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ASSEN – ROUND 9, SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 2018
DRIVER CAR TEAM
DRIVER CAR TEAM
ASSEN – ROUND 10, SUNDAY 19 AUGUST 2018
1 AttilaTassi Honda Civic FK7TCR Hell Energy Racingwith KCMG 13 laps in 25:57.016
2 MikelAzcona CupraTCR PCR Sport 1.053
3 Dušan Borković Hyundai i30NTCR Target Competition 6.867
4 Stefano Comini Honda Civic FK7TCR Autodis Racing byTHX 12.093
5 Stian Paulsen CupraTCR Stian Paulsen Racing 13.444
6 Kris Richard Hyundai i30NTCR Target Competition 13.787
7 Jean-KarlVernay Audi RS3 LMS Leopard LukoilTeam 13.977
8 Maxime Potty VolkswagenGolf GTITCR Comtoyou Racing 15.267
9 Jens RenoMøller Honda Civic FK7TCR Reno Racing 15.421
10 Reece Barr Hyundai i30NTCR Target Competition 16.094
Fastest lap: Attila Tassi,1:45.592,average 155.30 kph,lap 6
1 Dániel Nagy Hyundai i30NTCR M1RA 14 laps in 25:08.183
2 Jean-KarlVernay Audi RS3 LMS Leopard LukoilTeam 2.310
3 Kris Richard Hyundai i30NTCR Target Competition 3.973
4 Stefano Comini Honda Civic FK7TCR Autodis Racing byTHX 5.477
5 AttilaTassi Honda Civic FK7TCR Hell Energy Racingwith KCMG 6.146
6 Dušan Borković Hyundai i30NTCR Target Competition 7.863
7 Maxime Potty VolkswagenGolf GTITCR Comtoyou Racing 9.135
8 Stian Paulsen CupraTCR Stian Paulsen Racing 14.979
9 MikelAzcona CupraTCR PCR Sport 15.001
10 Josh Files Honda Civic FK7TCR Hell Energy Racingwith KCMG 18.203
Fastest lap: Dániel Nagy,1:46.463,average 154.00 kph,lap 2
“There was no point in trying to keep
at bay Tassi, who had a faster pace.
That would have allowed all the others
to catch us up. It was wiser to let Tassi
past and secure second, and I am
surprised I could almost keep his
pace.”
Nagy did not finish due to a suspected
engine issue and dropped to third in
the standings, 20 points behind the
leader, but still within striking
distance. Tassi (39 points back) and
Vernay (44) should not be ruled out
for the final battle for the title,
considering how effective they can be
when things go in the right direction
for them.
There were more interesting things to
be noted at Assen. Stefano Comini
managed to have a trouble-free
weekend and collected two excellent
fourth positions at the wheel of the
Autodis Racing by THX Honda Civic.
The Swiss driver proved he has the
pace to aim for a victory and shared
the wins in the TCR Benelux Trophy
with Vernay, although the happiest
man after Assen in the three-country
series was Maxime Potty. The young
Belgian driver and his Comtoyou
Volkswagen Golf GTI scored points in
both races and jumped on top of the
trophy’s classification, four points clear
of Vernay and six from Danny Kroes.
Both Richard and Stian Paulsen also
scored good points in both races. The
Swiss took his second podium of the
season in Race 1 and rounded off his
weekend with P6 in Race 2, while the
flamboyant Norwegian, in his
independently-run CUPRA, delivered a
well-deserved fifth in Race 2.