Close to a quarter of a million fans will attend the iconic Nürburgring Nordschleife 24 Hour event where Lynk & Co Cyan Racing will tackle the second FIA World Touring Car Cup race weekend 2022.
After the Pau-Ville season opener, Santiago Urrutia and Ma Qing Hua were the top-scoring Lynk & Co 03 TCR drivers, scoring each podium.
“I’m very excited to go racing again after a good first race weekend in Pau-Ville. The Nürburgring Nordschleife is very demanding, and the goal is to score high points this weekend as well; we need to keep delivering points to the team. It will be amazing to race in front of a huge crowd again; it adds to my excitement as a driver,” said Santiago Urrutia.
“We’ve got a huge weekend ahead of us after a strong start to the season in France. I’ve raced on the Nürburgring two times before, but unfortunately, I missed the team’s test here during the spring, and I need to adapt quickly this weekend to score some good points,” said Ma Qing Hua.
Yvan Muller will drive his seventh World Touring Car race at the Nürburgring this weekend, coming from a strong 2022 season start in which he scored a podium finish.
“We had a decent start to the season, and we need to keep pushing forward this weekend. Driving on the Nordschleife is an event in itself and to have a large audience again adds to the exceptional side,” said Yvan Muller.
Reigning double champion Yann Ehrlacher is keen to bounce back this weekend after a tough season-opener where he had to retire from one of the races due to a puncture.
“My approach will be to claw back as many points as possible as we missed some during the last race in France; it was a bit painful to lose that many points. But I am ready to fight this weekend as it was a long time since I was in a position like this, not defending. Racing on the Nürburgring is maybe the craziest thing you can do on this planet, and it’s challenging to drive at 100% here; you are shaking after a fast lap,” said Yann Ehrlacher.
Thed Björk did not get the season opener he wanted either, crashing during qualifying after setting the fastest first sector of all, and had to fight back in both races.
“The Nürburgring race weekend is one of the highlights on the calendar, and I’ve got many fond memories and results from the past. I am just as Yann as keen to bounce back this weekend, and I think the opportunity for it is here. Of course, you need to respect the Nordschleife; when people say they love racing here, they are either lying or haven’t gone fast enough,” said Thed Björk.
The race weekend is broadcast live on: eurosportplayer.com
Schedule
Times in CEST
Thursday – May 26th
14:30 – FP1 – 40 min
19:00 – FP2 – 40 min
Friday – May 27th
13:00 – Qualifying – 40 min
Sunday – May 8th
10:00 – Race 1 – 3 laps
12:35 – Race 2 – 3 laps
May 7/8 – France – Circuit de Pau-Ville
May 26/28 – Germany – Nürburgring Nordschleife
June 11/12 – Hungary – Hungaroring
June 25/26 – Spain – MotorLand Aragón
July 2/3 – Portugal – Circuito do Vila Real
July 23/24 – Italy – Vallelunga
August 6/7 – France – Anneau du Rhin
October 8/9 – South Korea – Inje Speedium
November 5/6 – China – Ningbo International Speedpark
November 18/20 – Macau – Macau
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