Niels Langeveld claims controlled victory in Zandvoort race two

Niels Langeveld claimed his second legitimate TCR Germany victory in the season in a much more well-mannered race two at Zandvoort, having earlier been stripped of his win in Saturday’s first race.

Langeveld started the reverse-grid race from pole position and was never headed in the race, claiming his third win on the road this season, but his second legal win after losing Saturday’s race one victory.

Prosport Performance’s Sheldon van der Linde was second, claiming his best result of the season, despite the Audi driver initially losing the position to championship leader Josh Files at the start of the race. The South African was able to reclaim the position on lap two with a well-timed move at the final corner.

Third went to Engstler Motorsport’s Jason Wolfe, who claimed his second successive podium finish despite late-race pressure from Mike Halder, which also included a nudge from the SEAT on the Volkswagen three corners from the finish.

Steve Kirsch was the leading Honda driver in fifth, having lost out to Halder after the safety car restart on lap 11, with the race neutralisation required following Rudolf Rhyn being punted into the gravel by Stefan Goede at Turn 11.

Aust Motorsport’s Sandro Kaibach was sixth, having lost out to Kirsch late in the race, ahead of Saturday’s pole-sitter Harald Proczyk in seventh, who gained the position at the Tarzan hairpin on the final lap of the race.

Steibel Motorsport’s Pascal Eberle took eighth after also following Proczyk through past Luca Engstler on the final lap of the race, leaving the Engstler Motorsport driver to take ninth.

Wolf-Power Racing’s Alex Morgan was the leading Brit in the race after championship leader Files suffered a drama on lap seven when he lost over ten places in the space of a lap.

The Target Competition driver had been defending from Wolfe for the final podium position before then getting out of position on the circuit and losing places as he sought to avoid contact with the charging field behind. Files ultimately finished in 14^th.

The result sees Files’ championship lead reduced for the first time this season, although he still holds a health 102 point advantage of second-placed Halder.

The next round of the ADAC TCR Germany Series takes place at the Nürburgring on the 5^th and 6^th August.

Race result

POS	NO	DRIVER	NAT	ENTRANT	CAR	LAPS	TIME	BEST	GD
1	14	Niels LANGEVELD		Racing One	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	16 LAPS	1:46.691	1
2	18	Sheldon VAN DER LINDE		AC 1927 Mayen e.V. im ADAC	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	3.486	1:47.282	2
3	38	Jason WOLFE		Team Engstler USA	Volkswagen Golf Gti TCR	16	5.596	1:47.505	5
4	7	Mike HALDER		Wolf-Power Racing 2	SEAT León TCR	16	6.044	1:46.877	9
5	41	Steve KIRSCH		Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Honda Civic Type R TCR	16	9.824	1:48.092	7
6	44	Sandro KAIBACH		Aust Motorsport	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	10.858	1:48.378	3
7	22	Harald PROCZYK		HP Racing	SEAT León TCR	16	11.426	1:47.986	10
8	28	Pascal EBERLE		Steibel Motorsport	SEAT León TCR	16	12.627	1:48.084	11
9	8	Luca ENGSTLER		Junior Team Engstler	Volkswagen Golf Gti TCR	16	12.946	1:47.921	6
10	2	Alex MORGAN		Wolf-Power Racing 2	SEAT León TCR	16	13.508	1:48.021	17
11	19	Max HOFER		AC 1927 Mayen e.V. im ADAC	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	14.001	1:47.959	15
12	94	Kris RICHARD		Target Competition UK-SUI	Honda Civic Type R TCR	16	17.554	1:48.683	19
13	13	Kai JORDAN		Racing One	Volkswagen Golf Gti TCR	16	18.225	1:48.331	12
14	1	Josh FILES		Target Competition UK-SUI	Honda Civic Type R TCR	16	20.653	1:48.141	4
15	36	Dino CALCUM		Lubner Motorsport	Opel Astra TCR	16	21.027	1:48.683	13
16	10	Antti BURI		LMS Racing	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	22.040	1:48.453	8
17	88	Moritz OESTREICH		Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Honda Civic Type R TCR	16	22.568	1:49.246	28
18	25	Loris HEZEMANS		Aust Motorsport	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	23.414	1:48.554	26
19	98	Tom LAUTENSCHLAGER		Target Competition GER	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	23.639	1:48.406	18
20	58	Rik BREUKERS		Bas Koeten Racing 2	SEAT León TCR	16	23.848	1:48.054	16
21	66	Ronny JOST		TOPCAR Sport	SEAT León TCR	16	27.239	1:49.290	34
22	54	Simon REICHER		Certainty Racing Team	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	27.711	1:49.030	27
23	20	Niko KANKKUNEN		LMS Racing	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	28.665	1:49.066	31
24	11	Jürgen SCHMARL		Target Competition AUT-POR	Honda Civic Type R TCR	16	29.081	1:49.178	36
25	84	Maurits SANDBERG		Racing One 2	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	29.548	1:49.166	35
26	82	Thomas KRAMWINKEL		GermanFLAVOURS Racing	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	34.332	1:49.345	22
27	64	Sven MARKERT		GermanFLAVOURS Racing	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	48.402	1:51.305	37
28	12	Simon LARSSON		Target Competition SWE-POL	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	16	50.503	1:52.267	25
29	9	Stefan GOEDE		Team Engstler USA	Volkswagen Golf Gti TCR	16	58.669	1:49.042	32
30	99	Tim ZIMMERMANN		Target Competition GER	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	15	+ 1 Lap	1:48.397	39
R	35	Rudolf RHYN		TOPCAR Sport	SEAT León TCR	8	DNF	1:49.153	23
R	42	Lukas NIEDERTSCHEIDER		Niedertscheider MSP	SEAT León TCR	7	DNF	1:49.686	14
R	57	Michael VERHAGEN		Bas Koeten Racing 1	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	4	DNF	1:48.809	30
R	3	Gosia RDEST		Target Competition SWE-POL	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	4	DNF	4:54.355	29
R	39	Florian THOMA		Junior Team Engstler	Volkswagen Golf Gti TCR	3	DNF	1:49.464	20
R	17	Jasmin PREISIG		Lubner Motorsport	Opel Astra TCR	2	DNF	N/A	24
R	40	Dillon KOSTER		Certainty Racing Team	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	1	DNF	N/A	33
R	78	Fabian DANZ		Schläppi Race-Tec	SEAT León Cup Racer	1	DNF	N/A	21
R	27	José RODRIGUES		Target Competition AUT-POR	Honda Civic Type R TCR	0	DNF	N/A	38
NS	56	Jaap VAN LAGEN		Bas Koeten Racing 1	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	–	DNS	N/A	40