Perez takes Italian Double
Seb Perez Chesterfield’s sensational 18 year old Porsche Carrera Cup GB race driver stormed with two podium places at the legendry Italian Grand Prix circuit of Monza last weekend.
The Amigos Team Parker Drivers impressive show of talent also gained him the Carrera Cup “Driver of the Weekend” for his performance in the Porsche 911 GT3 and became the only driver in the series to win two races in one weekend
It was only two weeks ago that Perez took his maiden ProAm category podium after a tough weekend at Donington Park.
Amigos Team mate George Gamble from Southwell Nottinghamshire was on form too taking fourth spot in race one but finishing on a high by winning a thrilling race two on Sunday morning.
Perez travelled to Monza with success in his mind and had already tested at the circuit before the start of the season in March taking some fast laps and times.
In both free practice sessions on Friday Perez showed impressive pace that saw him 8th and then 7th fastest out of 21 cars on track. Team mate Gamble taking 3rd and 4th.
Saturday saw the start of a busy weekend for both Amigos drivers with a qualifying session and race followed by a second race on Sunday morning.
Qualifying Saturday morning saw a solid performance from Perez finishing 9th place and 2nd in the ProAm category.
Race one saw Perez line up on fifth row of the grid just behind Gamble and was full of excitement from the lights going out, an opening corner shunt involving a number of cars saw the safety car deployed to assist in cars that littered the track.
Once racing commenced again Perez would enjoy a trouble-free run and stormed into first place ProAm driver during the opening half of the race and would stay there for the remainder, crossing the line fifth overall out of the 17 remaining cars, right behind Gamble but more importantly taking the class win, his second of the season.
A reverse grid race on Sunday morning saw the dynamic Amigos duo second and third on the grid, putting Perez on the first row.
In his usual style, Perez worked hard to ensure he stayed up-front of the ProAm contenders spending several laps playing cat and mouse and fighting for position with the Pro drivers. Keeping his cool he crossed the line fifth, taking the category victory in the process.
Team mate Gamble winning the race overhaul, a fantastic weekends racing was had by Perez and Gamble and Amigos Team Parker Racing.
Reflecting on the weekend after race two Perez said
I`m really over the moon with that one, it’s been a fantastic weekend from start to finish and that’s the perfect way to round it off”.
“I’m pleased with the way I drove in that race, keeping a gap to Tio (Ellinas – Pro driver) was nice. The race was action packed from lights to flag and I pushed quite hard in there and I held my own for quite a few laps but the aim was the class win and that’s what I got. It’s been great to come to a circuit like Monza and win. It’s really special for me”.
Perez leaves Monza in second place ProAm and second place Rookie. Amigos Team Parker Racing is second in the Team Championship standings and also won the best team award in Italy.
The next round of the season will see Perez travel back on home soil again at Oulton Park on 9th / 10th June where all the action will be on live ITV4.
Photgraphy Porsche Carrera Cup GB
Editorial Paul Horton
