That left a huge gap between the top five and the rest of the field, with Fluke leading from Campbell, Pinto, Webster, and Ellis.
Fluke, who’d never previously won a PESC race, put up a solid defence for almost 20 minutes, but eventually Campbell found a way past. This seemed to be assisted by Pinto, who looked to tap the back of Fluke’s car as the two cars ahead turned in at Malmedy side by side, with Fluke skittering across the gravel and rejoining in fifth.
Pinto then caught a slowdown penalty for track limits, dropping him down to seventh, leaving the front three to fight for the podium between themselves on a thrilling final lap battle. However, neither Webster nor Ellis could find a way past Campbell, who took the flag to become the first driver to win two feature races this season.
With Job salvaging tenth place, the championship has tightened up significantly. Pinto still leads, on 371 points, but Ellis has halved the gap to just a 12-point deficit. Job remains third, 11 points further back, with Campbell now only eight points behind him.