Matrix Modified
A2 – Michal Orlowski is the newly crowned champion of the ETS Matrix Modified class. Orlowski did not look back in A2 and drove dominant like he did all season long. The Schumacher lead driver crossed the finish line under a huge applause of the audience and celebrated his victory with a loud scream and the trophy on the driver stand. Orlowski is a well-deserved champion as he won all four races which he attended this season without having any kind of throw out result.
It was a long journey for Orlowski who raced at the ETS the first time as a young kid in 2009 where he won the championship in the hobby class while one of his idols, Marc Rheinard, won the modified title. After the race Michal said:
“It is a very emotional day for me. It means a lot to win this title and I like to thank all my supporters and sponsors who are trusting in me. I like to thank everybody at Schumacher racing, my mechanic and friend Mattia Collina, our car designer Andy Murray, mister Niko who came here to watch and who was my first sponsor back in the day – and finally I like to thank my dad for EVERYTHING. Another shoutout goes to Uwe and Scotty and the whole ETS for giving me the opportunity to race at this big stage all the time!”
Michal Orlowski (PL) Schumacher | Hobbywing
Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix) finished second again behind race winner Orlowski – it was the maximum he could do against an “unbeatable Orlowski”. Simon Lauter (Awesomatix), Alexander Hagberg (Xray), and Harley Eldridge (Xray) completed the top 5 in A2.
A3 – Lucas Urbain took the win in the last A-Main and was followed by a superb driving Simon Lauter who defended his place against Alexander Hagberg, Harley Eldridge, and Jan Ratheisky. With the results from A3, Lucas Urbain and Simon Lauter joined race winner Michal Orlowski on the podium here at the season finale in Wiener Neustadt!
Winner B-Main: Lukas Ellerbrock (DE)
Winner C-Main: Dominik Schmid (DE)
Winner D-Main: Gianpietro Marino (IT)
Winner E-Main: Arkadiusz Smyk (PL)
Awesomatix ProStock
Bultynck wins his first ETS championship title and the third in a row for Awesomatix. Ellerbrock takes the victory at the last race of the season!
A2 – Lukas Ellerbrock (Awesomatix)had another brilliant drive in A2 and sealed the overall victory right before the last final of the day. Second place starter Tim Benson (Awesomatix) lost two positions in the race and allowed Mattia Collina (Schumacher) and Olivier Bultynck (Awesomatix) to go by. Stefan Schulz took 5th place from the second Pro Stock final. With the race win already decided, all eyes had been on the championship decision between Izsay and Bultynck for A3. Bultynck had the best cards in his hands but as a lot can happen in racing it went down to the line in the last final of the season!
A3 – Tim Benson took full advantage of the clen track in front of him and took the win in A3 from Stefan Schulz and Mattia Collina. With The results from A3 Benson and Collina secured their spot on the podium with Stefan Schulz taking fourth spot and our new ETS Pro Stock Champion Ollie Bultynck in fifth spot.
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Izsay wins season finale at Arena Nova ahead of Reile and Stankowitz and crowns a great FWD season
A2 – Adam Izsay brought a fantastic season to an end with another race win in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. The Xray driver had a three second advantage over second placed Manuel Stankowitz (Iris) while second place starter Dominik Reile got taken out with a hard move from the car behind and dropped back at the beginning of the race. Yokomo`s Frederik Hovgaard had a great drive from sixth on the grid to 3rd place and he was followed by Mark Valent and Marcus van Elling who made it into the top 5.
A3 – Dominik Reile took the win in A3 to secure second overall. Manuel Stankowitz finished second which brought him on to third place overall on the podium in Wiener Neustadt. Marcus van Elling took third lace in the last final and finished fifth overall behind Gergö Valent.
Winner B-Main: Andrea Ghilotti (IT)
Winner C-Main: Christoph Grach (AT)
Winner D-Main: John Trottmann (CH)
Winner E-Main: Andreas Teubl (AT)
Winner F-Main: Raymond Libar (LU)
Winner G-Main: Robert Berner (AT)
1up Racing 40+ Masters
Zierold succeeds Stankowitz and is the new 40+ Masters Champion
A2 – The second A-Main was in the hands of David Ehrbar again. He drove to an unchallenged victory and was followed by René Kölbel and Michel Zierold. They had a great and close fight for second place on track with the better ending for Kölbel. Manuel Stankowitz and Ulrich Dinger finished behind the top three and the last final of the season was the decider for the championship between Kölbel and Zierold.
A3 – René Kölbel won the last final of the season in front of Michel Zierlod. They will step onto the podium beside race winner David Ehrbar, and the third place from Zierold was enough for him to win the overall championship of the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class. Zierold had a very good season, was scoring consistent points, and is a well-deserved champion of this class. René Kölbel is our vice-champion and Mirco Thalheimer finished his season third overall. Congratulations guys!
Winner B-Main: Michael Lipperheide (DE)
Winner C-Main: Matyas Mohl (HU)
Winner D-Main: Andreas Holzer (AT)
Winner E-Main: Günther Weinberger (AT)
Orca 21.5 Stock
Bergheim is the first 21.5 Stock champion at the ETS
A2 – Tristan Bergheim has put the icing on the cake as he won the second final and the overall championship of the Orca 21.5 Stock class here at Arena Nova in Austria. The German had to survive a tough moment when he was hitting the boards in the infield allowing his championship contender Phil Langner to close in. But somehow, Bergheim could defend his position and took a well-deserved win away from the ETS season finale. Phil Langner never backed off and tried all he could but in the end the title went to Bergheim, with Langer in second overall. Jaroslav Kriz, Jan Gehrig, and Nadine Zühlke completed the top 5 in A2.
A3 – Jaroslav Kriz won the last A-Main from first place on the grid as champion Bergheim watched the race on site. Kriz had a strong drive and won by 2.3 seconds from Nadine Zühlke and Jan Gehrig. The overall race result saw Tristan Bergheim on top of the podium flanked by Jaroslav Kriz and vice-champion Phil Langner.
Winner B-Main: Jan Vogler (DE)
Winner C-Main: Eric Champion-Rieger (DE)
Winner D-Main: Rafael Kerschbaumer (AT)
ToniSport Formula
Champion Stiebler brings an amazing season to a close with another victory in Austria
A2 – Andreas Stiebler did not slow down and won the second A-Main and the race in his home country. He was the dominant driver in this season and is the actual benchmark in Formula racing. David Ehrbar, Jan Ratheisky, Robert Kampehl, and Michal Wojcik rounded out the top five.
A3 – With Stiebler watching from the side-line, David Ehrbar took the win in A3 to secure second place overall. He was followed by his Xray teammate Jan Ratheisky, Mathias Domig, and Michael Lipperheide. The podium saw Stiebler on top for Schumacher with Ehrbar and Ratheisky taking second and third for Xray.
Winner B-Main: René Kölbel (AT)
Winner C-Main: Andreas Kalker (DE)
We like to congratulate all champions, race winners, and everybody who joined us during ETS Season #16 2023/24. Thank you for your support and we will see us again in June at the start of Season #17 in the Netherlands!
Uwe, Scotty, and your whole ETS crew!
