Matsukura tops Q3 in Heemstede

It was very much a Japanese affair in the third round of qualifying at the Touring Car World Championship as newly crowned 3-time 1:12 World Champion Naoto Matsukura set the pace ahead of Yokomo team-mate Hayato Matsuzaki and Team HB’s Atsushi Hara.  The top five times for the round were set using new tyres with Q1 & 2 pace setter Ronald Volker the best of the drivers using old tyres, the German setting the sixth fastest time.

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