Lynk & Co Cyan Racing secures two podiums in crash-filled WTCR weekend
Lynk & Co Cyan Racing managed to secure two podium finishes in a crash-filled FIA World Touring Car Cup weekend at the Hungaroring in Hungary.
Yvan Muller finished second in the first race of the weekend and Yann Ehrlacher crossed the line in third position in the final race.
"This podium was redemption after the last couple of tough races, it almost feels like a victory. The team worked so hard to repair my car in the short period of time between race two and three, I can't thank them enough for their great efforts," said Yann Ehrlacher.
The 22-year-old was taken out by Hyundai driver Gabriele Tarquini in the second race, causing major damage to his Lynk & Co 03 TCR.
Four-time World Champion Yvan Muller was forced to retire from the final race but performed a strong charge in the second race from 15th position to finish sixth. His best result of the weekend came in the first race when he claimed his first podium finish of 2019 with second place, just five tenths behind the winner.
"The pace in qualifying and the podium in the first race was really good, it was just very frustrating to end the weekend with a retirement after all that chaos. I am really fed up with this and it was a disappointing weekend," said Yvan Muller.
Thed Björk fought hard in the three races, securing fifth position in the final race. The Swede is third in the championship, despite retiring from the second race after being hit by Hyundai driver Norbert Michelisz.
"We had a really tough weekend but I am still pleased to have come away from it with a decent amount of points considering the circumstances. This is such a competitive championship and we still have plenty of areas to work on with our new race car. We need to continue pushing hard and score points consistently," said Thed Björk.
Andy Priaulx shared the tough fortunes of his team-mates this weekend but secured points in the first race of the weekend.
“It was a really tough weekend. It was promising in terms of qualifying performance, but the races didn’t go well. I had damage in race two and had to retire, but the team did a really good job turning the car round very quickly to get me out for the final race. Then, despite some damage, it was just a matter or finishing and getting some more time getting used to a front wheel drive car again," said Andy Priaulx.
Thed Björk is 19 points from the lead of the drivers' championship in third position, Yvan Muller has climbed to seventh, Yann Ehrlacher is tenth and Andy Priaulx 14th.
The team standings has Cyan Racing Lynk & Co (Björk and Muller) in second position and Cyan Performance Lynk & Co (Priaulx and Ehrlacher) in sixth position.
The 2019 season continues on May 10-12th with the FIA WTCR Race of Slovakia on May 10-12th.
Points for drivers – Top 5
1 Néstor Girolami Honda Civic 100 points
2 Esteban Guerrieri Honda Civic 90 (-10)
3 Thed Björk Lynk & Co 03 81 (-19)
4 Gabriele Tarquini Hyundai i30 79 (-21)
5 Jean-Karl Vernay Audi RS 3 68 (-32)
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7 Yvan Muller Lynk & Co 03 51 (-49)
10 Yann Ehrlacher Lynk & Co 03 44 (-56)
14 Andy Priaulx Lynk & Co 03 22 (-78)
Points for teams – Top 5
1 Münnich Motorsport 190 points
2 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 132 (-58)
3 BRC Hyundai 127 (-63)
4 PWR Racing 82 (-108)
5 Leopard Audi Sport 80 (-110)
...
6 Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 66 (-124)
Result Race 1
Result Race 2
Result Race 3
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Contact information
Johan Meissner
Press Manager
Cyan Racing
+46(0)70 241 3234
johan.meissner@cyanracing.com
About Cyan Racing
Cyan Racing was founded in 1996 and was formerly named Polestar until Volvo Cars acquired the performance section and trademark in 2015. Cyan Racing is privately owned and operated. The team has claimed multiple titles, most recently the 2018 FIA World Touring Car Cup team title and the double 2017 FIA World Touring Car Championship titles for driver and manufacturer – and participated in the development of the Polestar performance models of the Volvo S60 and V60 in the years 2013 to 2015.
About Lynk & Co
Lynk & Co is the new global urban mobility brand addressing the needs and preferences of the connected generation and challenging auto industry conventions. Its products are designed and engineered in Sweden and will be sold globally.