Bad Luck at Paul Ricard for Kox Racing
The last round for the ELMS at Paul Ricard didn’t bring the result for Kox Racing they had hoped for.
Nico Pronk, Dennis Retera and Peter Kox were happy with the balance of their Gallardo FL2 throughout free practice and qualifying.
Kox put the car on P6 in qualifying and was the first non Ferrari on the GT3 grid, unable to match their top speeds on the long Ricard straight.
Nico took the start and drove a solid first stint to hand the car over to Dennis. The team did a quick stop and opted not to change tyres. On his in lap he got a puncture on the left rear was unfortunate, but also, in a way, lucky as he was close to the pit.
Peter went in for the last turn, and again after solid teamwork was quickly on his way again. Unfortunately he also got, with 45minutes to go, a left rear puncture albeit now at the far side of the track.
It was really no point in dragging the Gallardo back to the box, as the race was too short to make it worth while, putting maybe more damage on the car.
Obviously this was a big disappointment to the team, as at that moment they were P5 in class and a higher finish was on the cards.
