Linus Granfors takes maiden NXT Gen Cup pole in Nürburgring qualifying
Title contender Linus Granfors claimed his maiden NXT Gen Cup pole position, as the Swede set the pace during qualifying at the legendary Formula 1 track Nürburgring in Germany where the championship runds along with DTM.
The 15-year-old set his fastest time already on lap three in the 20-minute qualifying session, ultimately securing his first-ever pole position in the 100% electric junior championship.
”It feels great to finally take my first pole position. It was close in Oschersleben, but this time we got it. I don’t have a plan for tomorrow yet, as I don’t know if in will be wet or dry. I have to talk to my engineer and see what we can come up with,” said Linus Granfors.
Enzo Hallman bounced back from a challenging round at Oschersleben last weekend, to start second in tomorrow’s first race. The former Swedish karting champion finishing just 0.105 seconds behind Granfors.
”It is quite a challenging track, but I felt like I did a good lap with just a small mistake in turn one. Of course, that ended with second place. I have not driven in the wet, not with this or any other car, so I hope for a dry race tomorrow. The plan is to try to overtake Linus into turn one, ” said Enzo Hallman.
Alexzander Kristiansson continued his fine form from last week, where he claimed a podium finish. Kristiansson was third fastest in qualifying.
”I am really impressed with my driving, I have never been to this track before as several others have. To be up there in the front is really exciting. I am looking forward to tomorrow and hope there will be much people watching the races and try to get a podium,” said Alexzander Kristiansson.
Elias Adestam, who sits second in the drivers’ standings, qualified in fourth, as only 27 hundreds of a second separated the top four.
Championship leader Ellis Spiezia had a tough qualifying at Nürburgring as the American driver finished seventh.
Siri Hökfelt finished the qualifying as the fastest female driver in 12th, less than 0.6 seconds ahead of championship newcomer Benet Boer in 14th.
Two NXT Gen Cup races are scheduled for tomorrow at the Nürburgring, marking the first time an all-electric racing series will compete during a DTM weekend. Race 1 starts at 09:45 CEST – broadcast LIVE on YouTube!
Results
Points
Schedule
Saturday August 6th
09:45 – Race 1 (15 min)
16:55 – Race 2 (15 min)
Times in CEST
2023 NXT Gen Cup entry list
Start no. – Name – Nationality
2 – Greaham Hofmans - Netherlands
3 – Linus Granfors – Sweden
4 – Theo Jernberg – Sweden
5 – Sebastian Kinnmark – Sweden
6 – Mats Overhoff – Germany
7 – Enzo Hallman – Sweden
8 – Elias Adestam – Sweden
9 – Bente Boer – Netherlands
11 – Ellis Spiezia – USA
12 – Filip Bartoš – Czechia
14 – Katie Turner – United Kingdom
16 – Månz Thalin – Sweden
19 – Alexander Gustafsson – Sweden
21 – Siri Hökfelt – Sweden
27 – Alexzander Kristiansson – Sweden
47 – Jonathan Engström – Sweden
50 – Victor Nielsen – Denmark
51 – Louse Larsson – Sweden
Regulations – Quick overview
The driver with the most points at the end of the season will be crowned the official Swedish Junior Champion by the Swedish Motorsport Federation.
A total of six race weekends are held in Sweden and Germany.
Each race weekend consists of one practice session, one qualifying session and two races of approx. 15 minutes each with standing start.
The grid for the first race is determined by the result of qualifying.
The grid for the second race is determined by the result of Race 1 with the top eight drivers in reversed order.
Qualifying points are awarded to the top 3 drivers through the following scale: 4, 2, 1
Race points are awarded to the top 16 drivers through the following scale: 30, 25, 21, 17, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
All drivers can utilise the push-to-pass functionality during the races which provides them with a burst of extra power. There is a delay of 5 seconds when activating it, so that driver’s can’t use it in a defensive capacity.
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