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Gilles Magnus stormed to a superb Race 1 pole position at WTCR Race of Spain by beating Nathanaël Berthon to the fastest time in a thrilling Q3 shootout at MotorLand Aragón. More to follow.
Gilles Magnus is expecting the heat to be on when he resumes his pursuit of more WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup success at MotorLand Aragón this weekend. Comtoyou Team Audi Sport’s rising Belgian star described the recent WTCR Race of Hungary as “one of the most physically intense races” he’s done due to the high ambient and in-car temperatures.
Rob Huff remains on top of the provisional WTCR Trophy with WTCR Race of Spain at MotorLand Aragón up next. The category for independent racers with no financial backing from a manufacturer’s customer racng department was introduced in 2020 and lists Jean-Karl Vernay and Gilles Magnus as its title winners so far.
It’s almost WTCR Race of Spain time so here are some essential facts ahead of this weekend’s WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup event. *Back in 2020 and in response to the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, MotorLand Aragón became the first venue to host the WTCR not once but twice during the same season with WTCR Race of Spain followed by WTCR Race of Aragón just two weeks later. Ad/> *The three races that formed the WTCR Race of Spain weekend in 2020 and the two that ran in 2021 have been won by five different drivers in five different types of car.
Mikel Azcona emerged from a sun-baked Hungaroring as the WTCR − FIA Touring Car World Cup’s new Goodyear #FollowTheLeader after he claimed his second win of the season in fine style for BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse. Driving a Hyundai Elantra N TCR, the 25-year-old from Spain produced a faultless drive from pole position to win Race 1 and move ahead of ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport’s Néstor Girolami at the top of the provisional WTCR standings.
The Spaniard claimed his second victory in three races for his new team, BRC Squadra Corse, after making a strong start to race one in his Hyundai Elantra N TCR. The victory means he has demoted Munnich Motorsport’s Nestor Girlolami from the top of the standings.
Speedy Spaniard Mikel Azcona was the driver to beat in qualifying at WTCR Race of Hungary to clinch pole position for Race 1 at the Hungaroring. WTCR Race of Hungary Qualifying Q3 classification 1 Mikel Azcona (ESP) BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse, Hyundai Elantra N TCR, 1m52.020s (140.7kph) 2 Nathanaël Berthon (FRA), Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport, 1m52.148s (140.6kph) 3 Yann Ehrlacher (FRA) Cyan Racing Lynk & Co, Lynk & Co 03 TCR, 1m52.344s (140.3kph) 4 Esteban Guerieri (ARG) ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport, Audi RS 3 LMS, No time 5 Gilles Magnus (BEL) Comtoyou Team Audi Sport, Audi RS 3 LMS, No timeReverse-grid pole for Race 2:Santiago Urrutia, Cyan Performance Lynk & Co, Lynk & Co 03 TCR Ad/> WTCR Race of Hungary Qualifying points allocation10 points: Gilles Magnus, Comtoyou Team Audi Sport, Audi RS 3 LMS, 1m51.684s 8 points: Yann Ehrlacher, Cyan Racing Lynk & Co, Lynk & Co 03 TCR, 1m51.687s 6 points: Nathanaël Berthon, Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport, 1m51.707s 4 points: Mikel Azcona, BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse, Hyundai Elantra N TCR, 1m51.768s 2 points: Esteban Guerieri, ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport, Audi RS 3 LMS, 1m51.804s WTCRUrrutia lands WTCR Race 2 reverse-grid pole position3 HOURS AGO Azcona, driving BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse’s Hyundai Elantra N TCR, emerged on top from a dramatic Q3 shootout to beat Nathanaël Berthon in his Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport RS3 LMS and King of WTCR Yann Ehrlacher.
The Spaniard, who switched from Zengo Motorsport’s Cupra to BRC Squadra Corse for this season, ended up 0.128s faster than the Comtoyou Audi of Nathanaël Berthon. Reigning double champion Yann Ehrlacher was third in his Cyan Racing Lynk & Co.