Podium on finale weekend help i30 N TCR driver to third in final standings. Third place in Race 1 of the series’ finale weekend at Imola (November 20-22) helped i30 N TCR driver Felice Jelmini to third place in the TCR Italy standings at the end of his first season in the championship. The podium, his sixth of the campaign, came despite losing ground on the opening lap after starting sixth. It also kept him in mathematical contention for the title entering the final race. However, after a good start in which he was part of the group – together with fellow Hyundai driver Igor Stefanovski – pressuring the leader Jelmini’s challenge ended when he span into the gravel trap. Stefanovski would also drop out of the lead battle after being hit by another competitor. Ultimately, it was Target Competition’s Francesca Raffaele who would end the final event as the best Hyundai on track in seventh place. In the final standings – which were only decided the week after the last race, due to an ongoing appeal from earlier in the season – PMA Motorsport driver Jelmini finished just ten points behind the champion. Marco Pellegrini claimed fourth in the points, despite a frustrating final weekend in his Target Competition entry. |