- Ehrlacher takes win and second place while Thompson scores first podium
- Three podiums for Honda Civic Type R TCR drivers
- Ehrlacher leads Drivers’ standings
- ALL-INKL.com Münnich Motorsport lead Teams’ standings
Yann Ehrlacher and ALL-INKL.com Münnich Motorsport lead the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup after an ultra-successful weekend at Zandvoort, Netherlands.
After winning on Sunday, Yann and his team-mate James Thompson finished second and third in Monday’s second race and scored more vital points in Race Three.
After morning qualifying, it was British driver James who took the reversed-grid pole position for Race Two in his Honda Civic Type R TCR and ran second for most of the race, which was interrupted by the safety car.
Despite making repeated attempts to take the lead, he couldn’t quite make it and instead offered Yann the runner-up spot on the final lap.
James’s third place was his first podium finish on the World Stage since claiming Honda’s inaugural World Touring Car win at Imola in 2008.
Boutsen Ginion Racing’s Tom Coronel made great progress in his race, making up an impressive 10 places from his qualifying spot to cross the line in a well-earned 14th position.
Esteban Guerrieri and Benjamin Lessennes were embroiled in the midfield battles; Argentinian driver Esteban taking seventh and Belgian Benjamin 12th.
The final race of the weekend was slightly tougher for the Honda teams, with Tom and Benjamin both forced to pit on the opening lap with damage. Tom’s race was over while Benjamin rejoined for some some additional exploratory laps.
After a bruising first lap, the order settled; Esteban finishing as the highest-placed Civic Type R TCR driver in fourth. Yann and James came home sixth and ninth to make it six points finishes out of six for the Münnich team.
Esteban and James have both moved up in the Drivers’ standings to lie seventh and 14th. Benjamin and Tom are 16th and 18th while Boutsen Ginion Racing are eighth in the Teams’ points.
There now follows a five-week break in the WTCR calendar until the Race of Portugal in Vila Real on 23-24 June.