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Filip Salaquarda leaves Hungaroring unbeaten
Filip Salaquarda leaves Hungaroring unbeaten
30.04.2023 (Hungaroring) - Filip Salaquarda from the I.S.R. team had a 100% successful weekend at Hungaroring. After Saturday’s victories in the first sprint and the endurance race, he added another win in the second sprint and takes home the maximum number of trophies from Hungary.
Unbeaten in Hungary - Filip Salaquarda competed in three races on the second weekend of the Eset Cup and was always faster than the competition. In the first 25-minute sprint of the Eastern European race series, the Czech finished 1.2 seconds ahead of BMW Junior Neil Verhagen. In the one-hour Endurance race, the Audi privateer in the R8 LMS even built up a one-minute lead over a rival in the Mercedes-AMG over the course of 32 laps. Team ISR Racing remained unbeaten in the second sprint as well: Salaquarda was 3.9 seconds faster than the Ligier LMP3 sports car of his best pursuer.
FILIP SALAQUARDA HAD NO RIVALS AND DOMINATED THE SECOND SPRINT
FILIP SALAQUARDA HAD NO RIVALS AND DOMINATED THE SECOND SPRINT
09.04.2023 (Oschersleben) - Czech driver Filip Salaquarda won the second sprint at the Oschersleben circuit and brought the I.S.R. Racing team their first sprint victory with the Audi R8 LMS GT3. Matěj Pavlíček became the GTC category winner for the first time in his career.
Filip Salaquarda started from pole position alongside Libor Milota with the Mercedes AMG GT3. Behind them were the Lamborghini Super Tropheo cars of Jáchym Galáš and Matěj Pavlíček in the GTC category. From the third row, Gregor Zsigo with BMW, who replaced the first sprint winner Neil Verhagen in the cockpit, and Dennis Waszek with Lamborghini, set off for the second race. After the red lights went out, Salaquarda comfortably held the lead, but there was contact between Milota and Galáš in the first turn. Although it was only a slight contact, both cars went into the spin and fell to the back of the starting grid. Salaquarda thus headed towards victory. Matěj Pavlíček and Dennis Waszek followed him with a gap, both fighting for the GTC category win. The battle for fourth and fifth place was between Piotr Wira and Miro Konopka, who were also competing for second and third place in the GT3 category. Galáš and Milota gradually worked their way forward. However, Milota was involved in another incident in the first turn. This time he tried to overtake Antonín Herbeck, but there was contact between the Mercedes and the Pagani, which left Herbeck sideways in the first turn. Soon after, the safety car had to come out on track. Five minutes before the end, the race resumed, but there were no changes in the positions. On the contrary, Milota received a pitlane penalty for the incident with Herbeck and fell to the back of the starting grid. Salaquarda became the winner of the race and the GT3 category, followed by Piotr Wira, Miro Konopka, Gregor Zsigo, and Libor Milota. Matěj Pavlíček from the Mičánek Motorsport team won the GTC category for the first time. Dennis Waszek finished second, Jáchym Galáš third, and Petr Brecka with Porsche 911 Cup fourth. Zénó Kovács won the GT4 category this time, followed by Bastian Hein, both with BMW M4 GT4.
I.S.R. RACING TEAM SPEND 2 DAYS OF TESTING ON SLOVAKIARING
I.S.R. RACING TEAM SPEND 2 DAYS OF TESTING ON SLOVAKIARING
02.04.2023 (Slovakiaring) - Despite the very windy weather, we completed 2 testing days, which calmed us in preparation for the upcoming race in Germany. We tested the new tires from Michelin, new aero packet, suspension settings and finally we simulated qualifying and racing mode as well. Everything points to a very promising season.
See you soon at races!
POINTS FOR I.S.R. RACING IN THE OPENING ROUND OF ADAC GT MASTERS 2020 AT LAUSITZRING
POINTS FOR I.S.R. RACING IN THE OPENING ROUND OF ADAC GT MASTERS 2020 AT LAUSITZRING
02.08.2020 (Lausitzring) - Team I.S.R. Racing collected the first points in ADAC GT Masters 2020. Filip Salaquarda (CZ) and Frank Stippler (GER) came to the fore in the opener of the season at Lausitzring in the #33 Audi R8 LMS at the end of an eventful weekend.
The first qualifying session on Saturday ended with Filip Salaquarda taking P16 (1’22.289), as he was the fastest of the Pirelli Trophy drivers. Salaquarda and Stippler put in a good recovery in race one and ended eighth overall and first of the Pirelli Trophy. In the second qualifying on Sunday morning an excursion at turn 5 and contact with the wall prevented Stippler to complete the session. The huge work completed by I.S.R. staff allowed the drivers to take part in the race even though from the back of the grid; the German driver did his best to get some ground back as did Salaquarda in the second stint. The pairing ended their effort in P20 overall, that earned them the third place of the Pirelli Trophy. Filip Salaquarda: “We maybe lacked something in terms of raw pace on Saturday and we had to start from the mid of the pack. I started race one well though and I was eleventh a few laps into the race, while after the pit stop we climbed up to P8. The car was fast and we collected important points for the championship. On the contrary, it was not easy to recover some ground in race two as we started from the back; I found a lot of traffic in my stint and we decided to end the race without incidents”. The ADAC GT Masters will resume at the Nürburgring next August 16th.
A SPECTACULAR WEEKEND FOR I.S.R. RACING IN ADAC GT MASTERS 2019 HOCKENHEIM
A SPECTACULAR WEEKEND FOR I.S.R. RACING IN ADAC GT MASTERS 2019 HOCKENHEIM
15.09.2019 (Hockenheim) – I.S.R. racing had its best weekend of the season yet at Hockenheim (GER), where it secured a fifth and a seventh place in the penultimate round of ADAC GT Masters 2019.
The Czech outfit led by Igor Salaquarda finally managed to put in a very high-level performance always fighting within the top ten thanks to a great run by Filip Salaquarda (CZ) and Frank Stippler (GER) in the #33 AUDI R8 LMS. Free practice envisaged for a tight weekend as several drivers were all within a handful of seconds. Salaquarda put in a great performance in Q1 posting a 1’38.880s that earned him the twelfth place. Q2 has been even more exciting on Sunday morning. Stippler posted a great 1’38.536s, that placed I.S.R. racing’s car on the third row of the grid in P5. Race one has been full of thrill, especially when a contact among some cars ahead forced Salaquarda to go wide on the grass at the Parabolika Kurve. The Czech driver managed to stay cool and controlled the car rejoining the track without too many damages and this allowed him to restart the race after the red flag. At the restart, the Czech driver ran a wise stint staying out of trouble and saving tyres despite his setup had been a bit compromised by the excursion. Stippler did a great job in the second stint and recovered up to P7, which was the best result of season 2019 up to that point. Stippler started race two resolute to build on the previous result. The race was again stopped on lap one due to an incident and restarted behind the safety car. Stippler drove a great stint trying to move several attacks to the #17 Porsche 911 GT3 driven by Bachler and kept his position until the pit stop. Salaquarda rejoined in P6, but I.S.R. racing’s driver did not give up and put some pressure on the #29 AUDI R8 LMS driven by Hofer that eventually had a puncture, which allowed Salaquarda to cross the finish line in a well-deserved P5, that rounded off the best weekend of the season for the team. Igor Salaquarda (I.S.R. racing, Team Principal): “We are very happy. The whole team did a great job and this double result rewards all our efforts so far. We had not shown our full potential this year due to several episodes, but we knew we could take a top ten result and we capitalized on all our commitment this weekend. Filip and Frank run two stunning races, they kept their cool and managed to avoid any contacts allowing us to secure our best result this season so far. Now we will try and put in a strong outing also in the closing round of the season”. I.S.R. racing will get back on track next September 27-29 for the closing round of ADAC GT Masters 2019 at Sachsenring (GER).
I.S.R. RACING HEADING TO HOCKENHEIM FOR THE PENULTIMATE ROUND OF ADAC GT MASTERS 2019
I.S.R. RACING HEADING TO HOCKENHEIM FOR THE PENULTIMATE ROUND OF ADAC GT MASTERS 2019
10.09.2019 (Hockenheim) – The intense closing part of the season for I.S.R. racing in ADAC GT Masters 2019 is about to kick off this coming weekend from the Hockenheimring (GER) that will be the theatre of the penultimate round of this year’s campaign.
The Czech outfit led by Igor Salaquarda will get to this appointment resolute to secure a strong result and the iconic German racetrack is certainly going to provide an exciting spectacle. I.S.R. racing’s colors will be defended, as usual, by Filip Salaquarda (CZ) and Frank Stippler (GER) in the #33 Audi R8 LMS. The Hockenheimring is one of the most famous venues in the calendar and will see drivers challenging each other on the 4.574 meters that also stage the Formula 1 German GP. The start/finish straight is quite short and is followed by a right bend, the Nord-Kurve, before the heavy braking of the Einfahrt Parabolika, where the circuit leaves the old layout in use until 2002. The central part of the track includes another strong braking zone, the Spitzkehre, and the more driven turns 6, 7 and 8. The final part of the track is the most famous section, the Motodrome, that rejoins the pit-straight. The program will follow the usual schedule with two free practice sessions on Friday at 11:25 and 16:55 (GMT +2). Q1 will be on Saturday at 9:00, while race one will follow in the afternoon at 14:45. Q2 will start on Sunday at 9:00 and the second race of the weekend will get green lights at 13:05. As usual, qualifying and races will be broadcast by, the official webpage of the championship and www.adac.de/motorsport. The Facebook live feed will be available also from the team page @isrracing. Igor Salaquarda (I.S.R. racing, Team Principal): “We are about to go to Hockenheim, a circuit that we know quite well, for the first round of the final part of the season. Our goal is to run a linear race, possibly not spoiled by episodes, show all our potential and get an important result. We know we have a very competitive package and our drivers have a great feeling with the car, therefore the whole team will give its best to end the season on a high”.
