Race ace Denis reels in rivals to scoop Ginetta Cup
The race weekend format consisted of two qualifying sessions, two 25-minute races and one 50-minute endurance race including a pitstop.
Despite quick form in testing, Denis struggled to replicate this in qualifying with 11th, eighth and 12th in the three sessions giving him his starting place.
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Hide AdIn race one he avoided a spinning Aston Martin to move up to ninth. Further round he passed British GT driver Ollie Jackson in a Lotus Evora.
Denis was in a tussle with the Aston Martins of Dennis Retera and James Appleby, eventually finishing seventh.
In race two Denis had a great start but ended fifth behind Stuart Hall’s Lotus.
For the final race, Denis was involved in a tussle with the Chevrolet Camaro of Donald Molenaar and the three Ginetta G50s of Ranauer, Jirasek and Rattenbury. Denis pitted but a radio failure meant it was hard to time the stop.
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Hide AdDenis then put in his fastest laps of the weekend to catch the Jirasek Ginetta and cross the line in seventh.
He was the highest-scoring Ginetta G50 in all three races, so won the Ginetta Cup.
Denis is back to British GT duties at Brands Hatch this weekend.