The snow calamity in Hungary caused the change of the schedule at the first event of FIA-CEZ series. However, it is still true that serious racing will begin on Saturday and we shall see the first lap of the season during the penultimate weekend of April.
SPRINT
Similarly as in the previous years, the pace of above 2000 ccm sprint race will be set by GT3 cars. We shall see five of those at Hungaroring. The newest cars – BMW M6 GT3 2017 specification – belong to two teams Šenkýř Motorsport from Brno (Czech Rep.) and Trevor Racing from Rovinka (Slovakia). “Czech BMW” will be driven by Jakub Knoll while the Slovak one will be tamed by Jirko Malchárek.
Petr Kačírek drives another BMW – but in this case, it is Z4 GT3. In fact, this race will be his first time with this car. The fans may also see an interesting comeback of Richard Chlad jun. who will aslo have his premiere in his new Audi R8 LMS Ultra.
Team Mičánek Motorsport returns into FIA-CEZ series with two Lamborghinis Gallardo Supetrofeo. The steering wheels of these “wild bulls” will be controlled by Josef Záruba a Jiří Stránský.
The Divizi 5 is bound to see “fratricidal battle” between Václav Janík and Jiří Svoboda who both race for the same team – Janík Motorsport. In detail, Janík drives the newest Norma M20FC. Another interesting premiere is being prepared by Rudolf Pesović, who is going to race with Audi RS3 LMS.
Sprint race of up-to 2000 ccm will be probably decided between Lotus of KT Motorsport and Zoran Kastratović’s Renault Clio which is incredibly fast.
FORMULA
The category of single-seaters will be probably dominated by two-liter formulas F3. Antonín Sus with his Dallara 302 will face the power-play of much newer specials. Italian racer Paolo Brajnik, who is also the last year’s F3 champion, is expected to excel even in this season.
Václav Šafář may also enjoy his fist time with modern F4 but he must wait for it until the race at Red Bull Ring. Despite the fact that Petr Semerád already has F4 too, he won’t be able to race with it until the next month due to his age. Therefore, Semerád will start with his time-proven Gloria.
ENDURANCE
Similarly to above 2000 ccm sprint races, even in the endurance race, the pace will be set by GT3s. The sprint fleet will be enriched by two Alpinas B6 GT3. Still, the biggest favorites are Jakub Knoll and family duo of father and son Malcháreks. Šenkýř Motorsport team will be represented by Daniel Skalický in BMW Z4 GT3.
Entry lists
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