The past weekend began at Donington Park the season of the Championship of Europe of races of trucks (ETRC) in which "our" Antonio Albacete is three-time champion and who will defend the title achieved last season in 2011. Again, the Renault MKR Technology of Markus Oestreich and Markus Bosiger departing as the main rivals of the Spanish, without forgetting the Hahn, Vrsecky, Nittel or Levett.
In the British layout things started well for Antonio Albacete and the Cepsa team. Despite starting in the fifth position on the grid, the pole was for Oestreich, Albacete took not much is ascending positions and in the second round was already placed in second place just behind the poleman. The positions would be kept getting the Spanish pilot the first podium of the season.
In the second race, with the grid formed by the eight top of the first race in inverted position, Albacete performed a great output which quickly put you in third place. From there, things were more complicated and the MAN had to beat the copper with two hard bones. He could finally rid of Summerfield and in the absence of four laps beat Adam Lacko to capture the first victory of the year.
If after the Saturday all was wine and roses for Antonio Albacete, things would change in the day on Sunday. After leaving fifth in the third race of the weekend, could not improve his position in career, although two after David Vrsecky and Markus Bosiger sanctions aupaban you back to the podium.
The last race would be the stone on the path of the Spanish. Sixth grid, Albacete suffered a small departure from runway after touching with Summerfield. Despite the problems in the direction, would ascend to the third position, time in which the shock absorber front of his MAN said enough and had to retire. The zero of the final race makes it down to the third position of a general commanded by Oestreich and Nittel.
For its part, the other in Donington Park, Jose Bermejo Spanish, finished in seventeenth and eighteenth in the Saturday while Sunday managed to improve by signing a sixteenth and fourteenth position. The Spanish pilot is situated at the 17th place in the rankings.
