Orlowski is Top Qualifier in Bangkok
Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski is the Top Qualifier for the IFMAR Electric Touring Car World Championships after a super close and exciting final qualifier this morning at Huge RC Circuit in Bangkok. With the Polish driver going up against the defending World Champion in the fight for pole position for today’s title deciding finals, it initially looked like Coelho had delivered the Round 6 TQ run for a perfect counting score but after a few seconds there was a roar from the crowd as the software finally updated the track’s giant screen and Orlowski went to the top by just 0.085 of a second! His third TQ run of the event, the result is a repeat of the 2024 World Championships in California where the overall TQ was also decided in the final round where Coelho also started from P2. Third for the final round, that is also where Marc Rheinard will line up on his World Championship debut for Xray, the top 3 the same three drivers who made up the podium 2-year-ago at Finishline RC Raceway. For the final qualifier it was another impressive run from 1:8 Buggy World Champion David Ronnefalk who despite showing some offroad habits when he jumped a curb was fourth fastest ahead of Awesomatix Lucas Urbain. In terms of outright pace it was the RC Maker of Antoine Brunet who put down the fastest lap with today already a much hotter day then yesterday. The French driver also secures the Australian manufacturer their first World Championship final start. Overall behind the Top 3 it is Jin Swada who lines up P4 ahead of Q1 winner Simon Lauter, the Awesomatix driver ending qualifying with a P6 run. The second half of the grid is completed by Ronnefalk, Urbain, Brunet, Axon’s Akio Sibue, and Infinity’s Soeren Sparber.
