Browning proved supreme at each the unique begin and the late security automobile restart, following a purple flag for Aron’s incident, to stamp his authority on a race wherein the Hitech driver by no means actually regarded correctly threatened.
With the race ending beneath a security automobile, Browning got here dwelling forward of Dennis Hauger and Gabriele Mini to safe the largest race win of his profession.
On the unique begin, Browning received away brilliantly from pole place and defended the within line all the way in which all the way down to Lisboa as Prema’s Mini tucked into his slipstream.
As they braked for the tight right-hander, front-row starter Alex Dunne moved to the left to attempt to get across the exterior of Mini – however discovered himself on the incorrect line and ran off into the tyre obstacles.
Following a short digital security automobile interval, Browning pulled clear to finish the opening lap a couple of second clear as the primary battle gave the impression to be behind him.
Mini, who had a wild second on chilly tyres at Moorish Hill, was beneath assault from his team-mate Dino Beganovic – who slipstreamed previous on the run all the way down to Lisboa.
However Beganovic carried an excessive amount of pace into the nook and, after locking up, ran broad into the tyre obstacles, inflicting a second VSC interval.
The race rapidly received going once more and Browning, regardless of dropping one second on that VSC lap, quickly prolonged his benefit as he steadily pulled clear, with Mini working alone in second behind him.
Hauger was the person on the transfer although, as he handed Prema’s Aron into third on the run to Lisboa on lap 5, whereas Aron misplaced one other place to Mari Boya a lap later.
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Dennis Hauger, MP Motorsport
Aron discovered himself beneath assault from behind and on lap eight, going by way of the Solitude Esses, he crashed out, spearing off into the obstacles – along with his automobile breaking in half and erupting into flames.
Whereas Aron was in a position to climb out of the automobile unaided, particles throughout the monitor and a badly broken crash barrier prompted the purple flag on the finish of lap 9.
The pursuing Pepi Marti and Charlie Wurz appeared to have gotten caught up in what occurred, as each had been left with injury.
Wurz, who braked to keep away from getting concerned within the incident, locked the rears and hit the obstacles – damaging his entrance wing and gearbox, which put him out of the restart. Marti had entrance wing injury however was in a position to make the resumption.
Following a 55-minute delay to restore the obstacles, Browning once more completely managed his getaway on the restart on lap 12 as Mini got here beneath strain from Hauger behind him.
Hauger managed to draft previous Mini on the run to Lisboa, and briefly ran side-by-side with Browning earlier than tucking into second.
However the Norwegian driver appeared to have little to counter Browning’s beautiful tempo, the Williams junior having been supreme on chilly tyres all day.
Mini’s bid to recuperate the runner-up spot was additionally dashed on the finish of the lap when the security automobile was known as out once more following a crash involving Nikola Tsolov at Fisherman’s Bend.
With inadequate time to clear the stranded automobile, the race ended beneath yellows.
With Browning, Hauger and Mini taking the highest three spots, Boya got here dwelling fourth, forward of Marti and Richard Verschoor.
Isack Hadjar, Zane Maloney, Oliver Goethe and Laurens van Hoepen made up the highest 10, whereas Dan Ticktum recovered from the again of the sector to complete thirteenth.