ESL_R1 Spa driver comments after the race, results and standings 27.03.2023: Esports race, ESL_R1, Round 4, Spa-Francorchamps (B) Joshua Rogers (AUS, Porsche Coanda Esports Racing): “The race definitely wasn't ideal for me. I didn't quite get the qualifying lap I needed. As a result, I started on P7.

Esports race, ESL_R1, Round 4, Spa-Francorchamps (B)




Joshua Rogers (AUS, Porsche Coanda Esports Racing): “The race definitely wasn't ideal for me. I didn't quite get the qualifying lap I needed. As a result, I started on P7.



The first-lap battle with Moritz Löhner was good fun. Unfortunately, in the last chicane, I was hit hard from behind and spun. I fell back to P10 and pushed hard to salvage any points. As always, we’ll keep pushing for the next round.”




Mack Bakkum (NL, Porsche Coanda Esports Racing): “The semi-final didn't quite go my way. Sadly, I finished on P10. I didn't quite manage to get a good qualifying lap. In the Porsche, you live and die in qualifying. It is really hard to overtake other cars.



I knew I would lose places to the Mercedes at the start. It was quite a difficult race. A spin in the first lap set me back. After that, it was about bringing the car home. It’s a bit of a disappointing weekend."






Philip Stamm (D, Team Principal Porsche Coanda Esports Racing): “In this racing series, the qualifying performance on the weekend is important.


We have some catching up to do there because we lost two cars on Friday and started in the danger zone today. Essentially, the level of driving at the top is very high, so everything has to come together perfectly.



In terms of Balance of Performance, we’ve always been on the back foot and a bit disadvantaged. We have to see if we can find a little more performance.”






Results


Spa-Francorchamps (B), finale


1. Dáire McCormack, AMG-GT3 Evo (IRL, Mercedes-AMG Team Williams Esports)
2. Jiri Toman, Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II (CZ, R8G Esports)
3. Kevin Siggy, BMW M4 GT3 (SLO, Team Redline)
8. Ulas Ozyildirim, Porsche 911 GT3 R (TR, FaZe Clan)
15. Joshua Rogers, Porsche 911 GT3 R (AUS/Porsche Coanda Esports Racing)
16. Mack Bakkum, Porsche 911 GT3 R (NL/Porsche Coanda Esports Racing)
20. Dayne Warren, Porsche 911 GT3 R (AUS/Porsche Coanda Esports Racing)
20. Mitchell deJong, Porsche 911 GT3 R (USA/Porsche Coanda Esports Racing)





Drivers’ standings after 4 of 10 championship rounds


1. Jiri Toman (CZ, R8G Esports) 181 points
2. Marcell Csincsik (CZ, R8G Esports) 158 points
3. Joshua Rogers (AUS/Porsche Coanda Esports Racing), 140 points




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