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24H TCE SERIES
A Volkswagen Golf GTI claimed victory
in TCR’s first race of the year, the 24H
Dubai, opening round of the 24H TCE
Series.
It was the car entered by Autorama
Motorsport with Wolf-Power Racing
that crossed the line first, having
completed 545 laps and clinching a
brilliant 26th position overall out of 74
starters.
Marlon Mendel, Fabian Danz, Yannick
Mettler, Stefan Tanner and Jérôme
Ogay shared driving duties and took
the lead for the first time halfway
through the race.
For the first twelve hours, the fight for
the lead involved three Audi RS 3 LMS
cars and the KCMG Honda Civic Type R,
until they all ran into troubles. The AC
Motorsport and LMS Racing Audi cars
pitted with fuel pump failure and low
oil pressure respectively, while the RS 3
LMS entered by Team Dynamics with
WRC Development crashed because of a
brake issue. The Honda then took the
lead, but soon afterwards lost time
restarting the engine after a pit stop.
Both the AC Motorsport Audi and the
KCMG Honda were able to recover; the
former moved up into the lead once
again but then lost more time after a
collision that resulted in a broken
wheel-hub and the car eventually
finished in fifth position; the latter
was running in second place and
closing the gap to the leaders when it
suddenly caught fire. Andy Yan who
was at the wheel escaped thanks to a
quick intervention from the marshals.
The Autorama Motorsport Golf took the
lead for good four hours before the
end, with a comfortable margin ahead
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VICTORY FOR AUTORAMA MOTORSPORT &WOLF-POWER RACING