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Stage 2 of the 2019 Manufacturer Series got underway on August 3rd, with Toyota (yamado_racing38) leading the points table after the first stage.

Mazda (Akagi_1942mi) had ended the first stage back in 10th place, but this time a spirited performance saw them break into the top three, scoring 2,881 points in Round 14 and 2,956 points in Round 17.

In sharp contrast to this, Lexus (SG_Kawakana), who had been hoping to score heavily in order to qualify for the World Tour, were unable to add to their total at all, despite managing decent scores in several rounds. Their fate therefore hung in the balance heading into the final round.

The second stage's final race took place on Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and was contested between Gr. 3 cars.

Mazda (Akagi_1942mi) took pole position with a time of 1'43.811, while Lexus (SG_Kawakana) had to settle for third place on the grid as they sought a much-needed victory. Toyota (yamado_racing38), the overall series leader, started way back in seventh place, but managed to fight their way up to fourth by the end of the first lap. Mazda (Akagi_1942mi) increased their lead in the early stages of the race, while Lexus (SG_Kawakana), in third position, were unable to close the gap on Audi (Tatsukt) in second place. Indeed, the gap between second and third actually widened.
Most of the leading pack had opted for a one-pit strategy, with only the leader, Mazda (Akagi_1942mi), choosing not to take a pit stop. This would prove to be the correct choice, and even when the race came down to a sprint on the ninth lap, Mazda (Akagi_1942mi) were able to display great skill in holding off their challengers to go pole-to-win and grab the points required to move up to third place overall.
Lexus (SG_Kawakana) were unable to increase their pace as they'd have liked, and ended the race as they'd started it, in third place. This, unfortunately, was not good enough for them to qualify for the World Tour.
Toyota (yamado_racing38), on the other hand, may have finished the last race in fourth place, but picked up plenty of points in the preceding rounds, consolidating their grip on first place overall. yamado_racing38, very much the face of Toyota in this Manufacturer Series, had dominated the second stage just as he had the first.

Rank	Driver	DR	SR	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Rd. 4	Rd. 5	Rd. 6	Rd. 7	Rd. 8	Rd. 9	Rd. 10	Rd. 11	Rd. 12	Rd. 13	Rd. 14	Rd. 15	Rd. 16	Rd. 17	Rd. 18	Rd. 19	Rd. 20	Total
1	Toyota yamado_racing38	S	S	-	2690	2995	3030	1892	-	2964	-	-	3457	1568	-	-	-	-	-	2333	-	-	2816	15262
2	Lexus SG_Kawakana	S	S	3062	3075	-	797	312	2905	-	-	-	3062	1492	1356	2166	-	2699	-	777	2121	-	3009	15113
3	Mazda Akagi_1942mi	S	S	2888	2664	873	2725	1882	2242	2119	2811	1680	-	2686	1554	2688	2881	2062	-	2956	454	2286	3396	14932
4	Toyota Dual_Wield-2	S	S	147	3007	-	1754	2972	2599	-	2016	-	2471	-	-	-	-	2803	2821	-	2878	2788	-	14481
5	Aston Martin ayumu5617	S	S	2407	2532	2784	2871	2606	2446	2724	2853	2924	2668	2823	-	-	2122	-	-	2644	-	-	2237	14255
6	BMW Arrow71sr	S	S	3049	2848	2837	-	2838	2565	-	1872	1985	2516	1193	2368	2437	1924	2337	2524	1557	2575	2572	886	14147
7	Subaru Kerokkuma_ej20	S	S	2900	2373	436	2552	2680	-	1866	3011	1986	894	2980	2507	2573	725	622	-	-	0	-	500	14144
8	Honda s-shohei_	S	S	2086	2589	2165	2233	2751	2752	2808	2367	1846	2865	-	1055	1471	2729	2959	2673	2489	2727	2641	2623	14135
9	Chevrolet Gori_R4ichi	A+	S	2567	-	2939	2186	0	1834	0	2736	2903	-	2643	904	1895	2337	-	-	2800	-	-	-	14021
10	Audi Tatsukt	S	S	-	2440	1310	582	2402	2707	2010	2160	2462	1853	587	907	2795	-	1787	392	2542	1013	266	3202	13708