Luca Engstler heads Hyundai top four in second practice at Monza

M1RA Motorsport driver Luca Engstler heads the second practice session of the TCR Europe finale weekend, as Hyundai continues to dominate at the top.

The 19-year-old set a fastest time of 1 minute 57.009 seconds on his ninth lap, to head a Hyundai top four separated by 0.502 seconds. The South Korean manufacturer taking six of the top ten spots on the timesheet.

Target Competition driver Andreas Bäckman was second fastest, 0.362 seconds slower than Engstler, and the outside chance for the title looks to be showing the pace needed to challenge fellow Target Competition driver Josh Files for the crown.

The British driver was third fastest, briefly topping the session thanks to a 1 minute 57.411 second lap, 0.402 seconds slower than Engstler’s best.

Luca Filippi was fourth fastest, the BRC Racing Team driver setting a time of 1 minute 57.511 seconds on his final attempt.

Santiago Urrutia was fifth fastest and the best placed non-Hyundai driver, setting a time of 1 minute 57.531 seconds in the Team WRT Audi, and only 0.020 seconds slower than Filippi.

Autodis Racing driver Mat’o Homola, who topped the first practice session, was sixth fastest with a time of 1 minute 57.550 seconds, 0.541 seconds slower than Engstler.

Nelson Panciatici was seventh fastest for M Racing with a time of 1 minute 57.550 seconds, 0.313 seconds faster than championship contender JSB Compétition Peugeot driver Julien Briché who set a time of 1 minute 57.905 seconds in eighth place.

Aurélien Comte was ninth fastest for DG Sport Compétition in ninth place, setting a time of 1 minute 57.946 seconds, and only half a tenth faster than Gilles Magnus in the Comtoyou Racing Audi who rounds out the top ten with a time of 1 minute 58 seconds.

Session results

POS	NO	DRIVER	NAT	ENTRANT	CAR	LAPS	TIME	GAP
1	8	Luca ENGSTLER		M1RA Motorsport	Hyundai i30 N TCR	11	1:57.009	0.000
2	19	Andreas BÄCKMAN		Target Competition	Hyundai i30 N TCR	11	1:57.371	0.362
3	9	Josh FILES		Target Competition	Hyundai i30 N TCR	11	1:57.411	0.402
4	30	Luca FILIPPI		BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	13	1:57.511	0.502
5	55	Santiago URRUTIA		Team WRT	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	12	1:57.531	0.522
6	70	Mat’o HOMOLA		Target Competition	Hyundai i30 N TCR	11	1:57.550	0.541
7	12	Nelson PANCIATICI		M Racing	Hyundai i30 N TCR	12	1:57.592	0.583
8	24	Julien BRICHÉ		JSB Compétition	Peugeot 308 TCR	14	1:57.905	0.896
9	7	Aurélien COMTE		DG Sport Compétition	Peugeot 308 TCR	13	1:57.946	0.937
10	16	Gilles MAGNUS		Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	12	1:58.000	0.991
11	85	Guilherme SALAS		Vuković Motorsport	Renault Mégane RS TCR	11	1:58.165	1.156
12	26	Jessica BÄCKMAN		Target Competition	Hyundai i30 N TCR	11	1:58.187	1.178
13	25	Natan BIHEL		M Racing	Hyundai i30 N TCR	15	1:58.371	1.362
14	45	Gianni MORBIDELLI		WestCoast Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	11	1:58.447	1.438
15	27	John FILIPPI		PCR Sport	CUPRA TCR	13	1:58.460	1.451
16	58	Dominik BAUMANN		Target Competition	Hyundai i30 N TCR	11	1:58.506	1.497
17	14	Klim GAVRILOV		VRC Team	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	8	1:58.761	1.752
18	88	Maxime POTTY		Team WRT	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	12	1:58.791	1.782
19	34	Stian PAULSEN		Stian Paulsen Racing	CUPRA TCR	6	1:58.854	1.845
20	15	Sami TAOUFIK		Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	12	1:58.864	1.855
21	22	Josh BURDON		Brutal Fish Racing Team	Honda Civic Type R FK8 TCR	13	1:59.038	2.029
22	96	Abdulla Ali AL-KHELAIFI		QMMF Racing by PCR Sport	CUPRA TCR	12	1:59.059	2.050
23	112	Jimmy CLAIRET		Team Clairet Sport	Peugeot 308 TCR	14	1:59.212	2.203
24	23	Tamás TENKE		Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA TCR	14	1:59.238	2.229
25	91	Grigoriy BURLUTSKIY		Carville Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	10	1:59.280	2.271
26	111	Teddy CLAIRET		Team Clairet Sport	Peugeot 308 TCR	14	1:59.388	2.379
27	46	Olli KANGAS		WestCoast Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	14	1:59.590	2.581
28	21	Marie BAUS-COPPENS		JSB Compétition	CUPRA TCR	13	2:00.285	3.276
29	117	Albert LEGUTKO		Legutko Racing – ADAC Berlin	Honda Civic Type R FK2 TCR	14	2:00.325	3.316
30	123	Daniel LLOYD		Brutal Fish Racing Team	Honda Civic Type R FK8 TCR	3	2:00.454	3.445
31	10	Viktor DAVIDOVSKY		PSS Racing Team	Honda Civic Type R FK8 TCR	3	2:00.486	3.477
32	18	Paul IP Kung Ching		Brutal Fish Racing Team	Honda Civic Type R FK8 TCR	13	2:03.286	6.277
33	17	Martin RYBA		Brutal Fish Racing Team	Honda Civic Type R FK8 TCR	0	No time	N/A
34	67	Zsolt Dávid SZABÓ		M1RA Motorsport	Hyundai i30 N TCR	0	No time	N/A