Daniel Ricciardo and Sten Pentus shared the Formula Renault 3.5 Series wins at the Hungaroring, but Mikhail Aleshin extended his championship lead.
A pair of podium finishes from the Russian driver saw him stretch his advantage over Ricciardo after the Australian could only follow his dominant race 1 win with sixth in race 2.
Ricciardo started the opening event on pole position and, after holding off the fellow front row man Aleshin at the first corner, he was rarely threatened again barring another brief challenge from the Carlin driver after a restart following an early Safety Car period.
He took the chequered flag 13.758 seconds clear of Aleshin, who was similarly comfortable in second, almost 16 seconds ahead of the battle for third.
The final podium spot went to Fortec Motorsport’s Pentus, who defended the place throughout the race from Brendon Hartley of Tech 1 Racing.
Junior Lotus Racing’s Nelson Panciatici was fifth, a position he held for most of the race and defended in the closing stages from a charging Albert Costa, who was the biggest mover in the field, climbing from 16th at the start to net sixth for Epsilon Euskadi.
In race 2, Pentus scored his second win of the season, leading from pole position and heading much of the race except for a brief stint during the mandatory pit stops.
With Pentus comfortably clear of the impressive Costa, who notched his best result of the year in second, the race was red flagged just short of the finish when Hartley’s car ground to a halt in a dangerous position.
Aleshin held off a strong challenge from Pons Racing’s Daniel Zampieri to complete the podium, while Greg Mansell was fifth for Comtec Racing ahead of race 1 winner Ricciardo.
Formula Renault 3.5 Series results – Round 6, Hungaroring
Race 1
1 Daniel Ricciardo, Tech 1 Racing, 47:14.151
2 Mikhail Aleshin, Carlin, +13.758
3 Sten Pentus, Fortec Motorsport, +29.710
4 Brendon Hartley, Tech 1 Racing, +31.143
5 Nelson Panciatici, Junior Lotus Racing, +38.845
6 Albert Costa, Epsilon Euskadi, +39.345
7 Jan Charouz, P1 Motorsport, +39.796
8 Jake Rosenzweig, Carlin, +1:02.240
9 Keisuke Kunimoto, Epsilon Euskadi, +1:02.819
10 Anton Nebylitskiy, KMP Racing, +1:03.345
11 Walter Grubmuller, P1 Motorsport, +1:05.581
12 Victor Garcia, KMP Racing, +1:06.716
13 Daniel Zampieri, Pons Racing, +1:10.963*
14 Bruno Mendez, FHV Interwetten.com Racing, +1:25.715
Not classified
Greg Mansell, Comtec Racing, 22 laps
Jon Lancaster, Fortec Motorsport, 20 laps
Stefano Coletti, Comtec Racing, 17 laps
Daniil Move, Junior Lotus Racing, 13 laps
Sergio Canamasas, FHV Interwetten.com Racing, 3 laps
Nathanael Berthon, Draco Racing, 1 lap
Federico Leo, Pons Racing, 0 laps
Julian Leal, Draco Racing, 0 laps
Race 2
1 Sten Pentus, Fortec Motorsport, 39:00.851
2 Albert Costa, Epsilon Euskadi, +6.292
3 Mikhail Aleshin, Carlin, +8.921
4 Daniel Zampieri, Pons Racing, +9.489
5 Greg Mansell, Comtec Racing, +11.233
6 Daniel Ricciardo, Tech 1 Racing, +13.990
7 Anton Nebylitskiy, KMP Racing, +14.523
8 Jake Rosenzweig, Carlin, +29.197
9 Brendon Hartley, Tech 1 Racing, +29.539
10 Stefano Coletti, Comtec Racing, +35.143
11 Walter Grubmuller, P1 Motorsport, +36.888
12 Nelson Panciatici, Junior Lotus Racing, +39.396
13 Nathanael Berthon, Draco Racing, +40.189
14 Daniil Move, Junior Lotus Racing, +40.838
15 Keisuke Kunimoto, Epsilon Euskadi, +41.344
16 Julian Leal, Draco Racing, +42.180
17 Federico Leo, Pons Racing, +43.381
18 Victor Garcia, KMP Racing, +43.834
19 Bruno Mendez, FHV Interwetten.com Racing, +1:04.608
20 Sergio Canamasas, FHV Interwetten.com Racing, +1:05.364
21 Jan Charouz, P1 Motorsport, +1:12.357
22 Jon Lancaster, Fortec Motorsport, +3 laps
Championship Standings (after 6 rounds)
1 Mikhail Aleshin, 97pts
2 Daniel Ricciardo, 86
3 Sten Pentus, 69
4 Esteban Guerrieri, 58
5 Albert Costa, 53
6 Brendon Hartley, 50
7 Nathanael Berthon, 43
8 Stefano Coletti, 43
9 Daniel Zampieri, 38
10 Nelson Panciatici, 29
Next round: 4/5 September, Hockenheim
Watch World Series by Renault highlights from the Hungaroring on Sunday 11 July at 6:35pm (BST) on Motors TV.
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