Qualifying is over at ETS RD1 Season #17 2024/25 in the Netherlands. It was fast, it was intense, it was great… We can celebrate FOUR drivers who have sealed their first ever pole position at the ETS, and we see two familiar names on top of the Modified and Pro Stock classes. Check the results and don`t miss the complete first roud of finals on Saturday evening!
Game on in the Modified class – can somebody challenge TQ Orlowski in the finals?
Q3 – We saw another TQ run from Michal Orlowski in Q3. It was a very close race in the first three and a half minutes when Lucas Urbain, Marc Rheinard, Eric Dankel, and Ronald Völker stayed in a couple of tenths with Orlowski. Towards the end of the race, Orlowski was able to maintain the best pace and opened a gap of 1.3 seconds over Urbain who finished second for the round. It was the closest finish we saw so far, and the result earned Orlowski the important pole position for the finals. Behind Orlowski and Urbain, Marc Rheinard, Ronald Völker, and Lucas Urbain completed the top 5 for the round.
Q4 – The last round of qualifying saw many drivers battling for the best possible position behind out top qualifier Michal Orlowski. Orlowski took another close win (on used tires) against Marc Rheinard, Akio Sobue, Dominic Greiner, and Ronald Völker. With the result from Q4, Rheinard will now be Orlowski`s closest rival in the finals starting second on the grid. Lucas Urbain, Ronald Völker, Akio Sobue, Eric Dankel, Dominic Greiner, Antoine Brunet, Simon Lauter, and Yannic Prümper are completing the A-Main grid of the FlySky Modified class.
Ellerbrock is the man to beat in the finals where he will start from P1
Q3 – Reigning ETS Pro Stock champion Olivier Bultynck found his way back to the top in Q3. He was setting the fastest runtime with his Awesomatix car in the B-heat and was celebrating his TQ run after marshalling the top group. Bultynck had an advantage of only a tenth ahead of Lukas Ellerbrock who won the top heat, but it was enough to move the decision for pole position into the last round of qualifying. Tim Benson, local youngster Timon Coenen, and Robin van Gog rounded out the top 5.
Q4 – It was Tim Benson who took the win in Q4. Benson had a really good run and outpaced Ollie Bultynck and Lukas Ellerbrock to secure second on the grid. The starting order for the finals: Ellerbrock, Benson, Bultynck, Catelani, Sparbier, Janssen, Coenen, van Gog, Langner, and Christianse. Special congratulations to Timon Coenen, Robin van Gog, Phil Langner, and Vasco Christianse for making their first ETS Pro Stock A-Main. Excellent job guys, enjoy the finals!
TQ Delisé leads FWD drivers into triple A-Mains
Q3 – Nicolas Delisé (Xray) took the win in the third round of Hobbywing FWD qualifying from Roman Borschel (Awesomatix) and Manuel Stankowitz (Iris). Delisé was the only driver posting a lap time under the 19 seconds mark (18.952) and stamped authority onto Q3. With him having two TQ runs, it was only Manuel Stankowitz who had a chance to snatch the TQ away from Delisé in Q4. Torsten Baggendorf and Phil Langner completed the top 5 in Q3.
Q4 – The last FWD qualifying heat was INSANE. After five minutes we had the top 8 separated by only 0.570 seconds – WOW. Roman Borschel was the lucky guy to win the heat by two thousands of a second and was followed by Jacques Libar, Phil Langner, and Henrik Heitsch. Nicolas Delisé is our top qualifier and will see all these guys in his rear-view mirror on the sound of the tone in the upcoming A-Mains. Congratulations for your first ETS TQ Nicolas Delisé!
Anderson is TQ – Sievers starting second on the grid – Ehrbar wins Q4
Q3 – After Eric Anderson had won the first two rounds of 1up Racing 40+ Masters qualifying, Elibert Sievers was able to fight back in Q3 where took the win with his Awesomatix A800R by seven tenths of a second from Eric Anderson (Awesomatix) and Xray`s David Ehrbar. Ehrbar`s teammates Werner Schmitzer (fastest lap of the heat 17.788) and Mirco Thalheimer made it into the top 5 as well while the decision for the overall TQ was shifted into Q4 between Sievers and Anderson.
Q4 – The last round of qualifying was in the hands of David Ehrbar. The Xray driver finally found himself on top of the board for the first time this weekend and won it by a couple of tenths ahead of Sievers and Anderson. Ehrbar will now start from third on the grid behind second placed Elibert Sievers and our 40+ Masters top qualifier Eric Anderson from the USA. Torsten Baggendorf and Werner Schmitzer will line up in fourth and fifth place for the triple A-Mains. A1 will be on the line later today with A2 and A3 following on Sunday. Congratulations to Eric Anderson for his great qualifying performance and his first ever TQ at the ETS!
Siebert claims his first ever TQ at the ETS
Q3 – Timo Siebert took the win in Q3 of the Orca 21.5 Stock class. Siebert was one second ahead of second placed Nadine Zühlke after five minutes and scored his second TQ run of the event. Jan Vogler was the fastest guy on track (hot lap of the race 18.043) until he lost a lot of time and his lead in lap 14 – only P8 for Vogler in this round. Wesley van Dijken finished third in Q3 and was followed by Stefan Rommens and Holger Wittek. The decision for pole position went down to Q4 and it was all between Nadine Zühlke and Timo Siebert.
Q4 – Mugen driver Timo Siebert will start from the best spot on the grid after he was able to seal the TQ in the last round of qualifying. His hardest rival Nadine Zühlke had to stop her car in the closing stages of Q4 and Siebert managed to win the heat ahead of Wesley van Dijken, Stefan Rommens, Tobias Baumbach, and Michael Koos. We are expecting some thrilling finals and nice battles between all racers in the Orca 21.5 Stock class. Congratulations to Timo Siebert for his first ever ETS TQ – good job!
Jovicic earns pole position in close Formula qualifying sessions
Q3 – The third round of Matrix Formula qualifying saw René Kölbel on top of the board. The Austrian racer outpaced second placed Michael Lipperheide by 0.8 seconds and moved up to second place in the overall standings behind round 1 and 2 top qualifier Luka Jovicic who finished third for the round. Ahead of the last round, it was Luka Jovicic with the best chance for claiming the pole position.
Q4 – Luka Jovicic was back on pace in the deciding leg of Formula qualifying. Jovicic took another win ahead of René Kölbel and Andreas Stiebler when they crossed the finish line only separated by nine tenths of a second after five minutes. Luka Jovicic was very delighted after the run as he claimed his first ever overall TQ at the Euro Touring Series and received many congratulations for his great result. The starting order for the finals will be Jovicic, Kölbel, Stiebler, Ehrbar, and Lipperheide – good luck to all Formula drivers!
