ETRC - Kiss and Hahn Sweep to Misano Success on Sunday
ETRC - 2019 Race of Misano - Race 3 & 4
Norbert Kiss and Jochen Hahn scooped a win apiece after two thrilling FIA European Truck Racing Championship races at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on Sunday.
Kiss claimed his first win since October 2017 as he took his Tankpool24 Racing Mercedes-Benz to a comprehensive win in full wet conditions in race three.
The final race of the weekend was arguably the most exciting as reigning champion Hahn surged from sixth place on the reverse grid to take a fine victory.
While drama whirled around him with multiple incidents throughout the field, Hahn drove away from the opposition to claim another impressive maximum points score.
Hahn’s win ensured that the early season points standings make for interesting reading as he trails Buggyra Racing's Adam Lacko by just two points.
40,000 people attended the weekend at Misano enjoying on and off track excitement as Europe’s elite drivers and teams presented another action-packed show.
Race 3
Norbert Kiss took a lights to flag win in rain-hit third race of the 2019 FIA ETRC season-opening weekend held at Misano this afternoon. It was the Hungarian's first victory in the FIA ETRC since the third race at Jarama in October 2017.
The 12-lap encounter started behind the official FIA ETRC Mercedes-Benz Pace Truck due to the heavy rain that hit the 4.408-mile Italian track just before the start.
Once the green flag flew, it was Kiss who remained in control as he quickly opened up a 2.4s gap over second-placed Adam Lacko of Buggyra Racing and third placed Jochen Hahn in his Team Hahn Racing IVECO.
The top three runners played a game of cat and mouse as they explored the conditions. With even gaps between them for most of the race they crossed the line in the same order as they stared despite best efforts to get within striking range of each other.
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For the Race Result from Race 3 click HERE
Race 4
Jochen Hahn came through from sixth on the starting grid to take his second race of the FIA ETRC season-opening weekend held at Misano this afternoon.
Staying out of trouble in a fraught few opening laps was key to Hahn’s success on a drying track that featured contact between some of his competitors.
Hahn only needed a couple of corners to move up to fourth position as Rene Reinert and Race 3 winner Norbi Kiss came together on the approach to Turn 6. As a result of the contact Kiss first fell to the back of the pack and later retired his Team Tankpool24 Racing Mercedes-Benz after crawling back to the pits.
At the start pole sitter Jose Rodrigues led away but the Portuguese racer made a mistake under pressure from Sacha Lenz and ran out wide at Turn 13 and ending his chances of a good result.
Hahn then went after first Anthony Janie and then Sascha Lenz. He quickly despatched both and settled into building a healthy lead in his Team Hahn Racing IVECO to ensure it was a memorable weekend for the Italian based manufacturer.
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For the Race Result from Race 4 click HERE
For the championship standings after four races click HERE