Mattias Ekstrom finished top in the Intermediate Classification at the second round of the World Rallycross Championship at Hockenheim. The Swede's second and seventh fastest times in Q3 and Q4 on Saturday evening, helped him cement his place at the top of the standings, having been best of the field on day one. Ekstrom jumped into his Audi rallycross Supercar straight after racing in the first DTM race of the weekend, finishing ninth, made the best start in the last Q3 race, which had been restarted due to Timmy Hansen’s Peugeot 208 catching fire at the first attempt. The Swede won his Q3 race and was victorious on track again in Q4, in a race in which Petter Solberg led on the opening...
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