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Adam Kout finally achieved his first win of the season after a couple of close calls, and there is no better place for it than Autodrom Most, which he knows very well. The driver from Hyundai Janík Motorsport is also the third different winner of the TCR Eastern Europe this season.
Thanks to the draw, the first row belonged to Jorden Dolischka with her Honda Civic and Vít Smejkal with a Cupra. Behind them started Ivars Vallers with an Audi and Jiří Zbožínek with a Hyundai Elantra. Žarko Knego (Hyundai Elantra) and Petr Čížek (Cupra) were in the third row, behind them championship contender Attila Bucsi (Hyundai i30) and René Kircher (Honda Civic). The fifth row belonged to teammates Adam Kout and yesterday’s winner Maťo Homola.
Smejkal took the lead at the lights with Dolischka in second going through the first chicane, and Ivars Vallers in third. Bucsi and Ghermandi had contact, causing Bucsi to go off the track.
Adam Kout had a fantastic opening lap, moving up through the field to lead the race after the first lap. Dolischka attacked Smejkal for second place, as Smejkal spun off into the gravel in the first chicane.
The safety car had to be deployed as Ivars Vallers also ended up in the gravel after hitting the barriers in the last corner. The order behind the safety car was Adam Kout, Petr Čížek, Žarko Knego, Davit Kajaia, Maťo Homola, Giacomo Ghermandi, Jiří Zbožínek, René Kircher, and Jorden Dolischka, who had dropped to the back of the field. However, due to two cars in the gravel and the need to repair the barrier, the race was red-flagged.
After the delay, the race was restarted behind the safety car. Kout kept the lead with Čížek in second and Knego under pressure from Kajaia and Homola. Kout was leading comfortably, looking for his first win of the season after four second places in previous rounds.
Homola soon passed Kajaia and moved into fourth place, but the safety car was deployed again because Giacomo Ghermandi’s car had stopped on the track.
With just two minutes to go, the safety car left the track and the drivers began to race for the last two laps. Kout again smartly made a gap and kept the lead with Čížek and Knego behind him. Kajaia attacked Homola and passed him in the first chicane. Homola dropped behind but soon repassed Kajaia again and retook fourth place.
Adam Kout showed great pace in this red-flag interrupted race and achieved his first win of the season, with home driver Petr Čížek and Žarko Knego finishing third. Championship leader Maťo Homola crossed the finish line fourth, and Davit Kajaia rounded out the top five.
