Britain’s Abbi Pulling extended her lead at the top of the F1 Academy standings with a win and a third place at Zandvoort.
The first race was originally scheduled for Saturday night but was postponed due to torrential rain, so the series’ two races took place just a few hours apart on Sunday morning.
Pulling won Race 1 before her closest title rival, Doriane Pin, triumphed in Race 2. Pulling finished third in the second race while Pin could only manage fifth in the first, meaning the Briton was able to extend her lead to 71 points.
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Highlights of the F1 Academy’s second race at the Dutch Grand Prix
Alpine’s Pulling, the pole sitter for Race 1, made a strong start and drove effortlessly to victory, taking his fifth win in the first seven races of the season.
Mercedes junior driver Pin started from second place and finished the course in that position, but was demoted to fifth place due to a five-second penalty for a false start.
Nerea Marti finished second, Maya Weug completed the podium and Nina Gademan was the first wild card rider to score points with fourth place.
F1 Academy, Zandvoort Race 1 result
Pin was on pole for race 2 and this time was able to leave the grid properly to keep the lead.
Pulling, who started from second place, had a bad start and was easily overtaken by Weug.
The Briton put strong pressure on Weug, especially in the middle phase of the race, but was unable to get past the Ferrari driver.
Gademan again finished fourth on the track, but was demoted to tenth after receiving a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Aurelia Nobels while overtaking her on lap 9.
F1 Academy, Zandvoort Race 2 result
Pulling said: “We all saw what happened at the beginning. It was a bit disappointing. But at the end of the day, P3 is still a great points haul. We increased the gap even further this weekend.”
“I think I was probably the fastest car on the track. It was just about not going off the line. We had so much pace when we were really close on Maya, but it’s a difficult track to overtake.”
Pin’s victory was her first since the opening race of the season, and the weekend marked a return to form for the French rider after battling a rib injury at the last race in Barcelona.
The fifth of seven rounds of the season will take place in Singapore from September 20 to 22.
Dutch GP live schedule from Sky Sports F1
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