Harvey wins, closes in on Laad
A thriller of a race the Italian GP was, Daniel Harvey taking the first win for Ferrari this season, at their home GP. A close one it was, as Rossello was right on his tail, only a few hundreths behind as they crossed the finish line. Laad followed a few seconds down in 3rd place, continuing his top 6 run. With two races to go he still leads the championship, 9 points ahead of today's winner Harvey. Jordan pulled another surprise, Tim Engberink returning in the 2nd car and taking 4th place. Jednak initially took 5th with a late move against Utzer, but the race stewards deemed it unfair and handed 5th to Utzer, dropping Jednak to 6th. Keranen in 7th took his best result in a while, the track layout being considered advantageous for the Astons he couldn't make much use of it since he struggled with gearbox problems. Lintner, Taddo, and Said completed the top 10. Lutz only finished in 11th after being involved in an incident with Sigoulakis early on, most likely putting an end to his title hopes. Wolf took 12th ahead of previous round winner Mishra, Sigoulakis finishing last after a lenghty stop for repairs.
Lutz wins in photo-finish
Williams driver Jason Lutz took his 4th win of the season, beating Ben Utzer to the line. While it initially looked like the German had won, the video analysis showed Lutz was ahead by millimeters. Rossello crossed the line in 3rd, but was moved down to 4th as Jednak was given a time bonus for an incorrect penalty issued earlier in the race. Engberink finished 5th, showing he didn't forget anything in his time away. Harvey was classified 6th despite heavy protests from Laad, who had actually finished ahead of him. But the timing showed Harvey ahead, and the stewards refused to listen to reason and video evidence. The Saubers of Said and Mishra finished 8th and 9th, not quite able to go the speed of the guys ahead. Sigoulakis, Wolf, and Keranen finished quite a bit down, all being involved in a start crash that took out Lintner and Taddo.