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More learning for Jim Pla
Gravity's youngest driver, Jim Pla, was on his way to score a significant result as his qualifying performance put him down the order on both starting grids. "At the start of race 1 I was hit by another car which went wide into the run-off area at the first turn. This damaged my nose cone which affected the car's handling of course and that put me down to 18th at the end. In the second race, I was 13th on the grid and got off to a pretty good start right behind my team mate Kevin Breysse, and was targeting a top 10 finish. But in the rapid left hander, there was a contact with another driver which sent me into a spin. By the time I was back on the track, many cars had passed and I was only 24th at the chequered flag. It's a disappointing result but at least it's more experience under my belt, and hopefully I'll soon be able to prove my worth."