Just one year on from its shock exit at the Esports World Cup without even reaching the final, Porsche Coanda retain the Rennsport R1 crown, headed by the extraordinary pace of Charlie Collins.
After the regular season, points for the six finalist teams were adjusted with the leading TC Esports just three points ahead of Porsche Coanda before the final. It was Porsche Coanda who seemed to get off to the best start, as it seemed to have taken a one-two in the first qualifying session.
However, after multiple laps from qualifying had been deleted for track limits, Caique Oliveira took the start from first, with Collins way back in the pack. The first chicane at Monza was as chaotic as one would expect, with Oliveira hit by his BS+ Competition teammate Robbie Stapleford sending both down the order.
Josh Rogers came through to lead, while Collins battled down the order with Marcell Csincsik, a battle that the Hungarian came off worse in. Collins himself would spin on lap seven, after contact with Mortiz Lohner of MOUZ.
But out front Rogers took the win, putting Porsche Coanda six points clear of TCE after just one race. They locked out the front row at Spa for race two as well, another race with a very busy start.
Jack Keithley, potentially in an act of desperation for TCE, dived down the inside at T1 on lap one, launching a domino effect that eventually spun his teammate. At the front, Rogers fought off Oliveira to retain the Porsche Coanda one-two, which put the reigning champions just three points off the all-important Finalist Mode.
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