Thed Björk was fastest of the Lynk & Co Cyan Racing drivers with third place in a tough KUMHO FIA TCR World Tour qualifying session at Mid-Ohio in the USA.
The Swede set a lap time of 1:27.929 and was 0.872 seconds from pole sitter and Hyundai rival Mikel Azcona.
"I wasn't really happy with the balance of the car, but I tried my best and third is an okay position. I obviously wanted to beat the top two, so it's been a tough day. But we will try to fight back in the races tomorrow," said Thed Björk.
Team-mate Ma Qing Hua was close behind in fourth place, just 0.121 seconds adrift.
Santiago Urrutia and Yann Ehrlacher qualified seventh and eighth, meaning third and fourth on the grid for the reversed-grid second race, as the two carried 40 and 30 kilos of compensation weight respectively.
The first race of the weekend will however see them both start from the back of the grid due to an engine change grid penalty following damage sustained in the second race on the streets of Marrakech.
Race 1 at Mid-Ohio starts at 08:30 local time/14:30 CEST, with the second race starting at 17:45/23:45.
Results and championship points.
KUMHO FIA TCR World Tour – Race of the USA
Mid-Ohio
Schedule
Times in EDT (CEST -6)
Saturday – 8/6
08:30 - Race 1
17:45 - Race 2
2024 KUMHO FIA TCR World Tour calendar
19-21 April – Vallelunga – Italy
03-04 May – Marrakech – Morocco
07-08 June – Mid-Ohio – USA
20-21 July – Interlagos – Brazil
02-04 August – El Pinar – Uruguay
19-20 October – Zhuzhou – China
14-17 November – Guia Circuit – Macau
Ends.
Media contact information
Johan Meissner
PR Manager
Cyan Racing
+46(0)70 241 3234
johan.meissner@cyanracing.com
About Cyan Racing
Cyan Racing was founded in 1996 and was formerly named Polestar until Volvo Cars acquired the performance section and trademark in 2015. Cyan Racing is privately owned and operated. The team has claimed nine touring car World Titles, most recently the 2023 TCR World Tour teams' title with Lynk & Co – and participated in the development of the Polestar performance models of the Volvo S60 and V60 in the years 2013 to 2015, including the concept models Volvo C30 and S60 Polestar Concept Prototype. The company launched the Volvo P1800 Cyan in 2020, Cyan Racing’s interpretation of the iconic Volvo sports car from the sixties.
About Lynk & Co
Lynk & Co was created to provide mobility solutions for the connected generation. We do make really, really good cars (the kind that have all the features you want without you having to ask for them), but we also offer a new way of using those cars. Our membership-based approach makes it simple to get on the go. Members can access a car on a flexible, month-to-month basis and share with friends, family, and the Lynk & Co community.
About Geely Group Motorsport
Geely Group Motorsport is a brand neutral entity based within Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. It was founded in 2018 to provide strategic and tactical expertise to serve the best motorsport sporting and commercial interests for the auto brands in the group. One of its tactical assignments include the development and management of the Lynk & Co TCR and customer racing programmes.