AGI Sport’s James ‘Jimmy’ Piszcyk makes it six from six wins in Formula 4 Australia Round 2 at the Shell V-Power Motorsport Park

Jimmy Piszcyk won all six races and pole positions, in a dominant performance for the first two rounds of the Formula 4 Australian Championship – certified by the FIA!

Qualifying (based on results of Qualifying 1)

Pole: 1. 93. James Piszcyk AGI Sport
Master Class Pole: 1. JP Drake (M) JAM Motorsport
Rookie pole: 24. Seth Gilmore (R) AGI Sport

Race 1

AGI Sport’s James ‘Jimmy’ Piszcyk took victory in Race 1, ahead of JAM Motorsport’s Blake Purdie, and AGI Sport teammate Nicolas Stati.

The top three held position for the entire race, which also saw Purdie break the lap record in the dying minutes of the race. The local South Australian also won the first round of Formula 4 in the USA between rounds.

Behind the lead pack, JAM Motorsport’s Sebastien Amadio passed teammate JP Drake to move into the top five in the opening laps of the race. Amadio was close to Rookie Cup eventual winner, Seth Gilmore, and was able to gain another position when the latter had a small off and moved into fourth. Gilmore recovered, and despite having to dodge a very slow-moving car in the final corner, was able to finish in the top five and top of his class.

AGI Sport’s Imogen Radburn had an impressive debut, which saw her start in eighth, and overtake Nathan Gotch and JP Drake, to end the race in sixth.   

It was a close battle in the Master Class between Drake and Gotch, with the pair side-by-side to the final minutes of the race, with the former taking line honours ahead of Gotch and Mark Wilson, who finished third in Class and tenth overall, behind rookie, Jayden Hamilton, who finished ninth for Tim Macrow Racing on debut.

Tim Boydle did not finish.

Results

1. 93. James Piszcyk AGI Sport
2. 48. Blake Purdie JAM Motorsport
3. 15. Nicolas Stati AGI Sport
Rookie Cup 24. Seth Gilmore AGI Sport
Master Class 1. JP Drake JAM Motorsport

Race 2

With a starting grid based on the result of Race 1, AGI Sport’s James “Jimmy” Piszcyk made it back-to-back wins in Race 2 at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park on Sunday morning, bringing his total to five from five for the season. JAM Motorsport’s Blake Purdie continued his run of podiums with second place, ahead of Nicolas Stati in third, leaving the podium unchanged from Race 1.

Stati dropped one position at the start, with Amadio making his way into third. The former started to fight back for position, but a spin from Mark Wilson saw the safety car come out and stop the battle briefly.

After the restart with 14 minutes to go, Stati passed Amadio for third, before the South Australian took it back and the battle continued into the final ten minutes which saw the Nippys-backed driver move into third and keep position until the chequered flag.

Seth Gimore finished first in Rookie Class once again, and fifth overall, ahead of Imogen Radburn in sixth, who had another strong drive on her debut weekend with the category.

A close battle between JAM Motorsport’s JP Drake and AGI Sport’s Nathan Gotch continued once the field went green, with the two racing tight and close, swapping positions back and forth for the entirety of the race. Drake finished first in Master Class and seventh overall, ahead of Gotch.

Before the safety car, Tim Macrow Racing’s Jayden Hamilton made up two positions, passing Gotch and Drake to move into eighth. Later in the race Hamilton had an off-track excursion, but was able to rejoin and finished ninth overall, third in the Rookie Class.

Tim Boydle completed the race and finished third in Master Class, tenth overall. Wilson was not classified after his off early in the race.

Results

1. #93 Jimmy Piszcyk AGI Sport

2. #48 Blake Purdie JAM Motorsport

3. #15 Nicolas Stati AGI Sport

Rookie Cup: #24 Seth Gilmore AGI Sport

Master Class: #1 JP Drake JAM Motorsport

Race 3

Qualifying (based on result of Qualifying 2)

Pole: 1. 93. James Piszcyk AGI Sport
Master Class Pole: 1. John Paul Drake (M) JAM Motorsport
Rookie pole: 24. Seth Gilmore (R) AGI Sport:

Race

Jimmy Piszcyk made it a clean sweep of pole positions and victories at the Shell V-Power Motorsport Park.

A last lap overtake saw AGI Sport’s Nicolas Stati pass JAM Motorsport’s Blake Purdie for second place, which saw the pair fight side by side in the sying moments, with Stati holding position and taking the second step of the podium.

At race start Sebastien Amadio passed Seth Gilmore and moved into fourth and commenced a battle which continued throughout the race. After moving from eighth into seventh, Imogen Radburn passed Nathan Gotch for sixth, caught the pair and turned it into an intense three-way battle. The final lap saw Radburn pass Gilmore and win Rookie Cup for the first time and finish in the top five for her debut event with the Series.

Gotch held on and took his first Master Class victory, and seventh overall, ahead of Formula Race Academy’s Mark Wilson and Tim Boydle.

Tim Macrow Racing’s Jayden Hamilton had a strong start, shooting from ninth into seventh, ahead of JP Drake and Nathan Gotch. Drake suffered from a slower start, and then had contact with the rear of Hamilton, which ended both of their races and brought out the safety car.

Results

1. #93 Jimmy Piszcyk AGI Sport

2. #15 Nicolas Stati AGI Sport

3. #48 Blake Purdie

Rookie Cup: #29 Imogen Radburn AGI Sport

Master Class: #66 Nathan Gotch AGI Sport

Round 3 will now be held at Sydney Motorsport Park, 3 – 4 August.

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