Ernesto Viso added a third victory to his GP2 tally when he came out on top of a six-way shoot-out for supremacy at the annual Bologna Motor Show at the weekend.

The Venezuelan, who is still pursuing rides in both F1 and GP2 for next season, was reunited with the Durango team which gave him his first break in F3000 for the event, and proved almost unbeatable around a tight one-kilometre Shell Arena 'circuit' laid out in the grounds of the exhibition centre.

Ranged against former F1 pilot Patrick Friesacher, World Series frontrunners Borja Garcia and Pastor Maldonado and F3 racewinners Marco Bonanomi and Kohei Hirate, Viso made the most of his prior GP2 experience to ease through the 'round robin' qualifying heats, before seeing off the challenge of Durango 'team-mate' Garcia in the semi-finals. Facing the FMS-run Friesacher in the final proved to be a tough proposition, but the Venezuelan, who took his first GP2 race wins at Imola and Barcelona in 2006, came out on top over two three-lap showdowns. Garcia took third to give Durango two drivers on the podium, after defeating Trident-run Hirate in a run-off.

Viso's success allowed him to emulate fellow countryman Johnny Cecotto, who came out on top at the 1987, '88 and '89 shows, when the competition was run for touring cars. This year was the first time that GP2 machines had been pressed into action in the four-wheel category.

"I am happy to have succeeded in this very spectacular event," Viso commented afterwards, "At first, I thought that it was going to be something of an exhibition, but I quickly understood that it was going to be both very competitive and really exciting.

"The track was small, and you had to be very exact, as there was no margin for error, but I won each of my heats except the first one, and had a lot of fun - just as I hope that the thousands of spectators in the stands did. I was very impressed with the event, and hope that [Durango boss] Ivone Pinton keeps his promise of a car to defend my title with!"