Gabriel Bortoleto dominates in Swedish Championship, before the World Cup

Sweden thus provides a first preview of what will be the fight for the World Title, scheduled next month, on the tortuous track of Kristianstad.

A scrappy weekend, useful as an all-out wide open competition for all the category's drivers.

Gabriel Bortoleto was the talk of the town during the weekend thanks to his capital performance. CRG's green and gold prevailed starting from free practice with the best group time, and continued with an excellent third place in qualifying.

The real barrage came during the qualifying heats, where Bortoleto did not miss a shot to bring home five wins out of five available heats.

A noteworthy performance, prolonged with the victory of the pre-final A and the triumph of the final. Starting in second, Bortoleto managed to overtake the competition already in the first part of the race. Setting a dominant pace which he held until the end, he finished first with more than a second of advantage.



The Brazilian, satisfied at the weekend's result, commented: «It was a positive weekend. I got a lot of experience for the World Cup. We can work calmly thanks to these results. We feel ready. This race was exactly for this; everyone thought about training to their best for the World Cup. A great weekend. I'm ready and I'm happy to have won. I thank my team and all those who support me.»



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