October 5, 2025

KISS ON FINAL POLE OF 2025

Norbert Kiss has secured his 14th pole of the season as Mark Taylor and Clemens Hecker aim to fight back in Chrome championship.

Bettering his lap from yesterday by six tenths, Kiss took pole with an impressive 1:56.591. Sascha Lenz tried all he could to find time on the Hungarian, but even with a second flying lap could get no closer than eight tenths.

With Steffi Halm knocked out in Q2, starting second on the grid is a great result for Lenz. Halm has the advantage for overall third, but Lenz is only trailing by 12 points. The points difference between second and seventh is 11, so Lenz is in a strong place to take the fight into the final race of the season.

René Reinert had a great performance to take P3 on the penultimate grid of the season, ahead of Jochen Hahn. José Eduardo Rodrigues continued his strong form this weekend, and takes P5 ahead of Jarama’s favourite Antonio Albacete.

Albacete is coming back off a prop shaft failure and gearbox change yesterday, so he’ll be happy with the competitive performance in qualifying. The Spanish crowd will be cheering for him to end the season on a high.

Halm missed out on Q3 by three tenths of a second, and will share the fourth row with Chrome pole sitter Lukas Hahn.

Taylor and Hecker need a good Race 3 as the point scoring is higher, and they have the most points to make up. Taylor is 11 behind Bradley Smith in third, with Hecker 21 points in deficit. They start P2/P3 in class respectively, but importantly ahead of Smith and John Newell.

Newell found himself eliminated from Q1 by three tenths of a second, but it doesn’t seem as costly as Hecker’s Q1 elimination yesterday for his championship hopes. He is P5 in class behind Jonathan André and Smith, but unlike Hecker is still in touching distance of his competitors.

Steffen Faas, Luke Garrett, Craig Reid, Stefan Kursch and Simon Reid were also eliminated in Q1, completing the 18-strong field for the last race of the season.

VICTORY FOR KISS AS TAYLOR AND LENZ RETURN TO CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION

JOHN NEWELL HOLDS OFF TITANS FOR FIRST ETRC WIN

John Newell has taken his first overall victory in the Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship, holding off Steffi Halm and Jochen Hahn.

WIN 18 FOR KISS AS SMITH TAKES CHROME ADVANTAGE

JARAMA QUALIFYING SHAKES UP CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLES

It’s advantage Sascha Lenz and Bradley Smith for their respective championship battles as Norbert Kiss and Lukas Hahn take overall and Chrome pole positions respectively.

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HECKER LEADS CHROME TITLE FIGHT AHEAD OF FINAL RACE WEEKEND

REINERT CONTINUES WINNING STREAK WITH FINAL WIN OF LE MANS BUGATTI WEEKEND

Since Zolder Race 4, René Reinert has won every even-numbered race, giving the Revesz-Reinert Racing Team a major boost in the teams’ championship.

KISS BECOMES FIRST SEVEN-TIME EUROPEAN TRUCK CHAMPION

Race 3 victory has seen Kiss claim the 2025 Goodyear FIA ETRC title and become the first to manage this seven times in the series’ history.

KISS ON POLE FOR RACE 3 AT LE MANS BUGATTI

Doing everything he needs to do to clinch his seventh Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship title in Race 3, Norbert Kiss has secured his twelfth pole of the season.

REINERT TAKES RACE 2 VICTORY AS NEWELL RETURNS TO CHROME TOP STEP

Taking his third race win of the season, René Reinert held off a chasing Titan pack to take victory ahead of Steffi Halm and Jochen Hahn.

KISS EDGES CLOSER TO SEVENTH TITLE WITH LE MANS VICTORY

Big gains in both the overall and Chrome standings as Norbert Kiss and Bradley Smith take respective wins.

KISS' QUALIFYING DOMINANCE CONTINUES AS SMITH BEGINS RESURGENCE WITH CLASS POLE

It was another flawless display from Norbert Kiss to claim his 11th pole of the season as Bradley Smith looks to be back on pace with Chrome pole.

TAYLOR REGAINS CHROME LEAD AS GARRETT TAKES MAIDEN VICTORY IN ZOLDER

REINERT BECOMES THIRD MULTIPLE WINNER OF 2025

Joining Norbert Kiss and José Eduardo Rodrigues, René Reinert has become the third repeat overall winner of the season.

VICTORY FOR KISS AS GARRETT CLAIMS FIRST CHROME WIN

Norbert Kiss secured win 15 of the season as Luke Garrett became the newest name on the Chrome winner’s trophy.

KISS AND HAHN MAKE UP FRONT ROW FOR RACE 3

Another showcase from Norbert Kiss as he takes pole position with a 1:55.721, six tenths faster than Jochen Hahn in second.

HAHN TAKES FIRST WIN OF 2025

After a dramatic end to the second race of the weekend, Jochen Hahn has finally walked away with his first win of the season. A fifth Chrome victory for Mark Taylor means the top three in class, now led by Clemens Hecker, are separated by just three points.

WIN 14 FOR KISS AS ADVANTAGE GOES TO HECKER IN CHROME

It was another text book performance from Norbert Kiss to secure his 14th win of the season, but all eyes were on Clemens Hecker as his sixth Chrome win of the season moved him to a point behind Bradley Smith in the Chrome standings.

KISS AND LENZ FRONT ROW FOR RACE 1 IN ZOLDER

Norbert Kiss claimed his ninth pole of the season, whilst a final flying lap improvement put Sascha Lenz on the front row beside him.

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HALM SECURES FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON

Starting from reverse grid pole, Steffi Halm concluded the Most race weekend with her first victory of 2025.

LUCKY 13 FOR KISS WITH RACE 3 VICTORY

Norbert Kiss has taken his thirteenth victory of the season ahead of Jochen Hahn and Sascha Lenz in the penultimate race at Most.

EIGHTH POLE FOR KISS, SECOND FOR RECUENCO

Norbert Kiss has secured his eighth pole position of 2025 as Luis Recuenco has taken his second Chrome pole of the season.

RODRIGUES HOLDS OFF KISS FOR SECOND TITAN VICTORY

A brilliant race from the reverse grid front row has secured José Eduardo Rodrigues his second Titan victory.

KISS WINS, LIGHTS TO FLAG, AS TAYLOR'S ADVANTAGE SLIPS AWAY

Norbert Kiss and Mark Taylor were both looking set to convert their pole positions to victories, but a tension rod failure saw Taylor not only lose the win but fail to classify.

KISS ON TOP AS TAYLOR TAKES FIRST ADVANTAGE IN CHROME

It’s another pole position for Norbert Kiss in 2025, but Mark Taylor takes Chrome class pole whilst his main championship rival was eliminated in Q1.

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CHROME CHAMPIONSHIP HEATS UP AT HALFWAY MARK

RODRIGUES TAKES FIRST TITAN VICTORY

Getting the lead off the start, José Eduardo Rodrigues commanded the final race of the weekend to take his first victory as a Titan driver.

KISS VICTORIOUS AMDIST BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF #ONETRUCKFAMILY

Norbert Kiss adds another dominant win to his season after red flag delay at the start of the race.

POLE FOR KISS AS ALBACETE DENIES HOME FAVOURITES FRONT ROW

Norbert Kiss has taken pole position for Race 3 of the International ADAC Truck Grand Prix, with Race 2 winner Antonio Albacete lining up beside him.

ALBACETE RETURNS TO THE TOP STEP

For the first time in the 2025 season, Antonio Albacete has taken victory.

KISS OPENS NÜRBURGRING WEEKEND WITH VICTORY

Norbert Kiss adds another lights to flag victory to his 2025 campaign after holding off a first corner attack from Jochen Hahn.

KISS TAKES FIRST NÜRBURGRING POLE AS HAHNS COMPLETE TOP THREE

It was Norbert Kiss on top at the end of the three qualifying sessions to set the grid for Race 1 with Jochen Hahn sharing the front row with him as he has so many times before.

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HECKER AND FAAS RESURGENT AS SMITH TAKES CHARGE

KISS, HAHN AND HECKER ON OVERALL PODIUM IN RAIN DELAYED RACE 3

KISS TAKES POLE IN THE RAIN AS HECKER CLAIMS CHROME HONOURS

Norbert Kiss sailed to pole position for Race 3, but back in the Chrome class the fastest lap went down to the wire, Clemens Hecker and Steffen Faas separated by only seven hundredths of a second.

FAAS RETURNS TO TOP STEP AS KISS DOES THE DOUBLE

It was another clinical race through the field for Norbert Kiss taking the overall win, but Steffen Faas’ races of misfortune have paid off in class victory.

KISS VICTORIOUS IN FRONT OF HOME SUPPORT

Norbert Kiss made the Slovakian fans go wild with Race 1 victory. Bradley Smith took his second Chrome class victory, taking advantage of Mark Taylor’s less than fortunate race.

KISS ON TOP AS RECUENCO TAKES CHROME POLE

Norbert Kiss added another pole to his 2025 season counter, whilst Luis Recuenco took his first Chrome pole position of the year.

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TAYLOR TAKES CHROME CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AFTER ROUND TWO

KISS AND TAYLOR EXTEND RESPECTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP LEADS

Another competitive overall victory from Norbert Kiss and Chrome win for Mark Taylor in Race 3 of the weekend.

KISS TAKES HIS FIRST POLE AT LAUSITZRING

A tight battle in the final qualifying session saw Norbert Kiss beat Jochen Hahn for Race 3 pole position.

REINERT CLAIMS FIRST VICTORY IN FRONT OF HOME FANS

With his company, Reinert Logistics, based nearby, René Reinert brought a smile to the face of all his local fans by taking Race 2 victory, and his first of 2025, at Lausitzring.

KISS DEFYS HAHN VICTORY AS SMITH TAKES FIRST CHROME CLASS WIN

It was a battle of the six-time champions for Race 1 at the Lausitzring, whilst Bradley Smith took Chrome honours, now tied with Mark Taylor for the class championship lead.

HAHN CLAIMS POLE IN FIRST LAUSITZRING QUALIFYING

Jochen Hahn gave his home crowd something to cheer for as he outpaced Norbert Kiss for Lausitzring Race 1 pole position.

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CONSISTENCY PUTS HECKER IN FRONT OF CHROME CLASS

KISS CONTINUES DOMINANCE WITH NEW TRUCK

After Jochen Hahn’s Race 1 time penalty, Norbert Kiss completed another perfect weekend with four race victories.

KISS BACK ON TOP AS TAYLOR EXTENDS CHROME LEAD

Norbert Kiss converted his Race 3 pole position to victory as Mark Taylor overcame a five second penalty to secure the Chrome class win.

KISS AND TAYLOR TAKE OVERALL AND CHROME CLASS POLE POSITIONS

After being unable to take part in qualifying yesterday, Norbert Kiss has put Balu Junior on pole for Race 3 in Misano.

KISS BACK ON TOP

Norbert Kiss stormed to Race 2 victory as Jonathan André took his first Chrome class victory.

Hahn Penalised After Leading Start to Finish – Kiss Inherits Victory

HAHN STARTS 2025 SEASON WITH POLE POSITION

New season, fresh start for the grid and a new face taking the top spot in qualifying.

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Two-time Dakar Winner Martin Macík to Make Truck Racing Debut at Czech Truck Prix

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Eurowag joins Goodyear FIA ETRC as official partner

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TAYLOR TRIUMPHS IN 2024 FINALE

ALBACETE TAKES HOME VICTORY IN 2024 FINALE

A fantastic lights-to-flag victory gave the Spanish crowd something to cheer about, as their home hero Antonio Albacete ended his season with a race win.

WIN 19 FOR KISS AS CHROME STANDINGS ARE FINALISED

Norbert Kiss defended a Turn 1 attack from Jochen Hahn to claim his 19th win of the season whilst Mark Taylor’s Chrome P2 was enough to secure him second in the Chrome championship.

14 POLES FOR KISS IN 2024

In spectacular form, Norbert Kiss has taken a clean sweep of pole positions in 2024, claiming all 14 poles from the season’s qualifying sessions.

HALM TAKES DOMINANT WIN AS TAYLOR EXTENDS CHROME LEAD WITH OVERALL SECOND

Steffi Halm claimed a dominant victory in Race 2 after overtaking Mark Taylor on the first lap.

LENZ AND TAYLOR EXTEND CHAMPIONSHIP ADVANTAGES AMIDST KISS VICTORY

Norbert Kiss has taken his 18th win of the season as Sascha Lenz and Mark Taylor do what they need to to stay ahead in the overall and Chrome championship battles.

KISS CLEARS THE FIELD BY A SECOND TO TAKE JARAMA POLE

A staggering 1:57.415 saw Norbert Kiss claim his 13th pole of the season, leaving Sascha Lenz over a second behind in second place.