Indian racing ace Narain Karthikeyan maintained second position in the Driver's Championship of the Superfund World Series after placing fourth and second respectively in the seventh round of races over the weekend in Barcelona, Spain.
The Tata Team Carlin driver finished fourth in the first race, which was won by Franck Montagny of Gabord Competicion, but did well to place second in the second race.
Montagny, who has 227 points, is assured of the title with two rounds still to go.
Karthikeyan has 115 points, and is well ahead of Stephane Sarrazin (95) of Racing Engineering and Heikki Kovalainen (93) Gabord Competicion, who are placed third and fourth respectively in the championship race.
The next race of the World series will be held at Valencia, Spain on October 19.
Results:
Race 1:
1. Franck Montagny (Gabord Competicion) 26m47.022s
2. Ander Vilarino (Epsilon Euskadi) +11.124s
3. Jean Christophe Ravier (Epsilon Euskadi) +20.363s
4. Narain Karthikeyan (Tata Team Carlin) +31.225s
5. Enrique Bernoldi (GD Racing) +35.155s
6. Heikki Kovalainen (Gabord Competicion) +36.264s
7. Bas Leinders (Racing Engineering) +36.727s
8. Polo Villaamil (RC Motorsport) +38.390s
9. Bruno Besson (Saulnier Racing) +44.228s
10. Felix Porteiro (KTR) +44.668s
11. Stephane Sarrazin (Racing Engineering) +44.979s
12. Jose Marie Perez (Aicart Adrian Campos Motorsport) +55.381s
13. Paul Edwards (KTR) +1m16.097s
Fastest Lap: Franck Montagny 1'33.263
Race 2:
1.Ander Vilarino (Epsilon Euskadi) 38m43.580s
2. Narain Karthikeyan (Tata Team Carlin) +2.037s
3. Enrique Bernoldi (GD Racing) +2.606s
4. Jean Christophe Ravier (Epsilon Euskadi) +11.016s
5. Franck Montagny (Gabord Competicion) +11.299s
6. Stephane Sarrazin (Racing Engineering) +29.360s
7. Paul Edwards (KTR) +47.239s
8. Heikki Kovalainen (Gabord Competicion) +48.053s
9. Santiago Porteiro Adrian (Campos Motorsport) +1m06.273s
10. Jose Marie Perez (Aicart Adrian Campos Motorsport) +1m06.847s
11. Angel Burgueno (Respol Racing for Spain Vergani) +1m07.182s
12. Didier Andre (Saulnier Racing) +1m07.649s
13. Bruce Jouanny (Carlin Motorsport) + 4 laps
14. Polo Villaamil (RC Motorsport) + 4 laps
Fastest Lap: Jean Christope Ravier 1'34.258