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Championship leader Martin Kadlečík from Aditis Racing overtook Hyundai Janík Motorsport’s Adam Kout for the lead and held the position to the chequered flag, extending his advantage in the standings.

Kout started from pole position in his Hyundai Elantra, alongside Kadlečík in the Audi RS3. Jiří Zbožínek and Žarko Knego, both driving Hyundai Elantras, lined up behind them. The third row consisted of Radim Adámek in an Audi RS5 and Petr Čížek in a Cupra.

Čížek made an excellent start and moved into fourth place under braking for the first chicane. Kout retained the lead, followed by Kadlečík and Zbožínek. Knego made a slow getaway and dropped to fifth, ahead of Adámek.

Kadlečík stayed close behind Kout, attempting to pressure him into a mistake as the gap between them remained below half a second. Zbožínek ran around one second further back, keeping within striking distance and closely watching the battle ahead.

With 16 minutes remaining, Kout braked late for the first chicane and had a slow exit. Kadlečík seized the opportunity, pulled alongside his rival and completed the pass through the following sequence of corners for the win.

Meanwhile, Čížek opened a gap of several seconds over Knego and maintained fourth place until the penultimate lap, when Zbožínek entered the pit lane and stopped at his team’s garage. Čížek therefore moved up to third place at his home circuit, with Knego finishing fourth and Adámek fifth.

TCR Eastern Europe – RACE 1 provisional results

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