Audi R8 LMS wins in the ADAC GT Masters, in the 24H Series and in the STT

Audi R8 LMS GT3

Successful begin to the season: The Audi buyer workforce Montaplast by Land-Motorsport started the new season in the ADAC GT Masters the place it ended the earlier one – at the prime. Ricardo Feller, who clinched the championship title final yr, received the first race along with his new teammate Jusuf Owega on the opening weekend at Oschersleben. Owega from Cologne had began from second place in the Audi R8 LMS on Saturday. Through a intelligent technique, Christian and Wolfgang Land’s squad made up invaluable seconds with a late pit cease. Audi Sport driver Ricardo Feller took over the cockpit in the second half of the race, overtook the man in entrance of him, Arthur Rougier, and celebrated victory with a four-second benefit. Sixth place in the second race was sufficient for the driver duo to steer the standings with a seven-point benefit. The greatest Audi workforce on Sunday was Rutronik Racing. Audi Sport driver Patric Niederhauser had secured pole place with a brand new qualifying report. In the early levels, nevertheless, competitor Jules Gounon overtook the Swiss driver. Together along with his new Audi Sport teammate Luca Engstler, who’s contesting his first GT3 season, Niederhauser completed second in the finish. They are thus third in the total standings. 

Thrilling victory for Phoenix Racing: For the second time this season, an Audi R8 LMS received a spherical of the 24H Series. After the 24-hour victory of Team WRT at the season opener in Dubai, Phoenix Racing prevailed in the third race, the Spa 12 Hours. The GT3 sports activities automobile pushed by Audi Sport driver Pierre Kaffer and his privateer teammates Michael Doppelmayr, Elia Erhart and Patryk Krupinski fought an exciting three-way battle with a Mercedes-AMG from CP Racing and a Ferrari from WTM Racing. Since Phoenix Racing relied on a unique technique than its rivals in phrases of fueling intervals, the lead modified a number of instances between the Audi workforce and CP Racing in the second half of the race. After CP Racing needed to save gasoline at the finish and WTM Racing dropped again as a result of two punctures and a driver change shortly earlier than the finish, Phoenix Racing had the benefit. Elia Erhart additionally handed the closing stage: a rain bathe in the final eight laps demanded the whole lot from the drivers. Doing the closing stint in the simply controllable Audi R8 LMS, the driver from Franconia remained uncatchable even on slicks and received with a one-lap benefit. Third place in the GT3-Am classification went to the Audi buyer workforce Car Collection Motorsport with drivers Dr. Johannes Kirchhoff, Max Edelhoff and Tim Müller, who had led the race for a time.

Uwe Alzen unbeaten: Audi buyer Uwe Alzen continued his successful streak in the Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy. On the second race weekend at the Hockenheimring, the veteran in the Audi R8 LMS once more received each sprints. At the first begin, Alzen’s brother Jürgen initially took the lead in the Ford, however the two-time champion regained the lead in the Audi on the second lap and received by 16 seconds. In the second race, Uwe Alzen’s fourth win of the season was not in doubt after his brother retired with a technical downside.

Two successes in South Africa: Marius Jackson loved a profitable second weekend in the G&H Transport Extreme Supercars race collection. The South African received his class in the GT3 model of the Audi R8 LMS in each sprints at the Zwartkops circuit. In the second race, he completed third total.