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10

WORLD AND LIFE

TCR 2017

Thrilling races

at Zandvoort

and the Nürburgring

The fourth and fifth race meetings of

the ADAC TCR Germany series

provided plenty of ‘coups de théâtre’,

setting the scene for an exciting end

to the season.

At Zandvoort, Dutch driver Niels

Langeveld (Racing One) crossed the

line first in both races. However,

after the first race was reduced in

length by a series of incidents and

changeable weather conditions to

only a couple of racing laps amid

Safety Car interventions, penalties

were poured onto the competitors.

Seventeen drivers received a 30-

second time penalty either for

changing tyres on the grid or for

committing infringements during the

Safety Car periods. Langeveld was

dropped from 1st to 13th, which

handed victory to Jason Wolfe (Liqui

Moly Team Engstler), while Rik

Breukers (Bas Koeten Racing) and

Josh Files (Target Competition)

completed the podium.

After being stripped of Saturday’s

victory, Langeveld then actually won

the second race. He took command

after starting from pole position and

never looked back. Behind him

Sheldon van der Linde (Prosport

Performance) was classified second

after a close fight with Files;

eventually the latter dropped down

in the order to finish 14th and Wolfe

was promoted to third.

Incidents and Safety Car

interventions also plagued the

Nürburgring event where Files took

his fourth victory of the season after

making a brilliant start in Race 1.

The Briton passed both pole-sitter

Mike Halder (Wolf-Power Racing) and

Langeveld on the run down to Turn

1, so setting the scene for a race-

long battle between the trio. After

two Safety Car periods, the final lap

saw Files and Halder fighting side by

side, but the leader held his nerve

and so took the win.

A dramatic second race saw Antti

Buri (LMS Racing) claim his first

victory of the season, finishing

ahead of van der Linde. The race,

however, will be remembered for a

number of incidents, including one at

the start that eliminated Dino

Calcum’s Opel Astra and Files’ Honda.

Following a second appearance of the

Safety Car, Buri flew to victory, while

van der Linde defended second place

from Halder who eventually lost third

place to Harald Proczyk (HP Racing).