Fresh faces continue to triumph in TCR Eastern Europe

In a season yet to witness a double winner, the second round of the TCR Eastern Europe series saw two more new faces atop the podium: Milan Vuković in his Renault Mégane and René Kircher driving a Honda Civic.

The drama was palpable in the second round of the TCR Eastern Europe championship at Hungaroring. The first race saw Maťo Homola, Carlo Czepiel, and Adam Kout from Hyundai Janík Motorsport secure the top three starting positions in their Hyundai Elantra cars. 

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Jerzy Spinkiewicz vítězí s Cliem V, Kadlečík zopakoval sobotní triumf

Těsně před finálovým závodem víkendu, druhým sprintem Clio Cupu, se nad Hungaroringem stáhla černá mračna a každým momentem hrozil déšť. Start závodu byl odložen o několik minut a čekalo se na déšť, který stále nepřicházel a jezdci zůstávali na suchých pneumatikách.

Když vyrazili do zaváděcího kola, spustil se prudký déšť a nad okruhem zavlály červené vlajky. Jezdci opět zaparkovali na svých pozicích na startovním roštu a tentokrát přezouvali na mokré pneumatiky úplně všichni.

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Adam Kout crossed the finish line first, but the winner is René Kircher

Another dramatic race was offered by the TCR Eastern Europe championship at Hungaroring. René Kircher from Mertel Motorsport crossed the finish line in third place, behind his teammate Davit Kajaia and leader Adam Kout. However, both Kajaia and Kout received time penalties, and the German driver Kircher became the fourth winner of the season.

The front row on the grid belonged to Sebastian Steibel from Aditis Racing and Petr Čížek from Expres Auto Racing team. Behind them, it was all about the Hyundai Janík Motorsport team, with Adam Kout in third position and championship leader Maťo Homola fourth. The third row was locked by Mertel Motorsport, with Davit Kajaia fifth and René Kircher sixth.

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V Clio Cupu vítězí Kadlečík i Pekař

Stejně jako v předchozím podniku se z vítězství radovali stejní závodníci. V rámci klasifikace Clio IV si pro dominantní vítězství dojel Martin Kadlečík, jenž závod dokončil na prvním místě v absolutním pořadí. Za ním byl klasifikován vítěz Clio V Tomáš Pekař.

Pole-position si v dopolední kvalifikaci vyjel nováček Nik Štefančič před Tomášem Pekařem, z druhé řady startovali Jerzy Spinkiewicz a Martin Kadlečík, jenž byl zároveň nejrychlejším mužem kategorie Clio IV.

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Chaos in first turn sets stage for Milan Vukovic’s victory

Milan Vukovic from the Vukovic Motorsport team became the third winner of the third TCR Eastern Europe race this season. The young driver with the green and white Renault Megane had a superb start and was unstoppable in the red-flag-shortened race. The Mertel Motorsport duo of Rene Kircher and Davit Kajaia with Honda Civics took second and third place, respectively.

The first three positions on the grid were locked by the Hyundai Janík Motorsport team, with Maťo Homola taking pole position and his teammates Carlo Czepiel and Adam Kout behind him. Another two positions belonged to Rene Kircher and Davit Kajaia.

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Hyundai Janík Motorsport dominates TCR Eastern Europe qualifying at Hungaroring

Team Hyundai Janík Motorsport has conquered the qualification for the opening race at the Hungaroring round of TCR Eastern Europe. All three drivers with Hyundai Elantra’s occupied the first three positions, with Maťo Homola in first, followed by Carlo Czepiel and Adam Kout.

Qualifying was interrupted by red flags, but it didn’t change the outcome of the session. Homola was fastest from the beginning and kept improving his lap times during his drive. He was followed closely by newcomer Czepiel, who is fast gaining experience with the TCR car. He studied Homola’s drive and was able to move up to the second place in the closing stage of qualifying. Kout dropped to third place, and due to the traffic on the track, he wasn’t able to put together a fast lap before the end of the session.

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Promising debut for Tobias Poschik

Young Austrian driver Tobias Poschik joined the Clio Cup last year and won the championship on his first attempt. This year, he’s competing in TCR Eastern Europe, driving last year’s winning Audi. Despite the tougher competition in TCR, Poschik has already scored a podium finish in his second start.

Poschik’s transition from the Clio Cup was a welcome change, and he chose Aditis Racing Team as his home for the 2023 season. This team won last year’s drivers’ championship with Bartosz Groszek, and now Poschik drives Groszek’s Audi RS3 TCR. Although it’s an older generation car, it’s still quite fast.

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Tomáš Pekař a Martin Kadlečík si z Německa odvážejí double

Tomáš Pekař s Cliem V a Martin Kadlečík s Cliem IV startovali do druhého závodu z první řady a své pozice si udrželi až do cíle červenými vlajkami zkráceného závodu. Oba čeští závodníci tak navázali na své výsledky z prvního sprintu a z Německa si odvážejí každý po dvou výhrách.

Po startu se jezdci bezpečně seřadili do první zatáčky v pořadí Pekař, Kadlečík, Nik Štefančič, Michael Hulm, Szabolcs Lantos a Miha Primožič.

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Adam Kout returns to the circuits with Hyundai Janík Motorsport team

Czech racer and karting specialist Adam Kout will dust off his racing gear after a three-year break and he will get behind the wheel of a Hyundai Elantra N TCR in three TCR Eastern Europe rounds for the Hyundai Janík Motorsport team.

Adam Kout will race with Hyundai at the season opener at Oschersleben in Germany. “TCR Eastern Europe is a very interesting championship on beautiful circuits and I think the competition will be really strong this year. I’m expecting a very close battle with my rivals and I’d like to achieve the best results possible,” said Kout, who won the title in Swiss Formula Renault series in 2007 and spent the next three seasons in the European Formula Renault series with Krenek Motorsport team.

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