Lebanese driver Tani Hanna extended his lead over direct rival Ernst Kirchmayr of Austria to 14 points after round three of the 2019 Ferrari Challenge Europe at the Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Hanna, the 2018 Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific champion, came to Austria after a podium at round two in Valencia. Starting race one from seventh under the series’ grid rules, he passed car after car in his Ferrari 488 and took the lead, winning by about seven seconds. The Lebanese anthem played as he beat Kirchmayr in front of his home fans.
Race two was disrupted by heavy rain and then snow. Starting tenth after his race one win, Hanna gained five places in three laps to run fifth, but the safety car was sent out again and stayed out to the finish, with no overtaking allowed. He had set the fastest lap of race one by a second and a half.
Hanna now leads the standings with 75 points, ahead of Kirchmayr on 61. Round four is at Le Mans in mid-June, on the 24 Hours support bill.