2019 UIM GT30 world champion, Andrè Faye Solvang leads the European championship tonight, but only after a lengthy jury hearing.

Kärol Soodla from Estonia won heat 1 in convincing style with the pole sitter, Finland’s Arttu Saari dropping to third.

Solvang moved up two places from his fourth grid position to grab a very valuable 300 points.

In heat 2 Norway’s Solvang got a blistering start from the lady racer but the pair had a coming together on the first lap and the red flag was dropped.

Solvang’s team made hasty duck tape repairs to his damaged deck while Soodla was unable to continue due to prop, gear case and hull damage.

The Norwegian won the re-started race from Laura Lakovica-Lakovica and Arttu.

The race jury ruled Solvang / Soodla incident to be a ‘racing accident’ after considering all the evidence.

With that decision, Andrè Faye Solvang tops the leader board with a mighty 700 points, Arttu has 450 and Soodla’s valuable heat 1 win puts her into third overall.

It’s going to be sensational tomorrow!

UIM GT30 European Championship - Kupiškis, Lithuania

#    Country    Driver    Heat 1    Heat 2    Heat 3    Heat 4    Total
1    NOR    Andrè Faye Solvang    300    400            700
76    FIN    Saari Arttu    225    225            450
7    EST    Kärol Soodla    400    0            400
27    FIN    Noel Vänttinen    169    0            169
50    LAT    Laura Lakovica-Lakovica    95    300            395
69    FIN    Reinikainen Sami    127    169            296
47    LIT    Mantas Kukcinavičius    40    127            167
70    SWE    Hilmer Viberg    71    95            166
25    FIN    Tino Lehto    53    71            124
87    LAT    Roberts Minings            13*    53            66
59    LAT    Toms Smilskalns          22    30            52
99    FIN    Tino Seppälä     17    40            57
73    EST    Märten Arula    30    0            30