Jean-Karl Vernay says that ending the PURE ETCR season with a victory was ‘extremely important’ for the whole Hyundai Motorsport N squad. The Frenchman was crowned King of the Weekend on home soil at Race FR thanks to a dominant victory in DHL SuperFinal B and in turn won the TAG Heuer Most Valuable Driver…
Augusto Farfus collected his second TAG Heuer Best Lap Trophy of the season at Race FR at Pau-Arnos over the weekend and immediately praised the work of Hyundai Motorsport N that made the Veloster N ETCR a formidable opponent across the event. The Brazilian had previously taken the prize at the inaugural PURE ETCR event…
The heroes of PURE ETCR celebrated the end of a thrilling season of on-track competition in central Pau at a gala event on Sunday night hosted by Eurosport’s series presenters Neil Cole and Marieta Evans. King of the Season Mattias Ekström and Head of CUPRA Racing Xavi Serra were formally presented with their awards as…
Mattias Ekström has described his PURE ETCR title success as the culmination of two years’ work for himself and CUPRA Racing. The Swede was crowned the winner of the first all-electric, multi-brand touring car series after a dramatic season finale at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit yesterday and was quick to pay tribute to the Spanish manufacturer. “It…
PURE ETCR series leader Mattias Ekström ensured he will start Sunday’s DHL SuperFinal B from pole position after topping Time Trial B this evening at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit. The Swede, who heads the race for the world’s first all-electric touring car title into tomorrow’s season finale, was first on-track for the session in his CUPRA e-Racer.…
Hyundai Motorsport N’s Augusto Farfus stormed to pole position for DHL SuperFinal A as he set the pace in the first of PURE ETCR Race FR’s Time Trials on Saturday. The Brazilian was the fifth of six drivers to set his lap and did so in 1m26.026s; enough to beat Daniel Nagy’s CUPRA e-Racer by…
Mattias Ekström took a major step towards the 2021 PURE ETCR title with another dominant performance in Pool B Round 2 against team-mate Jordi Gené. The CUPRA X Zengo Motorsport driver was unchallenged as Gené played the dutiful team role by sitting behind and ensuring the Swede maximised his score. In doing so, Gené also…
Mikel Azcona continued his perfect form at PURE ETCR Race FR by winning his Round 2 Battle at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit to ensure he keeps up the pressure on team-mate Mattias Ekstrom for the title. Azcona, one of four drivers still in with a chance of winning the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand touring car crown, edged…
Romeo Ferraris-M1RA continued their serene free practice form as Philipp Eng topped the second PURE ETCR session at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit. The Austrian, who won on his series debut in Copenhagen, set the pace in 1m23.102s with a lap just as the chequered flag was waved. Although his time was fractionally slower than team-mate Oli Webb…
Oli Webb set the pace in the first-ever track session held for PURE ETCR at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit as his team-mate Luca Filippi made it a one-two result for Romeo Ferraris-M1RA Webb, who is returning to the series after missing the Hungarian event, set the pace early in the 30-minute session and stayed ahead throughout, eventually…