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Marc-Antoine Camirand (BMW 330i) took away both Canadian Touring Car Championship (CTCC) rounds held at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve during the F1 weekend.
Saturday, Camirand bested reigning American F2000 champion Rémy Audette (Acura RSX) off the line, and never looked behind afterwards.
Audette, who was making his series debut in his brother Mathieu's car, finished second, ahead of Sasha Anis (Hyundai Genesis).
Sunday, Camirand applied the same strategy at the start, but slowed down near the end because of alternator problems. Nevertheless, he went on to win.
"Sunday was a bit more difficult because," admitted the Grand Prix de Pau veteran. "Even though I took the lead at turn 1, four or five laps from the end I started having alternator problems. Because I lost my power-steering, I was pretty happy when the race ended."
Behind him, former champions were hit by some more serious bad luck. 2011 title holder Étienne Borgeat (Pontiac Solstice) ended the race on the grass and 2008 winner Andre Rapone (MINI Cooper), in the famous champions' wall, after his car rolled over on the curbing.
Audette and Anis repeated their podium-finish performances.
Saturday, Camirand bested reigning American F2000 champion Rémy Audette (Acura RSX) off the line, and never looked behind afterwards.
Audette, who was making his series debut in his brother Mathieu's car, finished second, ahead of Sasha Anis (Hyundai Genesis).
Sunday, Camirand applied the same strategy at the start, but slowed down near the end because of alternator problems. Nevertheless, he went on to win.
"Sunday was a bit more difficult because," admitted the Grand Prix de Pau veteran. "Even though I took the lead at turn 1, four or five laps from the end I started having alternator problems. Because I lost my power-steering, I was pretty happy when the race ended."
Behind him, former champions were hit by some more serious bad luck. 2011 title holder Étienne Borgeat (Pontiac Solstice) ended the race on the grass and 2008 winner Andre Rapone (MINI Cooper), in the famous champions' wall, after his car rolled over on the curbing.
Audette and Anis repeated their podium-finish performances.