MICHELISZ CONVERTS POLE INTO OPENING RACE VICTORY
Michelisz fought back from a bad start to secure a first victory of the 2024 Kumho FIA TCR World Tour in Vallelunga, winning Race 1 by two seconds in his BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Elantra ahead of Lynk & Co Cyan Racing’s Yann Ehrlacher in an action-packed race. Esteban Guerrieri completed the podium in his maiden race with GOAT Racing and the Honda Civic FL5.

Race 1

1. Norbert Michelisz (BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse, Hyundai Elantra N), 15 laps
2. Yann Ehrlacher (Lynk & Co Cyan Racing, Lynk & Co 03), 1.758
3. Esteban Guerrieri (GOAT Racing, Honda Civic Type R FL5), 2.911

GIROLAMI SCORES MAIDEN WIN ON HYUNDAI DEBUT
Néstor Girolami took a lights-to-flag victory in the dramatic second race of the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour in Vallelunga, winning in his BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Elantra ahead of the Lynk & Co of Santiago Urrutia, while the focus of the race was the intense battle for the final podium position, which eventually went to local star Marco Butti’s GOAT Racing Honda.

Race 2

1. Néstor Girolami (BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse, Hyundai Elantra N), 17 laps
2. Santiago Urrutia (Lynk & Co Cyan Racing, Lynk & Co 03), 3.237
3. Marco Butti (GOAT Racing, Honda Civic Type R FL5), 11.683

Kumho FIA TCR World Tour standings:

1. Michelisz, 61 pts
2. Azcona, 46
3. Butti, 42

Kumho FIA TCR World Tour will resume in Marrakech from 3-4 May.