Proczyk tops a red-flagged Qualifying at Hockenheim

TCR Germany’s reigning champion Harald Proczyk will start from pole position in this afternoon’s Race 1 at Hockenheim. After posting the fastest lap in Q1 the Austrian driver encored in Q2, beating Andreas Bäckman by two tenths just before the session was red flagged with one minute left on the clock when Jessica Bäckman pulled up with a technical issue.  
In Q1, five different drivers alternated on top of the time sheet. Dominic Fugel was the first one to complete a lap under 1:50 in 1:49.273. Pascal Eberle ousted him with a lap of 1:49.062, but Fugel improved to 1:48.602, then Proczyk was clocked at 1:48.441.
Max Hesse moved ahead posting a 1:47.696 that he immediately improved to 1:47.683, but Proczyk had the last word with a lap of 1:47.390. Lukas Niedertscheider and Théo Coicaud were placed in third and fourth, completing a Hyundai 1-2-3-4; they were followed by Bradley Burns’ Honda in fifth position.
In Q2, Andreas Bäckman posted a provisional fastest lap of 1:47.669, but Proczyk went faster in 1:47.461. Coicaud and Hesse made another Hyundai quartet on top of the field while it was Mike Halder who qualified in fifth position with the fastest of the Honda cars.
Fugel and Burns qualified tenth and ninth, securing the front row spots on the reverse grid for Sunday’s Race 2.
The first race will start this afternoon at 17:15 local time (CET); live streaming will be at www.tcr-series.com and www.tcr-series.tv.    

Qualifying
1. 1:47.461 – Harald Proczyk (HP Racing International, Hyundai i30 N)
2. 1:47.669 – Andreas Bäckman (Target Competition, Hyundai i30 N)
3. 1:47.679 – Théo Coicaud (Team Engstler, Hyundai i30 N)
4. 1:47.957 – Max Hesse (Team Engstler, Hyundai i30 N)
5. 1:48.141 – Mike Halder (Profi-Car, Honda Civic FK7)

Championship points
1. Buri 320 pts; 2. Hesse 301; 3. Proczyk 287