Mattias Ekström is the first-ever PURE ETCR King of the Season after the most dramatic possible climax to the season in a DHL SuperFinal B at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit that was won by chief title rival Jean-Karl Vernay. The Swede started on pole position for CUPRA X Zengo Motorsport knowing that just a fifth-place finish would…
Four of PURE ETCR’s five title contenders will square off in direct competition with each other during this weekend’s championship showdown at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit, France.
For virtually the entire PURE ETCR season, Jean-Karl Vernay has been the closest rival in the Drivers’ standings to CUPRA’s series leader Mattias Ekström. With just one round to go, the Frenchman sits second in the table, 29 points away from Ekström with 77 on offer at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit in his home country. With just…
Hyundai Motorsport N enjoyed a superb run of form on the opening day of official PURE ETCR competition at Race DK on the streets of Copenhagen. Jean-Karl Vernay won his Round 2 battle against Romeo Ferraris-M1RA’s Oli Webb to ensure he ended the day on top of Pool A with a maximum score, while team-mate…
Oli Webb kicked off PURE ETCR Race DK with victory in Round 1 on the streets of Copenhagen for Romeo Ferraris-M1RA, while there was also a Battle wins for Jean-Karl Vernay. Pool A The Briton, who started on the inside line, led into the first corner and was never headed as CUPRA X Zengo Motorsport’s…
Jean-Karl Vernay and Hyundai Motorsport N turned disaster into delight by winning Time Trial B for PURE ETCR’s Race SP and securing pole position for Sunday’s DHL SuperFinal B. The Frenchman had not even taken part in Round 2 earlier in the day after suffering a driveshaft failure before leaving the pits. But super-quick work…
John Filippi stormed to his maiden PURE ETCR Battle win as the Pool B competitors began their Race SP campaigns with Round 1 on Friday afternoon at MotorLand Aragón. There was also a victory for CUPRA X Zengo Motorsport’s Mattias Ekström, who repeated his opening-round success from Vallelunga, just as Mikel Azcona had done earlier.…
Hyundai Motorsport N enjoyed a sensational slice of luck in The Draw for PURE ETCR Race SP at MotorLand Aragón on Thursday night as all four of its drivers secured the inside starting spot for the opening round of Battles. Tom Chilton, Augusto Farfus, Jean-Karl Vernay and John Filippi were all drawn in what is…
Mattias Ekström ended the opening day of PURE ETCR’s Race IT at Autodromo Vallelunga at the head of Pool B thanks to a pair of impressive victories aboard his CUPRA e-Racer. The crucial Battle came in Round 2 as Zengo Motorsport X CUPRA driver Ekström faced off against Romeo Ferraris – M1RA racer Luca Filippi;…
Mattias Ekström made history at Vallelunga by topping PURE ETCR’s first official free practice session ahead of this weekend’s RACE IT. The Swede topped the timesheets in his CUPRA e-Racer, which is run by Zengo Motorsport X CUPRA. His time of 1m21.743s, which was set with seven minutes to go, was just 0.100s faster than…