Nurburgring VLN Endurance Championship 2010 – Race 1
Exciting start to VLN with three-manufacturers on the podium at the Nurburgring...
(27 March 2010)
Exciting can not begin the season at the Nurburgring. Porsche, Audi and BMW - This is not only the enumeration of the VLN favourites, but are the opening race of the Endurance Championship even all three in this order on the podium. In the most popular sport in Europe Series on Saturday, the 2010 VLN launched with a total of 163 vehicles.
Manthey Racing team for the opening race has already put the first title of the 2010 season. By Marcel Tiemann, Marc Lieb and Time Bernhard Porsche drove 911 GT3 R crosses the finish line after four hours as the first with a fastest lap of 8:26 minutes. The runners-up will be Mattias Ekstrom and Emmanuel Collard in the Audi R8 by Abt Sportsline declined. The residue after 27 laps of the circuit is 14.5 seconds. Augusto Farfus, Uwe Alzen and Pedro Lamy make the podium with the BMW M3 completely. "It feels good, here at the Nurburgring Nordschleife to the podium to say" happy Farfus after the race. "However, our competitors showed their class. We must continue to work to best prepare to go into the 24-hour race."
In the most popular sport in Europe Series on Saturday (27.3.) Launched a total of 163 vehicles. The rag-tag field is made up of Aston Martin Vantage, Audi R8, LMS, BMW M3 and Z4 GT3, Corvette C6, Dodge Viper, Ferrari F430, Ginetta G50, Lexus LFA and Porsche 911 and many others. After four hours, at which approximately 24 kilometres long, and combination on the Nürburgring Nordschleife 115 short track racing will see the checkered flag.
Audi R8 starts from pole position
In a typical Eifel weather - with rain in qualifying and sun at the start - is the Audi R8 by Joens, Breslin and stucco on the pole after a lap time of 8:37 minutes in the first qualifying session. In the race, the R8 from Team Black Falcon in the second round of the leadership of the brand colleagues from Phoenix Racing issue. In addition, runs from Stippler, Kaffer drove Basseng and R8 runs in the same round, the day's best time of 8:18.301 minutes. In an unplanned pit stop on lap 15, ending for the Audi with the number 99, the race due to technical problems.
The tip is highly competitive and only towards the end of the race of the Manthey Porsche can save the guide to the finish. "At the very first race of the world's new cars are at the top of the podium, which is unusual," says Bernhard. His work-mate driver Lieb added, apparently "also has the new 911 GT3 R, the legendary reliability of any race Elfer inherited."
Porsche GT3 R Hybrid with promising debut
In addition to the GT3 R with Porsche support, the team is also a hybrid variant of the 911 that stores energy recovered during braking in an electric flywheel. On his race debut of the Porsche race around factory driver Lietz, Bergmeister and Ragginger the hybrid model to sixth place in the overall standings. "I am working very positively surprised how good our car is already in his first race has," Bergemeister draws a positive conclusion. "We have tried many things still in the race and the hybrid drive to a 24-hour race in May to develop more intensively. Our goal is to achieve the same performance by consuming less than our competitors," said Lietz.
Porsche 911 GT3 RS sensational success
This year's sports car with the 24h race with a series GT3 RS at the start. In addition, the double world rally champion Walter Röhrl in the vehicle, his racing comeback after 17 years break. "The car has exceeded my wildest expectations and I had lots of fun at the wheel," says Röhrl after the first practice test with the car and a 22nd finish. "We were able to keep up with a lot of thoroughbred racing cars. Especially in high speed corners and under braking, the 911 GT3 RS was sensational. And the best thing is: I had the road not far tonight, I could screw our number plates back to the car and easily drive up to Regensburg.
The second round of the VLN Endurance Championship will be held on 10 April 2010.
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