Renault Megane Trophy Eurocup Hungaroring Qualifying
After those at Spa-Francorchamps, Michaël Rossi (TDS) takes another two pole positions Eurocup Mégane Trophy. Dominant from the start of collective testing, the Frenchman left little hope for the competition as he put himself in the lead right from the word go. In the gentleman-drivers category, Jean-Philippe Madonia copied his team-mate, also taking the two pole positions.
On form from the first collective testing session, Michaël Rossi (TDS) set the tone straight away, leading the Tech 1 Racing drivers Dimitri Enjalbert, Mathieu Chéruy and Jonathan Hirschi.
Maxime Martin (Boutsen Energy Racing) and Dimitri Enjalbert stepped up the pace. Martin managed to grab pole position, in 1'51''570 ahead of Enjalbert. Rossi countered immediately, snatching it back with a lap of 1'51''048.
Martin and Enjalbert held on and launched another attack. The pole for the second race, based on the drivers' second best times, was also in their sights. As the session progressed however, the order remained unchanged. Michaël Rossi took control and walked away with two pole positions ahead of the day's challengers, Maxime Martin and Dimitri Enjalbert.
Ralph Meichtry (Race Performance) climbed to fourth position at the end of the session. The Swiss driver looking set to take on the three leaders.
Jean-Philippe Madonia continued the TDS team's domination of at the Hungaroring, when he took both the pole positions in the gentlemen-drivers category.
Michaël Rossi: «This is only the first stage. Come Sunday evening, nobody will care about the pole positions, just the race results! Right now, the weekend is starting to look like Spa-Francorchamps, let's hope it finishes the same. The car is very competitive, the team is working well and we have done a great job preparing. Now, I know that Martin and Dimitri are going to be dangerous rivals on the track.»
Maxime Martin: «It's been hard going! Yesterday, in collective testing, we were a long way off the pace. We've totally changed the set-up of the car, and it's paid off. It's better today, but we still need to change some things before the race. Now I need to take risks and win, a foot on the podium isn't enough.»
POS NUMBER DRIVER TEAM LAP TIME GAP_FIRST KPH LAPS
1 12 Michael ROSSI TDS 4 1:51.048 - 142.0 8
2 8 Maxime MARTIN Boutsen Energy Racing 5 1:51.401 +0.353 141.6 7
3 1 Dimitri ENJALBERT Tech 1 Racing 1 4 1:51.816 +0.768 141.0 10
4 10 Ralph MEICHTRY Race Performance 4 1:51.973 +0.925 140.9 9
5 2 Matthieu CHERUY Tech 1 Racing 1 4 1:52.021 +0.973 140.8 10
6 3 Jonathan HIRSCHI Tech 1 Racing 2 5 1:52.044 +0.996 140.8 11
7 14 Jean - Philippe MADONIA TDS 6 1:52.257 +1.209 140.5 8
8 7 Bernhard TEN BRINKE Equipe Verschuur 1 6 1:52.282 +1.234 140.5 9
9 15 Sébastien DHOUAILLY Team Lompech Sport 3 1:52.295 +1.247 140.4 9
10 9 David DERMONT Boutsen Energy Racing 5 1:52.562 +1.514 140.1 5
11 20 Wim BEELEN Equipe Verschuur 2 5 1:52.750 +1.702 139.9 10
12 24 Fabrice WALFISCH Oregon Team 1 6 1:52.828 +1.780 139.8 9
13 11 Andreas MAYERL Race Performance 4 1:53.216 +2.168 139.3 9
14 4 Bernard DELHEZ Tech 1 Racing 2 6 1:53.640 +2.592 138.8 11
15 21 Hoevert VOS Equipe Verschuur 2 4 1:53.711 +2.663 138.7 10
16 17 Pierre HIRSCHI Team Lompech Sport 5 1:54.977 +3.929 137.2 8
17 6 Harrie KOLEN Equipe Verschuur 1 10 1:55.086 +4.038 137.0 10
18 16 Jean - Charles MIGINIAC Team Lompech Sport 10 1:55.445 +4.397 136.6 10
19 25 Secondo GALLIA Oregon Team 1 9 1:55.832 +4.784 136.2 9
20 73 Angelo BAIGUERA Oregon Team 1 8 1:56.609 +5.561 135.3 9
21 18 Rafael UNZURRUNZAGA Blue Jumeirah Team 7 1:57.278 +6.230 134.5 9
POS NUMBER DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP_FIRST GAP_PREVIOUS
1 12 Michael ROSSI TDS 1:51.198 - -
2 8 Maxime MARTIN Boutsen Energy Racing 1:51.570 +0.372 +0.372
3 1 Dimitri ENJALBERT Tech 1 Racing 1 1:51.922 +0.724 +0.352
4 10 Ralph MEICHTRY Race Performance 1:52.055 +0.857 +0.133
5 2 Matthieu CHERUY Tech 1 Racing 1 1:52.151 +0.953 +0.096
6 15 Sébastien DHOUAILLY Team Lompech Sport 1:52.337 +1.139 +0.186
7 3 Jonathan HIRSCHI Tech 1 Racing 2 1:52.413 +1.215 +0.076
8 7 Bernhard TEN BRINKE Equipe Verschuur 1 1:52.578 +1.380 +0.165
9 20 Wim BEELEN Equipe Verschuur 2 1:52.781 +1.583 +0.203
10 24 Fabrice WALFISCH Oregon Team 1 1:52.867 +1.669 +0.086
11 9 David DERMONT Boutsen Energy Racing 1:53.205 +2.007 +0.338
12 11 Andreas MAYERL Race Performance 1:53.266 +2.068 +0.061
13 14 Jean - Philippe MADONIA TDS 1:53.336 +2.138 +0.070
14 21 Hoevert VOS Equipe Verschuur 2 1:53.798 +2.600 +0.462
15 4 Bernard DELHEZ Tech 1 Racing 2 1:53.854 +2.656 +0.056
16 17 Pierre HIRSCHI Team Lompech Sport 1:55.247 +4.049 +1.393
17 6 Harrie KOLEN Equipe Verschuur 1 1:55.320 +4.122 +0.073
18 16 Jean - Charles MIGINIAC Team Lompech Sport 1:55.526 +4.328 +0.206
19 25 Secondo GALLIA Oregon Team 1 1:56.164 +4.966 +0.638
20 73 Angelo BAIGUERA Oregon Team 1 1:56.784 +5.586 +0.620
21 18 Rafael UNZURRUNZAGA Blue Jumeirah Team 1:57.926 +6.728 +1.142
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