GOSIA RDEST Takes Victory at Magny-Cours, Closes Gap in Title Fight

August 4, 2026

• GOSIA RDEST claimed her second Alpine Elf Cup victory at Magny-Cours in Race 1, demonstrating measured pace management through traffic before holding off a late charge to secure the win in her remarkable post-maternity comeback season.
• The Polish driver executed an exceptional Race 2 start before officials red-flagged and restarted behind Safety Car. RDEST and Alberto fought from fourth to second, finishing less than a second behind winners after thrilling final-lap battle.
• First Polish driver and first mother to win Alpine Elf Cup races, RDEST returned to competition just months after her second daughter’s birth, quickly re-establishing herself among frontrunners despite adapting to new endurance format.
• RDEST and teammate Paul Alberto trail championship leaders by 31 points heading to Le Castellet finale October 10-11, having accumulated 136 points through consistent podium performances including victories at Dijon-Prenois and Magny-Cours.

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