The second round of qualifying here in Daun is completed. Find out what happened here on Friday evening and on early Saturday morning at the Sporthotel Grafenwald in the beautiful Eifel region!
Matrix Modified
Rheinard takes early morning Q2 at ETS RD5
Awesomatix driver Marc Rheinard was able to fight back against Mugen`s Ronald Völker this morning. Marc came short in Q1 by just 0.125 seconds, but in Q2 he was able to turn things around to his favour by winning the heat with a gap of 0.065 seconds ahead of Ronald. The race was very close and Völker was leading in the first laps. Then Rheinard took over the lead and stretched it to 0.5 seconds before Völker closed again to take the lead in the last minute. But Rheinard had the better pace in the penultimate lap where he gained back almost three tenths over Völker – enough to win this thrilling round of Qualifying in the Matrix Modified class.
Behind Rheinard and Völker it was Lucas Urbain taking a strong third place with his Awesomatix car. Yokomo`s Christopher Krapp finished fourth and ToniSport`s Dominic Vogl had a great run to P5 with his Awesomatix car in the second fastest group.
We asked round 2 TQ Marc Rheinard about his run:
I expected Q2 to be as intense as Q1 was yesterday, and it was exactly like this. This time I had the better ending on my side, and I am happy about my TQ run. My Orca powered Awesomatix worked flawless and once again it was just about laying down a clean run. Now the TQ is wide open and I will aim to take it!
Marc Rheinard, Awesomatix/Orca
Second placed Ronald Völker had the following words to say after Q2:
At the beginning I drove carefully and after Marc had taken the lead, I pushed a little harder. Once it paid off and I could close the gap again but as we all had been on the absolute limit it was not easy to push that hard until the end. My Mugen Seiki car felt very good and my LRP power package is on point as well. It was a very close result, and I am looking forward to Q3!
Ronald Völker, Mugen Seiki/LRP
Our reporter had a quick chat with French driver Lucas Urbain after he took 3rd place in Q2:
After my start into qualifying was not that good yesterday, my goal was to have a clean run and I drove a bit defensive. In some laps my lines have not been perfect, but at the end of the run I was really surprised by the pace I had. It was a solid third place and I will try to close the gap to the front in the next round. The lightweight body shell I prepared overnight really helped me to get that little bit of extra performance out of my Awesomatix car!
Lucas Urbain, Awesomatix/Orca
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/60974/278091?key=202
Xray ProStock
Lauter, Kunkler and Kilic the top 3
Simon Lauter took another win in Q2 here on Saturday morning in the Xray Pro Stock class. The Awesomatix driver outpaced his teammate Alex Kunkler by 1.7 seconds and is vers close to seal the overall TQ here in Daun. Behind Lauter and Kunkler it was Mugen driver Berkan Kilic in third place. A great result for him after his second place in yesterday’s opening qualifier. Frederik Mikkelsen and Louis Kretschmer rounded out the top 5 in Q2 of the Xray Pro Stock class.
Simon Lauter after Q2:
My run was almost clinic. I tried to keep it as clean as possible and it worked out fine. My car feels amazing and I enjoy driving it here in Daun. With two TQ runs in the bag I am very confident for the rest of the weekend as I will start from second place in the worst case now.
Simon Lauter, Awesomatix/LRP
Alex Kunkler told us after his second place in Q2:
To be honest, I am super happy with my result. After I struggled in the opening qualifier yesterday evening, I had to deliver something here in Q2. I used my second set of tires which felt a little bit better on track and in Q3 I will attack a bit harder to score another good number of points!
Alex Kunkler, Awesomatix/Ruddog
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/60974/278090?key=202
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Niemann again in Q2
The second round of qualifying in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class saw Meik Niemann taking another win after his strong performance in Q1. This time he was two seconds ahead of Steven Olsen who finished second again. Sören Sparbier had another good run to a very solid third position and Alexander Stocker posted the fourth fastest time out of the second fastest heat. Jonas Völker showed that he has the pave to compete for a podium with a fifth place in Q2.
With the best chances for the overall TQ, Mike Niemann can start relaxed into the third round of qualifying in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/60974/278089?key=202
Orca 17.5 Stock
Pöhlmann fastest in second round of qualifying
Outgoing champion Daniel Pöhlmann took the second round of qualifying in the Orca 17.5 Stock class here at ETS RD5 in Daun. After Dominik Reile won the first heat, Pöhlmann showed that he is on point as well as he won the second qualifier with a gap of 0.6 seconds ahead of Alexander Müller.
Dominik Reile posted the fastest lap of the race (15.935), but had to take a third place for the round after he lost 3.5 seconds of time in lap number 10. Without this, his runtime would have been good enough for another TQ run but in the end he couldn`t make it happen. Title contender Thomas Bemmerl and Dominik Ruf rounded out the top 5.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/60974/278086?key=202
ToniSport 40+ Masters
Morgen takes Q2 ahead of Baggendorf
In the ToniSport 40+ Masters class, Caspar Morgen took the win in the second round of qualifying ahead of Torsten Baggendorf and Ulrich Dinger. Thomas Oehler and Manuel Stankowitz crossed the line right behind them in fourth and fifth position for the round.
With Morgen and Dinger having one TQ run on their scorecard so far, we can expect them to fight for the pole position in Q3 and Q4. With a good result here in Daun, Caspar Morgen has the chance to seal the overall title in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class. Let`s see if he can make it happen!
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/60974/278087?key=202
Scorpion Formula
Kölbel takes important Q2 at ETS Daun
After coming short to Luke Lee in the opening round of qualifying on Friday afternoon, Austrian racer Renè Kölbel won the second round on early Saturday morning here in Daun. With Lee and Kölbel having one TQ run and a second place so far, they now have the biggest chance to start from pole position into the finals. In the next two rounds we will find out who will earn the sunny spot on the grid!
Herbert Weber and Sören Sparbier have been very close to Luke Lee at the end of the run so it will not only be a two-horse race in the front as they have a great pace as well. Tomas Sova completed the top 5 in the Scorpion Formula class.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/60974/278088?key=202
Round 3 of qualifying will be up next!
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