TCR Middle East @ Dubai
Münnich and
Breukers are champions
René Münnich and Luc
Breukers became the first drivers to wrap up TCR titles in the 2019
season when they were crowned champions in the TCR Middle East Series and
the 24H Middle East Championship respectively, last week at Dubai
Autodrome.
In the final event, Münnich and his Honda Civic Type R FK7 completed a
perfect score in the TCR Middle East sprint races, with six victories out
of six races.
In Race 1, Münnich started from the pole and pulled away, increasing his
lead up to 23.8 seconds over Breukers; Zengő Motorsport teammates Tamás
Tenke and Zoltán Zengő delivered a close fight for third that eventually
saw Zengő overtaking Tenke on lap 7.
Breukers led during the first lap of Race 2, as he was able to pass both
Zengő and Tenke who had started from the front row of the reverse grid.
However, despite taking the start from the pit lane, Münnich recovered
quickly, took the lead in lap 2 and went to claim his sixth victory in
the series. Breukers took the chequered flag 16 seconds behind; both the
Zengő Motorsport CUPRA cars pitted with technical issues and rejoined
after losing a few laps.
In the 4-hour race that ended the season, the CUPRA that Luc and Ivo
Breukers shared with Yusif Bassil took a comfortable victory after
emerging from a fight with the Zengő Motorsport CUPRA of Tamás Horvath
and Gábor Kismarty-Lechner that lasted for the first hour.
After moving into the lead, the orange CUPRA kept a consistent pace
increasing its margin as both the Zengő Motorsport cars suffered from
fuel feeding issues. The father-and-son Breukers duo and Bassil completed
103 laps of the Dubai Autodrome, while the Zengő Motorsport cars finished
second (Horváth and Kismarty-Lechner) and third (Zoltán Zengő-Csába
Tóth).
Race 1
1. R. Münnich (All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport, Honda Civic FK7 TCR), 14
laps
2. L. Breukers (Red Camel-Jordans.nl, CUPRA TCR), 23.885
3. Z. Zengő (Zengő Motorsport, CUPRA TCR), 1:57.214
Race 2
1. R. Münnich (All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport, Honda Civic FK7 TCR), 14
laps
2. L. Breukers (Red Camel-Jordans.nl, CUPRA TCR), 16.613
3. Z. Zengő (Zengő Motorsport, CUPRA TCR), 4 laps
4H Race 3
1. Red Camel-Jordans.nl, CUPRA (L. Breukers/I. Breukers/Y. Bassil), 103
laps
2. Zengő Motorsport, CUPRA (T. Horvath/G. Kismarty-Lechner), 13 laps
3. Zengő Motorsport, CUPRA (Z. Zengő/C. Tóth), 20 laps
Championship points – TCR Middle East
1. Münnich 195 pts; 2. L. Breukers 150; 3. Zengő 107
Championship points – 24H Middle East
1. L. Breukers 68 pts; 2. Zengő & Tóth 55
Photos: Creventic
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