A tremendous effort from MM Motorsport saw the Italian team take pole position on their debut, thanks to Pellegrini/Halder (Honda Civic FL5). The Italian outfit claimed top spot with a combined qualifying time of 3:58.384, which was enough for them to score the fastest time in the Sequential class. This marks the maiden pole position for Honda, too, as the FL5 was able to secure such a feat on their first time of asking.
Pellegrini/Halder were able to get the better of reigning champions Scalvini/Tavano (Cupra Leon VZ), who had to settle for second. The Wimmer Werk Motorsport pair beat their title rivals and championship leaders Lisi/Berton (Audi RS3 LMS), who took third in the Sequential class. Fourth went to Çiftçi/Dalokay (Audi RS3 LMS), while Chierichetti/Sturla (Honda Civic FK7) placed fifth for MC Motortecnica on their debut. The Gen-1 standings saw the 2026 champions TEXACO Team AMS take pole, this time with the pair of Kalpaklıoğlu/Özen (Audi RS3 Gen-1).
In the DSG class, it was Davide Pezza (Audi RS3 DSG) who scored pole position in the night. The Tuder Motorsport entry went quickest with a combined time of 4:05.119, thus taking home valuable points for the title hunt in their category. In second were Kochendörfer/Klug (Cupra TCR DSG), as the Wimmer Werk Motorsport pair will line up in front of the other Cupra of Caso/Argenti, who secured third in the DSG. Title contenders Palanti/Carinci (Audi RS3 DSG) will have to start from fourth in the DSG class, ahead of Söylemez/Marangoz (Audi RS3 DSG) and Pasquale Serratore (Cupra TCR DSG).
With Friday’s on-track action finally in the books, the attention now turns to Saturday 14 November, with Stage-1 set to begin at 18:00 local time. Stage-2 will instead take place at 17:55 local time on Sunday 15 November, to crown this year’s champions. Both stages will be streamed live on TCR TV’s official YouTube channel, with Daniele Spadi providing commentary on both occasions.
