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Teamwork is dreamwork for Girolami in WTCR

Néstor Girolami was quick to praise his hard-working ALL-IKL.COM Münnich Motorsport team after he overcame the challenge of carrying 40 kilograms of compensation weight to score a WTCR Race of Hungary podium and keep himself firmly in FIA world title contention. Argentine Girolami arrived at the Hungaroring as the Goodyear #FollowTheLeader and although he no longer holds the advantage having slipped behind Mikel Azcona in the title race, Girolami’s capture of third place in last weekend’s second encounter aboard his Goodyear-equipped Honda Civic Type R TCR was a standout achievement nevertheless.

CUPRA hoping for another FIA ETCR win at home Jarama

For the third round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup the team at the top of the Manufactirers’ standings, CUPRA EKS, heads to their manufacturing and racing home of Spain and Madrid’s Jarama-RACE circuit hopeful of continuing their 2022 success so far. After finishing the first round with three of the CUPRA EKS team drivers on the podium in Pau for Infinite Reality Race FR, the squad emerged from last weekend’s Race HU at Budapest with Adrien Tambay as King of the Weekend and overall points leader and Mattias Ekström second in the weekend and season. Ad/> With a healthy 90-point lead in the Manufacturers’ standings, CUPRA hope home advantage pays dividends.

Confident Romeo Ferraris heads to Jarama for FIA ETCR

Romeo Ferraris heads to the third round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup scheduled on the historic Spanish circuit of Jarama-RACE with competitive action starting this Saturday. The Spanish stage arrives back-to-back after the round held in Budapest last weekend, with a very positive points accumulation for the manufacturer based in Opera, near Milan. Ad/> Latest time out, 155 points were garnered for the Teams standings, with Maxime Martin winning the DHL Super Final in the “FAST” pool and then third on the overall podium.

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Norbert Michelisz wasted no time celebrating his return to form on home soil last weekend by announcing the “push” for more success in the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup is already underway. Michelisz, the 2019 of King of WTCR, placed fourth in Race 2 at the track where he made his name 18 years ago. Ad/> Following on from a difficult beginning to the season when he collided with fellow Hungarian and front-row-sitter Attila Tassi in a startline crash in Pau, Michelisz plans to build on the positives from his WTCR Race of Hungary outing aboard his Goodyear-equipped Hyundai Elantra N TCR.

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Teamwork is dreamwork for Girolami in WTCR

CUPRA hoping for another FIA ETCR win at home Jarama

Confident Romeo Ferraris heads to Jarama for FIA ETCR

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