After triumphing in Sunday morning’s qualifying race, Team Belgium’s Giles Magnus led away from pole ahead of fellow Comtoyou Racing driver Coronel, but dramatically slowed on the pitstraight at the end of the opening lap after his Audi RS3 LMS suffered a suspected driveshaft issue.
Coronel moved to the front and started to pull clear as France’s Teddy Clairet fought hard to keep hold of second. Ireland’s Jack Young lost two places on the opening lap, but soon reclaimed third from Argentina’s Ignacio Montenegro with an aggressive move up the inside, bouncing over a kerb in the process.
