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René Münnich and Luc Breukers
became the first drivers to wrap up
TCR titles in the 2019 season when
they were crowned champions in the
TCR Middle East Series and the
inaugural 24H Middle East
Championship respectively.
The two series were held over three
consecutive weeks at the Dubai
Autodrome and Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina
Circuit, in the format of two sprint
races and one enduro at each event.
Münnich largely dominated the sprint
races in a Honda Civic Type R FK7 run
by his own Münnich
Motorsport team. The German driver
took a clean sweep, setting three pole
positions out of three and winning all
six sprint races with comfortable
margins. His domination was such that
he conceded only one lap in the lead
to Breukers at the start of the second
race of the final event in Dubai.
Münnich took part in the three
endurance races only to cover the
minimum one-hour drive that would
grant an additional 10-points for the
TCR Middle East Series.
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