Eurocup-3: Palou Motorsport’s Hunger for Victory at the Hungaroring
Hungaroring’s penultimate weekend for the Eurocup-3 championship saw double victories for Palou Motorsport as they sealed the teams title.
Two different drivers taking pole position in Ean Eyckmans and James Egozi with a maiden victory for Palou Motorsports Heitor Dall’Agnol in the opening race saw misfortune for the Belgian driver who lost out on some crucial points for the Rookie’s championship where the battle is so close prior to the final weekend. Egozi took the Eurocup-3 win record with nine races in a single season and Palou Motorsport taking the teams title.
In race one, Eyckmans came under pressure from Keanu Al Azhari and Dall’Agnol losing two positions into the opening corner as Dall’Agnol snatched the lead with championship Egozi making up four positions in the first half of the opening lap. The Griffincore machine of Popov spun in the wrong direction and dropped down to the back of the grid, the #5 still managing to continue the race, making it back up a few places. As the leaders started Lap 13, yellow flags were waved for the stranded car of Bianca Bustamante over Turn 3 leading to a safety car deployment.
Racing resumed at the beginning of Lap 16, Dell’Agnol managed to build a slight gap to Keanu Al Azhari while Eyckmans made a move on James Egozi for the final podium spot. Feldmann started dropping down the order however managed to get moving, Brazilian Dall’Agnol took his maiden victory at the Hungaroring finishing ahead of Al Azhari and Eyckmans.
Egozi had an exceptional start off the line, with René Lammers having a false start from fifth making his way up into second prior to any penalties, Gianmarco Pradel having a slightly slow getaway, losing two places into the first corner. The American driver began to build his lead over Lammers. Yellow flags were waved for the car of Rahim Alibhai who was stationary by Turn 4 leading to the safety car being deployed for the first time in race two.
Palou Motorsport’s James Egozi commanded the field once more as racing action resumed with ten and a half laps remaining. With the #23 of Stefan Bostandjiev stationary on the exit of Turn 12, the safety car was deployed once more. Kai Darayanani was involved in an incident and that was his race over. Race control announced that the race would end under safety car conditions with James Egozi taking a win record at the Hungaroring with a total of nine wins during the season following his light to flag victory. The American driver crossed the line ahead of René Lammers and teammate Heitor Dall’Agnol but following the penalty applied to Lammers, Dall’Agnol was promoted to second with Keanu Al Azhari taking the final podium position.
Egozi and Dall’Agnol’s finishing positions were enough for Palou Motorsport to be crowned the team's champions in 2026!
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