{"id":3029,"date":"2022-08-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dumoulincompetition.com\/jean-francois-dumoulin-outstanding-at-gp3r\/"},"modified":"2022-08-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T04:00:00","slug":"jean-francois-dumoulin-outstanding-at-gp3r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dumoulincompetition.com\/en\/news\/jean-francois-dumoulin-outstanding-at-gp3r\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Dumoulin outstanding at GP3R!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0“The Rousseau Metal 60 Laps presented by Julia Wine” – 2,44 km \u2013
\u00a0August 5 to 7, 2022<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres<\/a> (Trois-Rivieres, Quebec)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0RDS & TSN (TBD)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a06th<\/sup> | 16th<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/season-stats\/2022\/T\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The race weekend started on a promising note, as Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Dumoulin set very quick times, including second fastest in Saturday’s practice session. The driver of the #04 Casino Grand Royal W\u00f4linak<\/strong><\/a> | Groupe Bellemare | Trois-Rivi\u00e8res Mitsubishi | Bernier Cr\u00e9peau Chrysler Fiat | Omnifab car was on track for his first NASCAR Pinty’s event of the season and the local racer was aiming for nothing less than victory.<\/p>\n

After the practice session, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Dumoulin declared that; “it’s going very well for the Dumoulin Competition team! My brother Louis-Philippe is quickest, and I am second. I was first for a good part of the session, really great car. Before qualifying, the car would understeer from the first lap. Sixth is a good starting position here in Trois-Rivi\u00e8res, but I know I will improve on that quickly. I’ve always been consistent, so we’ll take it one lap at a time. If it rains, it will be an interesting race and if it’s dry, we’ll have some fun too.”<\/p>\n

Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Dumoulin took the start of “The 60 laps of Rousseau M\u00e9tal presented by Julia Wine” race with only one thing in mind: Victory!\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Louis-Philippe and I had excellent cars,” according to Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Dumoulin. “However, I got a drive-through penalty on a restart, which cost me several positions. When we came back on track, my goal was to preserve the brakes and the car. The #04 Casino Grand Royal W\u00f4linak<\/strong> | Groupe Bellemare | Trois-Rivi\u00e8res Mitsubishi | Bernier Cr\u00e9peau Chrysler Fiat | Omnifab car was particularly quick, allowing me to gain ground on every restart. We were having a great race!”<\/p>\n

However, Jean-Francois Dumoulin’s plans were thwarted with two laps to go when his race ended abruptly against a wall, and with the help of a competitor. “The driver of the #96 car was in my racing line and caught me, which caused me to spin into the wall. It’s a shame because I had passed him cleanly just before. His behaviour is disappointing, especially as I was having a perfect race except for the penalty. It was my race, I wanted the win. On top of that, we have two cars to rebuild as I’ve run into my brother after hitting the wall.”<\/p>\n

Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Dumoulin finished the race in 16th<\/sup> position. “It’s only a matter of time before we win next year!” he concludes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

“<\/strong>Passion \u2013 Performance \u2013 Partnerships<\/strong>“<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photo credit<\/strong>: Matthew Manor CSCG\u00a0<\/p>\n

SUMMARY \u2013 HIGHLIGHTS IN JEAN-FRANCOIS DUMOULIN’S CAREER<\/strong><\/p>\n