2021 Rio Palito Grand Prix

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2021 Rio Palito Grand Prix
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Race details
Date 24 June 2021 (2021-06-24)
Official name Formula Grand Prix de Rio Palito 2021
Location Circuit de Beausoleil, San Beausoleil, Rio Palito
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.337 km (2.074 miles)
Distance 32 laps, 260.286 km (161.734 miles)
Scheduled distance 78 laps, 307.440 km (191.784 miles)
Weather Rainy
Podium
First Cavitale
Second Forrester
Third Forebel Bleu

The 2021 Rio Palito Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula Grand Prix de Rio Palito 2021) was a Formula motor race held on 24 June 2021 at the Circuit de Beausoleil, a street circuit that runs through San Beausoleil, Rio Palito. It was the 65th time the Rio Palito Grand Prix was held. The race, which was affected by rain during the middle stages, was won by Caspiaan Bjoren Djurna for his first win for the Grand Prix, just shortly ahead of Arnaud Crozier and Alex Spalding, who were passed in the final seconds.

Background

Drivers

Qualifying classification

Pos. No. Driver Country Sponsor Final
grid
1 2 Flag of Versenia.png Raymundo Ribeiro Versenia Petrovas 1
2 51 New Zamastan Flag1.jpg Arnaud Crozier Zamastan ZSuites & Foresster 2
3 12 Quetanaflag.jpg Micael Dantas Quetana Quetana Airways 3
4 46 RIO PALITO FLAG.jpg Albino Teixeira Rio Palito Penniete 4
5 57 Flag of Besmenia.png Chris Pernickel Besmenia AroCola 5
6 34 Kossmil Flag.png Boris Morozov Kossmil Volga Beer 6
7 3 Emmiria flag.png Shakeel Ozer Emmiria Iozzby 7
8 4 New Zamastan Flag1.jpg Timothee Snowden Zamastan Pegassi 8
9 24 AlecburghFlag.png Xavier Westin Alecburgh Turner Casino's and Resorts 9
10 87 DurnstaalFlag.png Avelina Peterka Durnstaal NeoDyn 10
11 7 CaspiaFlag.png Bjoren Djurna Caspiaa Cavitale 11
12 5 LuthariaFlag.png Fraiser Mounsur Lutharia Diekirich 12
13 9 ShoassauFlag.png Emann Belmontue Shoassau ShoassauAir 13
14 11 LuthariaFlag.png Willem Brihma Lutharia Bola Cola 14
15 66 Kossmil Flag.png Dmitry Manturov Kossmil Volga Beer 15
16 37 AlecburghFlag.png Morgan Williams Jr Alecburgh Chelsea Arms 16
17 78 Beatavic Flag 2.png Thies Frielink Beatavic Jan Mooijers River Beer 17
18 35 NTflag2.png Ana Rivera Timeria Tiger 18
19 14 Flag of Jyau.png Alex Spalding Jyau Forebel Bleu 19
20 88 Flag of Elbresia.png Parker Beste Elbresia Wrentley 20

Race

Race report

The race began with Raymundo Ribeiro in a lead in front of the entire 20-car pack, passed halfway through the first lap by Arnaud Crozier. On lap 5, Alex Spalding took a lead passing both Ribeiro and Crozier, but that lead dropped back to third when the two passed Spalding in lap 7. On lap 21, Micael Dantas and Shakeel Ozer crashed in positions 10 and 11 respectively, and their cars were damaged beyond repair to continue the race. The crash delayed many of the drivers who were behind it at the time, and the race had to slow to allow crews to remove debris. For the remainder of the race, it was essentially a four-way head by Ribeiro, Crozier, Spalding, and Djurna. However, in lap 76, Rebeiro was maneuvered out of third position and down to eighth after being passed in the tunnel by Timothee Snowden, Albino Teixeira, and Chris Pernickel. At the close of lap 78, Djurna passed Crozier and narrowly crossed the line, winning the race by -1.2 seconds.

Race classification

Pos. No. Driver Country Laps Final
grid
8 2 Flag of Versenia.png Raymundo Ribeiro Versenia 77 8
2 51 New Zamastan Flag1.jpg Arnaud Crozier Zamastan 78 2
19 (DNF) 12 Quetanaflag.jpg Micael Dantas Quetana 21 19
6 46 RIO PALITO FLAG.jpg Albino Teixeira Rio Palito 78 6
7 57 Flag of Besmenia.png Chris Pernickel Besmenia 78 7
9 34 Kossmil Flag.png Boris Morozov Kossmil 77 9
20 (DNF) 3 Emmiria flag.png Shakeel Ozer Emmiria 21 20
5 4 New Zamastan Flag1.jpg Timothee Snowden Zamastan 78 5
4 24 AlecburghFlag.png Xavier Westin Alecburgh 78 4
10 87 DurnstaalFlag.png Avelina Peterka Durnstaal 77 10
1 7 CaspiaFlag.png Bjoren Djurna Caspiaa 78 1
12 5 LuthariaFlag.png Fraiser Mounsur Lutharia 76 12
11 9 ShoassauFlag.png Emann Belmontue Shoassau 77 11
18 11 LuthariaFlag.png Willem Brihma Lutharia 75 18
13 66 Kossmil Flag.png Dmitry Manturov Kossmil 76 13
14 37 AlecburghFlag.png Morgan Williams Jr Alecburgh 75 14
15 78 Beatavic Flag 2.png Thies Frielink Beatavic 75 15
17 35 NTflag2.png Ana Rivera Timeria 75 17
3 14 Flag of Jyau.png Alex Spalding Jyau 78 3
16 88 Flag of Elbresia.png Parker Beste Elbresia 75 16

Post-race