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DTC: Watts wins round six at Jyllands-ring
The Danish racing spectators at the Jyllands-Ring went mad on Sunday, when Jason Watt crossed the finishing line as the winner of the sixth round of the Danish Touringcar Challenge, which was held at the country's top meeting, the Duckhams Danish ...
Edited: Jun 30, 2009, 5:54 AM
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The Danish racing spectators at the Jyllands-Ring went mad on Sunday, when Jason Watt crossed the finishing line as the winner of the sixth round of the Danish Touringcar Challenge, which was held at the country's top meeting, the Duckhams Danish Grand Prix. The former Formula 3000 driver, who was paralysed in a motorcycle accident last October, took his first victory in the DTC series following a hard and close fight with his team mate from the Peugeot Sport Team, Pierre Legarth, and later from Volkswagen Golf driver, Michael Schröter.
"With this win I have proved that with me hands I am capable of doing 99 per cent of what I previously did by using both hands and feet," a jubilant Watt said after the win.
"For me it was something big to win. When I sat in my Peugeot 306 for the first time back in June, I knew that I could win on the right day. But for me personally it was also important for me to win, as it is important to be accepted as an even-worthy driver, and that people don't pay special attention to me because of my situation."
In the qualification race Jason Watt was somewhat off the pace. During the 12 lapper he only managed to gain one place to finish seventh, but when the grid was formed for the final, Watt was moved up two places on the grid. During the qualification race Team Brask driver Klaus Madsen and championship leader Michael Carlsen had passed John Nielsen under the yellow and both were duly moved to the back of the grid.
"I did not see the yellow flag, and if I had seen it, I would not have made the move," a disappointed Carlsen said afterwards. "John stopped driving, and Klaus and I simply passed him on either side. But if I had passed during yellow flags, then I off course accept to be excluded."
Jason Watt got away from the start in fourth place after Pierre Legarth, Mike Legarth and John Nielsen, but as the two latter drivers collided at the end of the opening lap, Watt suddenly found himself behind his leading team mate, Pierre Legarth.
"Pierre was driving very defensively, as he had used his front tyres too quickly. But he was very fair in his driving, and he could see that I was faster and he let me by," Jason said. Towards the end of the final Michael Schröter closed the gap to Watt, but even though he managed to get the gap down to just 0,4 secs, he did not manage to find a way past Watt.
Having won the qualification race Pierre Legarth fell back to third place, which he looked set to hold, until he was passed by reigning champion Jesper Sylvest. Privateer Johnny V. Nielsen caused the surprise of the race by bringing his Peugeot 306 home in fifth place.
Despite being excluded from the qualification race Michael Carlsen managed to extend his lead in the Danish Touringcar Challenge, as he moved his way up to seventh place just behind Thorkild Thyrring, who also used the final to make up lost ground. Carlsen's case was helped by his rival John Nielsen not scoring any points in the final, as he choose to retire following a collision later in the race with Klaus Madsen.
<pre> Result - Round 6 - Qualification race - 12 laps of 1.475 kms:
1. Pierre Legarth Peugeot Sport Team Peugeot 406 Coupé 11.20,395
2. John Nielsen McDonald's Nissan Racing Nissan Primera 11.22,259
3. Mike Legarth Legarth Racing BMW 320i 11.23,439
4. Jesper Sylvest Sylvest Motorsport Citroën Xsara Coupé VTS 11.23,737
5. Jason Watt Peugeot Sport Team Peugeot 306 GTI 11.24,364
6. Michael Schröter Michael Schröter Volkswagen Golf GTI 11.25,195
7. Casper Elgaard Renault Motorsport Danmark Renault Megane St.car 11.25,740
8. Peter Rasmussen VHA Trim Racing Fiat Coupé 11.26,954
9. Jørgen Weinreich Valvoline Racing Seat Cordoba 2,0 16V 11.28,045
10. Thorkild Thyrring McDonald's Nissan Racing Nissan Primera 11.28,449
Fastest lap: Michael Carlsen, 50,542s (105,061 km/h).
Result - Round 6 - Final - 20 laps of 1.475 kms:
1. Jason Watt Peugeot Sport Team Peugeot 306 GTI 17.09,041
2. Michael Schröter Michael Schröter VW Golf GTI 17.10,477
3. Jesper Sylvest Sylvest Motorsport Citroën Xsara Coupé VTS 17.19,345
4. Pierre Legarth Peugeot Sport Team Peugeot 406 Coupé 17.21,647
5. Johnny V. Nielsen J.V. Nielsen Racing Peugeot 306 GTI 17.22,954
6. Thorkild Thyrring McDonald's Nissan Racing Nissan Primera 17.27,627
7. Michael Carlsen Michael Carlsen Motorsport Peugeot 306 GTI 17.28,617
8. Jørgen Weinreich Valvoline Racing Seat Cordoba 2,0 16V 17.35,341
9. Klaus Madsen Team Brask Racing Peugeot 306 GTI 17.38,086
10. Jens Andersen S40 Racing Volvo S40 17.40,834
Fastest lap: Michael Schröter, 50,227s (105,720 km/h).
Championship positions - drivers:
1. Michael Carlsen Michael Carlsen Motorsport Peugeot 306 GTI 115,0 p.
2. John Nielsen McDonald's Nissan Racing Nissan Primera 85,0 p.
3. Michael Schröter Michael Schröter VW Golf GTI 78,0 p.
4. Jesper Sylvest Sylvest Motorsport Citroën Xsara Coupé VTS 77,5 p.
5. Pierre Legarth Peugeot Sport Team Peugeot 406 Coupé 69,0 p.
6. Jason Watt Peugeot Sport Team Peugeot 306 GTI 57,0 p.
7. Klaus Madsen Team Brask Racing Peugeot 306 GTI 56,5 p.
8. Thorkild Thyrring McDonald's Nissan Racing Nissan Primera 44,5 p.
9. Mike Legarth Legarth Racing BMW 320i 40,5 p.
10. Casper Elgaard Renault Motorsport DanmarkRenault Megane St.car 18,5 p.
11. Carsten Leveau Team Brask Racing Peugeot 306 GTI 18,0 p.
12. Peter Rasmussen VHA Trim Racing Fiat Coupé 13,0 p.
13. Johnny V. Nielsen J.V. Nielsen Racing Peugeot 306 GTI 10,0 p.
14. Kurt Thiim Hohenester Motorsport Volkswagen Beetle 8,5 p.
15. Jørgen Weinreich Valvoline Racing Seat Cordoba 2,0 16V 8,0 p.
16. Jørgen Poulsen S40 Racing Volvo S40 7,5 p.
17. Gunnar Kristensen Team Brask Racing Peugeot 306 GTI 5,0 p.
Jens Andersen S40 Racing Volvo S40 5,0 p.
19. Kristian Kolby Renault Motorsport DenmarkRenault Megane St. Car 4,0 p.
20. Allan Bjerregaard Allan Bjerregaard Ford Focus 3,5 p.
21. Brian Mikkelsen Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai Coupé 2,0 p.
22. Kent Bo Steffensen S40 Racing Volvo S40 1,0 p.
Championship positions - makes:
1. Peugeot 162,0 p.
2. Nissan 109,0 p.
3. Volkswagen 82,0 p.
4. Citroën 77,5 p.
5. BMW 40,5 p.
6. Renault 22,5 p.
7. Fiat 13,0 p.
8. Volvo 12,5 p.
9. Seat 8,0 p.
10. Ford 3,5 p.
11. Hyundai 2,0 p.
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