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The day ahead at WTCR Race of Italy
Raceday awaits in the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup at Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi with rounds 11 and 12 of the all-action series taking place from 11h15 CET. And here’s Sunday’s schedule at WTCR Race of Italy: Ad/> 11h15: Race 1 (30 minutes+1 lap) (Live on Eurosport Player and other broadcasters around the world) WTCRWTCR polesitter Girolami the Trincea Hero Trophy winner9 HOURS AGO 12h00 (approx.): Race 1 podium 17h10: Race 2 (25 minutes+1 lap) (Live on Eurosport Player and other broadcasters around the world) 17h50 (approx.): Race 2 podium ClickHEREfor the full event timetable, which also includes action from the ETCR FIA eTouring Car World Cup.
WTCR polesitter Girolami the Trincea Hero Trophy winner
Honda-powered Néstor Girolami is not just the polesitter for Race 1 at WTCR Race of Italy tomorrow – he’s also the hero of the Trincea. ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport’s pacesetting Argentine won the inaugural Trincea Hero Trophy after he charged through the Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi’s Trincea corner faster than any of his rivals.
Martin withstands the pressure and Catsburg cruises for FURIOUS Quarter Final wins
Maxime Martin withstood battles from a brace of CUPRAs to emerge victorious in Pool FURIOUS Quarter Final one whilst Nicky Catsburg had a far easier time of it in the Pool FURIOUS Quarter Finals in the fifith round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup, Race IT, at Vallelunga. Ad/> The first FURIOUS Quarter Final certainly lived up to its pool name as Tom Blomqvist went hard on the Power Up in his CUPRA early on to take the lead from Martin’s Romeo Ferraris Giulia ETCR whilst Mattias Ekström in the second CUPRA provided a robust attack and the CUPRAs tried a tag team matchup against Martin but fell short at the Romeo Ferraris home track.
Azcona and Michelisz take FAST Quarter Final wins leaving rivals deflated
Hyundai Motorsport N’s Mikel Azcona and Norbert Michelisz took a brace of Pool FAST Quarter Final wins in the heat of Vallelunga leaving a trio of their rivals with tyre issues as two CUPRAs and one Romeo Ferraris had to limp to the line. The first Pool FAST Quarter Final saw a familiar three-wide battle into T1 with Azcona emerging ahead of Bruno Spengler (Romeo Ferraris) and Adrien Tambay (CUPRA EKS).
WTCR Qualifying flash: Girolami beats Azcona to Race 1 pole position
Néstor Girolami set the fastest lap of the WTCR Race of Italy weekend to bag pole position for Race 1 at Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi, as the ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda knocked Mikel Azcona off the top spot in the Q3 shootout. Girolami clinched his second pole of the season with a lap of full commitment to demote Azcona, with Norbert Michelisz, Nathanaël Berthon and Esteban Guerrieri completing the top five.
Martin pips Blomqvist in Pool FURIOUS Qualifying
Maxime Martin proved to be a home hero for Romeo Ferraris with his second pole position in as many races with a 1m 19.692s lap to beat CUPRA EKS driver Tom Blomqvist to today’s fastest Pool FURIOUS time in searing heat at Vallelunga for the fifth round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup. Whilst Matin could wow with his pace, team-mate Giovanni Venturini put in a display of a different kind as he tipped his Giulia ETCR into a high speed spin, from which he recovered with only damage to his tyres and pride. He wasn’t the only one having a wild time of it as Mattias Ekström went full rallycross spec for an offroad interlude in Q2, meaning it was his Q1 time that counted, placing him third.
King of WTCR Ehrlacher to start race two at Vallelunga from pole
King of WTCR Yann Ehrlacher and Santiago Urrutia have locked out the front row for the partially reverse-grid Race 2 in WTCR Race of Italy at Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi. The pair, who are rivals for the WTCR title, qualified in P10 and ninth respectively in the Q2 session to ensure two Lynk & Cos will start from the front on Sunday afternoon.