Yevan David ends Euroformula season at Monza with sixth win

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Yevan David ended Euroformula’s season with victory in a dramatic race three at Monza.

Reversed-grid poleman Alessandro Famularo was swamped at the start, dropping to fourth, as Enzo Yeh stalled and fell from third to last.

There was contact into turn two between Shin and champion Tymek Kucharcyk, who got a five-second penalty for sending Shin into the gravel and down to 11th. Ed Pearson had started there after a three-place grid penalty for causing a crash in race two, but gained three places within a lap.

Jose Garfias led Kucharczyk by 0.762 seconds starting lap two, as David edged ahead of Famularo. He got back past by cutting the della Roggia chicane, then had to concede third place and lost out to Everett Stack too.

Kucharczyk took the lead into lap three’s first corner, and Garfias pulled off an identical move in return a lap later just as Stack overtook David.

The top five entered the first corner of lap five as a pack, with Kucharczyk claiming the lead and David passing Stack.

On lap seven, Garfias attempted to get back ahead of Kucharczyk but was forced to cut turn two. He rejoined in front, but had to let Kucharczyk by.

Garfias was more successful on lap 10, going around Kucharczyk’s outside. But Kucharczyk utilised the slipstream to lead again before della Roggia, where he moved across to the inside to stop Garfias from fighting back.

There was now a six-car train, completed by Shin, and Garfias got to its front down the pit straight on lap 11. Kucharczyk was baulked by Garfias exiting turn two, allowing David through on the inside. But Kucharczyk had superior speed, using the grass on the inside as he went past David through Curva Grande then going around the outside of Garfias at della Roggia.

Garfias began lap 12 by slipstreaming past Kucharczyk, who locked up as he braked late on the inside of turn one to reclaim the lead. The battling meant the top eight were now together.

Another lead change was executed by Garfias approaching della Roggia, and he cut to the inside once his car was fully ahead.

Kucharczyk went off at Lesmo 2, losing out to David, then again through Ascari. That held up Diego de la Torre, who was overtaken by Stack and Shin. They cleared Kucharczyk down the pit straight, with de la Torre alongside until he cut turn two.

Lap 14 began with David easing into the lead, defending against Garfias then returning to the racing line. That left the door open for Garfias at turn one, but David passed him again at della Roggia and stayed ahead for the remaining two-and-a-half laps.

On the final tour, Garfias got alongside into della Roggia and at Parabolica, going to David’s outside as Stack picked his inside. Garfias slid off mid-corner, Kucharczyk — who had taken fourth there two laps earlier — and Shin went past and Kucharczyk finished 0.02s behind Stack before his penalty demoted him to seventh.

Written by Jacob Awcock and Ida Wood

Race results (16 laps)