The Carlton Rode-based iSport International GP2 race team tasted victory for the second time this season when lead driver Ernesto Viso claimed victory in Barcelona.

The Carlton Rode-based iSport International GP2 race team tasted victory for the second time this season when lead driver Ernesto Viso claimed victory in Barcelona.

Viso had to withstand tremendous pressure from championship leader Nelson Piquet Junior to record his second win of the season to elevate himself into fourth place in the championship standings.

From pole position Viso headed the field into the first corner and proceeded to drive a perfect race to defend his lead from the constant pressure from behind.

“I think I drove well today,” Viso said. “The team are doing a really good job and I think we can keep it up for the rest of the season.”

In Saturday's race, Viso had finished in ninth place while team-mate Tristan Gommendy was an encouraging fifth and followed it up on Sunday with a similar result.

The Super Nova team saw Jose Maria Lopez spun out of the first race by Gimmi Bruni while his team-mate in the Griston team, Fairuz Fauzy, ended up 14th in race two.

Ben Devlin narrowly missed out on third place in the LMP2 division of the American Le Mans Series in the latest race in the series held around the streets of Houston, Texas.

The bumpy nature of the street track took a toll on most of the machinery, with the Attleborough racer needing only another few minutes to displace the works Porsche from the final podium position in his section.

Ross Curnow has taken over the lead in the Formula BMW Championship after taking his first victory of the season at Oulton Park having been placed second in the opening event.

Racing for the Thetford-based Nexa Racing team, Curnow's early change to dry weather tyres earned him pole position, which he used to good advantage to take victory.

In the earlier race he had started in sixth place, which he converted into second by the finish.

For Oliver Oakes the weekend wasn't nearly as rewarding, with 10th place in the opening race, from seventh on the grid, before improving to fourth in race two, this time having started from fifth.

As a result the Hopton racer falls from second to fourth in the championship points table, 11 points behind Curnow.

James Williams was unable to defend his third place in the Renault Clio Cup after suffering a big accident and writing off his car during qualifying for the latest races at Oulton Park.

“I am very disappointed not to have raced,” said the Norwich youngster. “I am looking forward to Thruxton though where I will hopefully be able to move back up the points chart.”

Carl Breeze suffered a catalogue of misfortune in the latest Seat Cupra races at the Cheshire circuit. The King's Lynn racer could post only the 11th quickest time in the tricky track conditions during qualifying, but improved to finish seventh in the opening race.

In race two the West Norfolk racer was an innocent victim of a start-line melee and finished a lap adrift in 12th place.