Canadian race car driver and Niverville native, David Richert, was able to put together a successful weekend at Monza, Italy, and came away with some valuable points in an incredibly competitive Northern European Cup Championship.
David Richert drives past photographers at Turn 1 in Monza, Italy.
After a very busy Friday with, a two hour testing session plus two free practice sessions, the Renault 2.0 cars took to the track for a Saturday morning qualifying session that saw almost the entire field of drivers all qualify within 1.5 seconds of the front row of the grid.
I was incredibly happy with qualifying. The team and I worked very hard all weekend so it was a great feeling to post such a competitive time during the session. ~ David Richert
But the real drama began Saturday night as Richert came down with such a bad flu that starting the race on Sunday morning came into question. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been that sick and I didn’t think it would be possible to drive in Sunday’s race,” said Richert. “Fortunately I felt well enough to get myself to the track in the morning and once you’re in the car focusing on the task at hand, things take care of themselves.”
Richert started Sunday’s race in 26th position and, after avoiding a pile-up at Turn 1, was able to bring his car home in the points with a 19th place finish.
