aurélien and his team modified many settings on the car to try to gain in performance. The gamble paid off, as the sports car driver won the first qualifying round. He set the best time against Muller and Ghiretti. In the second heat, Yvan Muller set the fastest time ahead of Clairet and Dubourg, but in Super Pole, Panis also won.

The general ranking of Val Thorens

At the head of the provisional ranking, Aurélien starts from the Pole position. He resists to the competition on the six laps of the final. Unstoppable, he won the race easily! He won the overall classification of the day and is now the leader of the e-Trophee Andros, with 122 points, until the next round on December 16 and 17 in Andorra. A very good start for our partner Aurélien Panis.

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