Third win for Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing

The Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI took its third win of this year in the 24H TCE Series at the 12H BRNO, despite low grip levels affecting the frontrunners throughout the event. Antti Buri, who was sharing the winning car with Fabian Danz and Kari-Pekka Laaksonen crossed the line to complete 295 laps of the Czech circuit.
The Swiss team has finished every race of the season on the podium and now holds a nine-point lead in the TCE European Championship standings.

“It’s been a really brilliant season so far,” Laaksonen said. “This was a really exciting race, very close from the start to the end. Nobody knew who was going to win. I think we all had problems with tyre wear and we tried to prolong a few of our stints so we could drive a little longer and save fuel. That is what made the difference today.”

The NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing CUPRA of Gijs Bessem and Harry Hilders made a successful return to the series claiming the second place overall. Fellow CUPRA runners Red Camel-Jordans.nl finished a hard-fought third. The father-son-son driver line-up of Ivo, Rik and Luc Breukers had led the TCE division comfortably in the opening stages, but couldn’t fully remedy the handling issues that ultimately cost the Dutch team additional time in the pits.
The Lestrup Racing Team Volkswagen Golf GTI of Stefan Nilsson, Peter Fahlström, Marcus Fluch and Emil Sällberg continued its strong form with fourth. The all-Swedish team benefited from a bizarre incident that saw the AC Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS of Stéphane Perrin, Vincent Radermecker and James Kaye turfed into the barriers on the very last lap of the race. The Audi was still classified fifth.
The 24H TCE Series will resume with the 24H Portimão on 6/8 July.

Race
1. Autorama Motorsport, Volkswagen Golf GTI (Danz/Laaksonen/Buri), 295 laps
2. NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing, CUPRA (Bessem/Hilders), 1 lap
3. Red Camel-Jordans.nl, CUPRA (I. Breukers/L. Breukers/R. Breukers), 1 lap

Championship points
1. Autorama Motorsport 56 pts; 2. AC Motorsport 47; 3. Red Camel-Jordans.nl 44