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INTERNATIONAL SERIES

MONZA - RACE 1, SATURDAY 13 MAY 2017

DRIVER CAR TEAM

DRIVER CAR TEAM

MONZA - RACE 2, SUNDAY 14 MAY 2017

1 Stefano Comini Audi RS 3 LMSTCR Comtoyou Racing 11 laps in 22:14.501

2 Roberto Colciago Honda CivicType-RTCR M1RA 0.170

3 FrédéricVervisch Audi RS3 LMSTCR Comtoyou Racing 1.273

4 James Nash SEATLeónTCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo 1.797

5 Jean-KarlVernay VolkswagenGolf GTITCR Leopard RacingWRT 2.052

6 Mat’oHomola OpelAstraTCR DG Sport Compétition 2.240

7 Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo GiuliettaTCR GE-Force 2.369

8 Pepe Oriola SEATLeónTCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo 2.789

9 AttilaTassi Honda CivicType-RTCR M1RA 3.361

10 Ferenc Ficza SEATLeónTCR Zele Racing 3.754

Fastest lap: Attila Tassi,1:59.958,average 173.85 kph,lap 5

1 Roberto Colciago Honda CivicType-RTCR M1RA 11 laps in 22:14.954

2 AttilaTassi Honda CivicType-RTCR M1RA 1.613

3 Pepe Oriola SEATLeónTCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo 2.258

4 Jean-KarlVernay VolkswagenGolf GTITCR Leopard RacingWRT 2.408

5 FrédéricVervisch Audi RS3 LMSTCR Comtoyou Racing 5.881

6 HugoValente SEATLeónTCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo 8.591

7 Mat’oHomola OpelAstraTCR DG Sport Compétition 10.686

8 Stefano Comini Audi RS 3 LMSTCR Comtoyou Racing 13.338

9 Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo GiuliettaTCR GE-Force 14.005

10 Ferenc Ficza SEATLeónTCR Zele Racing 15.209

Fastest lap: Frédéric Vervisch,2:00.106,average 173.63 kph,lap 7

and so claimed his first podium

finish. The race saw a series of tense

battles within the top ten, with the

scrap between Comini and Colciago

being one of the highlights. Comini

started from the second row of the

grid and, in spite of carrying the

maximum 30kg of Success Ballast

following Spa, he soon took the lead.

Colciago steadily carved his way

though the field and moved into

second place on lap 7 when he

overtook the SEAT of James Nash.

The final three laps then saw a

tremendous tussle for the lead, with

Comini just holding on to take his

second win of the year by a margin

of just 0.17 second.

Leaving Italy, Vernay still leads the

Drivers’ series, but his advantage over

second-placed Colciago has narrowed

to 16 points. The wins in Spa and

Monza have catapulted Comini into

third place, two points behind

Colciago, while Tassi is fourth (+37)

and Oriola fifth (+47). In the Teams

classification, M1RA leads Comtoyou

Racing by 24 points, with Lukoil

Craft-Bamboo in third place, a further

3 points adrift.

The focus next shifts to the

Salzburgring in Austria for rounds 9

and 10, which take place on Sunday

June 11th.

Tarquini, a spectator

with an interest...

Touring Car legend Gabriele Tarquini was a very attentive

spectator in the Monza paddock and in the pit lane, and had

many hands to shake…

“It’s nice to see so many friends, but I am not here only to

socialize, I have come to see the future rivals…” admitted the

Italian with a big smile.

“Il ‘Cinghio’ came to Monza from Misano, where he completed

another test with Hyundai’s future TCR racer, the New

Generation i30.

“The development and testing phase are going on smoothly

and positively,” explained the former World Champion and

official test driver of the Korean brand. “I can say it is a well-

born car. Things are definitely being done in the proper way. It

is still premature to say anything about a race debut, but the

time will come for sure!”

After Saturday’s race, Tarquini presented the winning trophy to

his former Alfa Romeo teammate Roberto Colciago.