Pepe Martí achieved his first podium finish in Formula Regional Asia (FRAC) in his debut year in the competition.
The Barcelona-born driver started Saturday with a good qualifying result and finished with a great performance in the race, crossing the finish line in second position.
The Dubai Autodrome has witnessed the debut of Pepe Marti on the podium of the Asia Regional Formula. The driver, who participates for the first time in this championship with the Pinnacle Motorsport team, has signed a great performance in a successful Saturday that started with a premonitory good result in the with a premonitory good qualifying result.
The day started with a free practice session and later, the first qualifying session took place, where Martí achieved a superb fourth place, which would be the starting position for the first of the three races of the weekend.
Martí, who continues to learn with every outing on track, managed to improve his time in QP2 and with a better tyre condition, he qualified in second place, which served him well for the third and final race on Sunday. He finished the weekend with two podiums, showing a very competitive level in the three races of the weekend. The Spaniard also achieved the fastest lap in the last race and took a step forward in the overall standings, where he is fifth and the best rookie in the standings.
"This weekend we managed to be more competitive and I am very happy to score two podiums at the start of the 2022 season. It's the first time I've driven the Regional car and we are getting better and better adapted to its characteristics. It was amazing to get the first podium of the season and I really enjoyed the race. We need to control the pace as the tyres wear out, but I am very happy with the result and we will work to continue in the same line".