Epsilon Euskadi pulled off the first ever one-two in World Series by Renault history as Valencia poleman Felix Porteiro resisted team-mate
Robert Kubica from lights to flag at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
With Eric Salignon stalling at the beginning of the formation lap and having to start from the back of the grid, Porteiro and Kubica had little difficulty in taking control of the race as the lights went out
Running neck-and-neck in the opening stages, the two Basque-run cars quickly moved several lengths ahead of Will Power, Adrian Valles, Simon Pagenaud, Andreas Zuber, Markus Winkelhock, Tristan Gommendy, Patrick Pilet and Jaap van Lagen, who all appeared to be scrapping over third. The top ten also broke away from a second group led by the returning Alx Danielsson, although van Lagen lost his spot at the top table when he put his car through an impressive 360° spin on the second lap. Somehow, the Dutchman regained control and was able to continue....
Colin Fleming was equally fortunate, despite losing several places as a result of a skirmish with the gravel, but the race came to a premature end for Medhi Bennani, who could not escape its stony clutches in what was only his second WS race - and his first with gravel traps after debuting in Monaco.
After three laps, the front five had built up a clear lead over the chasing pack, although Fleming had already made a fine comeback, having moved up to tenth position. Again, others were not so lucky, with Winkelhock making a costly mistake that lost him five places, and Zuber being forced to pit with a mechanical failure.
Despite the close attention of the four cars in his wake, local man Porteiro eventually established a one-second lead over team-mate Kubica, as the Pole continued to come under threat from Power, Valles and Pagenaud.
