Another Civic Type R TCR win for Rene Munnich in Dubai
Rene Munnich scored his fifth win of the UAE Procar Championship the Honda Civic Type R TCR at Dubai Autodrome last weekend.
The German took his JAS Motorsport-built car to a Class 1 victory in the second and final race at the circuit on Saturday and added bonus points by setting the fastest lap.
While Munnich has scored more class wins than any of his rivals this season, a number of protests elsewhere in the field means that results remain provisional and that no series points have been issued.
Earlier in the day he had taken pole position in the class, but was unable to convert it into a victory, instead taking a strong third-place finish; his seventh podium in eight races in the series that began in November.
In winning, he not only took over the lead of the class points for the first time all season, but he also took Munnich Motorsport’s 30th victory with the Civic Type R TCR, making them the first team anywhere in the world to achieve this.
Two rounds remain; one at Yas Marina later this month and then the double-points finale back at the Dubai Autodrome in March.
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Main Rene Munnich, Munnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR, UAE Procar Championship, Dubai, UAE (credit: Dubai Autodrome); Lower 1 Rene Munnich, Munnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR, UAE Procar Championship, Dubai, UAE (credit: Dubai Autodrome).
About JAS MotorsportFounded in 1995, JAS Motorsport is one of the world's leading touring car teams and constructors. Initially fielding Alfa Romeos in the ITC, JAS became a technical partner of Honda in 1998 and has been at the forefront of its activities with touring cars and rallying ever since. In 2012, JAS was chosen to develop, in partnership with Honda R&D, the Civic WTCC, with which it claimed the Manufacturers' world title a year later. JAS designed and built the Civic Type R TCR, which has claimed 49 major titles so far (34 with the current model), and is also responsible for the build of the NSX GT3 Evo race car; itself a 16-time title winner. | 
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