Shanghai 2019 Race 2

15:42	F5KShanghai	It's a new day here at Shanghai, and the sun is shining brightly
15:43	F5KShanghai	And we're away for race 2!
15:43	F5KShanghai	Evans stays ahead into turn 1, as Simpson takes second from Stanaway
15:43	F5KShanghai	CRASHU!
15:43	F5KShanghai	Scotty Pye's on his lid!
15:44	RealRacingRoots	oof
15:44	F5KShanghai	He launches himself off the back of Belcher and flips the Bryan Taylor car over
15:44	F5KShanghai	He gets out of the car but his day is over
15:45	F5KShanghai	Stanaway loses another spot, dropping for fourth behind Dean O'Lauchlan at the hairpin
15:45	F5KShanghai	The order at the end of lap 1 is Evans, Simpson, O'Lauchlan, Stanaway and McLaughlin
15:46	F5KShanghai	Michael Robertson has lost several spots on the first lap, and is currently 8th behind Stuvik
15:47	F5KShanghai	The two leaders have skipped away up front
15:47	F5KShanghai	As further back, Lee Holdsworth is busy making up positions
15:48	F5KShanghai	He takes 16th from one of the Kelly cars
15:48	F5KShanghai	Sandy Stuvik's magnificent debut weekend hits a snag in the meantime
15:48	F5KShanghai	A transmission failure has him parked from what was 7th place
15:49	F5KShanghai	Holdsworth gains another spot
15:49	F5KShanghai	This time at the expense of Yi Yifei
15:50	F5KShanghai	After losing second in the standings to McLaughlin yesterday, Holdsworth is desperate to make up lost ground
15:51	F5KShanghai	Next up will be his Erebus stablemate Kayra Clifton
15:51	F5KShanghai	Who lets her team leader go with relative ease
15:52	F5KShanghai	Up front, the gap between Evans and Simpson has stabilised at just over a second
15:52	F5KShanghai	Holdsworth's charge continues
15:53	F5KShanghai	Taking two more spots off Dean Fiore and Weiron Tan
15:53	F5KShanghai	The pit window is now open, but none of the front runners react
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15:55	F5KShanghai	Prodrive are getting ready for a stop
15:56	F5KShanghai	Stanaway is the first to stop from 4th position
15:57	F5KShanghai	He rejoins in 16th position
15:58	F5KShanghai	Triple Eight and Horan don't react
15:58	F5KShanghai	But Prodrive are now waiting for their other car
15:59	F5KShanghai	Simpson brings his car in from 2nd
16:00	F5KShanghai	McLaughlin also comes in from 5th
16:00	F5KShanghai	And now both the Triple Eight and Horan crews are coming out
16:00	F5KShanghai	Will Simpson's extra lap on new tyres make the difference?
16:02	F5KShanghai	Evans and O'Lauchlan pit
16:02	F5KShanghai	And Simpson does it!
16:02	F5KShanghai	He leapfrogs Evans for the effective lead
16:02	F5KShanghai	But now he's stranded behind Jordan Lloyd
16:02	F5KShanghai	And Evans is right there!
16:03	F5KShanghai	SIMPSON!
16:04	F5KShanghai	HE'S OFF AT TURN 1!
16:04	F5KShanghai	As Heimgartner pulls off to the side of the road with an exploding tyre!
16:05	F5KShanghai	Several of the midfielders take to dodgem car antics to pass each other
16:06	F5KShanghai	Seamus Belcher is the big loser in the exchanges
16:08	F5KShanghai	The two Triple Eight cars find themselves first and second
16:08	F5KShanghai	However, Premat is yet to stop, and yields to his teammate Evans
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16:09	F5KShanghai	Speaking of teammates, Simpson finds himself behind Stanaway for the second race running
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16:09	F5KShanghai	And his car looks skittish as he tries to find a way past
16:10	F5KShanghai	This time he makes it past however, moving up to an effective third place
16:10	F5KShanghai	Premat pits from what was third in front of them
16:10	F5KShanghai	The order on lap 16 is Evans, O'Lauchlan, Simpson, Stanaway and McLaughlin
16:11	Normal32	goddammet
16:11	F5KShanghai	Rogers is sixth from Holdsworth, Robertson, Premat and Tan
16:12	F5KShanghai	There's a big train of cars behind Tan however
16:12	F5KShanghai	Involving Yifei, Leong, Lloyd and Belcher
16:13	F5KShanghai	Lloyd is the big mover in this group, having taken Leong and Yifei in quick succession
16:13	F5KShanghai	With Belcher following suit
16:14	F5KShanghai	Tan gets frightened off the road, opening the door for Lloyd and Belcher
16:14	F5KShanghai	Premat's flying at the moment
16:15	F5KShanghai	Closing in on Robertson at two seconds a lap
16:15	F5KShanghai	He wants to take 8th from the Horan driver
16:16	F5KShanghai	Stanaway is also falling into the clutches of the chasing McLaughlin in the closing stages
16:16	F5KShanghai	And Premat takes 8th at the start of lap 19 of 22
16:17	F5KShanghai	Next up would be Lee Holdsworth
16:17	F5KShanghai	But will he have enough time to catch and pass the Erebus driver?
16:18	F5KShanghai	Rogers has also got his sights set on gaining positions
16:18	F5KShanghai	As he's closing on McLaughlin and Stanaway at a vast rate of knots
16:19	F5KShanghai	Rogers has the tow down the back straight
16:19	F5KShanghai	And takes 5th from McLaughlin
16:19	F5KShanghai	As Adelaide Voeckler takes a trip down the turn 1 runoff area
16:20	F5KShanghai	We now cut to a fight to the death for P15 between Fiore and Clifton
16:20	F5KShanghai	Fiore is currently ahead, but Clifton wants past on fresher tyres
16:21	F5KShanghai	Evans starts the final lap
16:21	F5KShanghai	With a gap of 4.7 seconds over O'Lauchlan
16:22	F5KShanghai	Clifton chokes away her opportunity at gaining more points
16:22	F5KShanghai	But Mitch Evans has no such issues
16:22	F5KShanghai	As he goes two from two in Shanghai!
16:23	F5KShanghai	Dean O'Lauchlan comes home in second place ahead of Dave Simpson
16:24	F5KShanghai	Richie Stanaway finishes 4th ahead of Lee Rogers, Scott McLaughlin, lee Holdsworth, Alex Premat, Michael Robertson and Jordan Lloyd
16:24	F5KShanghai	Kayra Clifton's car comes to a halt halfway around the final lap