​Yvan Muller and Yann Ehrlacher defy difficult Nürburgring conditions to double podium

"I am pleased with second place today considering the circumstances. We had a tough qualifying session yesterday and today we faced wet conditions for the first time this weekend. I took it cautious during the race. A double podium for me and Yann is really good," said Yvan Muller.

Yann Ehrlacher started from sixth on the grid and managed to get past two cars on the notoriously difficult German circuit to finish third behind his team-mate.

"It was a really good race. I was expecting to be safe and secure my starting position. But I actually managed to overtake two cars and then Thed let me past. It was a really nice move, so big thanks to him. I am very happy about the day," said Yann Ehrlacher.

Thed Björk started fourth and crossed the finishing line in fourth after letting Yann Ehrlacher past on the last lap. The 2017 world champion had a tough fight with Audi driver Tom Coronel throughout the race and was able to get past at the start of the final lap.

"I fought really hard to follow Coronel and managed to get a good overtaking move on him. I owe some points to Yann from last year and now he got them back. It was a good points haul for us all today, especially as we went out onto the Nordschleife on wets without any running in the rain earlier this weekend," said Thed Björk.

Nürburgring newcomer Santiago Urrutia made impressive progress up through the field from 14th on the grid. The Uruguayan driver was as high as sixth before an incident on the last lap unfortunately ended his race.

"The race was going well and I made up a lot of positions. But as I passed Girolami, we had a little bit of contact and I think I got a puncture on the rear. It was very strange as I when I started to turn, I lost the car and hit Tassi. I feel bad for him but that's racing sometimes unfortunately," said Santiago Urrutia.

Yann Ehrlacher has extended his lead of the drivers' championship to eleven points over Honda driver Néstor Girolami.

Cyan Racing Lynk & Co (Ehrlacher/Muller) heads the teams' standings on 118 points, 33 points more than Honda team Münnich Motorsport.

The second race of the race weekend in Germany starts at 10:00 CEST tomorrow.

All races are broadcast live on Eurosport, read more here.

FIA WTCR Race of Germany

Results
Race 1

Schedule
Times in CEST
Saturday September 26th
10:00-10:37 - Race 2 (3 laps)

Standings - Drivers
1 Yann Ehrlacher 67 points
2 Néstor Girolami 56 (-11)
3 Yvan Muller 51 (-16)
4 Thed Björk 41 (-26)
5 Tom Coronel 37 (-30)
...
8 Santiago Urrutia 28 (-39)

Standings - Teams
1 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 118 points
2 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 85 (-33)
3 Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 69 (-49)
4 Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport 59 (-59)
5 All-Inkl.de Münnich Motorsport 30 (-88)

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.