Zamparelli edges clear as Harper stars
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB
Dino Zamparelli extended his Porsche Carrera Cup GB points lead over Tio
Ellinas by a point as JTR’S Dan Harper stole the show at Knockhill.
Northern Irishman Harper converted pole position into a win and second place. “It’s been a fantastic weekend and it was good to put on a bit of a show for everyone,” he said. “Hopefully this can kick-start the last two rounds going into next year.”
He worked hard for his race one win, losing his lead to team-mate Lewis Plato after being baulked by lapped Steve Gales.
After a brief safety car intervention to recover the beached cars of Jamie Orton and Fraser Robertson, Harper retook the lead with a forceful late lunge on Plato under braking into Clark’s. Plato then spun at the hairpin, allowing Zamparelli and Ellinas through to claim the final podium positions.
As torrential rain hit, organisers elected to start race two behind the safety car. With that, polesitter George Gamble led from start to finish for Team Parker, with Ellinas this time beating Zamparelli for third.
Harper made swift work from fourth on the partially reversed grid and profited from a slide by Zamparelli at the chicane’s exit to take third. Rookie Harper followed Ellinas for several laps before grabbing second as the pair turned into Duffus. Harper took to the sausage kerb while the Cypriot trundled across the runoff on the outside.
Redline Racing’s Zamparelli now has a five-point table lead heading into the penultimate round at Silverstone.