Lamborghini Esports: The Real Race 7, Catalunya Results

The seventh race event of the 2021 edition of The Real Race presented by Lamborghini Esports took place over the 3rd October weekend. Once again, the EMEA region was on display as the series went to Catalunya in Spain.

Another round with a pair of sprint races per region, this particular venue is 4.655-kilometers or 2.892-miles in length. The course, like Zandvoort on Assetto Corsa Competizione, is an older model of the track having been updated in 2021. This layout has 16 corners and is slightly smaller in length than the current layout because of it.

As it’s been all season, qualifiers were open beforehand to get the 20 best in each region entered into the event. After closed qualifying the day before, the dual races per region took place on Sunday. APAC ran first, the EMEA group second, and NALA would run later on in the day.

The full results are available on The Real Race website. The series utilizes the Assetto Corsa Competizione platform.

EMEA CATALUNYA: Sherratt, Bonaccorsi split wins

All season long, it’s pretty much been the Jordan Sherratt show in the EMEA region. Entering Barcelona, Sherratt only has one loss all season, coming at Laguna Seca in the feature race. The domination continued into qualifying as Sherratt took pole position for the event.

In the sprint, however, the start of the race proved again that Sherratt was not completely unbeatable. Tommy Razeyre was able to get in front for a few moments after starting alongside. It didn’t take long, however, for Sherratt to take it back.

Razeyre kept Sherratt honest, and opted for an early pit when the window opened. Unfortunately, a miscue with the pit limiter meant a speeding penalty for Razeyre, ultimately ending his chances early. Sherratt went on to take the victory over Beniamin Baumann and Marcello Bonaccorsi.

EMEA Catalunya Sprint Race Results 

Pos	Driver	Laps	Best Time
1	Jordan Sherratt	26	46:11.883
2	Beniamin Baumann	26	46:27.351
3	Marcello Bonaccorsi	26	46:36.535
4	Carlo Barberi	26	46:40.986
5	Mathys Leitao	26	46:44.740
6	Luca Tavernari	26	46:44.898
7	Artur Kucharczak	26	46:49.278
8	Naga Racing Djihed	26	46:57.627
9	Max Gripp	26	47:03.299
10	Ferhat Düdükcü	26	47:04.646
11	Robin Hörig	26	47:13.749
12	Jean-Baptiste JB1308	26	47:18.368
13	Andrey Vorona	26	47:18.923
14	Heikki Hytönen	26	47:20.949
15	Rafael Alves	26	47:48.925
16	Goncalves Vasco	25	46:46.892
17	Dimcescu Cristian	25	47:04.937
18	Tommy Razeyre	25	47:13.919
19	Romain Lippens	25	47:49.990
20	Gábor Sárosi	25	47:54.330

In the feature race, 15 minutes longer than the sprint, Sherratt was able to get a better start, but Baumann kept it close through the first couple of corners. Baumann was forced out and attempted to make a move back inside of Sherratt, but before he could get low, he connected and sent Sherratt spinning wildly into the path of Carlo Barberi.

As Sherratt recovered and began his march forward, the damage for Barberi was significant and a penalty for Baumann was dished out. That handed the race over to Bonaccorsi, but it would not be an easy win by any stretch.

Knowing that he would be forced to serve a penalty during his pit stop, Baumann kept it on track and in the lead. Bonaccorsi just couldn’t get around, but waited it out patiently until the pit window would open.

Razeyre was back in the picture after having to start deep in the field. He and Mathys Leitao kept it close, but it was Bonaccorsi who struck first for the undercut. When things cycled through, Baumann cycled behind Sherratt, who worked his way back into the picture. Sherratt could only get back to third as Razeyre finished runner-up to the new winner, Bonaccorsi.

EMEA Catalunya Feature Race Results 

Pos	Driver	Laps	Best Time
1	Marcello Bonaccorsi	34	60:22.114
2	Tommy Razeyre	34	60:24.441
3	Jordan Sherratt	34	60:29.122
4	Mathys Leitao	34	60:35.743
5	Beniamin Baumann	34	60:43.261
6	Max Gripp	34	60:50.469
7	Gábor Sárosi	34	60:54.971
8	Artur Kucharczak	34	60:58.739
9	Romain Lippens	34	61:04.790
10	Heikki Hytönen	34	61:07.168
11	Luca Tavernari	34	61:07.531
12	Naga Racing Djihed	34	61:08.288
13	Dimcescu Cristian	34	61:18.188
14	Ferhat Düdükcü	34	61:19.053
15	Robin Hörig	34	61:29.218
16	Rafael Alves	34	61:32.235
17	Jean-Baptiste JB1308	34	61:54.512
18	Carlo Barberi	33	60:28.294
19	Andrey Vorona	22	41:11.914
20	Goncalves Vasco	19	36:38.523

It’s not official yet, but it should be mathematically over in the EMEA championship. Sherratt has 354 points after his double podium at Catalunya. His closest competitor, Razeyre, would have needed at least three more points to be able to make up the remaining distance. As long as Sherratt starts any of the final three events, he should lock it up without question.

NALA CATALUNYA: Hendrickson wins both races

The NALA region pole may have gone to Fidel Moreira, but it was his championship rival William Hendrickson taking double victory at Catalunya over the weekend.

The two had a spirited first race as the margin was only six tenths between the two. In the second race, however, Hendrickson was able to win by nearly two seconds over Moreira. Gabriel Felipe finished in third in both races as well.

NALA Catalunya Sprint Race TOP 10

Pos	Driver	Laps	Best Time
1	William Hendrickson	26	46:15.392
2	Fidel Moreira	26	46:15.940
3	Gabriel Felipe	26	46:24.743
4	Eric DeBon	26	46:38.185
5	Daniel de Oliveira	26	46:39.323
6	Jonthan Clifford	26	46:46.908
7	Timothy Flammger	26	46:53.351
8	Ryan Woodrow	26	46:55.813
9	Brian Kannappan	26	47:03.393
10	Vinny Oliveira Leão	26	47:09.472

NALA Catalunya Feature Race Top 10

Pos	Driver	Laps	Best Time
1	William Hendrickson	34	60:14.237
2	Fidel Moreira	34	60:16.154
3	Gabriel Felipe	34	60:16.426
4	Eric DeBon	34	60:31.303
5	Vinny Oliveira Leão	34	60:36.766
6	Daniel de Oliveira	34	60:37.684
7	Ryan Woodrow	34	60:50.626
8	Sebastian Gonzalez	34	61:19.280
9	Fernando Deutsch	34	61:19.795
10	Max Baughman	34	61:33.584

Now with three races remaining, Hendrickson has a larger gap over Moreira. Hendrickson has 300 points to Moreira’s 269, a 31 point difference. Felipe is still mathematically in it too, sitting at 228 points.

APAC CATALUNYA: O’Hara sweeps the weekend

For Andrew O’Hara, Catalunya was about 105 minutes of perfect driving for him in the APAC region. O’Hara took the pole, the Sprint and the Feature with seemingly little to battle against. For the first time, Egor Ogorodnikov did not show, so it was a perfect moment for O’Hara to pull away in the standings.

O’Hara now leads Ogorodnikov by 50 points with only three races to go. Only ten drivers qualified for the APAC region this weekend.

APAC Catalunya Sprint Race Results 

Pos	Driver	Laps	Best Time
1	Andrew O’Hara	26	46:11.304
2	Denis Sakharov	26	46:30.457
3	Terry Rayton	26	46:31.356
4	Sergey Mironenko	26	46:46.344
5	Paul Yeung	26	47:13.366
6	Adrian Garnham	26	47:49.064
7	Tristan Carter	26	47:51.718
8	Sam Bugden	26	49:12.370
9	Matthew Williams	25	46:12.223
10	Arvind Gawade	24	46:59.371

APAC Catalunya Feature Race Results 

Pos	Driver	Laps	Best Time
1	Andrew O’Hara	34	60:13.089
2	Terry Rayton	34	60:27.914
3	Denis Sakharov	34	60:35.853
4	Sergey Mironenko	34	60:53.694
5	Sam Bugden	34	61:22.702
6	Paul Yeung	34	61:48.290
7	Tristan Carter	33	60:18.282
8	Adrian Garnham	33	60:18.633
9	Arvind Gawade	31	62:06.602
10	Matthew Williams	0	DNS

The next race event will take place at Silverstone on 17th October. Open qualifiers will start on 11th October and will end 15th October. Only three events remain in the season now. This event will have a sprint and feature race for all regions. Check out the full EMEA region broadcast for Catalunya down below.

Images thanks to The Real Race.