Teemu Leino is Modified class TQ

In a blistering run that saw him make the fastest qualifying run of the day, a 19 lap run in 5 minutes 03.03, Finland’s Teemu Leino has snatched TQ in round 5 to start from pole position in tomorrows final. In typical Finnish style the Xray/ Team Orion driver showed little emotion but stated he was pleased with his qualifying performance. Tamiya racer Viktor Wilck, who had a crash in the final round dropped to 2nd position and in the same incident, the marshall who was attending the crash was hit by Jilles Groskamp who was on pace to take the round win and TQ but instead will start tomorrows final from 4th.

Early pole sitter Steen Graversen from Denmark ended the day in 3rd position with 2nd to 4th all covered by the same points. Noticable absentees from the final are Steven Weiss, who will start from pole position in the B finals and Atsushi Hara who ended qualifying all the way down in 24th after a dismal run.

Final modified class Qualifying order
1. Teemu Leino (FIN) – 19L 303.03 463 [153 (147) 155 (151) 155]
2. Viktor Wilck (SWE) – 19L 304.49 460 [152 153 (151) 155 (144)]
3. Steen Graversen (DK) – 19L 309.80 460 [(149) 155 152 (145) 153]
4. Jilles Groskamp (NL) – 19L 315.23 460 [155 152 (145) 153 (89)]
5. Andy Moore (GBR) – 19L 306.89 454 [151 150 153 (124) (132)]
6. Alexander Hagberg (SWE) – 19L 306.11 452 [(145) (149) 150 150 152]
7. Martin Hudy (SLO) – 19L 306.20 449 [(137) (146) 149 149 151]
8. Juho Levanen (FIN) 19L 312.37 449 [150 151 (148) (139) 148]
9. Marc Rheinard (DE) – 19L 306.19 445 [146 (145) 147 152 (145)]
10.Ronald Völker (DE) – 19L 314.28 442 [148 148 (94) (94) 146]

Download the final qualifying results for both classes here (PDF).

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