Lynk & Co Cyan Racing heads to the second round of the intense 2020 FIA World Touring Car Cup season at the toughest circuit in the world, the 25km Nürburgring Nordschleife, nicknamed the Green Hell.
Yann Ehrlacher started the 2020 WTCR season best of all two weeks ago at the Zolder season opener to claim pole position, victory and the championship lead.
"Everything felt really good at the season start and we're leading both championships. Now we are facing the most challenging race of the year and I'm looking forward to that. The ambition is to maximise the points and keep the lead that we have, but it is no doubt going to be tough," said Yann Ehrlacher.
The Nürburgring races will be an extraordinary challenge for Santiago Urrutia, who scored a podium finish on his debut for the team at Zolder, who never before has raced at the legendary circuit.
"We've got a very, very awesome weekend ahead of us at the Nürburgring. We had a perfect start to the season, now we are going to the most difficult weekend of the year, especially for me. I need to adapt myself very quickly and it will be very important to not make any mistakes, at the same time bringing as much points as possible," said Santiago Urrutia.
Quadruple world champion Yvan Muller was the second best points-scorer of Lynk & Co Cyan Racing at Zolder, currently placed third overall, and drove his first race on the Nordschleife in 2015.
"We had a good first race of the year at Zolder, but the Nordschleife is something entirely different. All races are important, but especially this one as a small mistake could mean that you are out for the rest of the weekend. We need to continue working hard and score consistently," said Yvan Muller.
The weather forecast promises for traditional Nürburgring weather with rain showers and low temperatures in stark contrast to the previous race in Belgium.
Lynk & Co Cyan Racing completed a test at the Nordschleife earlier this year when the team also faced treacherous weather conditions.
"We're heading to the Nürburgring in a positive spirit after Zolder. But to head to the Nürburgring expecting everything to be easy, that's never going to work. This race is the highlight of the season, as well as the toughest race that we will face this year. If we can head home from the Nürburgring with a solid score of points, we should be really pleased and I think the conditions are there for it," said Thed Björk.
The WTCR runs together with the Nürburgring 24 hour GT race, meaning a unique schedule with free practice and qualifying on Thursday, the first race on Friday and the second race on Saturday.
All races will be broadcast live on Eurosport, read more here for scheduling for specific countries. https://www.fiawtcr.com/watch-us/
Read more about the first race weekend at Zolder here.
FIA WTCR Race of Germany
Schedule
Times in CEST
Thursday September 24th
14:30-15:00 - Free Practice 1
15:15-15:45 - Free Practice 2
19:00-19:40 - Qualifying
Friday September 25th
16:40-17:20 - Race 1 (3 laps)
Saturday September 26th
10:00-10:37 - Race 2 (3 laps)
Standings - Drivers
1 Yann Ehrlacher 43 points
2 Néstor Girolami 36 (-7)
3 Yvan Muller 31 (-12)
4 Santiago Urrutia 28 (-15)
5 Gilles Magnus 25 (-18)
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6 Thed Björk 24 (-19)
Standings - Teams
1 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 74 points
2 Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 52 (-22)
3 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 40 (-34)
4 Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport 39 (-35)
5 Engstler Hyundai 20 (-54)
2020 WTCR entry list
1 Norbert Michelisz (HUN) BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse Hyundai i30 N TCR
7 Jack Young (GBR) Vuković Motorsport Renault Mégane RS TCR
8 Luca Engstler (DEU) Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR
9 Attila Tassi (HUN) ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR
11 Thed Björk (SWE) Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 03 TCR
12 Santiago Urrutia (URY) Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 03 TCR
16 Gilles Magnus (BEL) Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS
17 Nathanaël Berthon (FRA) Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS
18 Tiago Monteiro (PRT) ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR
29 Néstor Girolami (ARG) ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR
30 Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse Hyundai i30 N TCR
31 Tom Coronel (NED) Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS
55 Bence Boldizs (HUN) Zengő Motorsport CUPRA Leon Competición
68 Yann Ehrlacher (FRA) Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 TCR
69 Jean-Karl Vernay (FRA) Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR
86 Esteban Guerrieri (ARG) ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR
88 Nicky Catsburg (NED) Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR
96 Mikel Azcona (ESP) Zengő Motorsport CUPRA Leon Competición
99 Gábor Kismarty-Lechner (HUN) Zengő Motorsport CUPRA Leon Competición
100 Yvan Muller (FRA) Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 TCR
Media contact
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 the last three touring car World titles, most recently the 2019 WTCR team title with Lynk & Co – and participated in the development of the Polestar performance models of the Volvo S60 and V60 in the years 2013 to 2015, including the concept models Volvo C30 and S60 Polestar Concept Prototype.
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.