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So, here’s what went down. Esteban Guerrieri’s pretty much showing everyone how it’s done. Kicked off the 2025 Kumho FIA TCR World Tour at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, and he’s already at the top of the leaderboard. Won two outta three races — not too shabby, right?
Okay, let’s dig in. First race: Yann Ehrlacher was doing his victory dance, well, until he got slapped with a ten-second penalty ’cause apparently, overtaking off track is a no-go. So, Thed Björk, his teammate, inherited the win. It’s like, oops! But hey, that’s racing for ya.
Guerrieri and Björk? Y’all started off strong but lost some ground. Urrutia? Came outta nowhere, from the fifth spot straight to the lead. Then we had our local heroes, Julio Rejón and Michel Jourdain, mixing it up too. Rejón almost had second place but went all wide-eyed, and that’s when Ehrlacher sneaked through.
And, oh, let’s not forget the crash — Ignacio Montenegro gave us an early reason for a safety car. Classic! Ehrlacher and Urrutia were swapping spots like they were trading Pokémon cards under team orders. Lap 13, Ehrlacher passed Urrutia but nope, not allowed. Illegal moves and all.
Björk had his moment too, sliding past Urrutia for second. Guerrieri clawed back to fourth place. Comte? Kept Ma Qing Hua at bay for fifth. Rejón was the top Mexican, chilling in seventh. Mikel Azcona wrapped it up by securing pole for Race 2’s reversed grid, so yay for him!
Now, Race 2 was wild! Guerrieri nailed it, winning by a hair-thin 0.131 seconds over—you guessed it—Ehrlacher again. Poor Azcona started off pole but got swallowed by Rodrigo Rejón, Jourdain, and Comte, like some sort of racing black hole. Guerrieri, coming from seventh, was on fire! By lap three, he’d taken over the lead.
Chaos in the ranks — Ma and Rejón bumping cars like bumper cars at a state fair. Guerrieri pushed past Jourdain and Comte, and Ehrlacher, with that “team orders” advantage, tried to reel ’em in. But nah, couldn’t get Guerrieri, who was, by the way, dealing with some mystery vibration. Nerve-wracking, right?
Comte’s first podium! Gotta love it when the underdog shines. Ma had to swallow a five-second penalty ’cause of his Rejón run-in, slipping to sixth. Poor Jourdain ended up eighth, and BRC Hyundai? Not their day, with Girolami just outside the top ten at 11th.
And hey, Guerrieri’s win here put him in pole position yet again with 65 points. Seems our guy’s on a roll.
Aaaand Race 3: Guerrieri’s magic’s growing! Bagged another win from pole. Björk followed, like a faithful sidekick, in second, while Urrutia snatched third. Ehrlacher? Bit of a rough ride for him — some technical gremlins knocking him down a few pegs.
Starting’s half the battle, right? Ehrlacher fell from third to tenth right from go. Björk was all “steady as she goes” in second, with Comte hustling to snag third at the start. Urrutia overtook Comte on lap two, and here’s Montenegro pulling some maneuvers through the ranks, climbing to fifth after dodging the crashes.
Ehrlacher? Poor dude briefly hit seventh before a mid-race safety car (thanks, Humberto Zesati’s crash) slowed him down. Eventually, he landed way back in 16th. Rough day at the office, huh? Montenegro squeezed past Comte for a respectable fourth in those final stretches.
Guerrieri breezed past the finish line, a comfortable two seconds ahead of Björk. Urrutia snagged bronze. Guerrieri’s now chilling at 95 points, 12 ahead of Björk, who’s keeping him honest, and Urrutia trailing with 69.
And next up? We’re heading to Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia come June. Gotta see how the plot thickens!
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