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TCR 2018
Driving two sensible races in the TCR
Russia finale at Fort Grozny, TAIF
Motorsport’s Dmitry Bragin wrapped
up his third consecutive title by
finishing sixth in the first race; he
then finished the season on the
podium with second in Race 2.
His competitors finished on high
notes, but couldn’t threaten his
leadership.
In Race 1, LADA Sport Rosneft took a
dominant 1-2-3, although Vladimir
Sheshenin was later demoted from
third to fourth for blocking Anton
Badoev at the start.
Mikhail Grachev took the lead from
pole followed by the sister car of Kirill
Ladygin, Badoev’s Cupra and the third
LADA Vesta of Sheshenin. Bragin was
fifth, ahead of the Lukoil Racing duo
of Ivan Lukashevich and Aleksey
Dudukalo. Before the end of lap 1,
Sheshenin overtook Badoev and
completed the LADA trio at the front,
Bragin followed him and moved up to
fourth.
The three LADA cars pulled away,
while Bragin put in a great defensive
drive to reject Badoev’s assaults; in
the second half of the race
Lukashevich overtook Dudukalo and
joined the Bragin-Badoev fight.
Nothing changed until the final lap,
when Bragin, knowing he had secured
the title, let Badoev and Lukashevich
through; then, on the final corner,
Grachev handed victory to Ladygin
who could still finish second in the
championship.
Bragin
wraps up
the title
LADYGIN AND DUDUKALO SHARE WINS IN THE FINAL EVENT
Dudukalo took a lights-to-flag win
in the second race, sprinting from
pole position, while Bragin was able
to keep Lukashevich and Sheshenin
at bay to retain second place. On
lap 3, Lukashevich and Sheshenin
made contact and spun; the former
rejoined in seventh position while