Four from four for Hibbert, perfection for Miron — and in Senior, Allemann and Garcia cannot be separated after an epic heat day at Wackersdorf.
Friday's qualifying heats at Wackersdorf set the stage for a dramatic final day, with Mayson Hibbert and Daniel Miron producing dominant performances in Mini and Junior, respectively, while the Senior class produced the day's most intriguing subplot — Dan Allemann and Aaron Garcia deadlocked at the top.
Hibbert wins all four to lead the Mini field into super heat day
Mayson Hibbert left nothing to chance. The qualifying pacesetter backed his pole position with four wins from four starts, claiming maximum points — 200 from 200 — to open a 35-point lead over Alfie Davidson in the intermediate standings.
Davidson holds second on 165, with Ilyas Sami third on 156 and Chester Forkes fourth on 149. Charles Clough rounds out the top five on 135.
Leo Devahive Garcia, who had qualified second, endured a difficult heat day and sits eighth on 117 — level with Ole Alexander Soerlie Smistad — meaning Saturday's Super Heats will require a strong recovery drive if he is to stay in contention for the Final.
Miron flawless as Junior field takes shape for Saturday
Miron was equally untouchable in the Junior class, winning all three of his heats for a perfect score of 150. The TQ leader arrives at Super Heat day with a 31-point buffer and momentum firmly in his favour.
Nilas Malik holds second on 119, with Max Endacott a further two points back in third on 117. Vsevolod Osadchyi-Suslovskyi is fourth on 115 and Ludwig Granquist fifth on 110.
Ivan Gonzalez Ellul, qualifying second-fastest, had a mixed heat day and has dropped to seventh on 108. With both he and Miron drawn into the same Super Heat group, the two top qualifiers are set to cross paths again before the Final.
Allemann and Garcia are inseparable after a dramatic Senior heat day
The Senior class served up the defining story of the day. Allemann and Garcia end Friday's qualifying heats level on 144 points — each winning two heats and finishing second in their third. Allemann leads the standings only by virtue of his qualifying position.
Otto Pyykönen is the best of the rest on 132, having won the C-D heat, with Zac Green fourth on 126. Danny Carenini, who had qualified third, took the B-C heat win but was compromised by incidents elsewhere and sits fifth on 124.
Roxanne Lantinga is sixth on 106, with Emilio Bernd seventh on 103. The home favourite showed strong pace — briefly leading the A-C heat — before contact dropped him down the order. Javier Broasca closes the top eight on 101 after a strong final heat.
Allemann and Garcia have been drawn into separate Super Heat groups and are unlikely to face each other directly until the Final. After Friday, it is impossible to split them.
Super Heats and Finals tomorrow — watch live
Saturday brings Super Heats and Finals across all three categories, with Allemann and Garcia's standoff the unmissable storyline of the day. All the action is live on the IAME Euro Series livestream.