Coelho wins first ETS with Inf1nity after Urbain and Orlowski’s hopes of victory were dashed!
The second Cayote Modified A-Main was on the line right after lunch on a sunny Sunday and the stage was set for another great show. It was not as spectacular as A1 on Saturday evening, but there was still some drama going on.
Lucas Urbain was leading the race after the start and Michal Orlowski was following him as close as he could. In lap 10 of the race, Lucas had a bad breaking into the hairpin on the left side in front of the driver stand and went very wide. Michal Orlowski was right there and could motor by on the straight before entering the Laguna Seca as the new race leader.
After Urbain`s “trouble”, Coelho was right behind him and could see Urbain making another mistake when he rolled his car over before coming down of the corkscrew again. Urbains race and his chances to win seemed to be ruined in just four corners as he was not able to recover afterwards. Marc Rheinard was now taking over third position and started to hunt down race leader Orlowski together with Brunó Coelho.
In the next couple of laps, the running order was Orlowski, Coelho, Rheinard, Urbain, and Lauter and all spectators had been excited for something else to happen – and it did. In lap 13 of A2, Orlowski`s car stopped out of nowhere before the hairpin and the leader was out…. What a drama for Orlowski who lost the race, and his impressive winning streak in the same moment.
After the race, Orlowski reported that the pinion fell off after they had completely rebuilt his car onto a different chassis plate in a hard and demanding night shift. Finally, the pace was way better and Orlowski was in contention for the win, but this small technical failure brought everything to an unlucky end.
One driver did not care about all the drama – Bruno Coelho. The reigning IFMAR world champion brought home the victory in A2 and earned himself and his team the first ETS win after joining Inf1nity in 2025. Coelho was super happy after the race and celebrated it with his mechanic Francesco Martini and all the others. Coelho was there when it counted and after his impressive performance in A1 yesterday, another great drive and a bit of luck was enough to take the big trophy home from Luxembourg!
I am really happy to win here for Inf1nity and all my sponsors. After we did not achieve what we wanted at the last two ETS races and the Euros in Utrecht, my time had come this weekend. We showed that the car is working great and that the whole project is on the right way. The races had been really great the whole weekend long and I am thankful and happy for this great result!
Bruno Coelho (PT) Inf1nity | Hobbywing
Benson takes A2 after Bultynck spins out early
In the second Pro Stock A-Main, it was top qualifier Ollie Bultynck who spun out in the first lap on the downslope of Laguna Seca. Tim Benson went by and after Bultynck then stopped his car, Benson took the victory in A2 which he controlled in a perfect way ahead of Lukas Ellerbrock. Jan Ratheisky and Jesper Rasmussen had a great fight for third place in which Ratheisky`s car looked really fast.
Ratheisky was able to close in on Ellerbrock but never had a serious shot to ride an attack on the A800RR in front of him. Schumacher driver Andreas Stiebler scored his best ever Pro Stock finish when he drove all the way from tenth on the grid to fourth position. With the results from A2, the decision for the overall race win was shifted to the deciding third leg of A-Mains.
Borschel holds off Libar and Langner to win big in Luxembourg
After he took the win in A1 on Saturday evening, top qualifier Roman Borschel had to execute another clean run to win the big trophy here in Luxembourg. Jacques Libar was right behind him for the entire race and showed that he really knows how to go fast on this track. But, in lap 10 of the race, Libar made a mistake and dropped back to fourth place.
This was like a “merry Christmas” for Roman Borschel who drove to the overall victory in front of Phil Langner, and Matthieu Dambrine. After a brilliant weekend, Roman Borschel celebrated the win in Luxembourg – congratulations!
Ehrbar takes A2 and the overall victory in Luxembourg
A1 winner David Ehrbar had another good start into A2 and immediately opened a small gap to Ronald Arts and Alexander Stocker. But after some laps, Stocker and Arts had been able to return to Ehrbar`s rear-view mirror and the top three had a great battle for the lead of A2.
Stocker seemed to have a better pace than Arts, but he did not find a way to pass the Awesomatix of Arts with his Xray ride. In the last lap of the race, Ronald Arts rolled his car over when riding a curb allowing Stocker, Mateo, and Thalheimer to go by – bad luck for Arts.
There never was a moment to relax for Ehrbar in A2, but the reigning 40+ Masters champion was standing his ground and sealed the deal here in Luxembourg already after A2.
Gridelet celebrates his first ETS victory after a dominant performance
The second Hobbywing 21.5 Stock A-Main saw once again Cedric Gridelet leading the field after the sound of the tone. Aurelien Threhout was giving his very best and was able to follow Gridelet by a constant gap of one second during the first two minutes. At the middle of the race, Gridelet was stretching his legs and extended his lead to almost 2 seconds – a fantastic drive from the Belgian racer. Kristian Jensen was running in third place for the entire race with Gilles Choque always staying in striking distance.
Felix Hörenz had a great race when he moved up to P5 coming from eight on the grid. After the five-minute run, Cedric Gridelet was celebrating his first ever win at the ETS – it only took him three attempts which is really amazing.
Congratulations to Cedric for a great performance and his well-deserved victory in Luxembourg!
Another Formula victory for Ehrbar after he took the win in A2
TQ David Ehrbar saw Andreas Stiebler and Jitse Miedema pushing really hard behind him in the opening laps of Matrix Formula A2. Miedema touched Stieblers car after four laps in the hairpin before the front straight, but both could continue without loosing time. Jacques Libar was all over the back of Miedema then in the fight for third spot while Stiebler created massive pressure on Ehrbar`s leading Xray chassis in front of him.
At the 2-minute call, Ehrbar had been able to pull a gap to Stiebler and he could enjoy the rest of the run on the fantastic “Mini Circuit Ville de Luxembourg” to add another ETS Formula race win to his belt.
Andreas Stiebler took another second place in A2 and was followed by Jitse Miedema, Jacques Libar, and Luka Jovicic. Congratulations to David Ehrbar for another stellar performance in “his” Formula class!
