Yann Ehrlacher claims vital points in Nürburgring twilight qualifying
Yann Ehrlacher claimed eight vital points for the World Touring Car Cup standings by qualifying second at the fearsome Nürburgring Nordschleife, setting a lap time of 8:52.965 around the 25-kilometre circuit.
"I wanted that pole and I gave everything I could. My lap was really on the edge and to go for a quicker attempt would be too risky without a tow. But second is a good position to start from and I am pleased with the performance. Eight points in the bag is good, we need to keep delivering consistently," said Yann Ehrlacher.
2017 world champion Thed Björk qualified fourth and secured four points to the championship as the sun set over the German circuit.
"It does not get more intense than that, qualifying in the dark at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Fourth is okay, we always want to be first, but this is still important points to the championship. Yann did a good job today, he set a fantastic lap," said Thed Björk.
Santiago Urrutia recovered from a crash during free practice that had the team racing against time to repair his Lynk & Co 03 TCR to qualify seventh.
"Thank you to my crew, they have done a really good job after my crash. And to qualify seventh on my first time at the Nordschleife feels really good. I didn't want to push too much after the crash, but in the end I put together a good lap and got some points to the championship," said Santiago Urrutia.
Yvan Muller was dissatisfied after the qualifying session and will start from 11th on the grid in both races.
"We didn't get it right and I'm obviously not happy. It's not easy to overtake at this circuit but we will of course fight hard tomorrow," said Yvan Muller.
The first race of the weekend starts at 16:40 CEST on Saturday and the second race at 10:00 on Sunday.
Update: Santiago Urrutia has been given a penalty for missing the weighing during WTCR qualifying at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The penalty drops him P14 and at the same time promotes Yvan Muller to P1 on the grid for Race 1.
All races will be broadcast live on Eurosport, read more here for scheduling for specific countries. https://www.fiawtcr.com/watch-us/
FIA WTCR Race of Germany
Results
Qualifying
Schedule
Times in CEST
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 51 points
2 Néstor Girolami 46 (-5)
3 Yvan Muller 31 (-20)
4 Santiago Urrutia 28 (-23)
5 Thed Björk 28 (-23)
Standings - Teams
1 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 82 points
2 Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 56 (-26)
3 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 50 (-32)
4 Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport 41 (-41)
5 All-Inkl.de Münnich Motorsport 22 (-60)
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.