TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec — Jonathan Bomarito took a big step forward in his quest to be champion of the Cooper Tires presents The Atlantic Championship powered by Mazda with a dominant victory in Sunday’s Grand Prix de Trois-Riviéres.
After starting from the pole in his No. 26 Mathiasen Motorsports entry, Bomarito got away clean on the race’s standing start and was never seriously challenged, leading every lap of the 44-lap race to score his third victory of the season and the fifth of his Atlantic career.
He won by 1.590 seconds over American rookie Jonathan Summerton, who he now leads by 28 points in the standings with three races remaining.
Although Sunday’s race was the first for the Atlantic series on the legendary 1.521-mile street circuit in Quebec since 2003, Bomarito became the 10th-consecutive polesitter to win in Atlantic competition at Trois-Rivieres.
“First of all, I can’t tell you how thankful I am and happy to keep that streak alive, that’s for sure,” said Bomarito. “It was an amazing weekend. It was perfect for us, both qualifying sessions and the race.”
While Summerton finished second, Junior Strous, Simona De Silvestro and Dane Cameron rounded out the top five.
The finish:
Jonathan Bomarito, Jonathan Summerton, Junior Strous, Simona De Silvestro, Dane Cameron, Daniel Morad, David Martinez, Tom Sutherland, Greg Mansell, Henri Karjalainen, Douglas Soares, Frankie Muniz, Leo Mansell, Dominick Muermans, Eric Jensen, Luis Schiavo, Markus Nimela, Carl Skerlong, Kevin Lacroix, James Hinchcliffe.