Ekström keeps his hand

Mattias Ekström with 60 points seems well on his way to winning the first round of the FIA ​​ETCR season, the 100% electric Touring Car World Cup. All that's missing is for the boss/driver to finish his final on the podium to pick up his first victory of the season. The Cupra driver won his semi-final without having encountered too much opposition from Mikel Azcona (Hyundai Motorsport) or Bruno Spengler (Romeo Ferraris) who fought hard to gain second place. The Canadian, a beginner in the discipline, finished second in the heat, which placed him on the front row of the final alongside Ekström. Azcona, who was a bit surprised, will try to grab a few places to finish on the final podium of the weekend. 

Bruno Spengler qualifies on the front row of his FIA ETCR final. ©ETCR

In the other semi-final, Giovanni Venturini (Romeo Ferraris) won his first heat in the series. He is ahead of Jordi Gené and Kevin Ceccon. The Furious group final will be contested over 8 rounds, in the early evening from 18:45 p.m.

FURIOUS group semi-final results:

Semi-final 1: 1. M Ekström (Cupra) the 3 laps in 4'19"551, 2. B. Spengler (Romeo Ferraris) at 3"7 3. M.Azcona (Hyundai) at 4"4

Semi-final 2: 1. G. Venturini (Romeo Ferraris) the 3 laps in 4'22"651, 2. J.Gené (Cupra) at 1"1, 3. K. Ceccon (Hyundai) at 1"3

ranking of the FURIOUS group before this afternoon's Final ©ETCR