Lukas Dunner scores double win, triple podium in Monza
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September 28th 2020, Vienna
September 28th 2020, Vienna
Young Austrian racer Lukas Dunner delivers a strong performance in Monza for his CryptoTower team in Euroformula Open. He improves over the course of his qualifying runs and finishes the races on P2, P1 and P1.
Lukas Dunner returns to Euroformula Open in Monza, Italy after missing two of this season's three races in favour of the FIA Formula 3 championship.
During the qualifying sessions, Dunner struggles a bit with the timing of his outings, which leaves him on the back foot. Not being able to drive his last push lap is a clear disadvantage on the Monza track which sees lap times get lower by the minute. Dunner's qualifying results: P7, P2 and P3.
In race one, Dunner shows from the start where he intends to go: to the front. After the first couple of corners he has already gained four positions and is already on P3. After gaining another position, he battles his teammate Yifei Ye until the end of the race, with Ye just having the edge in the end - P2 for Dunner.
In race two, the young Austrian starts from pole despite only posting the second-fastest qualifying lap, as his teammate Ye faces a three position grid penalty. After a few slipstream duels, characteristic for the highspeed circuit of Monza, Dunner manages to move away from the field. He wins the race by nearly ten seconds, a considerable margin.
In race three, Lukas Dunner starts from third position on the grid. He manages to gain a position early in the race and starts to put pressure onto Yifei Ye straight away. The teammates overtake each other several times in a fight equally tough and fair. Dunner proves mentally stronger as he pushes Ye into a mistake in the first corner after the long finishing straight. Ye locks up his front wheels and has to take the emergency exit, handing P1 to Dunner who holds onto it until the checquered flag.
There are four more EFO race weekends waiting for Lukas Dunner. He stays in Italy until the next one, which takes place in Mugello, a track he knows well and remembers fondly from winning his first race outside karting in a LMP3 car in 2019.
In race two, the young Austrian starts from pole despite only posting the second-fastest qualifying lap, as his teammate Ye faces a three position grid penalty. After a few slipstream duels, characteristic for the highspeed circuit of Monza, Dunner manages to move away from the field. He wins the race by nearly ten seconds, a considerable margin.
In race three, Lukas Dunner starts from third position on the grid. He manages to gain a position early in the race and starts to put pressure onto Yifei Ye straight away. The teammates overtake each other several times in a fight equally tough and fair. Dunner proves mentally stronger as he pushes Ye into a mistake in the first corner after the long finishing straight. Ye locks up his front wheels and has to take the emergency exit, handing P1 to Dunner who holds onto it until the checquered flag.
There are four more EFO race weekends waiting for Lukas Dunner. He stays in Italy until the next one, which takes place in Mugello, a track he knows well and remembers fondly from winning his first race outside karting in a LMP3 car in 2019.
- Mugello: October 1-4
- Spa-Francorchamps: Oktober 15-18
- Barcelona: Oktober 29 - November 1
- Jarama: November 5-8
"We have a really fast car and if we improve a bit on our coordination during qualifying, we can get many more good results. All in all it was a very good weekend here in Monza." - Lukas Dunner