Championship leader Bartlomiej Mirecki produced a superb drive, charging through the field from 14th on the grid to claim victory after a hard-fought battle with Julian Śmiechowski for the lead.
Reto Wuest started from pole position alongside Rafal Paprota, with Nico Wuest and Tomáš Pekař on the second row. Julian Smiechowski and Jorg Sodnik lined up on the third row.
Wuest retained the lead at the start, with Paprota in second, while Pekař moved up to third. The drivers then went three-wide through the following corners, resulting in a collision and Pekař spun in front of Wuest and Paprota and suffered damage to his left-rear suspension, effectively ending his race.
Smiechowski took advantage of the incident to move into the lead, ahead of Paprota and Oskar Marszałkowski. The safety car was soon deployed after Jan Raška’s car came to a stop near Turn 6.
Behind the leading trio, the order was Matic Preša in fourth, followed by Mirecki, who had made a fantastic start to climb from 14th to fifth. Martin Toth, Reto Wuest, Paweł Wysmyk, Nico Wuest and Jakub Vondráček completed the top ten.
The race resumed with 16 minutes remaining. Smiechowski retained the lead, while Paprota and Marszałkowski battled over second and third. Their fight opened the door for Mirecki, who seized the opportunity to move into second place behind Smiechowski.
Preša moved up to third as Marszałkowski dropped to fourth, while Paprota began falling down the order with visible damage to his car.
Mirecki then closed in on Smiechowski and passed him at the final corner, but Smiechowski reclaimed the lead on the main straight. The pair made contact at the first chicane, sending Smiechowski off the track and leaving Mirecki in the lead.
Mirecki crossed the finish line first, ahead of Oskar Marszałkowski, with Matic Preša taking third place. Clio Cup debutant Martin Toth from Aditis Racing secured an impressive fourth place, while Nico Wuest completed the top five.
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