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REGIONAL & NATIONAL
The third TCR Russia event was held at
Nizhniy Novgorod, where Nikolay
Karamyshev won the first race in the
Lukoil Racing SEAT, while TAIF
Motorsport’s Dmitry Bragin claimed
victory in Race 2. The reigning
champion – who had swapped his Audi
RS3 LMS for a SEAT León – took the
lead in the championship with a margin
of 16 points ahead of Lukoil Racing’s
Aleksey Dudukalo.
Race 1, on Saturday started under a
light rain; Karamyshev kept the
advantage of the pole, taking the lead
ahead of Dudukalo and Bragin. Soon,
the Lada Vesta cars became the show-
makers, with Sheshenin taking second
and starting to threaten the leader,
while Ladygin, who had passed
Gavrilov, began fighting with Golikov
for fifth. In the meantime, Karamyshev
had managed to retake some breathing
space from Sheshenin, while Dudukalo
had passed Bragin for third. The
reigning champion lost three more
positions to finish 7th, which granted
him the second spot on the grid for
Race 2.
Race 2 – There were a number of
contacts as drivers fought for positions
at the start; three of the four Lukoil
Racing drivers clashed: Golikov,
Karamyshev and Dudukalo. The latter
dropped at the back of the field, while
Tolkachev was involved, spun and had
to pit.
Bragin took the lead, while the battle
raged behind him. Dudin, Gavrilov and
Ladygin fought for the second position
throughout the race, swapping paints
and hitting each other. The same
occurred between Sheshenin and
Karamyshev for sixth. Bragin from
Dudin who kept at bay both Gavrilov
and Ladygin.
The TCR Russia will resume at Kazan on
June 1/2.
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Dmitry Bragin takes the point lead
Results
Fort Grozny, Round 1, Saturday 13 May
1. Nikolay Karamyshev (SEAT León); 2.
Vladimir Sheshenin (LADA Vesta); 3.
Aleksey Dudukalo (SEAT León)
Fort Grozny, Round 2, Sunday 14 May
1. Dmitry Bragin (SEAT León); 2.
Vitaliy Dudin (SEAT León); 3. Klim
Gavrilov (SEAT León)