We used the downhill starting grid, with the first corner being Eau Rouge, because the F1 grid isn't large enough to accommodate the 30 cars in our event. The start was tricky, having to push the clutch, brake and throttle at the same time as focusing on the lights. I was extremely pleased with my start ‘perfect’ I thought, instantly I made up three places, and surprisingly there were no incidents on lap one. I knew that I didn't have the pace to catch and overtake, but I was determined - I drove aggressively managing to overtake three cars during the first two laps. A few of the moves ‘required’ were tricky, at one point we were speeding into Eau Rouge three abreast.

The race eventually settled and I found myself concentrating on my mirrors rather that the cars leading. Over the course of the race, despite pushing and defending like crazy I felt valuable points slipping further from my reach. I was a sitting duck on the straights due to bad exit speeds from the previous corners. The advance I had made through the race slowly slipped away as cars managed to overtake. I finished 15th place.

Official Race Report
Pole-sitter Albert Costa got off to the perfect start and led at the top of the Eau Rouge / Raidillon combination ahead of Kevin Magnussen (Motopark Academy) and Antonio Felix da Costa. Costa was a little uncomfortable into Les Combes, but held off attacks from Kevin Magnussen and Antonio Felix da Costa. Behind the front pair, Jean-Éric Vergne won his duel with Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (Motopark Academy) to move into 4th position.

In lap 2, Antonio Felix da Costa overtook team-mate Kevin Magnussen, then pushed hard to come back at the leader Albert Costa. Kevin Magnussen couldn’t hold off come-backs from Jean-Éric Vergne and Adrian Quaife-Hobbs. The Frenchman and the British driver both got the better of the Dane. Jean-Éric Vergne moved back into third place, but had to fight off Adrian Quaife-Hobbs who stayed on his tail.

Albert Costa bettered his lead with each lap. After five laps, the Spaniard was three seconds in front of Antonio Felix da Costa. Further back in the field, Nigel Melker (MP Motorsport) was turning heads as he ploughed through the pack. From 13th position on the grid, the Dutchman moved up past Nathanaël Berthon (Epsilon Euskadi) into sixth spot.