Goodyear FIA ETRC Le Mans raceday two round-up: Champion Kiss doubles up in style as Smith shines

Despite wrapping up the coveted crown in yesterday’s opening race, Kiss continued his pursuit of Goodyear FIA ETRC glory during the final day of the 24 Heures Camions weekend at the famous French venue.

He set a stunning lap of 2m03.820s around the 4.185-kilometre Circuit Bugatti in second qualifying this morning to bank pole position number 12 of 2026. His qualifying best in 2025 was a 2m04.322s.

The MAN-powered Révész Racing driver then secured the Race 3 win by a commanding margin of 8.801s ahead of six-time champion Jochen Hahn with Sascha Lenz finishing third to continue his push for the runner-up spot in the final title standings behind Kiss.

But the Hungarian hero left his best to last when he charged through from eighth on the Race 4 reverse grid to win ahead of Chrome star Bradley Smith – who led overall for four laps – and Antonio Albacete.

Points scored by Kiss and René Reinert at Le Mans ensured their Révész-Reinert Racing Team won the Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship for Teams* with one round remaining.

Having snatched the Goodyear FIA ETRC Chrome points lead from defending champion Mark Taylor by winning the category in Race 2 yesterday, John Newell edged ahead of his British rival with a second consecutive victory in Race 3 before Smith took the honours in Race 4 having also triumphed in Race 1. Newell finished second with Taylor in third. Heading into the Jarama season showdown next weekend (3-4 October), Newell leads Taylor by 13 points.

After winning Race 2 on Saturday, José Eduardo Rodrigues’ Le Mans weekend got even better when he wrapped up the Goodyear FIA ETRC Young Driver crown* in Race 3. However, the third-generation competitor from Portugal suffered a frustrating Race 4 when he ran wide and dropped back while running in second place. He recovered to 10th place from 14th.

Flash reports from Race 3 and Race 4 are available at the links below. Go to the Sportity app using the password FIA_ETRC_26 for all results and standings. Register to access the new Goodyear FIA ETRC media hub by clicking HERE. Revisit all races from Le Mans on YouTube.

Race 3: https://www.goodyearfiaetrc.com/news/kiss-keeps-pushing-in-goodyear-fia-etrc

Race 4: https://www.goodyearfiaetrc.com/news/smith-super-for-chrome-goodyear-fia-etrc-win

Raceday one round-up: https://www.goodyearfiaetrc.com/news/goodyear-fia-etrc-le-mans-raceday-one-round-up-great-eighth-for-kiss-while-rodrigues-roars-to-victory

Race 3 winner Norbert Kiss said: “For sure it felt like [Jochen Hahn] jumped the start for me because it was very early. Then he gave me back the position, so I guess he felt the same. From there I just had the pace, did my race, push away and built a gap. It was a good race, nice conditions but the Goodyear tyres held up very well. The start was a bit strange but other than that it worked out very well. For sure it was hotter conditions than yesterday, but we had good pace and I’m very proud of the team, Révész Racing, a big thank you to them.”

Race 3 Chrome winner John Newell said: “Bradley [Smith] had a few good nibbles at me in the first lap or so, but we got set up a bit aggressive from qualifying and burned my front tyre in the first three laps and hit two penalty markers, so for the rest of the race I had to back it down and be so careful. Steffi [Halm] was on Bradley’s back all the time, so I knew I’d pull a gap. I just kept my head down and make sure I didn’t hit a penalty marker, take full points and that’s me good. We left the same set-up [after qualifying] and we should have made it a bit less aggressive, but we didn’t know how it was going to be because it’s a completely new set-up, but now we can alter it for Race 4.”

Race 4 winner Norbert Kiss said: “For sure I had a good start and could overtake Jochen [Hahn] after the first chicane. In front of me there was a bit of chaos and there was some luck included with people making mistakes so those were some easy overtakes. But I had some more difficult ones, like on René [Reinert] on the braking zone at the first chicane or against John Newell on the outside of Turn 4 I think, so I made some good moves. Overall, I’m happy because it’s very difficult to win the reverse-grid race and I happy it worked out this way. We also closed the Teams’ championship together with René, so very happy to win the Teams’ championship as well because the guys from Révész Racing and Reinert Racing worked really hard. We go to Jarama [for the final round now]. Of course all the pressure is off, but we don’t lay back, we keep pushing because you’re only worth as much as your last race. Jarama is a circuit I love, it’s been very good for us in the past with some very nice and very important victories there. We try to do the maximum as well and enjoy maximum the weekend and enjoy the success of the season.”

Race 4 Chrome winner Bradley Smith said: “I don’t think I breathed for the last 15 minutes. I was really nervous at the start, but I managed to get a good start and get into the lead. I made a few silly mistakes, there was a bit of over-driving and then I see the red bullet (Kiss) behind me. I managed to keep him behind me for a few laps but then I locked up around the back. I’m happy for the team, it’s my first overall podium and do it at Le Mans seems special with the Chrome win as well. I don’t think I could have held Norbi off for that long, but I take [the result] all day long, keeping improving and improving.”‍

All drivers race with Goodyear’s new-for-2026 tyre, which features 60 per cent sustainable materials. Steffi Halm was chosen as the latest winner of the Goodyear Wingfoot Award via a fan vote on Instagramduring Race 4 ahead of Bradley Smith and José Eduardo Rodrigues. Find out what it meant to the IVECO-powered racer by visiting https://www.goodyearfiaetrc.com tomorrow (Monday).

Provisional standings after Round 6 of 7:
Overall drivers: 1 Norbert Kiss 334 points; 2 Sascha Lenz 208; 3 Jochen Hahn 202; 4 Antonio Albacete 189; 5 José Eduardo Rodrigues 125; 6 Steffi Halm 121; etc. Chrome drivers: 1 John Newell 275 points; 2 Mark Taylor 262; 3 Steffen Faas 176; 4 Bradley Smith 171; 5 Luke Garrett 137; 6 Lukas Hahn 121; etc. Young Driver: 1 Rodrigues 299; 2 Smith 212; 3 Lukas Hahn 129; 4 Emma Mäkinen 71. Full standings available soon by clicking HERE or via Sportity using the password: FIA_ETRC_26.

What’s next?‍

Circuito de Madrid Jarama – RACE hosts the 2026 Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship showdown from 3-4 October as part of the 39th Grand Prix de España FIA Europeo de Camiones. Click HERE to find out more and click HERE for the latest ticket information.

*Subject to confirmation of the results by the FIA.