David Méat captured Team France’s first medal of the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games by claiming his second Cross Car Senior gold in as many editions.
Having won the top honours in Marseille in 2022, the Frenchman refused to give up his grip on the top step and repeated the feat during a dramatic Final at Aspar Circuit on Sunday morning.
The Senior final, for driver aged 16+, was both the first to take place and proved the cleanest of the three Cross Car shootouts.
Méat started first and successfully held off the field for the full seven laps en route to the victory and his second consecutive gold at the Games.
After starting fourth, Ivan Pina Chinchilla scored another silver medal for his home country of Spain, which finished inside the top three in each of the Cross Car Finals. Team Sweden’s Sebastian Enholm finished third for the bronze medal, also mirroring his performance from 2022.