Qualifying is DONE at ETS RD3 Season #17 2024/25 in Luxembourg. All rounds of qualifying took place on a dry track and Saturday finally brought the sun back out resulting in some temperatures as well. The grid is set and all racers and spectators are looking forward to some great action in the finals!
Can Urbain and Rheinard attack Orlowski in the finals?
Q3 – Michal Orlowski will start from the TQ spot into the triple A-Mains. The Polish Schumacher star took another win in Q3 by 0.8 of a second ahead of Marc Rheinard and his Awesomatix teammate Lucas Urbain. Marc and Lucas had an intense fight for that second spot for five minutes with the better ending for Marc (gap 0.2 seconds). Yannic Prümper was fourth fastest for Yokomo while Simon Lauter finished fifth. With Michal Orlowski already on pole, the positions behind him are still wide open. Especially Marc and Lucas had to battle out second on the grid in Q4.
Q4 – The last FlySky Modified qualifier saw again Michal Orlowski scoring maximum points. Orlowski won with a gap of 1.1 seconds in front of Lucas Urbain, and Marc Rheinard in third place. Rheinard aimed for second on the grid as well before the run but some setup changes didn`t went to plan letting him line up third for the finals. Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker will start fourth with his best points coming from Q1 and Q2 and is followed by Yannic Prümper (Yokomo), Simon Lauter (Awesomatix), Atsushi Hara (Awesomatix), Antoine Brunet (Yokomo), Remi Callens (Mugen Seiki), and Lukas Ellerbrock (Awesomatix) who made his first Modified A-Main at the ETS – congratulations!
Awesomatix 1-2-3 with Ellerbrock, Kretschmer, and Bultynck – do they have “Papaya Rules” in the team ?
Q3 – After Louis Kretschmer had taken the second round of Awesomatix Pro Stock qualifying in the morning, his teammate Lukas Ellerbrock fought back in Q3 when he outpaced Kretschmer by 0.2 seconds on the challenging track in Luxembourg. A very strong third place went to local driver Dirk Rischard who was another 1.4 behind Kretschmer. Sören Sparbier took fourth place for Mugen Seiki, and Kevin Schmid had a brilliant run with his Awesomatix A800R to take fifth for the round. The decision for the overall TQ was down on the line between Ellerbrock and Kretschmer in Q4 – advantage Ellerbrock because of his faster overall time from Friday evenings Q1.
Q4 – Louis Kretschmer took the last heat of Pro Stock qualifying to end in second place – equal on points with top qualifier Lukas Ellerbrock who had the faster overall runtime to his favor. Reigning champion Ollie Bultynck will grid up in third place and is followed by Jesper Rasmussen (Awesomatix), Sören Sparbier (Mugen Seiki), Dirk Rischard (LUX), Tim Benson (Schumacher), Kevin Schmid (Awesomatix), Mark Valent (Schumacher), Gergö Valent (Xray). With an Awesomatix 1-2-3-4 on the grid we are excited how they will race each other in the finals… Papaya Rules???
Halfway there as Libar locks in pole position for the finals on home soil
Q3 – Jacques Libar has claimed the pole position after winning three rounds of qualifying. The Luxembourg based driver from Steinfort was showing once again that he is a real master of the track when he won Q3 in front of Frederik Hovgaard, Gergö Valent, Alexander Stocker and Phil Langner. Interesting to see that the top times are coming out of the A and the B group which once again shows the high competitiveness of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class.
Q4 – Overall FWD TQ Jacques Libar took away a third place from Q4 while Mark Valent and Jitse Miedema had been a bit quicker. Gergö Valent and Max Weffers completed the top five in the last heat of FWD qualifying on the Mini Circuit “Ville de Luxembourg”. The starting order for the triple A-A-Mains is: Jacques Libar (Xray), Mark Valent (Schumacher), Jitse Miedema (Fenix), Frederik Hovgaard (Yokomo), Gergö Valent (Xray), Alexander Stocker (Xray), Max Weffers (Xray), Dominik Reile (Iris), Phil Langner (Awesomatix), Andreas Myrberg (Iris).
Ehrbar to defend against Anderson and Zierold in the finals – game on!
Q3 – We saw an intense battle for Q3 between Michel Zierold, Eric Anderson, and David Ehrbar. Michel Zierold was able to win it from Anderson while Ehrbar retired his car from the race after 11 laps. Ronald Arts, Mirco Thalheimer, and Elibert Sievers made it into the top 5 for the round and the decision for the overall TQ was moved into Q4 between Ehrbar and Zierold. Ehrbar had all the jokers in his hands as his runtimes from Q1 and Q2 had already been faster than Zierold` s result from Q3.
Q4 – Michel Zierold could not start the race due to a technical issue. David Ehrbar also stopped to drive after lap one. The decision for the overall TQ was made after this putting Ehrbar onto the sweet spot of the 11-car grid. Eric Anderson took full advantage of Zierold and Ehrbar stopping in Q4 and scored maximum points. Anderson will now start from second place ahead of Michel Zierold, Gille Choque, and Ronald Arts. Can US racer Eric Anderson challenge David Ehrbar in the finals, or will Ehrbar complete his masterclass in Luxembourg?
Jensen to start on pole position after strong qualifying performance in Luxembourg
Q3 – Another heat win for Kristian Jensen earned him the overall TQ for the triple finals at ETS RD3 in Luxembourg. The young Danish driver claimed his first ever ETS pole position and is the hot bet for the win now. Jaroslav Jun. Kriz and Michael Koos finished in second and third place, followed by Jan Gehrig and Carlos Gabriel do Pinhal.
Q4 – The last heat of Orca 21.5 Stock qualifying went to Jaroslav Jun. Kriz who will start in second spot behind TQ Jensen. Timo Siebert took P5 for the round and will grid up in third place ahead of Michael Koos and Tim Schneider. Thrilling A-Mains are ahead of us as our 21.5 stock class is always producing a great show on track. Good luck to all drivers – let`s go racing!
Ehrbar claims important pole position at “Mini Circuit Ville de Luxembourg”
Q3 – Another win in Q3 earned Xray`s David Ehrbar the well-deserved pole position for the finals. Ehrbar is on a mission here in Luxembourg and everybody is looking forward to the finals to find out if he can continue his dominance in the triple A-Mains. Andreas Stiebler finished second in Q3 and looked much better than in the previous rounds. Can the champion fight Ehrbar in the finals, or will it be all about Luka Jovicic and Michal Wojcik to hunt Ehrbar down? The remaining spots on the grid had been up for grabs in Q4.
Q4 – The last Matrix Formula qualifier was in the hands of Ehrbar again. He seems to be unbeatable with his Xray car. Michal Wojcik will start second on the grid which is his best Matrix Formula qualifying result so far. Andreas Stiebler is lining up third for the finals after improving his pace heat by heat. Local ace Luka Jovicic is running a bit behind expectations and will start fourth with Patrik Sadrinna right in tow. Will Ehrbar cruise to an easy victory or will something happen in the finals – we will find out about it very soon!
