SPECTACULAR RACING IN MONZA

With the end of the Monza Challenge, a short but very brilliant era of the Racing Lounge Zurich on Dreikönigstrasse also comes to an end. Seven times in the six previous Challenges, a driver from the Lounge Zurich was able to cheer on the podium. A number that made it the most successful Swiss lounge this year. This time, however, there was no podium finish in either the Challenger or Racer League. The Racing Lounge will remain part of the competition, however, and will be located in the Circle - right next to Zurich Airport.

Newcomer Moritz Löhner had a difficult debut in the Racing Lounge Munich. The eSports DTM Champion and GT Masters Champion missed out on points at his first appearance in the Racer League. He lost valuable seconds very early on after a collision and a spin in the Parabolica. In the end, he managed to work his way up from 17th to twelfth place. In addition to Löhner, the Germans Nick Schulte-Wissermann (14th place) and Fabio Unverduss (18th place), who are also familiar faces in sim racing as well as on the race track, also made their debut.

The Challenger League was even more exciting. No less than four pilots were fighting for first place. The top three in the championship, Javier Loro, Marcos Valverde and David Cid, as well as Tiziano Caponio, showed the very best sim racing. All the overtaking manoeuvres and thrilling duels made for arguably the best race of the 2021 Challenger League.

In the end, pole setter David Cid came out on top, having to fend off attacks from championship leader Javier Loro on the last lap. "Fighting in Monza is very complicated. Staying calm was my goal," explained race winner Cid, who dropped back to third place during the race. "And when the opportunity to overtake arose, I took my chance."

Cid moves up to second place in the championship with the win and reduces the gap to championship leader Loro to 17 points. Loro feels the pressure from his Spanish compatriot: "I'm of course a bit nervous. I don't know what's going to happen the next few races and I'm hoping for calm races."

On the other hand, it is unlikely that anyone other than the Spanish drivers will make it to the podium in the overall standings. Gian Teufen, who was unable to score any points due to his absence, is currently in fourth place. He is 26 points behind P3 with two races to go. At least Jason Bläsig was able to catch up with 4th place in Monza and is still 18 points behind Teufen.