Dijon MotorsCup 2016 - FIA Lurani Trophy - Formula Junior

The battle for the lead on the first lap of the Lurani Trophy with Peter Morton in car 75 challenging hard the pole sitter Manfredo Rossi di Montelera in car 65.

The Lurani Trrophy is a FIA championship for Formula Junior car with races at Hockenheim, Pau, Monza, Nubrurgring, Zandvoort and Dijon.  It is called the Lurani Trophy as the Italian Count Giovanni "Johnny" Lurani came up with the idea for Formula Junior in the later fifties.  It was a path towards Formula One from 1958 to 1963 with drivers such as Jim Clark and Denny Hulme racing in this formula.   I really enjoyed the Saturday race at Dijon-Prenois where these photos were taken.  Lovely to see close racing with lots of sliding through the corners and a great variety of cars.

Behind the leaders this was the battle for eighth place on lap one.

The battle for fifteenth place on lap one.

At the rear of the field Daniele Salodini in the Taraschi FJ leads other front engined cars in the battle for Group A.

The beautiful Stanguellini of Belgian Tom de Gres.

The Fiat engine in the Stanguelini.

On lap two the Lotus of Manfredo Rossi di Montelera has a clear lead that he was to keep for the rest of the race.

The Branca FJ on the way to the grid driven by Bruno Ferrari.

The twelfth placed  Lotus 20/22 of Lee Mowle.

On lap four the Brabham BT6 of Pierre Tonetti has moved up to third place.  He was eventually to finish second.

Peter Morton pushes his car Lightning Enyoyette through the paddock.  

The Lotus 22 of Italian Andrea Guarino.

Further back in the field the Belgian Luc Deneve holds off Colin Nursey, both in Lotus 18s.

The Italian  Guido di Eguido drives his Stanguellini through the paddock.

The only French driver in this race was Caroline Abbou Rossi di Montelera  in her Brabham BT6.

A lock up in the battle between Swiss drivers Urs Mueller and Bruno Weibel in their Lotuses

The front engined Stanguellini and Lola cars.

Canadian Larry Kinch earlier driving the Lola Mk2 to the grid.

The Lotus 18 of John Lord won his class.

The Stanguellini of  Guido di Egudio is lapped.

The Terrier Mk4  Series 1 of Christopher Drake.  He finished second in his group.

The battle for second place with Pierre Tonetti leading Peter Morton and the Wainer of Richard Smeeton.

The Swiss driver Urs Mueller talks about his Formula Junior Lotus 20/22.

Ian Simmonds walks alongside as his Envoy Mk1 is pushed to the dummy grid.  He was to finish a close second in his group.

The Ferrari inspired nose on the Italian Formula Junior Wainer 63.

To find out more about the Wainer FJ car, click here.

The unusual logo on the Wainer.

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All photos were taken from the spectator areas without a press pass.

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