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36 SPAIN Mike Halder completed an impressive hat trick in TCR Spain at MotorLand Aragón, winning all three races over the weekend and scoring a total of 130 from the 131 points at stake. The German driver has increased his tally to seven wins from nine races and stretched his lead in the standings to 116 points ahead of Fernando Navarrete. The first race started on Saturday evening on a wet track; Sergio López did not get away well from pole and Mike Halder took the lead ahead of Navarrete and Michelle Halder. Alejandro Cutillas and Alba Cano passed Michelle Halder, moving into third and fourth. In the final part of the race, Cutillas and Cano passed Navarrete to finish second and third, but after the race the Stewards swapped the positions, demoting Cutillas to third behind Cano. On Sunday, Navarrete was on pole for Race 2 and led from Mike Halder and Cutillas. The latter passed Halder and then snatched the lead from Navarrete. Halfway through the race, Halder increased his pace, passed Navarrete for P2 and eventually took the lead despite Cutillas’ gallant resistance. At the start of Race 3, Mike Halder squeezed between pole sitter López and Cutillas to take the lead. At the end of the first lap Cutillas retired with a technical issue, handing second place to López, while Navarrete defended P3 from Michelle Halder and Cano. Both ladies managed to pass Navarrete, with Halder third ahead of Cano. Up front, Mike Halder controlled López and took his third win of the weekend; Michelle Halder completed the podium with Cano fourth. Hat trick ofwins forMikeHalder THEGERMANDRIVERMAKESACLEANSWEEPATMOTORLANDARAGÓN Round 7 – Saturday 31 July, MotorLand Aragón 1. Mk. Halder (Halder Motorsport, Honda Civic Type R FK7); 2. A. Cano (Monlau Competición, CUPRA Leon Competición); 3. A. Cutillas (SMC Motorsport, Peugeot 308) Round 8 – Sunday 1 August, MotorLand Aragón 1. Mk. Halder (Halder Motorsport, Honda Civic Type R FK7); 2. A. Cutillas (SMC Motorsport, Peugeot 308); 3. F. Navarrete (SMC Motorsport, Peugeot 308) Round 9 – Sunday 1 August, MotorLand Aragón 1. Mk. Halder (Halder Motorsport, Honda Civic Type R FK7); 2. S. López (RC2 Junior Team, CUPRA Leon Competición); 3. Mc. Halder (Halder Motorsport, Honda Civic Type R FK7)