Rheinard and Lauter on the podium as Orlowski makes it ELEVEN in a row
Before the last A-Main, we saw a lot of tension in the driver`s faces when they walked onto the drivers stand. Many guys still had a chance to win but only one driver could do it – our reigning ETS champion Michal Orlowski. Right after the start, Orlowski led away and never looked back.
He also benefitted from second placed Lucas Urbain spinning his car coming onto the straight in the first lap. Urbain`s car then got slightly touched by Coelho (who was just trying to find away around), and another car from the back of the field was hitting Urbain as well leading his car to be damaged. Urbain was out of contention and his chances for a top three result had been blown away!
Three more cars did not survive the first lap somehow. The unlucky guys had been David Ronnefalk, Tim Wahl, and Berkan Kilic. Bruno Coelho also lost all his hopes for a podium position when he had to retire his Inf1nity prototype car in lap 12 after losing a lot of time in the sixth lap of the race. After all these cars being out of the race, Orlowski had a comfortable lead over Rheinard, Lauter, and Völker which he managed until he crossed the finish line under the cheers of the crowd to win his eleventh (!!!) ETS race in a row.
HATS OFF to Michal Orlowski for an outstanding performance against toe best in the business all weekend long!
Mächler wins A3 from Hofer when Jung and Izsay secured their spots on the podium
Ollie Bultynck watched the last A-Main relaxed from the sideline and saw many position changes in the opening laps. Max Mächler found his way to the front quickly and drivers like Izsay, Jung, and Benson lost a lot of ground in the first minute of the race. This mix-up brought Martin Hofer to second place, and he had a great race on track with his Xray teammate Jan Ratheisky for second spot. Hofer showed that he still has all you need to perform well after his 2-year break from RC and it was great to see him fighting at the sharp end of the Pro Stock class again.
Mächler saw Hofer coming closer in the last minute but Hofer was simply running out of time. A-Main number three went to Max Mächler ahead of Martin Hofer, Jan Ratheisky, Lukas Ellerbrock, and Timon Coenen. However, Jung (2) and Izsay (3) still joined race winner Ollie Bultynck on the podium!
Borschel wins A2 to secure second overall ahead of Weffers
After van Gog had already won the whole event, he was not racing anymore in A3 of the FlySky Frontwheel class. Roman Borschel took full advantage of the clear track in front of him and took the win in the last A-Main from Max Weffers, Jacques Libar, and Phil Langner. The overall result saw Max Weffers (3) and Roman Borschel (2) joining Schumacher`s race winner Robin van Gog on the podium in Apeldoorn!
Mission completed as Ehrbar takes hard-fought win in the Masters class
A3 saw a clean start from the field with Ehrbar leading away from pole position. Alexander Stocker and Ronald Arts kept up the pace with Ehrbar and that was how the cars circulated around the track for the first minute of the race. Stocker then came closer to Ehrbar but spun out once he was on Ehrbar`s tail.
After Stocker had disappeared from Ehrbar`s rear -view mirror, he could drive a safe and solid race out front. Stocker made another mistake in lap 9 and lost second place to Michael Uhlir. David Ehrbar then used all his race craft to bring home the overall victory at the opening round of ETS Season #18 2025/26 in Apeldoorn – congratulations on a very strong performance.
Zühlke withstands the pressure and wins for the first time at the ETS
After having two bad starts in A1 and A2, top qualifier Levi Berkenbosch did a much better job in A3 off the line and led after the first lap. Unfortunately, he was riding a curb too much in A2 allowing Jensen and Zühlke to go by. It was a tactical game then afterwards from Nadine as she knew that a second place behind Jensen would have been enough for her – but only if Jensen would not win A3 with a faster time than her winning time from A1. The forecast for leader Jensen looked faster on the timing screen, but Nadine found a way by Jensen in lap 13 to jump onto the captain`s seat of the race. Jensen was still close behind, followed by A2 winner Cedric Gridelet.
The last lap was a thriller to the finish line, but Nadine was able to stand her ground celebrating her very first race win at the Euro Touring Series. Congratulations from the whole ETS crew to Nadine – amazing drive. Kristian Jensen, Cedric Gridelet, Felix Hörenz, and David Reip completed the top 5 in the last final of the weekend!
Great battle in A3 when Xray`s Ehrbar wins ahead of Fenix racer Miedema
After we had seen Martin Hudy and David Ehrbar each taking a win in the first two finals, it was a fight with a distance in A3 as Martin Hudy had to work his way through the field again from his eight starting position. This time, David Ehrbar had the car of Fenix driver Jitse Miedema running close to his rear wing. The car of the Dutch driver Miedema looked like it had more pace than Ehrbar`s Xray, who was defending well knowing that a second place would maybe not have been enough for the overall win. Ehrbar kept his nerves together and brought home the overall win in A3 to step onto the top step of the podium. Martin Hudy finished second overall and the podium was completed by Jitse Miedema.
