The French racer made the perfect start to lead pole-sitter Emanuele Olivieri through the first corner. Although he briefly trailed Rayan Caretti after his compatriot pulled off a fine overtaking move at Lisboa on the fourth lap, the 19-year-old was back ahead before Mandarin on lap eight as the thrilling battle for victory intensified.
Roussel was still ahead when Caretti crashed at the Solitude Esses later in the lap to trigger a second safety car intervention. Despite the best efforts of the volunteer trackside marshals to clear Caretti’s stricken car as quickly as possible, the race concluded under safety car conditions with Qualification Race winner Olivieri finishing second and Rintaro Sato taking third from 11th on the grid.
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