Hat-trick! Audi and Ekström rock Hockenheim

• Mattias Ekström wins round three in World Rallycross Championship too
• Swede remains unbeaten in the 2017 season and extends overall lead
• Ekström: “My team has done another great job”

Mattias Ekström and his Team EKS remain the measure of all things in the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship.

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The Peugeot 208 WRX shows competitive form as Timmy Hansen collects Hockenheim podium

After dominating the qualifying phase of Round 3 of the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship at Hockenheim. Team Peugeot Hansen left Germany with a second straight podium finish ahead of next weekend’s clash at Mettet, Belgium.

• The first qualifying heat at Hockenheim saw the PEUGEOT 208 WRXs emerge as the cars to beat. Sébastien Loeb followed up his assertive Q1 victory with another in Q2, while Timmy Hansen took a convincing win in Q4. Sébastien Loeb and Timmy Hansen were consequently first and second overall after heats, with Kevin Hansen following in seventh spot after strong runs in Q1 and Q2.

Ton-up for BMW

Rob Collard and Colin Turkington make it 100 wins for the Bavarian marque, as Matt Neal equals Andy Rouse.

New Audi RS5 DTM already a winner

• Leicestershire’s Jamie Green wins Sunday’s DTM race at the Hockenheimring
• Extremely difficult conditions with sudden rainfall
• Nico Müller and Mike Rockenfeller score points for Audi as well

After just two races, the new Audi RS 5 DTM is already a winning car: in the turbulent round two of the 2017 DTM at the Hockenheimring, Jamie Green was in a class of his own on Sunday.