Gulf Procar @ Abu Dhabi - Münnich beats Annivas behind the safety car

Gulf Procar @ Abu Dhabi - Münnich beats Annivas behind the safety car

11.01.2023: The 2023 TCR season began at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit with round 7 of the Gulf Procar series, while round 8 was cancelled due to bad weather conditions and postponed to a later event.


The 2023 TCR season began at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit with round 7 of the Gulf Procar series, while round 8 was cancelled due to bad weather conditions and postponed to a later event.



The fight for TCR honours between the defending champion René Münnich (Münnich Motorsport, Honda Civic Type R) and the 2020-21 champion Alexandros Annivas (Mouhritsa Racing by Dragon Racing, CUPRA) resumed with some close racing.


After outpacing his rival in Qualifying by 1.6 seconds, Münnich was beaten by Annivas at the start, but then overtook him in lap 2.



The Greek driver didn't give up and continued to put the pressure on the leader as the rain began to fall; he clocked the fastest lap, but before he could attempt a move, the safety car was deployed and circulated until the end.




Thus Münnich claimed his fourth victory in the 2022-2023 season, although Annivas remains on top of the TCR standings by nine points.


The next event will be at Dubai Autodrome on 25 February.





Fabio Ravaioli - photo Alex Aldric
    

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