Race 2: Skuz claims first ETCC win

20.04.14

Despite they started from sixth and eight on the reverse grid, Igor Skuz and Nikolay Karamyshev were fighting again for the overall victory.

Eventually Skuz resisted the pressure from his team mate and claimed his first ETCC win.

Petr Fulín, Aku Pellinen and Ulrike Krafft encored their victories in the TC2, SMT and S1600 classes respectively.

Key moments

Grid – Nagy and Gugger share the front row on the top-eight reverse grid

Start – Nagy takes the lead from Fulín and Jost who sprint from the fourth and fifth rows

Lap 1 – Skuz overtakes Homola for second and then steals the lead from Karamyshev

Lap 2 – Jost goes straight at the chicane and drops to seventh

Lap 3 – Fulín takes the lead from Nagy; Skuz overtakes Karamyshev for fifth

Lap 4 – Maleev leads the SMT and overtakes Matějovský for third

Lap 4 – Skuz and Karamyshev overtake Maleev for third and fourth

Lap 5 – Skuz overtakes Nagy for second; Pellinen overtakes Jost for second in SMT

Lap 6 – Karamyshev overtakes Nagy for third

Lap 7 – Skuz overtakes Fulín for the lead

Lap 8 – Karamyshev overtakes Fulín for second

Lap 8 - Pellinen goes wide and Maleev takes the lead in SMT

Lap 9 – Pellinen retakes the lead in SMT

Lap 10 – Rikli overtakes Nagy for second in TC2

Lap 11 – Pellinen overtakes Nagy for fifth

Lap 12 – Maleev spins from second in the SMT and retires

Lap 14 – Skuz beats Karamyshev by inches

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