Road tourism: Santero accelerated at the start, overtook Werner and never let go of his head to celebrate in Viedma

Era ford against ford at the Autódromo Ciudad de Viedma, home to the second round of the season Career in tourism. Era Falcon against Mustang and it was the triumph in yesterday’s final for Giuliano Santerowho won a tough battle aboard the historic model of the Oval brand Mariano Werner, who fought aboard one of the new generation cars that are little by little giving an air of renewal to the historic category. The podium has been completed Marcos Quijadawho made his debut in the top 3 at the wheel of a Chevrolet Camaro.

It was a fantastic weekend for Santero. The driver from Mendoza, who had achieved the best time in Saturday’s qualifying, won his heat this Sunday and then won the final after an intense fight with Werner, who started from the rope after winning the fastest heat.

The native of Entre Ríos, left with the desire to conquer pole by just 115 thousandths, was unable to contain a powerful Santero, who after having covered the first three corners on par with his rival, overtook him in the fourth chicane. He never let go of the lead in his Falcon againbeyond Werner’s attempts to overtake him until the last corner.

The competition, beyond the fight for first place, had a linear trend until lap number 15, when the Safety Car came on due to an error by Gastón Mazzacane (Chevrolet). The relaunch took place two laps later and Santero defended himself well, remaining in the lead. The novelty occurred in the fight for the podium, as Valentín Aguirre (Chevrolet) passed and was overtaken by Esteban Gini (Toyota) before losing position with Quijada.

Further back, Facundo Chapur (Turin) executed a precise maneuver to overtake Lautaro De la Iglesia (Toyota) and Aguirre. However, Elio Craparo’s (Toyota) error generates a new interruption and Quijada, in the relaunch, easily relegates Gini to the new third place. Santiago Mangoni’s (Chevrolet) mistake and a multiple accident produced another break.

The final laps were quiet and Santero saw the checkered flag first, becoming the new championship leader with 82.5 points, followed by Gini with 74 and Urcera with 68.5. The third appointment will be on April 7 at the Centenario racecourse, in Neuquén.