The performance of Andorran driver Marc Carol and his teammate Zakhar Makushin, driving a Seat León Racer prepared by Baporo Motorsport, was spectacular during the second race of the Spanish Endurance Championship (CER), which took place in Jarama. Carol was the best in the qualifying sessions and together with Makushin climbed to the highest step of the podium in Madrid.
After this double victory, Carol seems to be the best candidate to take over after his wife (Amàlia Vinyes) as the winner of the main Spanish endurance competition.

Carol-Makushin attended the second event of the CER with some understandable doubts after barely making it past the first event a few weeks back in Valencia.

During the free training sessions everything went as per normal. The team was able to determine that the mechanics of the car were up to scratch and the drivers got a feel once more for all the difficulties hidden in the circuit situated on the road to Burgos.
On the official series, it was obvious that Carol, despite not competing as often as he would like, has not lost his touch in competition since he established the best time in his category (D1). He stopped the clock at 1’39”531, obtaining pole position for the first race. His teammate was also amongst the best drivers (2nd place) during the second series with a time of 1’40”538.
Things could not look any better for the races the following day.

The expectations were easily met in the 1st race; Marc Carol described as follows the first 48’+2 laps of the competition: I managed to get away at the start and I increased my advantage ahead of the other drivers as the laps went by. Zakhar kept a very competitive pace on his laps and at the end we had very little trouble.

The 2nd race was a whole other story. Makushin had a good start and remained amongst the best drivers all the way until the end of his turn. The handicap pushed them back in the ranking and Marc Carol had to fight until the very end to win. Here is the Andorran driver’s comment: My turn was very stressful. The team from the wall would sometimes tell me that we would not get there and other times they would say we would. I had trouble overtaking at times and there was some bumping, but in the end we won again.

The third meeting of the CER is scheduled for the last weekend in June (27th and 28th) at Motorland circuit in Alcanyís (Teruel).

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Results CER 2015 - Jarama Circuit.

1st Race:
1.-Carol-Makushin (Seat León) 51’31”086, 2.-Ampolo-Lepoutre (VW Scirocco), +11”809, 3.-Lesoudier-Cypriano (Seat León) +28”497, 4.-H-Arruabarrena-Aristi (Seat León) +38”519, 5.-Cabezas-Calvet (VW Scirocco)  +39”067.
2nd Race:
1.-Carol-Makushin (Seat León) 50’36”165, 2.-Fontes-Van Oostrum (Seat León), +2”007, 3.-H-Arruabarrena-Aristi (Seat León) +11”908, 4.-Lesoudier-Cypriano (Seat León) +14”869, 5.-U.Arruabarrera-Dasi (Seat León) +47”142.