Winner at Adria, Ehrlacher gets closer to the title

Yann Ehrlacher (Lynk & Co 03 N°68) est sans hésitation un garçon très intelligent. Le neveu d’Yvan Muller (Lynk & Co 03 N°100) a déjà prouvé en de nombreuses occasions sa science de la course mais aussi sa gestion d’ un championnat du monde. Calme et posé quand il est dans l’adversité. Il se transforme en un véritable prédateur, quand il est en mesure de jouer les places sur le podium ou remporter une course. C’est cette méthode qu’il a appliquée à la perfection ce dimanche. S’élançant 10e de la première course, il s’est retrouvé à la bagarre avec Jean Karl Vernay (Hyundai Elantra N°69). Gabriele Tarquini (Hyundai Elantra N°3), le futur retraité, le passera dans le dernier tour. 11e de la course, Ehrlacher sait que son moment du week-end sera en course 2. Cette première manche est remportée par son équipier Santiago Urrutia (Lynk & Co 03 N°12) devant Tom Coronel (Audi RS3 N°32) et Esteban Guerrieri (Honda Civic N°86). Au championnat, l’alsacien possède 21 points d’avance sur Urrutia et Guerrieri. JK Vernay est toujours dans le coup à 22 longueurs de son compatriote.

Ehrlacher wins his second race of the year.

In the second round of the transalpine weekend, the No. 68 driver started from pole position, leaving no possibility for Fred Vervisch (No. 3 Audi RS22) to take this place at the start. He took the lead at the first corner, a position he would maintain throughout the 17 laps of the race. Behind, JK Vernay's affairs are going sour, in the first sector the Lyonnais cannot avoid contact with the Civic of Nestor Girolami. The damage to Vernay's car was such that it forced him to retire in the first third of the race. Vernay deplores a disastrous qualifying which placed him in the soft underbelly of the peloton. “It’s always in these places that you risk a lot, it didn’t fail, it’s a real disaster and a huge waste. » says Vernay, disappointed.

At the front and behind Ehrlacher, on another planet, we find the fight between the two Audi drivers Vervisch and Gilles Magnus (Audi RS2 No. 3). The two Comtoyou drivers crossed the finish line in this order allowing Fred Vervisch to keep his hopes alive

of living titles. He is 35 lengths behind the French leader and a small point ahead of Guerrieri 6th in race 2. Gilles Magnus for his part takes the Junior title, he is the first winner of the 2021 season in WTCR.

Tarquini, farewell to his family.

The other hero of the day was obviously Gabriele Tarquini. The future retiree competed in his last national race in a world event. The Italian showed very good remains and gave a lot of regret to his many fans. The veteran finished the first race, 10th. The second round, he finished in the exhausts of Yvan Muller in 5th position. There are only two races left for Tarquini before enjoying a well-deserved rest, it will be in Sochi (Russia) on November 27 and 28.

Ranking Race 1

Ranking Race 2