The first round of qualifying here in Germany is in the books. It was a sunny Friday at Arena33 and the forecasted rain luckily didn`t show up – a huge thank you goes out to the weather god😊. It was just the first out of four qualifiers, but it is always very important for racers to have a good start into an event. In qualifying, it gets more serious and intense after a lot of practice sessions where only three laps are counting. Here is what happened in the first round at ETS RD3 Season #15 2022/23 at Arena33 in Andernach!
Matrix Modified
Team Yokomo takes close Q1 with Prümper winning the heat ahead of teammate Krapp
In the first round of Matrix Modified qualifying, we saw Team Yokomo on top for the first time this weekend. The race was very close between the top 4 cars on track, and in the end, it was Yannic Prümper who took the win ahead of Yokomo teammate Christopher Krapp, Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix), and Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix), all separated by only 0.573 of a second – what a thriller! Behind the top 4, it was Schumacher`s Michal Orlowski posting the fifth fastest time with Ronald Völker finishing sixth in the first round of Matrix Modified qualifying.
Asked about his TQ run, Yannic Prümper told us:
It was a great start into qualifying for me, and for Christopher (Krapp). Our cars are working good here on track, even if we are not the fastest in the opening laps of the heat. It seems that our setup is dealing well with the tires and because of that we have a good pace at the end of the run where some others seem to “drop” a little bit more then we do. Let`s see what happens tomorrow, we are ready to fight for another win!
Yannic Prümper (DE), Yokomo/Dash
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287285?key=202
Awesomatix ProStock
Mächler back on top as he takes Q1 from Kunkler and Ratheisky
The first qualifier in the Awesomatix Pro Stock class was taken by Awesomatix driver Max Mächler, who drove the fastest lap of the race with his Awesomatix A800MMX too. But the race was wide open until the very last laps as Alex Kunkler (Awesomatix) and Jan Ratheisky (Xray) had been in striking distance to Mächler for the win. In the end, Mächler had a gap of 0.584 seconds as he crossed the line. Behind Mächler, Kunkler, and Ratheisky, Olivier Bultynck and Sören Sparbier completed the top 5. Can somebody challenge Mächler on Saturday? We will know when Simon Lauter will be back in the game. The reigning champion saved a set of tires and was not on the line in Q1.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/288611?key=202
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Fabolous Südhoff TQ`s the first round in FWD
The Hobbywing Frontwheel class saw Freddy Südhoff (Awesomatix) taking the win in heat number one of qualifying. Südhoff had a close fight with Stefan Schulz (Xray) and Sören Sparbier (Serpent) and took the overnight TQ by three tenths of a second from his contenders. Nicolas Delisé and Roman Borschel completed the top 5 on Friday evening. Three more qualifiers will follow on Saturday and we are excited who will be our TQ for the triple A-Mains at Arena33 in Andernach.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287283?key=202
Orca 17.5 Stock
Fernandez resisted the pressure from Donath and takes very close first round of qualifying
Travelled to the ETS in Andernach all the way from Gran Canaria (Spain), Alvaro Fernandez showed that he is a strong driver as he took the first round of qualifying ahead of the (again) very strong driving Jasmin Donath. Jasmin Donath was on fire and finished only 0.012 seconds behind Alvaro Rodriguez – good points for Jasmin in Q1.
Behind Fernandez and Donath, Joshua Winkler, Roman Borschel, and Dominik Reile completed the top 5 in the opening round of qualifying at Arena33.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287280?key=202
ToniSport 40+ Masters
Mateo takes Master`s Q1 from Thalheimer and Beck
The reigning ToniSport 40+ Masters champion Toni Mateo (Awesomatix) was right there in the opening round of Master`s qualifying. He had a strong run and took the win right in front of Mirco Thalheimer (Xray) and Patrick Beck (Mugen Seiki). Manuel Stankowitz and Werner Schmitzer completed the top 5, and we can look forward to some close fights for the top positions in this hard-fought class at the ETS. The tire game will start now, as the drivers only have 2 sets of race tires available for 4 rounds of qualifying and three A-Mains (same as in Orca 17.5 Stock).
The second round of qualifying will also take part later this evening, but at RD2 is split, we will let you know what happened in our Q2 report on Saturday.
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287281?key=202
Scorpion Formula
Ratheisky takes opening round of qualifying ahead of Stiebler and Weber
The first round of Scorpion Formula qualifying saw Jan Ratheisky (Xray) on top of the board. He took the first round from Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher) by 0,5 seconds, with Herbert Weber crossing the line in third position some 3,8 seconds behind. René Kölbel and Gergö Valent completed the top 5 in the first round of Scorpion Formula qualifying at ETS RD3 in Andernach. Ratheisky is the top favourite for pole position now, but Andreas Stiebler showed that he can win ETS races at the last race in Aigen-Schlägl and maybe he can find something to put some additional pressure on Ratheisky!
Link to the Results on MyRCM: https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/63773/287282?key=202
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