It started out well for Franck, as he finished the first practice session on top, although only by a tenth of a second.

He then went on to hold a provisional pole during the qualifying sessions, but ultimately finished seventh. Afterwards, however, two Audi drivers were given penalties and pushed back to ninth on the grid - which helped our boy somewhat!

Overall, Montagny finished 6th, and three laps down, which isn’t too bad on your first race.