Mikel Azcona will start on pole position for the reversed-grid second race of the weekend at Motorland Aragón, following much confusion during qualifying at the penultimate round of the 2020 World Touring Car Cup (WTCR).
After a flurry of lap cancellations and reinstatements during Q2, the standing order now looks very different.
Mikel Azcona has finally been confirmed as the tenth-fastest driver from the second phase of qualifying, and as such, will benefit from reversed-grid pole at his home race.
The Spaniard will be joined on the front row of the grid by Luca Engstler, who was reinstated to ninth, while Norbert Michelisz and Bence Boldizs – who had both been provisionally announced as the reversed-grid pole-sitter for race two at various times throughout the day – have been reinstated to fourth and twelfth respectively.
Frustratingly for Michelisz, his lap time should have been enough to see him through into the Q3 shoot-out had it been deemed legal at the time. As such, the Hungarian will start race three from sixth position on the grid, behind the five drivers who did indeed take part in Q3.
Revised Q3 results
POS | NO | DRIVER | NAT | ENTRANT | CAR | LAPS | TIME | GAP |
1 | 16 | Gilles MAGNUS | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 3 | 2:06.600 | 0.000 | |
2 | 11 | Thed BJÖRK | Cyan Performance | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 3 | 2:06.805 | 0.205 | |
3 | 12 | Santiago URRUTIA | Cyan Performance | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 3 | 2:07.152 | 0.552 | |
4 | 69 | Jean-Karl VERNAY | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 3 | Disallowed | N/A | |
5 | 17 | Nathanaël BERTHON | Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 3 | No time | N/A |
Revised Q2 results
POS | NO | DRIVER | NAT | ENTRANT | CAR | LAPS | TIME | GAP |
1 | 16 | Gilles MAGNUS | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 3 | 2:06.010 | 0.000 | |
2 | 12 | Santiago URRUTIA | Cyan Performance | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 3 | 2:06.012 | 0.002 | |
3 | 17 | Nathanaël BERTHON | Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 4 | 2:06.453 | 0.443 | |
4 | 1 | Norbert MICHELISZ | BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 4 | 2:06.508 | 0.498 | |
5 | 69 | Jean-Karl VERNAY | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 4 | 2:06.547 | 0.537 | |
6 | 11 | Thed BJÖRK | Cyan Performance | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 3 | 2:06.590 | 0.580 | |
7 | 100 | Yvan MULLER | Cyan Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 4 | 2:06.616 | 0.606 | |
8 | 30 | Gabriele TARQUINI | BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 4 | 2:06.622 | 0.612 | |
9 | 8 | Luca ENGSTLER | Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 4 | 2:06.740 | 0.730 | |
10 | 96 | Mikel AZCONA | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA Leon Competición | 5 | 2:06.740 | 0.730 | |
11 | 29 | Néstor GIROLAMI | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R FK8 TCR | 4 | 2:07.139 | 1.129 | |
12 | 55 | Bence BOLDIZS | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA Leon Competición | 3 | 2:07.296 | 1.286 |
Revised Q1 results
POS | NO | DRIVER | NAT | ENTRANT | CAR | LAPS | TIME | GAP |
1 | 1 | Norbert MICHELISZ | BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 4 | 2:05.838 | 0.000 | |
2 | 16 | Gilles MAGNUS | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 6 | 2:05.923 | 0.085 | |
3 | 69 | Jean-Karl VERNAY | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 7 | 2:06.038 | 0.200 | |
4 | 30 | Gabriele TARQUINI | BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 7 | 2:06.131 | 0.293 | |
5 | 96 | Mikel AZCONA | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA Leon Competición | 8 | 2:06.373 | 0.535 | |
6 | 11 | Thed BJÖRK | Cyan Performance | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 7 | 2:06.424 | 0.586 | |
7 | 17 | Nathanaël BERTHON | Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 7 | 2:06.579 | 0.741 | |
8 | 12 | Santiago URRUTIA | Cyan Performance | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 7 | 2:06.641 | 0.803 | |
9 | 8 | Luca ENGSTLER | Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 7 | 2:06.821 | 0.983 | |
10 | 55 | Bence BOLDIZS | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA Leon Competición | 8 | 2:06.829 | 0.991 | |
11 | 100 | Yvan MULLER | Cyan Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 8 | 2:06.910 | 1.072 | |
12 | 29 | Néstor GIROLAMI | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R FK8 TCR | 7 | 2:07.009 | 1.171 | |
13 | 68 | Yann EHRLACHER | Cyan Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 8 | 2:07.025 | 1.187 | |
14 | 18 | Tiago MONTEIRO | ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R FK8 TCR | 7 | 2:07.273 | 1.435 | |
15 | 34 | Aurélien COMTE | Vuković Motorsport | Renault Mégane RS TCR | 8 | 2:07.314 | 1.476 | |
16 | 15 | Nicolas BAERT | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 7 | 2:07.470 | 1.632 | |
17 | 40 | Josh FILES | Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 4 | 2:07.476 | 1.638 | |
18 | 31 | Tom CORONEL | Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 7 | 2:07.723 | 1.885 | |
19 | 86 | Esteban GUERRIERI | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R FK8 TCR | 7 | 2:07.827 | 1.989 | |
20 | 9 | Attila TASSI | ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R FK8 TCR | 7 | 2:08.458 | 2.620 | |
21 | 99 | Gábor KISMARTY-LECHNER | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA Leon Competición | 8 | 2:09.060 | 3.222 |