Great feeling for Tambay fighting for title in first FIA ETCR season
French driver Adrien Tambay is a new sensation in the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup, in his first year of ETCR racing with the CUPRA EKS team he currently sits ahead of 2021 PURE ETCR season winner and team-mate Mattias Ekström, after five races and with just one round to go. How does it […]
Defending the title harder than winning it says Ekström
CUPRA EKS driver Mattias Ekström entered the first season of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup as the defending ETCR title winner through his glory in PURE ETCR. The Swedish driver, after the five races held so far this season, is in second place in the drivers’ standings, just 14 points behind team-mate Adrien […]
Strong points collection for CUPRA EKS in Vallelunga
Despite the hot conditions experienced by all at the fifth round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup at the Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi the CUPRA EKS squad emerged from the weekend well, even if they did face a few curveballs early on. CUPRA arrived in Italy with a 202-point lead at the top […]
Azcona secures Pool FAST DHL Super Final victory
Mikel Azcona maintained his perfect weekend with a faultless performance for Hyundai Motorsport N in the Pool Fast DHL Super Final at Race IT, the fifth round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup at Vallelunga. Whilst the winner’s race was predominantly straightforward, that was far from the case elsewhere with a drama and […]
Azcona and Tambay take the FAST Semi Final spoils
Mikel Azcona and Adrien Tambay took the wins in the Pool FAST Semi Finals on the Sunday morning of Race IT, the fifth round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup at Vallelunga. In the first Semi, Hyundai Motorsport N’s Azcona went head-to-head with Romeo Ferraris man Bruno Spengler with both signifying strong intent […]
Azcona and Michelisz take FAST Quarter Final wins leaving rivals deflated
Hyundai Motorsport N’s Mikel Azcona and Norbert Michelisz took a brace of Pool FAST Quarter Final wins in the heat of Vallelunga leaving a trio of their rivals with tyre issues as two CUPRAs and one Romeo Ferraris had to limp to the line. The first Pool FAST Quarter Final saw a familiar three-wide battle […]
Azcona to the fore in Pool FAST Qualifying
Hyundai Motorsport N’s Mikel Azcona got the fifth round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup off to a flying start by topping both of the Pool FAST qualifying sessions at Vallelunga for this weekend’s Race IT. Azcona was visibly on the limit in both sessions and was the only driver to set a […]
Anticipation heats up in Vallelunga…
Welcome to Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi for the fifth round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup, Race IT, in the glorious Regione Lazio. Friday means practice day and all drivers have taken to the scorching hot track whilst some amongst them were lucky enough to get some press conference action too. Scroll on […]
CUPRA hoping to stretch lead in Vallelunga
Heading into the fifth round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup, Race IT at Vallelunga, CUPRA EKS are the team to beat with a healthy lead in the manufacturers’ standings as well as the top two positions in the drivers’ standings. And they are hungry for more. The squad have amassed a tally […]
CUPRA stay competitive in Zolder as Tambay returns to top
CUPRA was once again in the fight for victory at Circuit Zolder in Belgium for the fourth round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup and despite not powering the King of the Weekend it emerged as the manufacturer with the most points. Two of the CUPRA EKS team drivers, Adrien Tambay and Tom […]