Authoritarian hat-trick of Cupra and EKS in Pau

The Swedish champion of the World Cup for electric touring cars opened the season, as he finished the last one, with tremendous success. The Spanish manufacturer signs a resounding victory by placing three drivers on the first three steps of the podium. Adrien Tambay and Tom Blomqvist climb on the “box” alongside Ekström for this great premiere in the streets of Pau.

Published on 08/05/2022 à 19:56

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Authoritarian hat-trick of Cupra and EKS in Pau

Mattias Ekström could be emotional on the podium. The Swede lost his dad just a few days ago. The boss of EKS, the new operating structure for official Cupra e-racers, achieves impressive success for the opening of the 2022 season. The winning Swede and his two recruits who join him on the podium. Cupra Racing boss Xavi Serra couldn't have imagined a better start to the season. The former champion of DTM dominated the Pau weekend from start to finish. He won each of his rounds from the quarter-final to this Sunday's super final.

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La concurrence a pourtant été rude, la saison 2022 devrait être disputée. Mikel Azcona, désormais pilote Hyundai, a donné pas mal de sueurs froides à Ekström dans la finale. Le jeune espagnol est ravi de son entame de saison même s’il échoue au pied du podium. Il a en tout cas parfaitement pris la mesure de son Veloster N ETCR. Jean Karl Vernay repart frustré et déçu de cette première manche, mais aucun doute que le Lyonnais sera dans le coup pour le reste de la saison.

WTCR winner Azcona made a good debut in ETCR too. ©ETCR

It is important to highlight the great performance of the rookie drivers at Romeo Ferraris. Bruno Spengler and Maxime Martin finished 5th and 6th in this first weekend of competition. The next stage of the Electric Touring Car World Cup will take place on the Istanbul Park track from May 20 to 22.