The penultimate round of TCR Eastern Europe 2025 in Brno was full of incredible emotions. Martin Kadlečík won both races, with Bartosz Groszek joining him on the podium after the second race. We are now heading into the final race weekend of the season with a great chance of winning the title.
Both TCR Eastern Europe drivers lined up on the second row of the starting grid for the first race on our home soil. Martin Kadlečík qualified in third place, six tenths of a second behind pole position. Bartosz Groszek was just a little bit slower and started next to Martin in fourth position.
Both of our drivers showed great pace on Saturday. From the first corner, Martin fought tirelessly for second place and constantly pushed the driver in front of him. Bartosz stayed close behind. On the sixth lap, Martin moved up to second place. However, he was not satisfied with that and, as he was setting faster times than the leader Adam Kout, he was soon right behind him. With two minutes left in the race, our pit wall exploded with excitement. Martin took the lead, which he then comfortably held on to, securing his third victory of the season. Bartosz finished fourth.
Bartosz started the second race from fourth place and Martin from seventh after the grid was reversed. Bartosz had a great start and fought for the lead immediately. Martin naturally took a little longer to make his way up. However, by the fourth lap, he was already second behind the leader Kout, while Bartosz had dropped three positions. After a few laps, however, the Polish racer fought his way back to third place, which he held until the finish. Martin patiently prepared his position to attack for the weekend double. He made his first serious attempt in the penultimate lap, where he and Kout battled it out in the last sector. After a tough fight, Martin continued in second place. A few tens of seconds later, however, our team on the pit wall exploded with excitement again, as Martin took the lead and scored a double victory. No one raced better than him in Brno in TCR Eastern Europe this year.
Radim Adámek, this time without his friend Petr Čížek from TCR Eastern Europe, also competed in the GT Cup endurance race, where he fought his way to third place in his category in qualifying. However, he had to retire from the race about halfway through due to a fuel system failure.
The battle for the TCR Eastern Europe title will be decided in the final race of the season at Balaton Park in Hungary. Martin is only eight points behind.
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