{"id":10385,"date":"2026-07-07T18:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/?p=10385"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:27:15","slug":"r-ace-gp-makes-a-strong-start-to-the-euro4-season-at-vallelunga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/2026\/07\/07\/r-ace-gp-makes-a-strong-start-to-the-euro4-season-at-vallelunga\/","title":{"rendered":"R-ace GP Makes a Strong Start to the EURO4 Season at Vallelunga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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6 July 2026 \u2013 The 2026 EURO4 Championship<\/a> got underway this weekend at Vallelunga, Italy. In the opening round of the season, R-ace GP delivered a strong performance, highlighted by an overall victory for Kenzo Craigie and two Rookie class wins.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the opening free practice sessions, Kenzo Craigie is immediately among the front-runners, setting the second and third fastest times. Andy Consani records the seventh and nineteenth quickest laps, while Philippe Armand Karras finishes 28th and 25th. Jean-Paul Karras ends the sessions in 23rd and 29th, ahead of Tomika Gender in 34th and 35th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In qualifying, Craigie confirms his pace by finishing seventh in Q1 before claiming second place in Q2. Consani qualifies ninth and tenth, while Philippe Armand Karras records 26th in both sessions. Jean-Paul Karras qualifies 34th and 30th, with Tomika Gender finishing 35th and 33rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Race 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Craigie finishes sixth overall and takes victory in the Rookie class. Consani crosses the line in ninth place, while Gender finishes 30th ahead of Jean-Paul Karras in 32nd and Philippe Armand Karras in 35th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Race 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Craigie takes his first overall victory of the season and secures a second Rookie class win. Philippe Armand Karras finishes 25th, ahead of Consani in 26th, Jean-Paul Karras in 30th and Gender in 31st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Race 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Craigie finishes 10th, while Philippe Armand Karras records his best result of the weekend with 14th place. Consani takes the chequered flag in 22nd, Jean-Paul Karras finishes 23rd, and Gender is forced to retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R-ace GP leaves Vallelunga with one overall victory and two Rookie wins thanks to Craigie. The British driver moves up to second in the provisional drivers’ standings, while R-ace GP sits third in the teams’ championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team now heads to France for Round 2 of the EURO4 Championship at Circuit Paul Ricard in two weeks’ time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To watch the races, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6 July 2026 \u2013 The 2026 EURO4 Championship got underway this weekend at Vallelunga, Italy. In the opening round of the season, R-ace GP delivered a strong performance, highlighted by an overall victory for Kenzo Craigie and two Rookie class wins. From the opening free practice sessions, Kenzo Craigie is immediately among the front-runners, setting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"class_list":["post-10385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-euro-4"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t