Warriors finish Euro campaign on a high
After a lifeless first half from both sides in which Finn Russell's penalty was the only meaningful act, the game improved after the break and the Warriors took control of the contest.
A try from Stuart Hogg, 11 points from the boot of Russell and two penalties from Duncan Weir on his 100th appearance for the Warriors were enough to secure the win for Gregor Townsend's side.
A try for Cedate Gomes Sa salvaged some pride for the visitors but with a home quarterfinal already secured thanks to their record win over the Scarlets the previous week they won't be too concerned with the defeat.
Racing started the game like a side with nothing to play for and the current Top 14 leaders struggled to put the Warriors under any pressure in the first half.
Russell's penalty after seven minutes got the Warriors off to a good start but he had a mixed half, with as many errors as good passages of play.
He notched a second penalty shortly after the interval before Hogg got the game's opening try with a smart finish after the home side patiently went through the phases.
Russell added the extras and a third penalty but it was Racing who scored next from a trademark driving line-out with Gomes Sa bundling over from close range.
Weir took over kicking duties from Russell and he made no mistake with his two penalties before the final whistle to give the Warriors a morale-boosting end to their Champions Cup campaign.
The scorers:
For Glasgow Warriors:
Try: Hogg
Con Russell
Pens: Russell 3, Weir 2
For Racing 92:
Try: Khinchagishvili
Teams:
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Taqele Naiyaravoro, 13 Alex Dunbar, 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Tommy Seymour, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price, 8 Leone Nakarawa, 7 Simone Favaro, 6 James Eddie, 5 Jonny Gray (captain), 4 Greg Peterson, 3 Sila Puafisi, 2 Salva Mamukashvili, 1 Alex Allan.
Replacements: 16 James Malcolm, 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa, 18 Zander Fagerson, 19 Scott Cummings, 20 Chris Fusaro, 21 Grayson Hart, 22 Duncan Weir, Lee Jones.
Racing 92: 15 Brice Dulin, 14 Louis Dupichot, 13 Henry Chavancy, 12 Alexandre Dumoulin, 11 Marc Andreu, 10 Remi Tales, 9 Maxime Machenaud, 8 Chris Masoe, 7 Bernard Le Roux, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 5 Francois van der Merwe, 4 Luke Charteris, 3 Luc Ducalcon, 2 Camille Chat, 1 Julien Brugnaut.
Replacements: 16 Virgile Lacombe, 17 Davit Khinchagishvili, 18 Cedate Gomes Sa, 19 Thibault Dubarry, 20 Juandre Kruger, 21 Xavier Chauveau, 22 Etienne Dussartre, 23 Benjamin Dambielle.
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England), Peter Allan (England)
TMO: Trevor Fisher (England)
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