Jesse Lazare, a two-time winner in the Nissan Sentra Cup at Circuit Mont-Tremblant
After holding its first event in Ontario last month, the Nissan Sentra Cup moved to Circuit Mont-Tremblant located in the picturesque Laurentians for the second event of the 2021 season, the Summer Classic. The two races proved to be highly exciting and hotly disputed and saw Jesse Lazare emerge as the winner on both occasions.
It was the first time that the race-ready Nissan Sentras tackled the track of Mont-Tremblant, and they proved to be extremely competitive on this fast and difficult road course.
The team, Motorsport In Action, stole the show Saturday during the sole qualifying session held in the morning. Jesse Lazare, last year’s Nissan Micra Cup runner-up, captured the pole position in front of his teammate, rookie Jesse Webb from British Columbia, the driver of the Shur Fit Racing Nissan. Last year’s Micra Cup Champion, Kevin King, set the third fastest time ahead of Ontarians’ Justin DiBenedetto and Gavin Sanders.
The green flag was waved under a bright sky and in front of several guests, including François Dumontier, the President of Canada’s National Sporting Authority, representing the FIA here in Canada. The 25 competitors accelerated in unison and the battle for overall victory involved four drivers, Lazare, King, Webb and Sanders. The four racers battled it out fiercely during the 40-minute race – held without a single incident.
The four leaders crossed the finish line in that order with Jesse Lazare claiming a clear victory ahead of Kevin King. Jesse Webb finished in third place, also earning the title of best rookie. Gavin Sanders, Valérie Limoges and Justin DiBenedetto rounded up the top six. Éric Chaput took first place in the Senior class. The battle for the victory was equally disputed in the Micra class, with Frédéric Bernier arriving first in front of Sylvain Ouellet and André Lapointe.
Sunday’s early qualifying session was held on a drying tarmac after a night downpour and saw Lazare capture pole position for the second race of the event, beating Sanders, Limoges, DiBenedetto, rookie Alexandre Fortin and Webb.
Having qualified in eighth, a low position, Kevin King was very aggressive during the opening lap to make it to second place. An intense battle for first place continued during the whole race between Lazare, King and Sanders. Only seven tenths of a second separated the top three finishers at the chequered flag in this exciting competition for spec, identically prepared Nissan Sentras.
Fifth on the road at the finish, rookie driver Alexandre Fortin was promoted to third place after Gavin Sanders and Jesse Webb were penalized for avoidable contact. Justin DiBenedetto is fourth, followed by Webb, Simon Charbonneau, Sanders, Kai Dalziel, Valérie Limoges and Owen Clarke. Darren Graham finished eleventh and claimed first place in the Senior category.
Sylvain Ouellet earned the top honours in the Micra class. Around the mid-race point, he managed to slip behind leader Éric Chaput who raced in this class today. Francis Bellerive climbed on the third step of the podium.
After four rounds, Kevin King is the new overall point standings leader. The point standings are extremely tight with King on top with 192 points, followed by Lazare (184 points) and Sanders (180 points). They are followed by Alexandre Fortin, Valérie Limoges and Jesse Webb.
The Cup’s next event will be held in Québec as part of the prestigious Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières in August with another two races. This event will welcome spectators on site for the first time this season. Race fans will be able to follow the action during the weekend through the Nissan Sentra Cup social networks. Video clips and real-time results await the race fans, in addition to, as for all races, video reports featuring highlights of each race will be broadcasted later in the year on the RDS sports network.
For complete race results and championship positions, go to
https://www.sentracup.com/2021-Results_ClassGen
To follow the Nissan Sentra Cup on social media:
Facebook: @CoupeSentraCup
Instagram: @nissansentracup
Twitter: @SentraCup
YouTube: SentraCupTV
2021 Nissan Sentra Cup Schedule
June 25-26-27 Shannonville Cup, Shannonville Motorsports Park, Ontario
July 23-24-25 Summer Classic, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec
August 13-14-15 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec
August 28-29 Complexe ICAR, Mirabel, Québec
September 3-4-5 Labour Day Weekend, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Ontario
September 24-25-26 Fall Classic, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec
Jesse Lazare, a two-time winner in the Nissan Sentra Cup at Circuit Mont-Tremblant
- Jesse Lazare won the two races held at the Summer Classic event at Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec -
After holding its first event in Ontario last month, the Nissan Sentra Cup moved to Circuit Mont-Tremblant located in the picturesque Laurentians for the second event of the 2021 season, the Summer Classic. The two races proved to be highly exciting and hotly disputed and saw Jesse Lazare emerge as the winner on both occasions.
It was the first time that the race-ready Nissan Sentras tackled the track of Mont-Tremblant, and they proved to be extremely competitive on this fast and difficult road course.
The team, Motorsport In Action, stole the show Saturday during the sole qualifying session held in the morning. Jesse Lazare, last year’s Nissan Micra Cup runner-up, captured the pole position in front of his teammate, rookie Jesse Webb from British Columbia, the driver of the Shur Fit Racing Nissan. Last year’s Micra Cup Champion, Kevin King, set the third fastest time ahead of Ontarians’ Justin DiBenedetto and Gavin Sanders.
The green flag was waved under a bright sky and in front of several guests, including François Dumontier, the President of Canada’s National Sporting Authority, representing the FIA here in Canada. The 25 competitors accelerated in unison and the battle for overall victory involved four drivers, Lazare, King, Webb and Sanders. The four racers battled it out fiercely during the 40-minute race – held without a single incident.
The four leaders crossed the finish line in that order with Jesse Lazare claiming a clear victory ahead of Kevin King. Jesse Webb finished in third place, also earning the title of best rookie. Gavin Sanders, Valérie Limoges and Justin DiBenedetto rounded up the top six. Éric Chaput took first place in the Senior class. The battle for the victory was equally disputed in the Micra class, with Frédéric Bernier arriving first in front of Sylvain Ouellet and André Lapointe.
Sunday’s early qualifying session was held on a drying tarmac after a night downpour and saw Lazare capture pole position for the second race of the event, beating Sanders, Limoges, DiBenedetto, rookie Alexandre Fortin and Webb.
Having qualified in eighth, a low position, Kevin King was very aggressive during the opening lap to make it to second place. An intense battle for first place continued during the whole race between Lazare, King and Sanders. Only seven tenths of a second separated the top three finishers at the chequered flag in this exciting competition for spec, identically prepared Nissan Sentras.
Fifth on the road at the finish, rookie driver Alexandre Fortin was promoted to third place after Gavin Sanders and Jesse Webb were penalized for avoidable contact. Justin DiBenedetto is fourth, followed by Webb, Simon Charbonneau, Sanders, Kai Dalziel, Valérie Limoges and Owen Clarke. Darren Graham finished eleventh and claimed first place in the Senior category.
Sylvain Ouellet earned the top honours in the Micra class. Around the mid-race point, he managed to slip behind leader Éric Chaput who raced in this class today. Francis Bellerive climbed on the third step of the podium.
After four rounds, Kevin King is the new overall point standings leader. The point standings are extremely tight with King on top with 192 points, followed by Lazare (184 points) and Sanders (180 points). They are followed by Alexandre Fortin, Valérie Limoges and Jesse Webb.
The Cup’s next event will be held in Québec as part of the prestigious Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières in August with another two races. This event will welcome spectators on site for the first time this season. Race fans will be able to follow the action during the weekend through the Nissan Sentra Cup social networks. Video clips and real-time results await the race fans, in addition to, as for all races, video reports featuring highlights of each race will be broadcasted later in the year on the RDS sports network.
For complete race results and championship positions, go to
https://www.sentracup.com/2021-Results_ClassGen
To follow the Nissan Sentra Cup on social media:
Facebook: @CoupeSentraCup
Instagram: @nissansentracup
Twitter: @SentraCup
YouTube: SentraCupTV
2021 Nissan Sentra Cup Schedule
June 25-26-27 Shannonville Cup, Shannonville Motorsports Park, Ontario
July 23-24-25 Summer Classic, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec
August 13-14-15 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec
August 28-29 Complexe ICAR, Mirabel, Québec
September 3-4-5 Labour Day Weekend, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Ontario
September 24-25-26 Fall Classic, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec
After holding its first event in Ontario last month, the Nissan Sentra Cup moved to Circuit Mont-Tremblant located in the picturesque Laurentians for the second event of the 2021 season, the Summer Classic. The two races proved to be highly exciting and hotly disputed and saw Jesse Lazare emerge as the winner on both occasions.
It was the first time that the race-ready Nissan Sentras tackled the track of Mont-Tremblant, and they proved to be extremely competitive on this fast and difficult road course.
The team, Motorsport In Action, stole the show Saturday during the sole qualifying session held in the morning. Jesse Lazare, last year’s Nissan Micra Cup runner-up, captured the pole position in front of his teammate, rookie Jesse Webb from British Columbia, the driver of the Shur Fit Racing Nissan. Last year’s Micra Cup Champion, Kevin King, set the third fastest time ahead of Ontarians’ Justin DiBenedetto and Gavin Sanders.
The green flag was waved under a bright sky and in front of several guests, including François Dumontier, the President of Canada’s National Sporting Authority, representing the FIA here in Canada. The 25 competitors accelerated in unison and the battle for overall victory involved four drivers, Lazare, King, Webb and Sanders. The four racers battled it out fiercely during the 40-minute race – held without a single incident.
The four leaders crossed the finish line in that order with Jesse Lazare claiming a clear victory ahead of Kevin King. Jesse Webb finished in third place, also earning the title of best rookie. Gavin Sanders, Valérie Limoges and Justin DiBenedetto rounded up the top six. Éric Chaput took first place in the Senior class. The battle for the victory was equally disputed in the Micra class, with Frédéric Bernier arriving first in front of Sylvain Ouellet and André Lapointe.
Sunday’s early qualifying session was held on a drying tarmac after a night downpour and saw Lazare capture pole position for the second race of the event, beating Sanders, Limoges, DiBenedetto, rookie Alexandre Fortin and Webb.
Having qualified in eighth, a low position, Kevin King was very aggressive during the opening lap to make it to second place. An intense battle for first place continued during the whole race between Lazare, King and Sanders. Only seven tenths of a second separated the top three finishers at the chequered flag in this exciting competition for spec, identically prepared Nissan Sentras.
Fifth on the road at the finish, rookie driver Alexandre Fortin was promoted to third place after Gavin Sanders and Jesse Webb were penalized for avoidable contact. Justin DiBenedetto is fourth, followed by Webb, Simon Charbonneau, Sanders, Kai Dalziel, Valérie Limoges and Owen Clarke. Darren Graham finished eleventh and claimed first place in the Senior category.
Sylvain Ouellet earned the top honours in the Micra class. Around the mid-race point, he managed to slip behind leader Éric Chaput who raced in this class today. Francis Bellerive climbed on the third step of the podium.
After four rounds, Kevin King is the new overall point standings leader. The point standings are extremely tight with King on top with 192 points, followed by Lazare (184 points) and Sanders (180 points). They are followed by Alexandre Fortin, Valérie Limoges and Jesse Webb.
The Cup’s next event will be held in Québec as part of the prestigious Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières in August with another two races. This event will welcome spectators on site for the first time this season. Race fans will be able to follow the action during the weekend through the Nissan Sentra Cup social networks. Video clips and real-time results await the race fans, in addition to, as for all races, video reports featuring highlights of each race will be broadcasted later in the year on the RDS sports network.
For complete race results and championship positions, go to
https://www.sentracup.com/2021-Results_ClassGen
To follow the Nissan Sentra Cup on social media:
Facebook: @CoupeSentraCup
Instagram: @nissansentracup
Twitter: @SentraCup
YouTube: SentraCupTV
2021 Nissan Sentra Cup Schedule
June 25-26-27 Shannonville Cup, Shannonville Motorsports Park, Ontario
July 23-24-25 Summer Classic, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec
August 13-14-15 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec
August 28-29 Complexe ICAR, Mirabel, Québec
September 3-4-5 Labour Day Weekend, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Ontario
September 24-25-26 Fall Classic, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec