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Predominantly stunning climate, an exciting rain-induced drama in the ultimate hours, 230,000 spectators again on the monitor and a triumph for the 4 rings with the general victory and three extra Audi R8 LMS automobiles in the highest 10 – the fiftieth version of the 24-hour race was a pageant for all motorsport followers. “Congratulations to Audi Sport Team Phoenix,” says Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport buyer racing. “This victory has a special meaning, because strong nerves were required in the changing conditions, especially during the final hours – from the drivers on the track, as well as from the mechanics, engineers and strategists in the pits. The fact that fans were finally allowed at the track again and turned this race weekend into one big party makes the success particularly valuable.”
The 2022 version of the basic was a dash race over 24 hours. This can also be mirrored by the overall distance coated by the profitable automotive of 159 laps – with which automotive quantity 15 has equaled the document additionally set by Audi in 2014. The 4 teammates began the race from twenty second place on the grid, didn’t incur any penalties and prevented any main slip-ups for the whole length of the race. During temporary however heavy rain showers at some factors on the monitor in the ultimate hours of the race, the staff made the best choices in phrases of tire choices. For van der Linde, Vanthoor and Vervisch, it’s their second 24-hour victory with Audi and the primary success for Frijns. The Phoenix squad led by Ernst Moser has gained the race for the fourth time with Audi.
“Congratulations to the entire team. This victory is once again proof of a strong team performance,” mentioned Julius Seebach, Managing Director of Audi Sport GmbH and accountable for motorsport at Audi. “Our new Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II displayed that it is an absolute winning car against enormously tough competition.”
The triumph of the 4 rings on the Nordschleife was accomplished by the opposite Audi R8 LMS automobiles in the sector. Christopher Haase, Nico Müller, Patric Niederhauser and René Rast narrowly missed the rostrum with fourth place. The quartet from Audi Sport Team Car Collection began the race from the second row and was essentially the most promising R8 LMS in the sector for a very long time. Two time penalties set the quantity 22 squad again earlier than they fought their means again into the main group throughout the closing hours of the race.
Two different Audi R8 LMS automobiles managed to make it into the highest 10 total: Michele Beretta, Kuba Giermaziak, Kim-Luis Schramm and Markus Winkelhock in the automotive from Scherer Sport Team Phoenix completed fifth. The quantity 24 automotive from the Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport staff, with Mattia Drudi, Patrick Kolb, Christopher Mies and Patric Niederhauser sharing the cockpit, completed in sixth place. The sister automotive from Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport, with Dennis Fetzer, Klaus Koch, Dennis Marschall and Simon Reicher, completed thirteenth. The quantity 5 automotive from Scherer Sport Team Phoenix, shared by Ricardo Feller, Kelvin van der Linde, Vincent Kolb and Frank Stippler, was the one one among a complete of seven Audi R8 LMS automobiles that needed to retire early after van der Linde collided with a lapped automotive throughout the night time.
Success additionally for the Twin Busch by équipe vitesse staff, which competed in the Pro-Am classification with Elia Erhart, Michael Heimrich, Pierre Kaffer and Arno Klasen, and completed 14th total. The Audi RS 3 LMS from the Max Kruse Racing staff, which competed in the fiercely contested TCR class, was compelled to retire after an accident in the morning.
