Stoneman dominates first race at Brands Hatch

Date published : 17 Jul 2010 - 13:05:00

GPUpdateStoneman dominates first race at Brands Hatch17 July 2010Dean Stoneman romped home to an emphatic eight second victory in the opening race at Brands Hatch, the Briton closing to within five points of Jolyon Palmer in the overall championship as a result. Starting from pole, Stoneman made a great start as fellow front-row man Sergey Afanasiev bogged down, bunching the field up behind him and allowing Stoneman to pull clear through the opening few corners. From there he set about establishing a furious pace that the rest of the field struggled to match, his winning margin not reflecting his true dominance as he backed off in the closing stages of the race. Stoneman's win was made all the more sweet as championship rival Jolyon Palmer failed to improve upon his seventh-place grid slot, the Briton eventually finishing eighth and conceding 21 points in the title battle. Instead it was Jack Clarke who finished runner-up to Stoneman, with the Surrey-racer makign a superb move around the outside of Afanasiev on the opening lap to snatch second - which he held for the duration of the race. Ivan Samarin snatched third as Bratt and Afanasiev clashed at Druids on lap one, and the Russian held on to the final podium spot - his best result of the season - despite the best efforts of Gladdis and Bratt during the race. More news17 Jul 2010Indy Wilson takes pole position in streets of TorontoF2 Vasiliauskas claims pole for second raceIndy Photos: Saturday in TorontoMotoGP Photos: Saturday at the SachsenringMotoGP Another pole position for Lorenzo in GermanyF1 Schumacher expecting emotional' German experienceF2 Photos: Saturday at Brands HatchF2 Stoneman dominates first race at Brands HatchMotoGP Lorenzo fastest in practice at the SachsenringF1 Hamilton keen to view pace differencesF1 MSA praises Albon's European karting title16 Jul 2010Indy Photos: Friday in TorontoIndy Hunter-Reay fastest in second free practiceF2 Stoneman claims pole for first Brands Hatch raceMotoGP Photos: Friday at the SachsenringF1 Yamamoto to replace Chandhok in GermanyMotoGP Stoner: We have work to doMotoGP Pedrosa confident after topping first FridayIndy Dixon tops first Toronto practiceMotoGP Rossi really happy' with Friday resultsF3 Litespeed competing with Lotus liveryF3 Nasr leads final Rockingham testMotoGP Pedrosa quickest, Rossi 7th in first Sachsenring practiceF2 Photos: Friday at Brands HatchF2 Stoneman still on top in second practiceMore newsFormula 2: Brands Hatch17 JulVasiliauskas claims pole for second race17 JulPhotos: Saturday at Brands Hatch17 JulStoneman dominates first race at Brands Hatch16 JulStoneman claims pole for first Brands Hatch race16 JulPhotos: Friday at Brands HatchDean Stoneman16 JulStoneman still on top in second practice16 JulStoneman fastest in first Brands practice04 JulStoneman wins second race at Portimão19 JunStoneman claims commanding Zolder victory18 JunStoneman grabs pole at ZolderFormula 215 JulSnoeks to miss Brands Hatch13 JulPalmer heads Brands Hatch testPhotosFormula 2: Brands Hatch More Formula 2: Brands Hatch photos Dean Stoneman More Dean Stoneman photos Formula 2 More Formula 2 photos Silver SurfersAccording to the last UK census, there are now more people aged over 60 than under 16, and over one million people aged 85 or more.© 1998-2010 GPUpdate.net | Privacy notice