Crash costs Karun points in GP2 debut

Sakhir, Bahrain, Apr 15 (UNI) Karun Chandhok hopes to score on his GP2 Series debut came to a screeching halt when the Indian, racing brilliantly, collided with another car in lap 7 to spin out of Race Two in an incident-mired season-opener at Bahrain International here today.

Firmly in the top eight by then, Team Durango's Chandhok lost control and hit South African rookie Adrian Zaugg's car at turn one of the seveth lap. While, the Indian spun out of contention in the incident, the South African was forced into the pits for repairs and ending hopes of a double points finish on debut.

Meanwhile, Nicolas Lapierre finally broke his victory duck in the GP2 Series, as he returned the DAMS team to the top step of the podium in Race 2.

The Frenchman took lead from the pole-sitter Borja Garcia mid way through the first lap and eventually finished three seconds of Timo Glock. Luca Filippi came third.

Earlier, the first and the qualifying round of GP2 series saw India's Karun Chandhok finishing in the top ten in the Bahrain Grand Prix on the Sakhir racetrack on his debut series.

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