HAHN AND LACKO SHARE SATURDAY WINS AT ZOLDER
Jochen Hahn scored his ninth victory of the season after beating Adam Lacko in the first race of the weekend at Circuit Zolder this afternoon.
The German driver overtook pole sitter Lacko on the opening lap and was able to keep the Buggyra International Racing System Freightliner behind until the chequered flag, despite late race pressure from the Czech driver.
As a result, Hahn extended his FIA European Truck Racing Championship points lead. The Team Hahn Racing driver now leads Lacko by 18 points.
Lacko led into the first lefthander, but three-time European champion Hahn managed to overtake him on the opening lap. Towards the end of the race Lacko was able to close the gap again and with two laps remaining the gap was down to just three-tenths of a second.
Contact between Lacko and Hahn meant the MAN cut across the gravel trap at turns 8 and 9, which gave Hahn some breathing space. Lacko was unable to close the gap to his rival on the final lap.
The Czech eventually finished 1.689s behind the MAN, but was given a 10-second time penalty following the race for overspeeding.
Adam Lacko claimed his 11th victory in the 2016 FIA European Truck Racing Championship season in a sensational second race at Circuit Zolder on Saturday afternoon. Despite starting in seventh, Lacko fought his way to the front of the reverse grid and made the decisive move on the penultimate lap. He then built a 3.656-second lead on the last lap to win Race Two.
Buggyra International Racing System driver Jiri Forman started from pole position, but into turn 2 Sascha Lenz passed the Czech driver to take the lead. After the first lap Lenz led Forman, with Norbert Kiss following in third place.
Behind Lenz and Forman, Adam Lacko, Jochen Hahn and René Reinert cut through the field at a tremendous pace.
Lacko passed Kiss to take third place on lap 5 and one lap later he overtook teammate Forman for second place. Halfway through the race the gap between first and second was 4.473s, but within three laps the Freightliner was on Lenz’ tail.
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