THE leaders picked up wins in their respective categories on Sunday April 4 to extend their early advantage in the National Championship which is heating up earlier than usual.

Marc Delcy amassed a maximum 22 points to lead the Novice class, while young female driver Diane Alvis took a firm second position followed by Oliver Chang Leng in third place.

Delcy won all his heats and the final, while Alvis, who had finished third in both heats, robbed Chang Leng of the runner-up spot in the final.

In the absence of a number of drivers in the Cadet class, Roland Delcy did not let slip the opportunity of consolidating his first position in the standings with 40 points, seven more than Stephan Simon, who finished second.

Simon was the only driver who could challenge Delcy but he could not remain concentrated and lost out in the final.

Third position went to Micky Victorin who has moved above Dimitri Maiden in third place in the overall standings.

Overconfidence spoilt the day for Junior leader Eddie Estrale who was on course to win the final when he started celebrating victory even before crossing the finish line. Ruddy Joseph took advantage of Estrale’s blunder of slowing down to go past him and win by a whisker.

Steven Rosalie came out third followed by Stephan Emmanuel and Joshua Gopal in fourth and fifth positions respectively.

Despite losing the final to Joseph, Estrale still leads the Junior championship table with 40 points, five more than the former.

Gopal (27) and Emmanuel (25) are third and fourth in the standings while defending champion Peter Fred, who was absent on Sunday, lies in fifth place with 18 points, three more than sixth-placed Rosalie.

The Formula A final was again won by Dave Rene who clocked the fastest lap-time of 27.82 seconds. He holds an eight-point lead (44 points) over daughter Liza Rene in the overall standings.

Liza, who came in second to his father on Sunday, has 36 points, eight more than John Simon who inherited the third position from Joel Lau-Tee who ran out of fuel towards the end of the final.

Andy Alvis finished fourth, while newcomer Christian Larue span out on the third lap.

Gavin Booker, Andy Denousse and Allister Maiden have all fallen further back in the championship standings after failing to make the start of Sunday’s race.