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luglio 26, 2022 - Hyundai

Hyundai Motorsport N returns from FIA ETCR Race IT with its first Manufacturer and King of the Weekend crowns of the season

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  • Hyundai Motorsport N has taken its first Manufacturer and King of the Weekend crowns of the season at the FIA #etcr Race IT and moves up to second in the manufacturers’ standings
  • Mikel Azcona blitzed the competition to score maximum points in every round and top the drivers’ standings, while his team-mates all enjoyed competitive weekends
  • Nicky Catsburg and Jean-Karl Vernay secured a Hyundai Veloster N #etcr 1-2 in Pool Furious Quarter Final 2, with Norbert Michelisz taking victory in Pool Fast’s Quarter Final 2

Hyundai Motorsport N is celebrating its strongest #event of the FIA #etcr – eTouring Car World Cup season, having claimed both Manufacturer and King of the Weekend crowns at the Race IT, the fifth round of the year.

Mikel Azcona demonstrated blistering pace from the first session of the weekend and went on to top the timesheets with both his Qualifying attempts in Pool Fast. Starting from pole in Quarter Final 1, he briefly lost the position to Bruno Spengler at turn one but managed to successfully undercut at the fourth corner to regain the place. In an intense Semi Final, the Spaniard took his second victory of the weekend to claim pole position for the Super Final. He was under pressure for the lead in the opening laps of the last race and was pushed wide into the gravel, but Azcona saw off the challenge to win the Super Final and top the King of the Weekend standings.

His team-mate Norbert Michelisz was third and fourth fastest in Qualifying, which resulted in a pole position for Quarter Final 2. He went door-to-door at the start but was able to keep his Hyundai Veloster N #etcr in front; he went on to cruise to a comfortable win to secure a place in Semi Final 1. While putting pressure on Spengler for second place, he ran wide onto the gravel, resulting in vibration on the car. He eased off for the remainder of the race to bring the car home in third. The Super Final ended in heartbreak for the Hungarian, who was running in second place behind Azcona at the midway point of the race, before a puncture brought an end to his progress and he finished down in fifth.

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