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GERMANY
Round 7 – Saturday 10 August,
Circuit Park Zandvoort
1. M. Hesse (Team Engstler, Hyundai
i30 N); 2. Mike Halder (Profi-Car,
Honda Civic FK7); 3. H. Proczyk (HP
Racing International, Hyundai i30 N)
Round 8 – Sunday 11 August,
Circuit Park Zandvoort
1. Michelle Halder (Profi-Car, Honda
Civic FK7); 2. A. Buri (LMS Racing, Audi
RS 3 LMS); 3. Mike Halder (Profi-Car,
Honda Civic FK7)
Round 9 – Saturday 17 August,
Nürburgring
1. T. Neuville (Team Engstler, Hyundai
i30 N); 2. M. Hesse (Team Engstler,
Hyundai i30 N); 3. J. Apothéloz (Topcar
Sport, CUPRA)
Round 10 – Sunday 18 August,
Nürburgring
1. M. Hesse (Team Engstler, Hyundai
i30 N); 2. P. Eberle (Steibel Motorsport,
CUPRA); 3. A. Buri (LMS Racing, Audi
RS 3 LMS)
NÜRBURGRING – A WINNING DEBUT
FOR THIERRY NEUVILLE
Neuville sprinted from pole at the start
of Race 1, while Proczyk dived to the
inside of Hesse at T1 and rammed Mike
Halder’s car that spun, triggering a
chain reaction that cost Buri several
positions. Proczyk’s car was damaged
and the Austrian dropped down the
order and finished 11th. On lap 5,
Burns’ Honda caught fire and stopped
on track, bringing out the safety car.
When the race restarted, Neuville pulled
away again, followed by Hesse, with
Julien Apothéloz and Buri fighting for
third; the Swiss driver closed off the
gaps and beat Buri in the final sprint.
Pole sitter Pascal Eberle stalled at the
start of Race 2, while Fugel jumped
from third on the grid to the lead ahead
of Buri, Mitchell Cheah and Proczyk.
Cheah passed Buri for second, then the
Finn was hit by Lukas Niedertscheider
and dropped to 11th. As the rain began
to fall, Proczyk passed Cheah and Fugel
to take the lead. Many drivers pitted for
rain tyres, including Proczyk, Fugel and
Cheah; Hesse inherited the lead ahead
of Eberle, Buri, Halder, Apothéloz and
Neuville. As the rain became torrential,
all of the top six slid off the track and
rejoined. Buri, Halder, Apothéloz and
Neuville pitted for rain tyres, while
Hesse and Eberle stayed on slicks in
first and second positions. The weather
worsened, so the safety car was
deployed and after two laps the red flag
was waved. The race would not resume
and the final results were those at the
end of lap 6, with Hesse, Eberle, Buri,
Mike Halder, Apothéloz and Neuville
occupied the first six places with
Proczyk 14th; only half points were
awarded.
TCR Germany’s next race meeting will be
at the Hockenheimring on 13th/15th
September.