Q4 Report, ETS RD2 Season #17 2024/25
Qualifying is over in Aigen-Schlägl. It was a demanding day for all the racers with the rain interruption in the morning and some changing track conditions during the day. One round of lower mains will take place this evening with the rest of the finals and all A-Mains on the line on Sunday.
Coelho laying down first 21 lap run of the weekend in Q4
After Schumacher`s Michal Orlowski had already sealed the TQ, it was Bruno Coelho who impressed massively in Q4 with the first 21 lap run of the weekend. Coelho secured the second place on the grid and will be the hardest contender for Michal Orlowski in the triple A-Mains on Sunday. Simon Lauter was still on a high in Q4 where he finished second. He will start behind Orlowski and Coelho which “sometimes is the best place to be”.
Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix), Eric Dankel (Awesomatix), and Yannic Prümper completed the top 5 in the last round of Matrix Modified qualifying. It was a very important one for Yokomo`s Prümper as it saved him from ending in the B-Main. Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix), Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki), Dominic Greiner (Serpent), and Mattia Collina (Schumacher) made the show as well and we can expect an epic showdown on here in Aigen-Schlägl on Sunday.
Awesomatix river Bultynck secures the pole ahead of Xray`s Izsay – Mugen Seik driver Sparbier lining up third on the grid
Reigning ETS Pro Stock champion Olivier Bultynck will start from the sweet spot on the grid into the finals. He took another win in Q4 ahead of a very good driving Sören Sparbier (Mugen Seiki), and Jesper Rasmussen (Awesomatix) who secured his last-minute place in the A-main with a strong third place. The Xray`s of Tobias Sutrich and Matus Benetin completed the top 5 in the last round of Awesomatix Pro Stock qualifying.
Valent jumps to P2 on the grid beside top qualifier Reile
Xray driver Gergö Valent won the last round of FWD qualifying which secured him the second spot on the grid beside top qualifier Dominik Reile (Iris). Top seed Daniel Pöhlmann (Awesomatix) made a mistake in lap 12 and will start from third place into the finals beside Frederik Hovgaard (Yokomo) and Jonas Völker (Iris). Mark Valent (Schumacher), Max Weffers (Xray), Andrea Ghilotti, Alexander Mayer, and Jacques Libar made it into the big show as well. Three thrilling A-mains are ahead of us on Sunday in the Hobbywing FWD class.
Ehrbar steals TQ from teammate Kölbel in Q4 – thrilling finals expected…
The last round of qualifying was the decider for pole position in the 1up racing 40+ Masters class. David Ehrbar got the job done, won the heat, and snatched the pole away from his teammate René Kölbel in the last minute. The starting grid for the finals will be: David Ehrbar TQ, René Kölbel (2), Michel Zierold (3), Ronald Arts (4), Eric Anderson (5), Thomas Wegmann (6), Werner Schmitzer (7), Torsten Baggendorf (8), Elibert Sievers (9), and Anna Ehrbar (10).
Kriz secures pole position at ETS RD2 in Austria
Jaroslav jun. Kriz has claimed the very important pole position here in Austria with his Xray X4-2024. The young racer from Slovakia did a great job in qualifying and will see Jan Gehrig (Xray), Nadine Zühlke (ARC), and Kristian Jensen (Xray) lining up right behind him on the grid. Positions 5 to 7 went to the Mugen team with Nico Eglseer, Simeon Seis, and Timo Siebert rocking their MTC-2R touring cars. Tim Jarosch, Richard Kovacs (Xray), and Kai Gerhardt (Yokomo) are completing the grid for the A-Main (plus one bump up driver from the B-main).
Ehrbar does the double as he is on pole in the Formula class as well
After he claimed pole position in the 1up Racing 40+ Masters class an hour before, David Ehrbar (Xray) did the same in the Formula class. Ehrbar won Q4 by 1.4 seconds ahead of Stiebler who will start right behind him on the grid with his Schumacher car. Michal Wojcik confirmed his strong form of the weekend and will start third on the grid while Robert Kampehl and Michael Lipperheide completed the top 5.
Chris Grenz came out of qualifying sixth fastest and Apeldoorn race winner Luka Jovicic had to take P7 on the grid. René Kölbel, Balint Rajki, and Tomas Sova will head into the finals from the last spots of the grid. A bump up driver from the B-main will complete the show later in the eveneing.
