Weekend tip: Alex Fontana reaches for title 🎥
A LOT HAPPENING AT THE END OF THE WEEK On Saturday, the Rally Ticino and the Kart-SM finals in Wohlen will take place on the national stage. In Spain, Alex Fontana and Emil Frey Racing can become GT champions in the Silver Cup. Swiss drivers are also hoping for success on other circuits. Three weeks ago, the French Rally Mont-Blanc Morzine ended with the clear victory of [...]
Three weeks ago, the French Rally Mont-Blanc Morzine ended with the clear victory of Sébastien Carron in the SM classification ahead of Mike Coppens and Jo Michellod. For the fourth round of the Swiss Rally Championship. 2021, the specialists will meet on Saturday at the Rally del Ticino in Lugano.
Home game for the rally champion
In his home canton, defending champion Ivan Ballinari, who had to settle for seventh place in France near the border (see Results), will do everything in their power to claim their first win of the season in another Skoda Fabia R5. So far, Carron has won twice and Coppens once.
Record champion Grégoire Hotz, who has only occasionally driven abroad in the last two years, also joins them in a Citroën C3 R5. Here the Start list the 23rd Rally Ronde del Ticino, which also includes some foreign teams as well as WRC cars.
The shortest SM run of the year consists of only four special stages over a total of around 78 timed kilometers. The course is easily accessible for the public by chairlift from Leontica in the Blenio Valley. SP Nara is operated twice in the morning from 9:49 a.m. and 12:47 p.m., the SP Valcolla from 15.15 and 17.48. The start will be on Saturday from 9.31 am at the company Planzer in Bioggio.
Kart-SM decisions in Wohlen with audience
Those who want to enjoy live national motorsport north of the Gotthard will get their money's worth at the Wohlen karting track. At the finals of the autobau Swiss Kart Championship, the 2021 champions will still be determined in four of five categories.
All visitors aged 16 and over must present a valid Covid certificate at the entrance checkpoint or can be tested on site if necessary. A detailed preview can be found on the web at this Link, a livetiming under this Link.
Next GP duel in Russia
If you want to follow circuit races abroad, you'll have to go a little further afield - unless you're at home in front of the TV or somewhere on the Internet. At the Russian GP in Sochi, the title duel between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, who recently collided in Monza, enters its 14th round.
Swiss television will report on the channel ASRF info on Saturday from 13.55 to 15.10 from qualifying and on Sunday from 13.20 to 15.50 or the end of the race from the GP Russia.
Emil Frey Racing ahead of GT title win
The last two sprint races of the GT World Challenge Europe are scheduled at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. Alex Fontana is the favorite to win the Silver Cup title. The driver from Ticino is the clear leader in this hotly contested sub-ranking, as is Emil Frey Racing in the team classification.
The overall drivers' standings have already been decided in favor of the Belgian WRT duo Vanthoor/Weerts on Audi. With a similarly good team performance as at the Nürburgring (all three Lamborghinis in the top 8), the Safenwil-based team hopes to score important points for the prestigious team classification, in which they are in third position.
All practice sessions and the two one-hour races with starts on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2:45 p.m., respectively, are available on YouTube to see.
Review of the past GT race at the Nürburgring from the perspective of Emil Frey Racing.
Jasin Ferati team change
In the supporting program, the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, led by Grégoire Saucy from the Jura, will start two rounds on Saturday at 14:30 and on Sunday at 13:05. Both are also on YouTube to see.
As for Léna Bühler, Axel Gnos and Jasin Ferati, who have not scored any points so far, the latter is hoping for the desired increase by switching to a Finnish team.
Nico Müller and Jasmin Preisig back on the Nordschleife
At the penultimate 4-hour race of the 2021 Nürburgring Endurance Series (formerly VLN) Nico Müller and Patric Niederhauser from the provisional start list out. The two Bernese GT factory drivers take turns at the wheel of an Audi R8 LMS GT3, something that has never worked before, and are thus clearly among the narrow circle of favorites.
Jasmin Preisig also returns to the Nordschleife for this race. However, she will not be racing with Frédéric Yerly at Max Kruse Racing in a VW Golf GTI TCR, but in a third car with her racing partners against the man from Freiburg, who is still unbeaten in his class in 2021, and his German teammates.
As usual, the elaborately produced livestream can be viewed on a TV set or laptop from 8:30 a.m. (race starts at 12 p.m.) on VLN.com, YouTube, Facebook and Twitch.tv track
Giorgio Maggi again at the 24 Hours of Zolder
Finally, Giorgio Maggi, a Swiss with ambitions, will be on the grid for the 24 Hours of Zolder. The man from Nidwald will contest the premier race of the Belcar Series in a Norma Honda sports car in the same Belgian team with which he took overall victory in 2019.
Under this Link the race can be seen in the livestream.
Teaser for the 24H Zolder, which unlike the 24H Spa is a kind of race of the little man and also open to small sports cars.
