Buri wins Race 1 from Proczyk who takes the points lead

17 October 2020

The first TCR Germany race at the Red Bull Ring ended up in a Hyundai parade, with Anti Buri leading Harald Proczyk, Mitchell Cheah, guest driver Patrick Simon and Jan Seyffart. As Dominik Fugel, the championship leader, finished last following a collision with Seyffart, the standings are now led by Proczyk who has a five-point advantage over Buri, while Fugel has slipped down to third, six points behind. But he will start from the pole position in tomorrow’s Race 2.
At the start, Buri was fastest than pole sitter Cheah and took the lead, from Proczyk and the young Malaysian. Behind this trio, Seyffart, Simon and Sandro Soubek were fighting for P4, while Dominik Fugel, started from the back of the grid due to an engine change, recovered up to seventh.
In lap 2, Soubek’s Audi slowed down and stopped along the track, while Cheah was able to pass Proczyk for P2, but the Austrian immediately retook the position. Buri benefitted from their fight to create a small gap, while Dominik Fugel passed Simon for P5 and began chasing Seyffart and Cheah.
In lap 8, Cheah pulled away from his pursuers; Dominik Fugel tried to pass Seyffart on the outside line, they made contact and Simon moved into P5 ahead of Fugel who then pitted with damage to his car following the collision with Seyffart and rejoined after three laps.
In lap 13, after they have swapped positions a couple of times, Simon passed Seyffart for P4.
In the two final laps, Proczyk closed in on Buri, but the Finn managed to keep a small advantage to prevent his rival from trying an overtaking move.
Race 2 will start at 11:35 on Sunday (CEST), live streaming at www.tcr-series.com


Race 1
1. Antti Buri (Engstler Motorsport, Hyundai i30 N), 20 laps
2. Harald Proczyk (HP Racing International, Hyundai i30 N), 0.895
3. Mitchell Cheah (Engstler Motorsport, Hyundai i30 N), 9.981
4. Patrick Simon (Engstler Motorsport, Hyundai i30 N), 13.080
5. Jan Seyffert (HP Racing International, Hyundai i30 N), 17.668


Championship points
1. Harald Proczyk 152 pts; 2. Antti Buri 147; 3. Dominik Fugel 146 


Picture: ADAC Motorsport

© 2023 WSC Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Contact: Neil Hudson This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Privacy Policy Cookie Policy

Credits: Rebster Ltd.
Save
Cookies user preferences
We use cookies to ensure you to get the best experience on our website. If you decline the use of cookies, this website may not function as expected.
Accept all
Decline all
Read more
Analytics
Tools used to analyze the data to measure the effectiveness of a website and to understand how it works.
Google Analytics
Accept
Decline