The curtain fell on the Easter Cups in Nogaro on Monday, April 1. At the end of this last day you will have the opportunity to take stock of the highlights again.
34,420 spectators: an increase of 4.90%
Caroline Diviès, general manager of the circuit and René Pascouau, president of ASAM Armagnac-Bigorre shared a positive assessment: “The Easter Cups 2024 were a great success with an attendance of 34,420 people at the meeting, an increase of 4.90% compared with 2023. Watch for a live broadcast on Auto-Moto La Chaîne and SRO TV that gave a beautiful view of the Paul-Armagnac circuit after the track’s out-of-season repairs. Another great reward for the entire circuit team and that of the promoter SRO.”
Renault Clio Cup Series: a Gers victory
Yesterday, race 2 of the Clio Cup Series brought luck (and what joy) for Guillaume Maio. The driver/preparer from Castelnau-d’Auzan who runs GM Sport, his racing structure, won ahead of Nicolas Milan (2nd) and Florian Venturi (3rd). “It’s my first pole and my first victory in this very tough championship. It’s great!” Guillaume also appreciated that Venturi, one of GM Sport’s drivers/customers, took his place on the podium. Guillaume Maio, who was 14th out of 42 starters in Race 1, won at the finish ahead of Nicolas Milan, the ace of the discipline with 15 titles already, who blamed himself for a poor tire choice.
2 out of 3 for F4
This weekend F4 had to make do in Nogaro with two of the three planned races, one on Sunday and one yesterday morning. Sunday afternoon’s race was even stopped after three laps on the circuit due to heavy rain. In race 1, Belgian Yani Stevenheydens took the best place on the podium above Japan’s Taito Kato and Frenchman Jules Caranta. As the only girl in the race in this field of 25 single-seaters, German Mathilda Paatz finished in 19th place. In race 2 on Monday morning, partly held under a safety car, the Varois Jules Caranta won ahead of the Thai Rayan Caretti and the Japanese Kato.
Salam father and son classified
In the Porsche Sprint Challenge, race 2, won by Louis Perrot, resulted in 13th place out of 29 rankings for Olivier Salam, while his father Bernard was classified 22nd. The two Auscitains were part of the quartet of drivers in the colors of TFT Racing, based in Nogaro, who came close to the podium with Jordan Boisson (5th), just behind the Albigensian Eric Debard.
April meetings
In April, the Nogaro circuit will host two other events for the general public, with free entry. On April 12, 13 and 14 it is time for the Coupe de France Promosport round, which mainly attracts amateur, novice or experienced riders. On Friday April 26, the Tour de France car will pass the Carcassonne-Pau stage before arriving in Biarritz the next day, which will throw the Paul-Armagnac circuit into commotion in a timed event.