Spataro wins, whilst Fontana closes on lead

Emiliano Spataro led a lights to flag victory in the feature race at Neuquén for Scuderia Fiat, finishing ahead of TTA’s Mariano Werner and Ford-YPF driver Norberto Fontana.

Spataro had earned the pole winning heat one, whilst Werner started alongside after winning the second sprint race in the morning.

It was clear early on that Werner didn’t have the pace to challenge the Fiat Linea, and Werner spent much of the race defending second from the Ford Focus of former team-mate Norberto Fontana, with the Equipo Petrobras Honda Civic of Nestor Girolami just behind.

Fiat enjoyed a strong result, with three of their Lineas finishing in the top ten, whilst Peugeot Cobra Team also had cause to celebrate, with both cars in the top ten.

It was a bad race for Chevrolet however, with both Vectras of Christian Ledesma & Guillermo Ortelli retiring.

With Leonel Pernía finishing outside the points in 13th, Norberto Fontana now closes to just 2.5 points behind the Honda driver in the championship standings.