Adrien Tambay takes command of his group

Adrien Tambay, new to Cupra, wins the first race of the day in ETCR. This victory gives the Frenchman the lead in his group. He will start on pole in the final of this same group. For Jean Karl Vernay, disqualified the day before, the mission is now to save as many points as possible.

Published on 08/05/2022 à 09:13

Fabien Gérard

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Adrien Tambay takes command of his group

One thing is certain, for this great first, Adrien Tambay (Cupra EKS) does not make Mattias Ekström regret having recruited him for this FIA ETCR season. The Frenchman indeed delivered a perfect copy in this very early morning semi-final on the Pau circuit. He took control of his heat from the start, getting the better of his teammate Tom Blomqvist and Romeo Ferraris driver Maxime Martin. As can be expected, the positions will no longer change in this round despite the Belgian's attempts to pass the Briton. Building on this victory, Tambay leads the debates in the FAST group with 52 points. He will set off a little later today with the possibility of playing for the title of king of the weekend against his boss Mattias Ekström. 

Dans l’autre demi-finale, c’est la soupe à la grimace pour Jean Karl Vernay (Hyundai Motorsport). Rétrogradé en demi-finale 2 après l’erreur de cartographie moteur pour son quart de finale hier après-midi, le Lyonnais a dû se contenter de la seconde place dans sa demi-finale. Norbert Michelisz (Hyundai Motorsport) qui fait ses débuts dans la discipline a surpris le français au départ. Le Hongrois s’est parfaitement joué du manque d’adhérence d’une piste encore fraîche et un peu humide de la nuit paloise. Vernay a dû batailler avec Luca Filippi (Romeo Ferraris) pour sauver les points de sa seconde place. 5e du classement général, Vernay est contraint à l’exploit en finale pour ne pas trop se faire distancer au classement de la Coupe du Monde.

FAST group semi-final ranking: 

semi-final 1: 1 In Tambay (Cupra) the 3 laps in 4'24″128, 2. T. Blomqvist (Cupra) at 1″6, 3. M. Martin (Romeo Ferraris) at 1″8

semi-final 2: 1 N. Michelisz (Hyundai) the 3 laps in 4'25″245, 2. JK Vernay (Hyundai) at 2″1, 3. L Filippi (Romeo Ferraris) at 10″6

Ranking of the Fast group before the Final ©ETCR

 

Fabien Gérard

Swiss motor sports knife. I like to talk about the shadow disciplines that deserve to be brought into the light. Touringcar specialist (Supercars, DTM, TCR World Tour, BTCC)

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