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Race report: Horta Dominates Season 03 Opener at Red Bull Ring with 45-Second Victory

Fernando Horta crossed the finish line at the Red Bull Ring a full 45.5 seconds clear of the field, taking a comprehensive victory in the opening round of FormulaDuude Season 03.

Rewinding to the start, the Williams Grand Prix Engineering driver set the tone early by securing pole position in his #01 Ferrari 360 GTC with a 1:34.650. When the lights went out for the 14-lap feature, Horta immediately broke away from the pack, finding a race rhythm that completely eclipsed his qualifying effort to record the fastest lap of the session at 1:32.665.

Behind him, Roger Wilco drove a isolated race for Scuderia Libra. Settling into second position from third on the grid, Wilco managed his #29 Ferrari to the flag without challenge, securing 12 championship points despite lacking the ultimate pace to mount an attack on the leader.

Goofy, who had lined up on the front row in his #77 Mapua Racing Porsche GT3-RSR after a 1:35.256 qualifying run, found himself unable to maintain the pace of the mid-engine Ferraris. Completing 13 laps before the leader took the checkered flag, Goofy crossed the line one lap down to round out the podium in third place.

Eurico Maluf (Executive Director): "The timing system ran without technical interruption and all three entries completed the scheduled distance. The standings are officially ratified."

With maximum points awarded for pole, victory, and fastest lap, Horta and Williams Grand Prix Engineering take an early lead in both championships as Round 1 concludes.

Ps. Goofy, where did the Porsche's straight-line speed go after qualifying?!

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Classification

Position		Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Gap	Best Lap	Points
1		FERNANDO HORTA	WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX ENGINEERING	FERRARI 360 GTC	14	0:22:27.059	1:32.665	21
2		ROGER WILCO	SCUDERIA LIBRA	FERRARI 360 GTC	14	+ 45.537	1:35.770	12
3		GOOFY	MAPUA RACING	PORSCHE GT3-RSR	13	+ 1 LAP	1:35.968	8

Qualifying

Qualifying times as the race log recorded them.

Lap Chart

Position at the end of every lap, FERNANDO HORTA highlighted. Hover a line or a name to follow a driver, click or tap to keep it highlighted; dashed lines are cars that retired.

Leaders

FERNANDO HORTA led every lap.

Gaps

Time behind at the end of every lap. The scale stops at about one lap (1:36.631): lines break where a car drops further back. Hover or tap a line to follow a driver.

Lap by Lap

Each lap's notable moments, quiet stretches grouped; tap a row for the full order with lap times and gaps. The logs don't record pit stops: they're worked out from lap times, so a spin that costs as much time can read as one.

Driver Standings

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	FERNANDO HORTA	WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX ENGINEERING	21
2	ROGER WILCO	SCUDERIA LIBRA	12
3	GOOFY	MAPUA RACING	8

Team Standings

Position	Team	Points
1	WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX ENGINEERING	21
2	SCUDERIA LIBRA	12
3	MAPUA RACING	8

Related Images

Mapua Racing, Porsche Gt3-rsr #4777, Driven By Goofy

Scuderia Libra, Ferrari 360 Gtc #9029, Driven By Roger Wilco

Williams Grand Prix Engineering, Ferrari 360 Gtc #10001, Driven By Fernando Horta

Red Bull Ring