Néstor Girolami closed the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup points gap to Goodyear#FollowTheLeader Yann Ehrlacher by topping the twilight qualifying action at WTCR Race of Germany, in a 40-minute session that ended with a last-ditch DHL Pole Position on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

Santiago Urrutia is set to take part in qualifying at WTCR Race of Germany after his Cyan Performance Lynk & Co team sprung into action to repair his damaged Lynk & Co 03 TCR.

While one three-phase qualifying session is the norm at most events, the long Nürburgrinig Nordschleife track length (25.378 kilometres) at WTCR Race of Germany requires a single uninterrupted session of 40 minutes.

Honda-powered Hungarian Attila Tassi has emerged as the driver to beat at WTCR Race of Germany after going quickest in both free practice sessions on the Nürburgring Nordschleife this afternoon.

Attila Tassi continued his strong start to WTCR Race of Germany by topping the times in the second free practice session, as the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup drivers got to grips with the 25.378-kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife.

Attila Tassi bumped Yann Ehrlacher from the top of the times right at the end of the first of two 30-minute free practice sessions at WTCR Race of Germany as the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup returned to the 25.378-kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife.