Nagy claims first win as Borković leads the standings
Dániel Nagy capitalised on a great overtaking manoeuvre at Jean-Karl Vernay’s expense to claim his maiden victory in TCR Europe, the second consecutive for the M1RA team.
Dušan Borković delivered a thrilling performance, as he was able to recover and finish sixth, a result that helped him to retake the leadership in the standings with a margin of five points over Mikel Azcona who is now on equal points with Nagy.
After setting the fastest lap in Qualifying and being dropped to fourth on the grid by a penalty, Josh Files took a brilliant start and chased the leading duo of Vernay and Nagy until he was pushed wide by Kris Richard; an incident that is currently under investigation. From that moment onwards, the pace of Files’ Honda faded and he dropped until finishing in tenth position at the end.
The second position meant that Vernay won the TCR Benelux race and climbed to fourth in the standings, 35 points behind Borković. Giovanni Altoè won the DSG Trophy in 18th position overall.
Race 2 will start tomorrow at 11:00, with Stian Paulsen on pole on the top-ten reverse grid. Live streaming on www.tcr-series.com and www.tcr-series.tv.
