2018 FIA WTCR Race of Hungary explained


Race details

Round 2 of 10 in the 2018 World Touring Car Cup
Date	7–8 April 2018
Official name	FIA WTCR Race of Hungary
Location	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary
Distance	Race One 12 laps / 52.572km (32.667miles)
Distance	Race Two 12 laps / 52.572km (32.667miles)
Distance	Race Three 17 laps / 65.715km (40.833miles)
Race 1
Pole
Driver	Norbert Michelisz	BRC Racing Team
Time	1:52.644
Fastest lap
Driver	Esteban Guerrieri	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Time	1 54.691
Podium
First		ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Second		ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Third		BRC Racing Team
Race 2
Fastest lap
Driver	Dániel Nagy	M1RA
Time	1:54.787
Podium
First		Sébastien Loeb Racing
Second		M1RA
Third		M Racing-YMR
Race 3
Pole
Driver	Norbert Michelisz	BRC Racing Team
Time 1:52.365
Fastest lap
Driver	Yann Ehrlacher	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Time	1:54.129
Podium
First
Second		BRC Racing Team
Third		M Racing-YMR

The 2018 FIA WTCR Race of Hungary was the second round of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup and the first running of the FIA WTCR Race of Hungary. It was held on 28 and 29 April 2018 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary. The first and third races were won by Gabriele Tarquini and the second won by Jean-Karl Vernay.

Entry list

A total of 25 cars were entered, along with two Hungarian wildcard entries; Attila Tassi and Daniel Nagy.^[1] ^[2] The following teams and drivers were entered into the event:

Team	Car		Drivers
BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	5	Norbert Michelisz
DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 GTi TCR	7	Aurélien Comte
Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	8	Norbert Nagy
Boutsen Ginion Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	9	Tom Coronel
Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	10	Gianni Morbidelli
M Racing-YMR	Hyundai i30 N TCR	11	Thed Björk
Sébastien Loeb Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	12	Robert Huff
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	15	James Thompson
KCMG	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	19	Attila Tassi
Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	20	Denis Dupont
Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	21	Aurélien Panis
Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	22	Frédéric Vervisch
Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	23	Nathanaël Berthon
Sébastien Loeb Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	25	Mehdi Bennani
Team Oscaro by Campos Racing	CUPRA León TCR	27	John Filippi
BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	30	Gabriele Tarquini
M Racing-YMR	Hyundai i30 N TCR	48	Yvan Muller
Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	52	Gordon Shedden
Boutsen Ginion Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	63	Benjamin Lessennes
Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	66	Zsolt Szabó
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	68	Yann Ehrlacher
Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	69	Jean-Karl Vernay
DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 GTi TCR	70	Mat'o Homola
Team Oscaro by Campos Racing	CUPRA León TCR	74	Pepe Oriola
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	86	Esteban Guerrieri
Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	88	Fabrizio Giovanardi
M1RA	Hyundai i30 N TCR	99	Dániel Nagy
Source:^[3]

Results

Qualifying 1

		Name	Team	Car	Time
1	5	Norbert Michelisz	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	1:52.644
2	86	Esteban Guerrieri	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	1:52.900
3	11	Thed Björk	M Racing-YMR	Hyundai i30 N TCR	1:53.063
4	30	Gabriele Tarquini	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	1:53.088
5	63	Benjamin Lessennes	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	1:53.152
6	15	Yann Ehrlacher	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	1:53.213
7	48	Yvan Muller	M Racing-YMR	Hyundai i30 N TCR	1:53.315
8	99	Dániel Nagy	M1RA	Hyundai i30 N TCR	1:53.487
9	12	Robert Huff	Sébastien Loeb Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	1:53.601
10	15	James Thompson	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	1:53.736
11	69	Jean-Karl Vernay	Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1:53.900
12	9	Tom Coronel	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	1:54.144
13	23	Nathanaël Berthon	Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1:54.174
14	25	Mehdi Bennani	Sébastien Loeb Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	1:54.319
15	70	Mat'o Homola	DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 GTi TCR	1:54.379
16	27	John Filippi	Team Oscaro by Campos Racing	CUPRA León TCR	1:54.387
17	8	Norbert Nagy	Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	1:54.474
18	88	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	1:54.476
19	7	Aurélien Comte	DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 GTi TCR	1:54.573
20	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	1:54.596
21	19	Attila Tassi	KCMG	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	1:54.749
22	74	Pepe Oriola	Team Oscaro by Campos Racing	CUPRA León TCR	1:54.900
23	21	Aurélien Panis	Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1:55.017
24	22	Frédéric Vervisch	Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1:55.101
25	52	Gordon Shedden	Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1:55.323
26	20	Denis Dupont	Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1:55.524
27	66	Zsolt Szabó	Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	1:55.703
Source:^[4]

Race 1

		Name	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	68	Yann Ehrlacher	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	12	23:08.602	6	27
2	86	Esteban Guerrieri	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	12	+0.692	2	20
3	5	Norbert Michelisz	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	12	+5.942	1	17
4	48	Yvan Muller	M Racing-YMR	Hyundai i30 N TCR	12	+7.290	7	14
5	12	Robert Huff	Sébastien Loeb Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	12	+9.117	9	12
6	5	Norbert Michelisz	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	12	+0.856	1	10
7	99	Dániel Nagy	M1RA	Hyundai i30 N TCR	12	+11.096	8	8
8	69	Jean-Karl Vernay	Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	12	+15.403	11	6
9	11	Thed Björk	M Racing-YMR	Hyundai i30 N TCR	12	+16.202	3	4
10	25	Mehdi Bennani	Sébastien Loeb Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	12	+6.631	7	2
11	23	Nathanaël Berthon	Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	12	+22.455	13
12	15	James Thompson	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	12	+25.448	10
13	22	Frédéric Vervisch	Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	12	+25.801	24
14	63	Benjamin Lessennes	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	12	+26.901	5
15	21	Aurélien Panis	Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	12	+27.850	23
16	74	Pepe Oriola	Team Oscaro by Campos Racing	CUPRA León TCR	12	+32.592	22
17	7	Aurélien Comte	DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 GTi TCR	12	+33.231	19
18	52	Gordon Shedden	Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	12	+33.978	25
19	19	Attila Tassi	KCMG	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	12	+34.344	21
20	70	Mat'o Homola	DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 GTi TCR	12	+34.671	15
21	66	Zsolt Szabó	Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	12	+46.586	27
22	20	Denis Dupont	Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	12	+46.738	26
23	88	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	9	+3 Laps	18
Ret	27	John Filippi	Team Oscaro by Campos Racing	CUPRA León TCR	6	Retired	16
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	5	Retired	20
Ret	9	Tom Coronel	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	2	Retired	12
Ret	8	Norbert Nagy	Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	1	Retired	17
Source:^[5]

Qualifying 2

		Name	Team	Car	Q1	Q2	Q3	Points
1	5	Norbert Michelisz	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	1:53.017	1:52.176	1:52.365	5
2	5	Gabriele Tarquini	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	1:53.014	1:52.382	1:52.807	4
3	68	Esteban Guerrieri	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	1:52.967	1:52.792	1:53.023	3
4	68	Yann Ehrlacher	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	1:53.246	1:52.917	1:53.366	2
5	63	Benjamin Lessennes	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	1:53.087	1:52.964	–	1
6	48	Yvan Muller	M Racing-YMR	Hyundai i30 N TCR	1:52.780	1:53.225	–
7	15	James Thompson	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	1:53.625	1:53.415	–
8	25	Mehdi Bennani	Sébastien Loeb Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	1:53.358	1:53.610	–
9	99	Dániel Nagy	M1RA	Hyundai i30 N TCR	1:53.649	1:53.800	–
10	12	Robert Huff	Sébastien Loeb Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	1:53.786	1:53.801	–
11	8	Norbert Nagy	Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	1:53.807	1:53.805	–
12	66	Zsolt Szabó	Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	1:53.854	–	–
13	27	John Filippi	Team Oscaro by Campos Racing	CUPRA León TCR	1:53.907	–	–
14	69	Jean-Karl Vernay	Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1:53.981	–	–
15	23	Nathanaël Berthon	Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1:54.229	–	–
16	7	Aurélien Comte	DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 GTi TCR	1:54.254	–	–
17	74	Pepe Oriola	Team Oscaro by Campos Racing	CUPRA León TCR	1:54.271	–	–
18	11	Thed Björk	M Racing-YMR	Hyundai i30 N TCR	1:54.562	–	–
19	52	Gordon Shedden	Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1:54.610	–	–
20	9	Tom Coronel	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	1:54.661	–	–
21	70	Mat'o Homola	DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 GTi TCR	1:54.795	–	–
22	21	Aurélien Panis	Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1:54.802	–	–
23	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	1:55.024	–	–
24	22	Frédéric Vervisch	Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1:55.233	–	–
25	20	Denis Dupont	Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1:55.994	–	–
26	19	Attila Tassi	KCMG	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	–	–	–
27	88	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	–	–	–
Source:^[6]

Race 2

		Name	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Robert Huff	Sébastien Loeb Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	12	23:11.390	1	25
2	99	Dániel Nagy	M1RA	Hyundai i30 N TCR	12	+0.562	2	18
3	48	Yvan Muller	M Racing-YMR	Hyundai i30 N TCR	12	+2.200	5	15
4	30	Gabriele Tarquini	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	12	+2.659	9	12
5	86	Esteban Guerrieri	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	12	+13.050	8	10
6	5	Norbert Michelisz	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	12	+4.252	10	8
7	25	Mehdi Bennani	Sébastien Loeb Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	12	+8.529	3	6
8	63	Benjamin Lessennes	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	12	+13.453	6	4
9	66	Zsolt Szabó	Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	12	+19.460	12	2
10	69	Jean-Karl Vernay	Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	12	+19.896	14	1
11	8	Norbert Nagy	Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	12	+22.475	11
12	11	Thed Björk	M Racing-YMR	Hyundai i30 N TCR	12	+22.855	18
13	27	John Filippi	Team Oscaro by Campos Racing	CUPRA León TCR	12	+24.007	13
14	23	Nathanaël Berthon	Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	12	+24.480	15
15	52	Gordon Shedden	Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	12	+25.916	19
16	7	Aurélien Comte	DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 GTi TCR	12	+26.732	16
17	22	Frédéric Vervisch	Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	12	+27.115	24
18	19	Attila Tassi	KCMG	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	12	+27.832	26
19	9	Tom Coronel	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	12	+31.597	20
20	21	Aurélien Panis	Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	12	+33.739	22
21	20	Denis Dupont	Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	12	+39.207	25
22	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	12	+44.396	23
23	88	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	12	+1:00.037	27
Ret	68	Yann Ehrlacher	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	8	Mechanical	7
Ret	15	James Thompson	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	8	Mechanical	4
Ret	70	Mat'o Homola	DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 GTi TCR	7	Retired	18
Ret	74	Pepe Oriola	Team Oscaro by Campos Racing	CUPRA León TCR	5	Retired	17
Source:^[7]

Fabrizio Giovanardi originally finished nineteenth was given a 30-second time penalty.

Race 3

		Name	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	30	Gabriele Tarquini	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	17	46:49:549	2	30
2	5	Norbert Michelisz	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	17	+0.354	1	23
3	48	Yvan Muller	M Racing-YMR	Hyundai i30 N TCR	17	+3.691	6	19
4	68	Yann Ehrlacher	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	17	+4.092	4	16
5	63	Benjamin Lessennes	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	17	+7.675	5	13
6	99	Dániel Nagy	M1RA	Hyundai i30 N TCR	17	+8.198	9	10
7	15	James Thompson	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	17	+9.631	7	7
8	12	Robert Huff	Sébastien Loeb Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	17	+12.386	10	4
9	11	Thed Björk	M Racing-YMR	Hyundai i30 N TCR	17	+12.999	18	2
10	69	Jean-Karl Vernay	Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	17	+17.645	14	1
11	8	Norbert Nagy	Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	17	+21.297	11
12	52	Gordon Shedden	Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	17	+22.769	19
13	7	Aurélien Comte	DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 GTi TCR	17	+23.439	16
14	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	17	+24.124	23
15	19	Attila Tassi	KCMG	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	17	+25.688	26
16	23	Nathanaël Berthon	Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	17	+26.354	15
17	25	Mehdi Bennani	Sébastien Loeb Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	17	+27.077	8
18	22	Frédéric Vervisch	Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	17	+27.869	24
19	74	Pepe Oriola	Team Oscaro by Campos Racing	CUPRA León TCR	17	+32.260	17
20	70	Mat'o Homola	DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 GTi TCR	17	+35.404	16
21	20	Denis Dupont	Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	17	+35.408	25
22	86	Esteban Guerrieri	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	17	+1:53.270	3
Ret	66	Zsolt Szabó	Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	6	Retired	12
Ret	9	Tom Coronel	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	5	Retired	20
Ret	27	John Filippi	Team Oscaro by Campos Racing	CUPRA León TCR	4	Retired	13
Ret	88	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	3	Retired	27
Ret	21	Aurélien Panis	Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	1	Retired	22
Source:^[8]

Pepe Oriola originally finished twelfth but was given a 10-second time penalty.
Mat'o Homola originally finished fifteenth but was given a 10-second time penalty.

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Gabriele Tarquini	118
2	2	Yann Ehrlacher	82
3	3	Yvan Muller	77
4	4	Norbert Michelisz	75
2	5	Robert Huff	65

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	BRC Racing Team	200
	2	M Racing-YMR	146
2	3	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	133
	4	Sébastien Loeb Racing	115
2	5	Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	71

Notes and References

News: Attila Tassi confirmed for home race in Hungary as second wild card in WTCR - TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-11. TouringCarTimes. 2018-04-11. en-US.
Web site: Daniel Nagy is the first wild card in the WTCR in a M1RA Hyundai. 11 April 2018. TouringCarTimes. 11 April 2018.
Web site: 2018 FIA WTCR - WORLD TOURING CAR CUP – FIA Entry list – WTCR Race of Hungary. fiawtcr.com. FIA WTCR.
News: Norbert Michelisz secures pole position for Race 1 in Hungary. 28 April 2018. TouringCarTimes. 16 April 2020. en-US.
News: Yann Ehrlacher leads Münnich Honda 1-2 in Hungary Race 1. 28 April 2018. TouringCarTimes. 18 April 2020. en-US.
News: Norbert Michelisz leads BRC Hyundai 1-2 in second Hungary qualifying. 29 April 2018. TouringCarTimes. 20 April 2020. en-US.
News: Rob Huff holds off local star Daniel Nagy for Hungary Race 2 win. 29 April 2018. TouringCarTimes. 20 April 2020. en-US.
News: Gabriele Tarquini wins rain-interrupted final race in Hungary. 29 April 2018. TouringCarTimes. 20 April 2020. en-US.