Following a decision by Motorsport Ireland, the final positions in the 2018 Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta Zetec Championship have been amended.
The decision arises from technical checks carried out on car number 21, driven by Mark Johnston, following the Leinster Motor Club event at Mondello Park on September 15th.
After a technical inspection after rounds 11 and 12 of the championship, the engine of car number 21 was found to contravene regulation 6.5, which governs the maximum compression ratio for engines used in the Fiesta Zetec Championship.
The stewards of the event have therefore disqualified Mark Johnston from rounds 11 and 12 and applied the maximum penalties allowed as set out in section 3.4 of the Fiesta Zetec Championship Sporting Regulations;
Twenty points deducted for disqualification from round 11 as well as loss of all points scored in round 11 and another twenty points deducted for disqualification from round 12 as well as loss of all points scored in round 12.
Another twenty points were deducted as a 10 place grid penalty for a round subsequent to the disqualification can not be applied retrospectively. The deduction of a total of sixty championship points drops Mark Johnston from second to eight in the final standings.
William Kellett moves into second place in the championship. The promotion of Kellett improves what was already a fantastic debut season in the Fiesta Zetec class for the eighteen year old, which saw him make great progress. The eighteen-year-old Kells driver ran at the front right from the off and picked up six podiums, including three runner-up positions in the second half of the season.
Kilcullen's Darren Lawlor also moves up a place in the final standings, to third, equalling his 2017 result.
William Kellett moves to second place
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