The Ecuadorian ended the season with two podium finishes Juan Manuel Correapart of Prema Racing champion of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) together with the pilots Ferdinand Habsburg and Louis Delétraz.
Belt He was in the last two tests of the championshiphis inclusion at the beginning of the season was cut short after suffering a foot injury, but he was integrated to mark his debut at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) where he was on the podium in third place.
In Portimao the race for the title was runwith Correa in the first turn at the wheel, in a day in which four hours of racing were completed, between the three drivers.
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“Phenomenal victory”, highlighted Prema who started the day with the Ecuadorian. “Correa started and took the lead in incredibly tricky conditionshandling the situation perfectly and opting for a conservative approach”, highlighted the Italian team.
The second shift went to Austrian Habsburgwho “built a huge margin with impressive driving”, before closing with the Swiss Delétrazwhich brought the #9 Oreca LMP2 car to the finish line.
“I was in charge of taking the start in the worst possible conditions. Dry tires in the rain and on a track full of ups and downs. He wasn’t nervous, but I had a strange feeling. It was a lot of responsibilitybut nevertheless the fact that the team trusted me made me feel calm”, commented Correa.
Handed over the vehicle to his partner, The Ecuadorian followed the test from the team’s garage, “without a doubt that feeling is worse than driving. See what happens lap by lap, praying that the car goes well”, he pointed out.
For Correa, this was the first win in drag racingonly in the second start of his career with very limited preliminary testing.
For the Italian teamthe victory in Portimao ended up confirming a campaign in which he added four wins in six racesbefore with the Italian Lorenzo Colombo who replaced Correa in the first rounds of the season.
After the celebration, the Ecuadorian commented that “It has been a great victory and I am very satisfied to have been able to collaborate to achieve the victory and celebrate it on the podium with my teammates”.
The Ecuadorian pilot Juan Manuel Correa 🇪🇨 achieved victory, together with the Prema team, in the last race of the @EuropeanLMS disputed in Portimao (Portugal).
With this win, the @PREMA_Team the category champion title was awarded in 2022. pic.twitter.com/HuDkHVZ7Yz— Marcelo Gallo O. (@Marcelo_GalloO) October 17, 2022
With the presentation in Portugal, the tricolor closed its 2022 seasonwaiting to clarify the outlook for the following year.
“Next will be continue negotiations for next season in the categories and teams with which you are speaking. It is expected to have a contract signed as soon as possible by 2023 ″, he indicated. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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