Lynk & Co Cyan Racing heads to Autodromo Vallelunga in Italy this weekend for the start of a hectic TCR World Tour double header, with Hungaroring following just a week later.
The team heads to Italy in the lead of the teams’ standings following a strong weekend at Spa-Francorchamps where Yann Ehrlacher claimed his first victory of 2023, moving the Frenchman up into second place in the drivers’ standings.
“We made vital progress ahead of the previous race at Spa and it felt great to step on top of the podium, this is a feeling that I carry with me for Italy. I will carry a lot of weight at Vallelunga, so it will be challenging races for sure. But I am still confident that we can get a good weekend and keep pushing forward,” said Yann Ehrlacher.
Team-mate Santiago Urrutia is third overall, just 18 points from the lead, after two solid first race weekends of the 2023 season.
“I’m really excited to head to Italy and fight for the top positions, that’s the goal for sure and I think the conditions are there for it. The championship is very close and one of the main objective is to keep the team championship lead,” said Santiago Urrutia.
Lynk & Co 03 TCR drivers Thed Björk and Ma Qing Hua had a mixed weekend in Belgium two weeks ago and the duo is keen to make up ground from tenth and eleventh position overall respectively.
“I wasn’t happy at all with my results at Spa and I’m very much ready to fight back. I like Vallelunga and my eyes are firmly set on clawing back points, fighting for the podium positions,” said Thed Björk.
“Vallelunga should suit our car, but I will also carry a lot of weight after our strong qualifying results at Spa. This will obviously affect tyre degradation and overall performance. We will for sure fight hard and try to score as many points as possible anyhow and I’m looking forward to the weekend,” said Ma Qing Hua.
The TCR World Tour weekend at Autodromo Vallelunga starts on Friday with practice, followed by qualifying on Saturday and two races on Sunday.
All races will be broadcast LIVE via the TCR TV streaming platform.
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TCR World Tour – Race Of Italy
Autodromo Vallelunga
Schedule – Times in CEST
Friday - 9/6
17:30 – Free Practice 1
Saturday – 10/6
09:05 – Free Practice 2
14:05 – Qualifying
Sunday – 11/6
11:10 – Race 1
16:00 – Race 2
Standings - Drivers - Top 5
1 Norbert Michelisz 94 pts
2 Yann Ehrlacher 91 (-3)
3 Santiago Urrutia 76 (-18)
4 Rob Huff 74 (-20)
5 Néstor Girolami 69 (-25)
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10 Thed Björk 57 (-37)
11 Ma Qing Hua 41 (-53)
Standings - Teams - Top 5
1 - Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 202 pts
2 - BRC Hyundai 165 (-37)
3 - Audi Sport Comtoyou 146 (-56)
4 - Comtoyou Racing 100 (-102)
5 - Comtoyou 78 (-124)
2023 TCR World Tour calendar
28-30 April – Portimao – Portugal
26-28 May – Spa – Belgium
09-11 June – Vallelunga – Italy
16-18 June – Hungaroring – Hungary
18-20 August – El Pinar – Uruguay
25-27 August – San Luis – Argentina
03-05 November – Sydney Motorsport Park - Australia
10-12 November – Bathurst – Australia
17-19 November – Macau – China
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Media contact information
Johan Meissner
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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 seven touring car World Titles, most recently the 2021 WTCR drivers' and teams' titles 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. The company launched the Volvo P1800 Cyan in 2020, Cyan Racing’s interpretation of the iconic Volvo sports car from the sixties.
About Lynk & Co
Lynk & Co was created to provide mobility solutions for the connected generation. We do make really, really good cars (the kind that have all the features you want without you having to ask for them), but we also offer a new way of using those cars. Our membership-based approach makes it simple to get on the go. Members can access a car on a flexible, month-to-month basis and share with friends, family, and the Lynk & Co community.
About Geely Group Motorsport
Geely Group Motorsport is a brand neutral entity based within Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. It was founded in 2018 to provide strategic and tactical expertise to serve the best motorsport sporting and commercial interests for the auto brands in the group. One of its tactical assignments include the development and management of the Lynk & Co TCR and customer racing programmes.