A brilliant second for René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde in the second ADAC GT Masters race at the Red Bull Ring.
After a disappointing and very hard race 1 on Saturday, the two Prosperica C.Abt Racing were able to bounce back. Rast and van der Linde started the 1-hour race from position five on the grid. With some great overtakings and a perfect pit stop the drivers of the #10 Audi R8 LMS ultra clinched a great second behind the winning Corvette Z06 GT3 from Callaway Competition.
A second place sounding like a victory given how the Audi R8 LMS ultra cars suffered all weekend long at the Austrian track. With their great performances, Rast and Kelvin van der Linde have taken the overall lead with 120 points, 10 points ahead of their nearest rival Jaap van Lagen.
Unfortunately the other Audis had a tough race. The #11 R8 LMS ultra from Prosperia C.Abt Racing driven by Fabian Hamprecht and Nicki Thiim finished down in sixteenth place. The #16 Audi from YACO Racing shared by Rahel Frey and Philip Geipel was eighteenth. The MS Racing run #100 R8 LMS ultra from kfzteile24 APR Motorsport was forced to retire, the car driven by Daniel Dobitsch and Florian Stoll.
The ADAC GT Masters will have now a two-month break and will resume at the Slovakia Ring, August 8th-10th.
After a very frustrating ADAC GT Masters qualifying sessions yesterday, the Audi Sport customer racing squad faced a very difficult Race 1 today at the Red Bull Ring.
Today's race was clearly the hardest for Audi teams so far in the 2014 ADAC GT Masters. A single Audi R8 LMS ultra made it into the Top 10. The #10 car from team Prosperia C.Abt Racing driven by René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde finished the 1-hour race in a disappointing tenth place.
An even harder race for the three other Audi R8 LMS ultras. The #11 car from Prosperia C.Abt Racing was nineteenth in the hands of Fabian Hamprecht and Nicki Thiim.
The MS Racing run #100 Audi R8 LMS under kfzteile24 APR Motorsport banner ultra was twenty-third with drivers Daniel Dobitsch and Florian Stoll. The #16 car from team YACO Racing was position behind, Rahel Frey and Philip Geipel were twenty-fourth.
Race win went to the #1 Corvette Z06.R GT3 from Callaway Competition. Second was the #24 Chevrolet Camaro GT from Reiter Engineering. Third was the #26 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 from HTP Motorsport. Race 1 results can be seen here.
The demanding ADAC GT Masters is in Austria, round 4 of the 2014 season at the Red Bull Ring. A total of four Audi R8 LMS ultra cars are entering the event.
The two qualifying session held this afternoon turned to be frustrating ones for the Audi Sport customer racing squad.
In the first qualifying session, none of the four Audis made it into the Top 10. The best R8 LMS ultra ended in thirteenth place, the #11 Audi from Prosperia C.Abt Racing driven by Fabian Hamprecht and Nicki Thiim. René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde were one position down, in fourteenth place with their #10 Audi. The #100 R8 LMS ultra from kfzteile24 APR Motorsport qualified in ninteeth place with drivers Daniel Dobitsch and Florian Stoll. The #16 Audi from YACO Racing in the hands of Rahel Frey and Philip Geipel ended in twenty-fourth place.
The first qualifying session results can be seen here.
The second qualifying session was a kind of déjà vu for the Audi teams. Only the #10 Audi R8 LMS ultra of René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde was able to qualify within the Top 10, the two Prosperia C.Abt drivers ended in sixth place.
The other three Audis qualified respectivelly fourteenth with #11 Prosperia C.Abt Racing of Fabian Hamprecht and Nicki Thiim, twenty third with #100 kfzteile24 APR Motorsport of Daniel Dobitsch and Florian Stoll and in twenty-fifth with #16 YACO Racing of Rahel Frey and Philip Geipel.
The second qualifying session results can be seen here.
The first race is set for tomorrow at 12:00 local time, the second race will be held Sunday.
The Audi Sport customer racing team with the #10 Audi R8 LMS ultra had a very strong race. The car shared by René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde battled very well on track and finished in a very strong second. The two Audi drivers were just 2.694s behind the winning BMW Z4 GT3 from Team Schubert driven by Claudia Hürtgen and Dominik Baumann.
World Rally champion Sébastien Ogier performed very well again. The Volkswagen Motorsport driver was fast in the 1-hour event. Ogier shared the #12 Audi R8 LMS ultra with Markus Winkelhock, they finished in a solide ninth place.
The other Audi R8 LMS ultra entries were respectively eleventh with #100 kfzteile24 APR Motorsport of Daniel Dobitsch and Florian Stoll, ninteenth with #16 YACO Racing of Rahel Frey and Philip Geipel and twenty-second with #11 Prosperia C.ABT Racing of Fabian Hamprecht and Nicki Thiim.
With their results today, both René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde are still second in the overall standing with 100 points, only 6 points behind the series leader Jaap van Lagen. Prosperia C.ABT Racing is still second in the teams' standing with 103 points, only 3 points behind the leaders from Schütz Motorsport Porsche.
The next round of the ADAC GT Masters will take place in Austria at the Red Bull Ring, June 6th-8th.
The Audi Sport customer racing squad had a mixed race 1 today at the Lausitzring in ADAC GT Masters. Five Audi R8 LMS ultra took part to the event, only a single car made it into the Top 10.
The best ranked Audi was the #10 R8 LMS from team Prosperica C.Abt Racing. The car shared by the series leaders René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde finished in seventh place at the end of the 1-hour sprint race. Rast and were 41.537s behind the winning Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3. With their seventh place finish the two Audi drivers are down to second place the overall standing with 91 points.
2013 World Rally champion Sébastien Ogier had a great debut with the all conquering Audi R8 LMS ultra. The factory Volkswagen Motorsport driver finished in a solid thirteenth place. Ogier shared the #12 R8 LMS ultra from Prosperica C.Abt Racing with Audi GT factory driver Markus Winkelhock.
Rahel Frey and Rahel Frey Philip Geipel were right behind in fourteenth place with the #16 Audi R8 LMS ultra from team YACO Racing. The MS Racing run kfzteile24 APR Motorsport #100 Audi was fifteenth in the hands of Daniel Dobitsch and Florian Stoll. The #11 Audi from Prosperica C.Abt Racing driven by Fabian Hamprecht and Nicki Thiim was twentieth.
Race victory went to the #26 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMGT GT3 from HTP Motorsport. Second was the #8 Porsche 997 GT3 R from Tonino Team Herberth. Third was the #1 Corvette Z06 GT3 from Callaway Competition.
Round three of the ADAC GT Masters was hosted at Zandvoort in the Netherlands this weekend. The regular five Audi R8 LMS ultra entries took part, entered by Prosperia C.ABT Racing, kfzteile24 APR Motorsport and YACO Racing. The #10 Prosperia C.ABT Racing duo of Rene Rast and Kelvin van der Linde, the current championship leaders, were the highest placed Audi in both qualifying sessions, achieving fourth on the grid for race one and pole position for race two.
Race one was held on Saturday and concluded with a double podium for Prosperia C.ABT Racing. All three of the team’s cars placed within the top five, with the #12 Audi R8 LMS ultra in second, the #10 Audi in third and the #11 in fifth. kfzteile24 APR Motorsport finished sixth and YACO Racing in thirteenth.
The second race was held on Sunday and concluded with the Prosperia C.ABT Racing team placing all three of their cars inside of the top four with another double podium. Rast and van der Linde lead the way in second place, ahead of cars #11 and #12. YACO Racing unfortunately retired and kfzteile24 APR Motorsport did not start the race.
Round three of the ADAC GT Masters will be returning to Germany at the Lausitzring, 23-25 May.
Circuit Park Zandvoort hosted today the first race of ADAC GT Masters in very hard weather conditions. The Audi squad performed very well and was among the strongest in the field.
A torentional heavy rain affected the 1-hour sprint race at the Dutch track. In the end four Audi R8 LMS ultra cars made it into the top 6. Even better, two Audis from Prosperia C.Abt Racing were on the podium.
The #12 Audi shared by Christer Jöns and Markus Winkelhock finished in second place. The crossed the finish line 9.264s behind the race winning #3 Porsche of Kevin Estre and Jaap van Lagen from team Schütz Motorsport.
René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde were right behind in third place driving the #10 Audi R8 LMS ultra. Rast and van der Linde collected big points and strenghtened their overall standing lead, they are first with 58 points.
Two other Audis finished in good positions. The #11 Prosperia C.Abt Racing of Fabian Hamprecht and Nicki Thiim was fifth. The #100 kfzteile24 APR Motorsport of Daniel Dobitsch and Florian Stoll was sixth. Big improvement for the #16 Audi R8 LMS ultra from YACO Racing. The car driven by Rahel Frey and Philip Geipel started last and finished in a good threenth place.
The qualifying session for Race 2 held earlier this morning gave the Audi brand great satisfaction. The #10 R8 LMS ultra of René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde took pole a sensational position and will start first tomorrow in the second race at 12:00.
Action has started at Zandvoort, round 2 of the 2014 ADAC GT Masters. The qualifying session held this afternoon was interrupted by the bad weather.
A torrential heavy rain shortened Race 1 qualifying and the red flag came out twice. At the end of the first qualifying session three Audi R8 LMS ultra cars made it into the top 10.
The #10 Audi R8 LMS ultra from Prosperia C.Abt Racing qualified in a strong fourth place. The car is shared by series points leaders René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde.
The #100 Audi R8 LMS from team MS Racing ended in fifth place. The car racing under kfzteile24 APR Motorsport is driven by Daniel Dobitsch and Florian Stoll.
Christer Jöns and Markus Winkelhock driving the #12 Audi R8 LMS ultra from Prosperia C.Abt Racing qualified in seventh place. Fabian Hamprecht and Nicki Thiim driving the #11 Audi Audi R8 LMS ultra from Prosperia C.Abt Racing qualified in eleventh place. Unfortunately The #16 Audi R8 LMS ultra from YACO Racing and driven by Rahel Frey and Philip Geipe ended last in the twenty-fifth position.
Pole position for Race 1 went to the #8 Porsche 911 GT3 R from Tonino Team Herberth. Second was the #3 Porsche 911 GT3 R from Schütz Motorsport. Third was the #1 Corvette Z06.R GT3 from Callaway Competition.
Race 2 qualifying session will held tomorrow morning at 09:00 local time. The first race of the weekend is set for 12:00 with a live TV coverage on Kabel 1.
Zandvoort in the Netherlands is hosting the second round of the 2014 ADAC GT Masters this weekend. The Audi Sport customer racing squad will be represented by five Audi R8 LMS ultra cars.
Last time out at Oschersleben the Audi teams performed very well. Prosperia C.Abt Racing gave Audi a victory in Race 2 and a strong seconf in Race 1 both in the hands of René Rast and South African Kelvin van der Linde. The two drivers are leading the overall standing with 43 points.
At Zandvoort, Prosperia C.Abt Racing will again field three Audi R8 LMS ultra cars. René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde will share again the #10 Audi. The #11 R8 LMS ultra will be driven by Fabian Hamprecht and Nicki Thiim. At Oschersleben, Nicki Thiim escaped from a massive crash in Race 2. The third car is the #12 in the hands of Stefan Wackerbauer and Markus Winkelhock. Prosperica C.Abt Racing is leading the teams' standing with 43 points. At the Dutch round, the Christian Abt managed team is aiming to keep their lead in both championship tables.
MS Racing will field an Audi R8 LMS ultra under kfzteile24 APR Motorsport banner. The #100 car will be in the hands of Daniel Dobitsch and Florian Stoll who are sixth in the overall standing with 12 points.
The fifth Audi car is coming from team YACO Racing. Their #16 Audi R8 LMS is shared by Rahel Frey and Philip Geipel.
The action will start tomorrow at Zandvoort with two practice sessions followed by two qualifying sessions.
The ADAC GT Masters held its opening round at Oschersleben this weekend. Five Audi R8 LMS ultra cars took part with much success for Prosperia C.ABT Racing.
YACO Racing and kfzteile24 APR Motorsport each fielded one Audi R8 LMS ultra, alongside the three-car team from Prosperia C.ABT Racing.
Qualifying yielded two pole positions for the #10 Prosperia C.ABT Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra of Rene Rast and young South African, Kelvin van der Linde.
The first of two one-hour races was held on Saturday. Rast and van der Linde finished second, followed by kfzteile24 APR Motorsport in fourth and YACO Racing in ninth. Unfortunately both of the remaining two Prosperia C.ABT Racing retired from race one.
Sunday saw the second race and a chaotic start. The #11 Prosperia C.ABT Racing R8 LMS ultra of Nicki Thiim was involved in a start-line crash, which resulted in a rollover for Thiim. Fortunately he was unharmed in the incident.
Once the race resumed it was a lights-to-flag victory for Kelvin van der Linde and Rene Rast in the #10 R8 LMS ultra. YACO Racing finished ninth with the #16 R8 LMS ultra of Philip Geipel and Rahel Frey. The #12 Prosperia C.ABT Racing and #100 kfzteile24 APR Motorsport both retired.
Zandvoort will be hosting round two of the ADAC GT Masters, 9-11 May.
Oschersleben is hosting the first round of the 2014 ADAC GT Masters season this weekend. The Audi brand is very well with cars from three diffrent Audi Sport customer racing teams.
Five Audi R8 LMS ultra cars are taking part in the event. Prosperia C.Abt Racing is fielding three cars. MS Racing with one car under kfzteile24 APR Motorsport banner. The final Audi effort is coming from Yaco Racing.
The Audi teams performed well today in race 1. Three Audi R8 LMS ultras made it into the top 10.
The #10 Audi R8 LMS ultra from Prosperia C.Abt Racing finished in a very strong second place. René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde who shared the car startef from pole position and battled very well in the 1-hour sprint race. In the end they ended just 0.307s behind the winning Mercedes-Benz.
The #100 Audi R8 LMS ultra from kfzteile24 APR Motorsport and driven by Daniel Dobitsch and Florian Stoll was fourth, less than five seconds behind the race winners.
Yaco Racing also did well today. Rahel Frey and Philip Geipel sharing the #16 Audi R8 LMS ultra finished ninth.
Unfortunatelly two Audi R8 LMS ultra cars were forced to retire, both from Prosperica C.Abt Racing. The #12 Audi driven by Markus Winkelhock and Stefan Wackerbauer and the #11 Audi shared by Nicki Thiim and Fabian Hamprecht. Race 1 results can be seen here.
Race 2 is set from tomorrow. As was the case today, an Audi R8 LMS ultra will start from pole position, again with the #10 car of René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde.
By Johan Laubscher The ADAC GT Masters held official Test Days at Oschersleben on Tuesday and Wednesday. Two Audi Sport customer racing teams took part with a total of four Audi R8 LMS ultra cars. Two cars were entered by Prosperia C.ABT Racing and a single car from YACO Racing. The Prosperia C.ABT Racing team is once again planning a three car assault for the ADAC GT Masters, aiming to repeat their 2013 teams' championship title. The team only entered two cars for the official testing.
Prosperia C.ABT Racing entered their #10 and #11 Audi R8 LMS ultra cars for the two days of testing. The #10 entry was driven by René Rast and young South African, Kelvin van der Linde. The #11 entry had Nicki Thiim and Fabian Hamprecht behind the wheel. YACO Racing took part with their #16 Audi R8 LMS ultra driven by Philip Geipel and Rahel Frey.
The Audi Sport customer racing teams showed good pace during the testing on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Three sessions were held on Tuesday. The first session saw the #11 Prosperia car in third, followed by YACO Racing in fifth and the #10 Prosperia car in fifteenth. YACO Racing was fourth fastest during the second session and the two Prosperia C.ABT Racing cars placed sixth and seventh, #10 ahead of #11. Kelvin van der Linde set the fastest Audi time on Wednesday during the third session, placing second in the time sheets. His teammates in the #11 Prosperia R8 LMS ultra were fourth fastest and YACO Racing was tenth.
The final day of testing concluded with two more test sessions on Wednesday. Kelvin van der Linde again showed good pace by setting the fastest time during the fourth session. YACO Racing were fourth fastest and Prosperia #11 was seventh. The #10 Prosperia entry was second fastest during the fifth and final session, ahead of YACO Racing in fourth. Oschersleben will be hosting the opening round of the ADAC GT Masters from 25-27 April.
By Johan Laubscher YACO Racing will be returning to the 2014 ADAC GT Masters with an Audi R8 LMS ultra.
The team revealed their driver line-up and new livery on Monday. Philip Geipel, who also drove the YACO Racing R8 LMS ultra during 2013, will be joined by Audi factory driver and former DTM racer, Rahel Frey.
The 2014 ADAC GT Masters will be getting underway at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben from 25-27 April.
The 2013 ADAC GT Masters provided another excellent season of GT racing in Germany. Three Audi R8 LMS ultra teams competed regularly during the year.
Six Audi R8 LMS ultra cars were part of the regular grid. Prosperia C.ABT Racing fielded three cars and they were joined by the two car team from MS Racing and a single car from YACO Racing. Phoenix Racing also joined the series with one Audi R8 LMS ultra for a single appearance at the season finale.
It was a season of ups and downs for the Audi teams, but the highlight was certainly at the final round, when Prosperia C.ABT Racing were crowned as the 2013 ADAC GT Masters teams’ champions.
The season review has been compiled from the 2013 Audi Motorsport Blog Weekend Round Up posts. Each round has been added as was seen in the individual Weekend Round Up posts during 2013, which can be accessed via the links throughout the review below:
Round 1: Oschersleben
Oschersleben hosted the first round of the ADAC GT Masters this weekend. Six Audi R8 LMS ultra cars, all in 2013 specification, have been entered this year. Three cars from Prosperia C.ABT Racing, two from MS Racing and one from YACO Racing. The Audi cars suffered during qualifying, but during the wet first race the #27 of Rast / Mies was able to come through and win the first race of the season. Four Audis finished within the top ten in race one. The second race took place in dry conditions and the top placed, and only Audi in the top ten, finished in sixth place.
Round two of the ADAC GT Masters took place at Spa in Belgium this weekend. The six regular Audi R8 LMS ultra entries took part in the event, entered by MS RACING, Prosperia C.ABT Racing and YACO Racing. Qualifying again proved to be difficult as only one R8 LMS ultra placed within the top ten in both sessions. Race one saw two Audis finish in fifth and sixth, both from Prosperia C.ABT Racing. Race two had a similar result with only one Audi in the top ten, achieving seventh place. The second race also had a very bad crash for Rene Rast, we wish Rene a speedy recovery and best wishes.
The ADAC GT Masters was at the Sachsenring this weekend. A number of driver changes had occurred within the three Audi teams, but it remained five Audi R8 LMS ultra entries: three from Prosperia C.ABT Racing, two from MS Racing and one from YACO Racing. A BOP adjustment had been made in favour of the Audis ahead of this event, and the renewed performance paid dividends this weekend. Pole position went to Rene Rast and Christopher Mies in the #27 R8 LMS ultra, followed by the other Audis also placing well. The Rast / Mies duo made it a lights to flag victory as they took their second win of the season, leading home four Audi R8 LMS ultra cars within the top ten. There were again four Audis within the top ten in race two, lead by Rast / Mies on the podium in third. These results have elevated Rast and Mies into the lead of the championship points standings.
The ADAC GT Masters resumed for the fourth round held at the Nürburgring. Six Audi R8 LMS ultra cars were entered from three different teams, with a podium finish highlighting the weekend’s results. Qualifying for the first race only had one Audi within the top ten, the #28 R8 LMS ultra in sixth place, followed by all of the Audis inside of the top twenty. The grid for the second race saw no Audis inside of the top ten, but the three Prosperia C.ABT Racing were together in positions twelve to fourteen, with the #28 leading #26 and #27. Race one ended with an excellent podium result for Prosperia C.ABT Racing. The #28 of Winkelhock and Jöns capitalised on their top ten starting position and finished the race on the podium in second position. The top ten was rounded out by the #27 Audi in tenth. Race two saw the Audis hovering outside of the top ten during the first half of the race and ultimately two penetrated the top ten by the finish. The leading Audi was the #1 MS Racing R8 of Sebastian Asch and Florian Stoll who finished eighth. The second Audi inside the top ten was the #28 in ninth.
The ADAC GT Masters back-to-back weekend was in Austria at the Red Bull Ring for round five, following the Nürburgring last weekend. All six regular Audi R8 LMS ultra entries were entered from Prosperia C.ABT Racing, MS Racing and YACO Racing. Only one Audi placed within the top ten during qualifying for the two races, both times being the #27 Audi R8 LMS ultra in eighth place. Race one concluded with two Prosperia cars inside the top ten, the #27 finishing sixth ahead of the #28 in seventh. It became a Déjà vu weekend for the #27 of Rast and Mies as they qualified eighth for both races and finished sixth in both races as well. They were again the highest placed Audi during race two followed by the #26 Audi in tenth.
EuroSpeedway Lausitz played host to round six of the ADAC GT Masters. Six Audi R8 LMS ultra cars were entered from Prosperia C.ABT Racing, MS Racing and YACO Racing. Qualifying for race one saw three Audis within the top ten, lead by the #27 Audi in second. The grid for race two had two Audis in the top ten, lead by the #28 Audi in sixth. Race one saw three Audis within the top ten, lead by the #28 Audi in fifth. The second race again saw the #28 as the leading Audi, as they finished third on the podium. They were followed by the #27 Audi in sixth, two Audis within the top ten.
The ADAC GT Masters was in Slovakia this weekend, hosting round seven at the Slovakia Ring. All six regular Audi R8 LMS ultra entries were entered from Prosperia C.ABT Racing, MS Racing and YACO Racing. The highest Audi in the first qualifying session was the #27 in fifth leading three Audis inside of the top ten. The second qualifying session turned into a 1-2-3 for the Prosperia C ABT team as their cars finished in the order of #28, #26 and #27. During race one the #28 Audi from Prosperia C.ABT Racing made it onto the podium by taking second position. All three of the team’s Audis were inside of the top ten, as the #28 finished second, the #27 fifth and the #26 in eighth. The second race saw one Audi on the podium, as the #27 finished in second place, ahead of their teammates in fifth and sixth. Four Audis finished within the top ten, as the #100 MS Racing Audi completed the set in ninth.
The finale of the ADAC GT Masters season was held at Hockenheim. The championship came down to the final round. Seven Audi R8 LMS ultra cars were entered. Three cars from Prosperia C.ABT Racing, two from MS Racing, one from YACO Racing and an additional guest entry from Phoenix Racing. Prosperia C.Abt Racing arrived as the leaders in the team’s standings and their #27 Audi driver crew, Christopher Mies and Rene Rast, were in the running for the driver’s title. Qualifying saw Rast and Mies as the leading Audi during both sessions, taking third on the gird for race one and fifth for race two. Race one turned into a very difficult race for Prosperia C.Abt Racing, as all three cars failed to finish. Rahel Frey suffered a massive crash and roll in the #26 Prosperia R8 LMS ultra, but fortunately she has been reported as unharmed. The best placed Audi during race one was the #1 MS Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra in eighth, the only Audi within the top ten. The second and final race ended with the Audis bouncing back. Four Audis finished within the top ten, as the #27 and #28 Prosperia Audis finished second and third, ahead of the #1 and #100 MS Racing Audis in fifth and seventh. The final results concluded with Prosperia C.Abt Racing being crowned as the team’s champions for the 2013 ADAC GT Masters season.
It has been revealed that YACO Racing will be returning to the 2014 ADAC GT Masters with their Audi R8 LMS ultra.
YACO Racing will again be fielding a single Audi R8 LMS ultra in the 2014 ADAC GT Masters. Their lead driver from 2013, Philip Geipel, has already been confirmed for next year, with the second driver yet to be announced.
The YACO Racing team switched to the Audi Sport customer racing family during 2013 and fielded their one Audi R8 LMS ultra as a regular entry in the ADAC GT Masters. Their R8 LMS ultra was driven by Philip Geipel, who was joined by four different co-drivers during the season. His co-drovers included: Christian Mamerow, Dino Lunardi, Filip Sladecka and Frank Schmickler.
THE BOSS YACO Racing, YACO Racing’s entry name in the 2013 ADAC GT Masters, finished eleventh in the teams' standings and their leading driver, Philip Geipel, placed twenty-ninth within the drivers' standings.
It is great news to hear that YACO Racing will be back with Audi in 2014.
Hockenheim is hosting the season finale of the ADAC GT Masters. No less than seven Audi R8 LMS ultra cars will represent the Audi squad in the event.
With only two races left, Audi is still in contention for the driver title. Christopher Mies and René Rast are fifth in the overall standings. The two Prosperia C Abt Racing drivers have 128 points, after some race wins and bad luck with their #27 Audi R8 LMS ultra. They are 33 points behind series leaders, and Corvette Callaway drivers, Daniel Keilwitz and Diego Alessi. At Hockenheim Rene Rast and Christopher Mies will have no choice other than to win. The two Audi GT aces must score big points and hope that the other Audi R8 LMS ultra entries will help and take vital points from the their rivals.
Prosperia C Abt Racing is leading the team's standing with 199 points. The Audi customer team are 9 points ahead of Callaway Competition Corvette and 11 ahead of PIXUM Team Schubert BMW. Prosperia C Abt Racing can count on three Audi R8 LMS ultra at Hockenheim. In addition to Christopher Mies and René Rast with their #27 Audi, the team also has the #26 car of Rahel Frey and Christopher Haase and the #28 car of Christer Jöns and Markus Winkelhock.
MS Racing will have two Audi R8 LMS ultra cars. The #1 Audi for Sebastian Asch and Florian Stoll. The sister #100 will be driven by Daniel Dobitsch and Aditya Patel. THE BOSS YACO RACING will have a single car, the #16 Audi with drivers Philip Geipel and Frank Schmickler.
The seventh Audi in the field is from Phoenix Racing. The team has raced in the German series in the past, with some great performances and results. At Hockenheim their #49 Audi R8 LMS ultra will be shared by Nico Verdonck and Enzo Ide. Both drivers are from Belgium. Ide is no stranger to Phoenix racing, as he has competed in both the FIA GT Series and Blancpain Endurance Series with the Nürburgring based team.
Two qualifying sessions are set for Friday. Race 1 will be held on Saturday and Race 2 on Sunday. We wish the best of luck to all four Audi teams.
The Audi R8 LMS ultra performed very well today at Solvakia Ring. ADAC GT Masters race 1 gave the Audi squad great satisfaction.
Christer Jöns and Markus Winkelhock driving the #28 Audi R8 LMS ultra from Prosperia C.Abt Racing finished in a strong second. The two drivers performed very well battling hard on a very wet track. Their team-mates Christopher Mies and René Rast with the #27 Audi R8 LMS ultra finished the 1-hour sprint race in fifth place. The third Audi from Prosperia C.Abt Racing had a strong pace too, the #26 R8 LMS ultra driven by Rahel Frey and Christopher Haase was eighth.
The remaining three Audi R8 LMS ultra were outside the top 10. The #1 car from MS Racing shared by Sebastian Asch and Florian Stoll was fifteenth. The #16 Audi from THE BOSS YACO RACING was seventeenth with drivers Philip Geipel and Filip Sladecka. Unfortunately the #100 Audi from MS Racing with Daniel Dobitsch and Aditya Patel was not classified.
Race victory went to the #12 BMW Z4 GT3 from DB Motorsport. Third behind the second place Audi was the #19 BMW Z4 GT3 from PIXUM Team Schubert. Race 1 results can be seen here.
The German ADAC GT Masters is at the Solvakia Ring this weekend, the penultimate meeting of the season. Six Audi R8 LMS ultra cars are taking part in the event, with great performances for the Audi squad in day 1.
Two qualifying sessions were held this afternoon. In the first session the best ranked Audi R8 LMS ultra was fifth, with drivers Christopher Mies and René Rast. The two drivers are sharing the #27 Audi R8 LMS ultra from Prosperia C Abt Racing. The #28 Audi from Prosperia C Abt Racing was eighth, with Christer Jöns and Markus Winkelhock. The #1 Audi R8 LMS from MS Racing driven by Sebastian Asch Florian Stoll was tenth. The remaining three Audi R8 LMS ultra were outside of the top 10.
Later the second qualifying session turned out to be magical for Audi. A brilliant 1-2-3 for Prosperia C Abt Racing and their Audi R8 LMS ultra cars. Pole position went to Christer Jöns and Markus Winkelhock, with their #28 Audi. In second place was the #26 R8 LMS ultra of Rahel Frey and Christopher Haase. Third was the #27 car of drivers Christopher Mies and René Rast. This was the first time for the newly formed team with such an impressive performance in the demanding ADAC GT Masters. As was the case in the first session, three Audi R8 LMS ultra cars were outside of the top 10.
Three Audi R8 LMS ultra cars finished within the top 10 in ADAC GT Masters race 1 at the Lausitzring today. The best ranked car was fifth overall, after an action packed 1-hour sprint event. Christer Jöns and Markus Winkelhock, who qualified eighth yesterday, finished in fifth. They shared the #28 Audi R8 LMS ultra from Prosperia C.Abt Racing. Their teammates, Rahel Frey and Christopher Haase, were eighth with the #26 Audi R8 LMS ultra. Ninth was the #1 Audi of MS Racing driven by Sebastian Asch and Florian Stoll.
Bad luck for championship title contenders Christopher Mies and René Rast. The Prosperia C.Abt Racing drivers only finished in fourteenth place with their #27 Audi R8 LMS ultra. Eleventh was the #100 Audi from MS Racing with drivers Daniel Dobitsch and Aditya Patel. Fifteenth was the #16 Audi of THE BOSS YACO RACING, in the hands of Philip Geipel and Frank Schmickler.
Race 2 is set for tomorrow. We wish the best of luck to all the Audi teams and their drivers.
The ADAC GT Masters is at the Eurospeedway Lausitzring for the sixth meeting of the season. As usual six Audi R8 LMS ultra have been entered with some good performances in the qualifying sessions today.
In the first qualifying session, championship title contenders Christopher Mies and René Rast, ended in a very strong second place. The two Audi youngsters are sharing the #27 Audi R8 LMS ultra from Prosperia C.Abt Racing. Two more Audis were within the top 10. The #28 R8 LMS ultra from Prosperia C.Abt Racing driven by Christer Jöns and Markus Winkelhock was eighth, whilst the #1 MS Racing entry of Sebastian Asch and Florian Stoll was ninth fastest. The remaining three cars were respectively in eleventh with #26 of Rahel Frey and Christopher Haase (Prosperica C.Abt Racing), nineteenth with #16 Audi of Philip Geipel and Frank Schmickler (THE BOSS YACO RACING) and twenty-first with #100 R8 of Daniel Dobitsch and Aditya Patel (MS Racing).
Later in the second qualifying session the Audi squad was not as strong as in the first one. Christer Jöns and Markus Winkelhock, with the #28 Audi R8 LMS ultra, were the best Audi drivers in sixth place. Rahel Frey and Christopher Haase were eighth, driving the #26 Audi. All four of the other Audi R8 LMS ultra cars were outside of the top 10. Sebastian Asch and Florian Stoll were fifteenth with #1 Audi. Christopher Mies and René Rast were only sixteenth with the #27 Audi. Daniel Dobitsch and Aditya Patel were nineteenth with #100 Audi. Philip Geipel and Frank Schmickler were twenty-second with the #16 Audi.
Race 1 is set for tomorrow at 12:00 local time, with live tv coverage provided by Kabel Eins.
