Super Nova Racing driver Fairuz Fauzy won the sprint race on Sunday afternoon in the second round of the GP2 Asia Series in Sentul, Indonesia under wet conditions where he started from pole position on the reversed grid and led until the chequered flag.

As the 26 cars were waiting for the off, heavy rain started to pour on the track two minutes before the formation lap. The start was then given behind the safety car and the two first laps were fateful for Latvian Schleghelmilch and Brazilian Valerio, both on slick tyres.

Then, on Lap 7, the safety car stepped out and the real battle begun. RDD boys Hanley and Grosjean started to fight for 5th place while Vitaly Petrov took the opportunity to pass the Brit. Just five laps after the restart, the safety car was once again deployed when Luca Filippi spun and got stranded in the middle of the track.

On the second restart, the battle for third position intensified between Pavlovic, Petrov, Grosjean and Hanley. After Petrov passed Milos without any harm, ART Frenchman then attacked the BCN driver. Just behind them, Ben Hanley saw an opportunity and moved up the inside of Grosjean, but he went in too deep and hit Pavlovic, deploying the safety car for a third time.

When it finally released the cars, there were less than 6 minutes left on the clock. In front, leader Fauzy managed to contain Senna’s attacks in order to cross the finish line in first position and take his maiden win. Senna finished 2nd ahead of Petrov, Grosjean, Valles and Tung who scored his first point.

“I am so happy! The team did a wonderful job in setting up the car in these difficult conditions. I had a really good pace,” Fauzy said. “This is my first win and it comes right before the next round in my homeland in Sepang. I hope I can do the same there!”