The eighteenth (!) season of the Euro Touring Series will come to an end this weekend with RD5 taking place at the amazing Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt, AUT.
With another strong turnout of around 360 entries, the weekend will be fully packed of great action on track, funny moments in the pits, and some extra entertainment on Friday evening.
A huge tombola raffle will be on the programme together with the typical Austrian driver`s dinner and other “special highlights”.
Racing will be in the biggest focus as always, and therefore we like to remind you about some things you didn`t want to miss during the upcoming weekend…..!
Four titles already secured by amazing drivers
After ETS RD4 in Daun, four overall titles had been already taken. Olivier Bultynck (Awesomatix) secured his second Pro Stock title, Phil Langner (running Awesomatix in FWD) is FlySky Frontwheel Champion, and David Ehrbar (Xray) was putting the hammer down to seal both championships in 1up racing 40+ Masters and Matrix Formula. Once again – CONGRATULATIONS guys. Most of the podium positions are still wide open and we are excited how the weekend will unfold in these ETS racing classes.
Championship decisions in Modified and 21.5 Stock
Can Orlowski make it three in a row, or can Rheinard knock him off the throne? Völker is on a high as well and aims for victory!
The championship will be on the line at the same place where Schumacher`s superstar Michal Orlowski has celebrated his previous two ETS titles in the Modified class. Two years ago, he lifted the biggest ETS trophy for the first time and was overwhelmed by the emotions and all the people who came to experience this victory with him. One year later, at the end of Season #17, it had become “business as usual” for Orlowski who was on a massive ETS winning streak sealing his second overall championship.
Fast forward to 2026, Orlowski needs to deliver something again in Wiener Neustadt if he likes to make it three championship wins in a row. He will arrive to Arena Nova as the points leader but the championship is still wide open as Awesomatix star Marc Rheinard and Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker are still in the mix after the latest race results from Luxembourg and Daun.
However, Michal Orlowski still has all strings in his hands to take the title without any needs to hope for a miracle– something very important for a racing driver ahead of a decisive weekend!
Roughly explained: The possible scenarios…
Michal Orlowski (Schumacher) is still three points ahead in the championship standings (1202), but Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) is still in contention to win his second ETS title after 2009/10 (!).
However, to make this happen, Rheinard needs to TQ and win the event (303 points) with Orlowski not finishing better than fifth.
This scenario would move Rheinard to a total of 1203 points and Orlowski would come short by one point, still counting a total of 1202. A TQ and win is the ONLY chance for Rheinard to snatch the title away from Orlowski in the last minute.
If Marc can TQ and win and Orlowski will finish fourth, both would have 1203 points. In this case, Orlowski would be our champion having scored more race wins (2) during the season. A top three result would make life easy for Orlowski as it will seal him the championship anyway – no matter what the others do.
Mugen Seiki ‘s Ronald Völker is also having a last chance for the title in Wiener Neustadt. If he can manage a TQ and win, he has a chance to go equal on points with Orlowski if the Polish Schumacher driver will not be in the top 4 at the same moment.
With his win in Daun, Völker somehow stepped back into the fight for the ETS crown. We cannot ask for a more thrilling season finale – can ‘t we?
Reip, Jensen, and Gridelet to battle for 21.5 Stock crown
The Hobbywing 21.5 Stock class will be in the spotlight as well in Wiener Neustadt as we are still looking for our new champion. Currently, RC Maker driver David Reip is leading the points by 6 points over last year`s vice-champion Kristian Jensen (Xray). But it might be the case that Reip`s biggest challenger (in theory) is currently sitting in tenth position.
Cedric Gridelet had two very good outdoor races in Apeldoorn (2nd) and Luxembourg (TQ & win), backed by a P12 on carpet in Daun. We are not sure how quick Gridelet can race on carpet and if he will be able to fight for a top spot at Arena Nova, but if he will do well, he has a very good chance to fight for the overall title against Reip and Jensen.
We don`t want to calculate all the possible scenarios for now, but we are sure that all the racers will lay down a great show. May the best driver win…
As you can see, the stage is set for another cool weekend of RC racing and a real showdown for the Modified and 21.5 Stock title at Arena Nova!
