Monday 31 October 2011

Temporada 2012/Montas disponibles en las mejores competencias del mundo.

Temporada 2012/Montas disponibles en las mejores competencias del mundo.









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Friday 28 October 2011

FIA GT1: GT Racing's Ultimate Prize on Offer in Argentina


GT Racing's Ultimate Prize on Offer in Argentina

 After nearly seven months of some of the best motorsport action around – in the Middle East, Europe and Asia – the identity of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Champions will only become clear after the final two 60-minute races at the Potrero de los Funes circuit in Argentina. Ten drivers and four teams all still have a chance of being crowned World Champions this weekend at the end of an exciting season that has seen victories for Aston Martin, Ford, Lamborghini and Nissan.
In December 2010 San Luis also hosted the season finale at the end of the first year of the brand new FIA GT1 World Championship. The two Hexis AMR Aston Martin DB9s proved to be unstoppable, with Frederic Makowiecki and Yann Clairay taking the win in both the Qualifying and Championship Races.  However it was Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini who scored enough points to become the inaugural FIA GT1 Drivers’ Champions with their Vitaphone Racing Team securing the teams’ title.
Now, at the end of the second season, the all-German pairing of Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr, in the nr23 JRM Racing Nissan GT-R, are currently leading the Drivers’ Championship, holding an 11-point lead over their nearest rivals. Four wins, including three Championship Race victories, makes them the most successful driver pairing this year, but with a maximum of 33 points available from the final two races they will be far from complacent when they line up on the grid for the season finale.
Britain’s Darren Turner and Germany’s Stefan Mücke are currently holding second place in the nr8 Young Driver AMR Aston Martin DB9. Turner and Mücke enjoyed a very successful weekend in Beijing, taking a win and second place in the last round in early September. 
Markus Winkelhock and Marc Basseng are in third place, 30 points behind Krumm and Luhr. The nr38 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Lamborghini Murcielago has won on three occasions this year, including a double win in Belgium during the early stages of the season. The former championship leaders haven’t had the best of luck in the last few races, leaving China with only four points to show for their efforts. However the team have shown their determination this year and they will fight all the way to the final chequered flag in their effort to become the 2011 World Champions.
Christian Hohenadel and Andrea Piccini are tied with Basseng and Winkelhock on 101 points, but are ranked fourth due to the podium countback rule. They won Round Four in Germany last May and the nr4 Hexis AMR Aston Martin could be a force to be reckoned with after the Hexis team finished first and third in San Luis last year.
Tomas Enge and Alex Müller are the final pair of drivers who are still in contention for the drivers’ title. Currently on 100 points, they arrive in Argentina on the back of a very successful weekend in China for the Young Driver AMR team, completing a one-two in each of the Beijing races with their teammates Turner and Mücke. This has put the Young Driver AMR team at the head of the Teams’ Championship table on 224 points, and another strong performance in Argentina could mean the German team being crowned 2011 Team World Champions.
JRM, on 216 points and eight points behind Young Driver, are the nearest rivals for the teams’ title. However, with a maximum of 57 points available, Hexis AMR, on 195 points, and All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport, on 182 points, also have a mathematical chance of securing the top spot after the final event of the year.
While out of the running for the world title, the Ford and Corvette teams are still forces to be reckoned with in Argentina. Last year’s race winners Frederic Makowiecki and Yann Clairay have both switched to Ford for 2011, with ‘Mako’ taking a double win at Ordos in China with Belgian driver Maxime Martin.
Corvette is the only manufacturer which has not won a race in 2011 but some strong performances this season could mean Exim Bank Team China could finish on a high note. French driver Michael Rossi scored his best championship finish in Beijing and will be looking for a podium finish in Argentina to complete his first season in the World Championship in some style.

Jeff Carter/Media Press Delegate.

Thursday 27 October 2011

GT Masters: Facts and figures of the 2011 season






Facts and figures of the 2011 season

The ADAC GT Masters 2011 season bribed with record results. A field from an average of around 40 super sports car brought in a total of 16 races before more than 350,000 enthusiastic fans ten different driver pairings emerged victorious. The facts on a dream season.

Diversity: In the finale at Hockenheim started for the first time in the history of the FIA GT Championship Supersport cars from ten different manufacturers. Audi, BMW, BMW ALPINA, Corvette, Dodge, Ferrari, Ford, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche ensured a never-before-seen brand diversity.

International: A total of 146 riders from 17 nations took part in 16 races. With a total of 70 riders nearly half of all the actors came from abroad. The 146 riders competed in sports car from a total of 32 teams from six different nations.

Variety: Ten different driver pairings with the super sports cars from six different manufacturers shared the total of 16 race wins. More than one race, but won only the new champion Alexandros Margaritis and Dino Lunardi, and the Vice-Champions Ferdinand and John stucco, which has won four victories.

Top Amateurs: The 16 victories in the amateur standings shared five drivers on as many brands among themselves. Marc Hayek collected six victories in the Lamborghini Gallardo, three times Oliver Mayer at the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and Hannawald were successful in a Corvette. Swen Dolenc in the Porsche 911 and the Dutchman Arjan van der Zwaan in the Audi R8 was the best race in two amateur pilots.

Management job: The Champions gathered the most leadership kilometers. 545.5 km was the garish green BMW ALPINA B6 by Margaritis / Lunardi at the top, put the stucco-brothers to 523 km in leadership. How exciting was the season of 2011, also shows the most number of laps. Margaritis / Lunardi led 131 laps, the stuccoed only one lap less.

Reliable: The most reliable car in 2011 came from Mercedes-Benz. The two Austrians, and Dominic Baumann Hari Proczyk were evaluated at the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG from HEICO MOTORSPORT in all 16 races and covered a total of 2343 kilometers of racing.

Hamster points: Among the most zealous champions two points were the hamsters Alexandros Margaritis and Dino Lunardi and Christopher Mies Audi drivers who drove in eleven races in the points.

Record Field: At the event as part of the ADAC Truck Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, a total of some 41 vehicles, marking a new record. On average, 37 cars took part in eight events of the 2011 season.

Young and old: the youngest driver in the field of Austrian Dominik Baumann was the start of the season at age 18. Oldest participant was Heinrich Kuhn-White, who started with 62 years in the Porsche 911 of Herberth Motorsport in the race at the Red Bull Ring and Lausitzring.

Continuous operation: All of the FIA GT Championship sports car turned into the 2011 season, a total of 18 188 laps and covered a back 74 359 kilometers of racing.

One-lap wonder: in the number of fastest race laps were the Corvette Z06 is not to beat the Callaway Competition. Seven fastest laps were built on the seriousness of Wöhr and Giovanni Ciccone U.S. steam hammer. Four times sat Daniel Keilwitz the best time in two races was the former Formula 1 World Championship runner-Heinz-Harald Frentzen and fastest once Philip Eng.

The most successful: three victories on the Audi R8 LMS has become the most victorious car made ​​so far in the ADAC GT Masters. Since the racing debut in the 2009 season, crossed the Audi 15 times the finish line as winner.

Pole-King: A total of eleven different drivers shared the 16 pole positions among themselves. Ferdinand Stuck started in three races from pole position, the former DTM driver and the ADAC GT Masters Champion of 2011, Alexandros Margaritis, and Frank Kechele had two races at the start completely unobstructed view. Overall, the pole position for six races on the Lamborghini Gallardo, in three races of the Audi R8 and the BMW ALPINA B6 started ahead of all.

Close decision: it was the most exciting finish in the second race in Zolder, Belgium. Alexandros Margaritis won with just 0.9 seconds ahead of his predecessors on the "master's throne," Albert von Thurn und Taxis. The clearest victory drove Christian Engelhart and Norbert, a settler, who won the guest start in the first race at the Red Bull Ring in the MRS-911 with rich 19.7 seconds in front of Lance David Arnold and Andreas Zuber in PRIMA JOB Team HEICO Mercedes Benz SLS AMG .

Allowed the title of fastest FIA GT Championship drivers Michael Christensen will share in a Dodge Viper from volcanic Mintgen Motorsports Racing and Daniel Keilwitz in a Callaway Corvette Z06: The Fastest I. In the two final races at Hockenheim in the U.S. sports car a top speed of 269 km / h was measured.

The Fastest II: The fastest qualifying lap in the ADAC GT Masters can leave a note of Thomas Hunter. The former DTM driver lapped the Red Bull Ring on the way to the first pole position of Mercedes-Benz with an average speed of 170.966 km / h.

The fastest route: The Red Bull Ring was also the venue of the previously fastest ADAC GT Masters race. Ferdinand and John, sons of racing legend Hans-Joachim "Christmas cake" Stuck won in Reiter Lamborghini Gallardo with an average speed of 163.7 km / h.

Serial killers: An impressive series of Frank Schmickler ended at the Red Bull Ring. Due to injury had "Schmicki" in Austria premiere of the ADAC GT Masters pause until that point had taken part in every event in Cologne by the ADAC GT Masters. Overall, Schmickler previously in 34 of 35 events at the start and is now on par with that Corvette drivers Toni Seiler.

Dominant: Very clearly ran four races in the 2011 season. At the start of the season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and in the first race at the Assen TT Circuit Alexandros Margaritis and Dino Lunardi were from the first until the last lap in the lead. The same also managed Christopher Ludwig Mies and Luca in the ABT-Audi R8 in the first round at the Sachsenring, and Ferdinand and Johannes Stuck in Reiter Lamborghini Gallardo in the first race at the Nurburgring.

Interesting: In the 16 races The lead changed 34 times during the season total to 19 different driver pairings guide sniffed air.

ADAC GT Masters Presse.

Sebastien Loeb to race at the Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup.


Sebastien Loeb to race at the Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup.
A few days after his victory in the Rally of Spain, and while it is in the race for eighth title of the World Rally Championship WRC, Sebastien Loeb will play the final of the Porsche Carrera Cup Matmut. In the cockpit of a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup fielded by the team Pulsate Racing Technology, and he finds a discipline in which he has already changed and that he appreciates

While Matmut Porsche Carrera Cup celebrates its 25th anniversary at the ultimate test of an exciting season, Loeb joined the regular competitors in the single-cup reference mark. For the pilot Alsatian, it will not be a first. "I have already rolled Cup and I like the principle of this discipline," he confirms. "It's an individual effort, as a sprint. Everyone grows with the same car, the level is high and the steering is very different from what I know. It's not easy to play the leading roles! "
Loeb poised for a rally in charge during the final of the GT Tour.On the Paul Ricard circuit, it will indeed participate in both France FFSA GT Championship and Porsche Carrera Cup Matmut. But this generous program does not scare. "When I'm on a rally, I do not leave my car for three days," he says. "This weekend, I come to a track I know, I like to boot. I'll ride withoutpressure in a relaxed atmosphere. It is a form of relaxation: I want to make the most! "

If he comes to have fun behind the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, the driver seven times World Rally Champion is also motivated by the challenge that awaits him: "Driving in Matmut Porsche Carrera Cup is always a challenge. There are many specialists, so it's almost harder for me to win this series in Rally. I did not test, I will find again the car directly in free practice. The challenge is very interesting anyway. "

Loeb joined as a board composed of 25 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup!
Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup.

Famous works driver celebrates 70th birthday Porsche congratulates Derek Bell






Famous works driver celebrates 70th birthday

Porsche congratulates Derek Bell


Stuttgart.
Derek Bell, one of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG’s most successful works drivers, will celebrate his 70th birthday on 31 October 2011. Born in Pinner, Middlesex, Great Britain in 1941, Bell is considered to be one of the most versatile and popular racing drivers of his time. Matthias Müller, Porsche AG’s Chairman of the Board of Management has this to say about the birthday boy: “Derek Bell made motorsport history with Porsche. Whether it was in a 917, 936 or 956 – he was always one of the fastest and above all most reliable drivers. Derek Bell won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times for Porsche. He won the world championship twice. For that we owe him our gratitude and great respect.”

Derek Bell began his racing career with Lotus in 1964. In Formula 1 he then took his place on the starting grid for Ferrari in 1969. In the 1971 season he drove the Porsche 917 and 908/03 racing cars for the Porsche-Gulf team, forming a successful driver duo with Jo Siffert. This was followed by appearances in the Porsche 934 and 935 in 1976 and 1977 before Derek Bell took his place on the Le Mans starting grid as a works driver in the 924 Carrera GT. In 1981, together with Jacky Ickx in the Porsche 936/81 Spyder, he won the first of his total of four Le Mans overall victories in a Porsche. 1982 saw the beginning of the Group C era with the Porsche 956 during which time Bell made his mark as one of the most successful endurance drivers of all time. Together with drivers such as Jacky Ickx, Stefan Bellof and Hans-Joachim-Stuck, he not merely won numerous overall victories in the Types 956 and 962 but also the World Sportscar Championship in 1985 and 1986.

Derek Bell remains in close contact with Porsche to this very day, constantly undertaking ambassadorial tasks for the Stuttgart-based sportscar manufacturer, such as for example at the Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nürburgring or at this year’s Corso to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the car. There’s no question that Derek Bell also remained faithful to the Porsche brand off the race track: To this very day he can be seen on Britain’s roads driving a 1981 vintage Porsche 924 Carrera GTS.

Public Relations and Media
Porsche-Museum
Astrid Böttinger

Wednesday 26 October 2011

Oreca partner with Toyota.


ORECA PARTNER WITH TOYOTA.


WINNERS OF THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING IN 2011, THE TEAM OF DE CHAUNAC WAS SELECTED BY TOYOTA AS ITS PARTNER IN ENDURANCE.

After announcing its participation in several races in the Endurance World Championship 2012, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota Motorsport GmbH partners with Oreca who will provide operational support in this project. The French team will bring experience of the discipline, especially the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where it has been present for many seasons.

The LM P1 chassis to be entered in 2012 has been designed, developed and produced at the Technical Centre of Toyota Motorsport in Cologne. The prototype will be powered by petrol with hybrid technology.

Hugues de Chaunac, President of Groupe ORECA: “It’s a very big day for ORECA. To be chosen by Toyota Motorsport GmbH is a huge reward for the work we’ve done in recent years. ORECA has proven its worth at the highest level of endurance racing, winning the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2011 and finishing three straight times in the top 5 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Thanks to its know-how, ORECA now has the opportunity to work with the biggest automobile manufacturer, and on a project that’s particularly interesting. We are proud to support Toyota Motorsport GmbH in this challenge and we’re looking forward to an exciting future.”

Rob Leupen, Director Business Operations, Toyota Motorsport GmbH: “This is clearly good news for TMG. ORECA’s competence and track record are well known, which is why we were very keen to develop a relationship with them. They will enhance our track operations team as we make progress in the world of endurance racing."

Julien Hergault (Source: Oreca press release)

Photo : 14 OCT 2011. A first look at the Toyota prototype destined for 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2012.


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Photo: Toyota.

Bruno Spengler to drive for BMW in the DTM from 2012.



Bruno Spengler to drive for BMW in the DTM from 2012.

Munich, 26th October 2011. The third driver chosen to represent BMW Motorsport in the coming DTM season has been confirmed: from 2012, Bruno Spengler (CA) will drive one of the premium automobile manufacturer’s BMW M3 DTM cars.

Spengler made his debut in the DTM in 2005, and has certainly made his mark on the series. The 28-year-old has been on the top step of the podium nine times in 74 starts. In addition, the French-Canadian has claimed 11 pole positions and set 12 fastest laps to date. Twice – in 2006 and 2007 – Spengler narrowly missed out on the DTM title, ending up second in the drivers’ classification on each occasion. In 2011 he finished third overall for Mercedes-Benz.

“In recent weeks we have not only been developing the BMW M3 DTM, but have also been working on the driver line-up for our return to the DTM,” says BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. “Outside our current line-up, Bruno Spengler was one of our top choices. Despite his youth he has a lot of DTM experience, which will greatly assist us during our development phase and on race weekends. For this reason, we did not hesitate when the opportunity to sign Bruno up arose. We have yet to decide which of our three teams he will drive for. That will be announced at a later stage.”

Spengler initially made his name in Formula Renault and Formula 3 before making his debut in the DTM in 2005. He scored his first points with a sixth place at the Lausitzring (DE) and went on to claim his first win at the Norisring (DE) a year later. He followed up that victory with his first pole position at the Nürburgring (DE). He has since developed into one of the top drivers in this series.

In 2012, BMW will be represented in the DTM by three strong teams. BMW Team Schnitzer, BMW Team RBM and BMW Team RMG will each enter two BMW M3 DTM cars. Andy Priaulx (GB) and Augusto Farfus (BR) were confirmed as BMW drivers for 2012 on 15th July 2011.

BMW Group Press/Acreditated Press Media.

Monday 24 October 2011

Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, round 9 in Hockenheim Nick Tandy claims championship title, Sean Edwards wins finale






Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, round 9 in Hockenheim

Nick Tandy claims championship title, Sean Edwards wins finale


Stuttgart. It was a thriller for the championship title that couldn’t have been more gripping. In the end, third place was enough for Nick Tandy to win the prestigious trophy in the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. This marks the greatest motorsport success in the career of the 26-year-old Konrad Motorsport pilot from Britain. “I couldn’t be happier,” said the clearly emotional new champion. “This is for sure the best thing that has happened in my life to now.” His toughest rival in the title bid, compatriot Sean Edwards, crowned his second season in Germany’s fastest one-make cup with a victory at the final round. With this, he secured vice championship honours and helped his Deutsche Post by tolimit team to win the team championship. The inaugural special classification for guest starters went to Raffi Bader (MRS Team PZ Aschaffenburg) from Switzerland.

Taking up the race from pole position, the initially cautious Nick Tandy let his rival Edwards and Förch Racing pilot René Rast (Germany) pass in the first race laps – after all, he had a twelve-point advantage in the standings over his closest pursuer Edwards. While Edwards could pull away after several laps, Tandy stuck to the bumper of Rast’s 911 with his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. In the tenth lap, the Briton overtook the German and set out to chase the leading Edwards – which obviously made his team boss Franz Konrad nervous. The shock for the Konrad Motorsport squad hit home about four laps before the flag: Tandy’s pace slowed, Rast held tight to second. What was happening to Tandy? Sensing their chance to snatch a podium spot, three Carrera Cup specialists closed in from behind. Finally, despite a problem with the front left wheel, Tandy was able to bring home third place – and the championship title for the three-time race winner. Claiming second place at the final, René Rast moved one position up the points’ table to conclude the season in fifth place overall.

The old champion of 2010, Nicolas Armindo, saw the flag in fourth. Driving for Hermes Attempto Racing, the Frenchman concluded an extremely difficult season without any podium spots with a conciliatory result. Fifth position for Zandvoort winner Jeroen Bleekemolen was reason to celebrate for the Dutchman, who turned 30 today. As the second pilot of the Deutsche Post by tolimit team he secured third place overall in the German makes cup, which was characterised by an incredibly high level of competition this year. This position is all the more impressive by the fact that the double Supercup champion Bleekemolen had missed two Carrera Cup races due to his commitments in the American Le Mans Series.

For Christian Engelhart (Germany) the main priority as a guest starter for Konrad Motorsport was to assist the team in collecting points. And this worked. Engelhart came sixth, and Franz Konrad was rewarded with second place in the team classification. Lausitzring winner Nicki Thiim (Denmark, Hermes Attempto Racing) was somewhat disappointed about his seventh place at the final round. At the penultimate round in Oschersleben, the son of the former DTM champion Kurt Thiim was still ranking third overall, but was shunted into fourth by Bleekemolen.

Eighth place out of the 30 competitors went to Austria’s Martin Ragginger. Having taken up the 18-lap race from fourth, the Schnabl-Engineering pilot lost many places in the first lap. He winds up the season as seventh overall in the standings. Positions nine and ten are occupied by Uwe Alzen (Germany, PZ Aschaffenburg Uwe Alzen Automotive) and his compatriot Jan Seyffarth (SMS Seyffarth Motorsport).

Sean Edwards (winner): “I’m very pleased with my second Carrera Cup win and the vice-championship. Of course I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t win the title; my bad luck at the Nürburgring was the reason. But this weekend we showed that we have a winning car. I’m very happy with the result, and I’m particularly pleased that my Deutsche Post crew has won the team championship, they are over the moon. And congratulations to Nick – after all a Briton has won the title.

René Rast (second): “I’m really very happy to conclude the season with second place. Sean was too fast at the front, I didn’t have a chance. It’s also wonderful that we earned fourth place in the team classification for our Förch Racing team.”

Nick Tandy (third): “We’ve been working for this for the last two years and now we’ve done it. I couldn’t be happier. This is the best time of my life. I’m so unbelievably thankful to all those in my team who contributed to this success. The race was obviously incredible. I didn’t have to win to claim the title, but my car was so good by midway through the race that I could have done it. After all, that’s what we are here for – to win races! Several laps before the end there was something wrong with my right front wheel, I don’t know what it was. But my heart fell into my boots. I’m so relieved and happy that it was enough to bring home the trophy.”

On 28 October, TV station Sport1 televises the race review, interviews and reports of the finale from 17.30 to 18.00 hours in the “Carrera Cup Magazin” and broadcasts a one hour programme of season highlights of the Carrera Cup Deutschland on 29 October from 13.45 hrs.

Race result Hockenheim
1. Sean Edwards (GB), Team Deutsche Post by tolimit, 31:04.035 minutes (159.007 km/h)
2. René Rast (D), Förch Racing, + 1.426 seconds
3. Nick Tandy (GB), Konrad Motorsport, + 3.769
4. Nicolas Armindo (F), Hermes Attempto Racing, + 4.674
5. Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL), Team Deutsche Post by tolimit, + 5.094
6. Christian Engelhart (D), Konrad Motorsport, + 5.567
7. Nicki Thiim (DK), Hermes Attempto Racing, + 9.042
8. Martin Ragginger (A), Schnabl Engineering, + 9.241
9. Uwe Alzen (D), PZ Aschaffenburg Uwe Alzen Automotive, + 10.102
10. Jan Seyffarth (D), SMS Seyffarth Motorsport, + 10.618

Drivers’ classification after 9 of 9 races
1. Nick Tandy (GB), 138 points
2. Sean Edwards (GB), 130
3. Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL), 96
4. Nicki Thiim (DK), 94
5. René Rast (D), 93
6. Jaap van Lagen (NL), 86
7. Martin Ragginger (A), 75

Team classification after 9 of 9 races
1. Team Deutsche Post by tolimit, 209 points
2. Konrad Motorsport, 173
3. Hermes Attempto Racing, 135
4. Förch Racing, 116

Porsche Motorsport Press.

Perfect: Audi clinches all DTM titles




Perfect: Audi clinches all DTM titles

• Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline wins team classification
• Mattias Ekström finishes championship as runner-up
• Champion Martin Tomczyk on podium again at the finale

Ingolstadt/Hockenheim, October 23, 2011 – It was a perfect 2011 DTM season
for Audi: After Martin Tomczyk’s early win of the drivers title, the brand with the
four rings at the Hockenheim finale in front of an impressive crowd of 120,000
spectators (throughout the weekend) secured the position of the runner-up in the
championship and won the team classification as well. Edoardo Mortara had
previously been determined as “Rookie of the year.”
“You can’t really wish for more than this,” commented Head of Audi Motorsport Dr.
Wolfgang Ullrich after the finish at the Hockenheimring. “It’s truly been a perfect
year for Audi. And today we clinched everything we still had on our agenda: the
runner-up’s slot for ‘Eki’ and the team classification win for Audi Sport Team Abt
Sportsline – my thanks go to everyone who has had a part in this great success for
Audi.”
In its 84th and – for the time being – last DTM race the Audi A4 DTM made another
strong showing. With Martin Tomczyk, Miguel Molina, Mike Rockenfeller, Mattias
Ekström, Timo Scheider and Oliver Jarvis on positions two to four and six to eight, six
Audi drivers scored points. In its career the A4 DTM, since 2004, has clinched five
out of eight possible champion’s titles, 44 pole positions, 31 fastest laps and 34
race victories
The decision at the finale at Hockenheim was made as early as at the start which
Mercedes driver Jamie Green decided in his favor, followed by a lonely race at the
front of the field. Similarly solid were the runs of Audi drivers Martin Tomczyk (Audi
Sport Team Phoenix) and Miguel Molina (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline) that
ended on positions two and three.

Martin Tomczyk crowned his brilliant season with another podium finish. At all ten
races the new DTM Champion scored points and mounted the podium eight times.
The 29-year-old, who did not finish any event this year in worse than fifth place,
took three race victories.
“The finale here at Hockenheim in front of this fantastic crowd was brilliant too,”
said Martin Tomczyk, after receiving the champion’s trophy on the podium. “My A4
was perfect and my team did another great job. I wasn’t able to completely keep up
with Jamie’s (Green) pace but that was only secondary today.”
Another overjoyed driver was the Spaniard Miguel Molina who despite not having
been able to take advantage of his pole position at the start in the end managed to
celebrate third place and the first podium in his still young DTM career. “Being on
podium at the last race of the Audi A4 DTM is really special,” says the 22-year-old.
“I’m very happy – particularly because Audi has clinched all the titles. That’s
fantastic.”
Miguel Molina is thus the eighth Audi driver to have mounted the DTM podium this
year, which proves the performance strength of the 2011 driver line-up that gives
Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich a perfect base for the 2012 season.
Mike Rockenfeller and Mattias Ekström on positions four and six at the finale
secured the team classification for Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline that has won this
title for the third time, after 2004 and 2007. Having started from position ten on
the grid Mattias Ekström’s sixth-place finish sufficed to clinch the runner-up’s slot
since the previous runner-up in ninth place scored no points.
“I’m even happier about the team classification than about finishing as the runnerup,”
said Mattias Ekström. “The guys deserve this. And this year, including at this
last race, we’ve learned a lot for 2012. I can hardly wait to drive the first race in the
new Audi A5 DTM.”
At the end of their first DTM season the three rookies Filipe Albuquerque (tenth
place), Edoardo Mortara (13th place) and Rahel Frey (16th place after jump starting)
finished out of the points. Nevertheless, all three left a good impression in their first
DTM year. Mortara had already secured the “Rookie of the year” title with a score of
21 points and ninth place in the standings before the final race.
Audi Sport.

Saturday 22 October 2011

WTCC: MENU EXTENDS CHEVROLET'S POLE STREAK


Fia Wtcc Official Newsletter
ROUNDS 19 & 20 - SUZUKA
RACE REPORT

MENU EXTENDS CHEVROLET'S POLE STREAK
Alain Menu claimed his third pole position of the season and extended Chevrolet's invincibility in this year's qualifying sessions. The Swiss and his team-mates have won all the ten pole positions so far.
Reigning champion and current point leader Yvan Muller set the second fastest lap, while his arch-rival in the title fight, Rob Huff could not achieve more than a fourth position on the grid for tomorrow's Race 1. Huff lost third to Robert Dahlgren in the final seconds of Q2 by only eight thousandths of a second.
This was the second time Dahlgren managed to squeeze among the top three after he qualified second at Oschersleben.

Q1 - The session kicked off under a threat of rain and yet most of the top drivers sat in their pits during the early stages.
Tom Coronel posted a provisional fastest lap of 53.943 after three minutes, but immediately afterwards the red flag was waved for the first time when Mehdi Bennani's BMW got stranded at the outside of the East Shortcut.
As action resumed Yvan Muller jumped on top with a lap of 53.893, leading a bunch of drivers who elbowed their way into the top ten: Rob Huff, Robert Dahlgren and Alain Menu.
Gabriele Tarquini was among them, but failed to make the cut because of a small clash with Menu.
Michel Nykjær improved the fastest lap to 53.725 and again the red flag was waved after Pepe Oriola's SUNRED crashed heavily at the exit of the last turn. Which also spoiled Tarquini's attempt once again.
The session resumed for a four-minute spell in which Colin Turkington set the fastest lap (53.672) while Tarquini eventually managed to make the top ten. The last spot for Q2 - and pole position for Race 2 - was won by Darryl O'Young who kicked Javier Villa off.
The following drivers advanced to Q2: Turkington, Nykjær, Tarquini, Menu, Dahlgren, Monteiro, Muller, Huff, Coronel and O'Young.

Q2 - The second part of the session was not especially eventful. Most of the ten drivers managed to set their best time on the first lap out of the pits, with Menu (53.443) leading Muller (53.492) and Huff (53.520).
Only Coronel and Dahlgren were able to improve on their last attempt. The Dutchman climbed to a provisional fourth position with a lap of 53.601 that eventually became the fifth when Dahlgren stopped the watches on the time of 53.512. This was good enough for him to qualify in hird, splitting the Chevrolet trio.
Nykjær qualified in seventh position, best of the Yokohama Trophy.




Fabio Ravaioli/Media Press Delegate.

WTCC: MENU EXTENDS CHEVROLET'S POLE STREAK


Fia Wtcc Official Newsletter
ROUNDS 19 & 20 - SUZUKA
RACE REPORT

MENU EXTENDS CHEVROLET'S POLE STREAK
Alain Menu claimed his third pole position of the season and extended Chevrolet's invincibility in this year's qualifying sessions. The Swiss and his team-mates have won all the ten pole positions so far.
Reigning champion and current point leader Yvan Muller set the second fastest lap, while his arch-rival in the title fight, Rob Huff could not achieve more than a fourth position on the grid for tomorrow's Race 1. Huff lost third to Robert Dahlgren in the final seconds of Q2 by only eight thousandths of a second.
This was the second time Dahlgren managed to squeeze among the top three after he qualified second at Oschersleben.

Q1 - The session kicked off under a threat of rain and yet most of the top drivers sat in their pits during the early stages.
Tom Coronel posted a provisional fastest lap of 53.943 after three minutes, but immediately afterwards the red flag was waved for the first time when Mehdi Bennani's BMW got stranded at the outside of the East Shortcut.
As action resumed Yvan Muller jumped on top with a lap of 53.893, leading a bunch of drivers who elbowed their way into the top ten: Rob Huff, Robert Dahlgren and Alain Menu.
Gabriele Tarquini was among them, but failed to make the cut because of a small clash with Menu.
Michel Nykjær improved the fastest lap to 53.725 and again the red flag was waved after Pepe Oriola's SUNRED crashed heavily at the exit of the last turn. Which also spoiled Tarquini's attempt once again.
The session resumed for a four-minute spell in which Colin Turkington set the fastest lap (53.672) while Tarquini eventually managed to make the top ten. The last spot for Q2 - and pole position for Race 2 - was won by Darryl O'Young who kicked Javier Villa off.
The following drivers advanced to Q2: Turkington, Nykjær, Tarquini, Menu, Dahlgren, Monteiro, Muller, Huff, Coronel and O'Young.

Q2 - The second part of the session was not especially eventful. Most of the ten drivers managed to set their best time on the first lap out of the pits, with Menu (53.443) leading Muller (53.492) and Huff (53.520).
Only Coronel and Dahlgren were able to improve on their last attempt. The Dutchman climbed to a provisional fourth position with a lap of 53.601 that eventually became the fifth when Dahlgren stopped the watches on the time of 53.512. This was good enough for him to qualify in hird, splitting the Chevrolet trio.
Nykjær qualified in seventh position, best of the Yokohama Trophy.




Fabio Ravaioli/Media Press Delegate.

Friday 21 October 2011

WTCC: MENU TOPS TIGHT TEST SESSION IN JAPAN


# 41 - 21 OCTOBER 2011

MENU TOPS TIGHT TEST SESSION IN JAPAN
Chevrolet driver Alain Menu set the fastest lap in today's test session at Suzuka. The Swiss was clocked at 53.605 with only a couple of minutes left in the half-an-hour session and ousted Volvo's Robert Dahlgren from the top of the standings.
Only a few minutes earlier and at the end of an impressive learning curve, Dahlgren had posted a lap of 53.722 that was the provisional fastest one until Menu's exploit.
This sudden change of leadership was only the peak point of the first session for the WTCC racers on Suzuka's East Circuit, and promised extremely close competition in tomorrow's qualifying.
Rob Huff posted the third fastest lap of 53.861, followed by Tiago Monteiro (54.177), Yvan Muller (54.200), Tom Coronel (54.409) and Gabriele Tarquini (54.448).
Rallyman Toshihiro Arai set a promising eighth best lap of 54.479 on his first outing in a WTCC car and emerged as the best of the Japanese contingent.
Competition was equally tight in the Yokohama Trophy, with Darryl O'Young setting the pace (54.615) from Colin Turkington (54.643) and Michel Nykjær (54.721), the three of them covered by only one tenth of a second.
The session was disrupted once by the red flag, after only five minutes, when Norbert Michelisz's spun off at the Anti-banked curve ripping his front bumper apart in the process.




Fabio Ravaioli/Media Press delegate.

Resultados y Fotos del primer Test DTM/Hockenheim .






Results: 1st test DTM/Hockenheim (last race 2011).

Pos. Driver / EntrantLaps Time Gap
1.deMartin Tomczyk
Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Schaeffler Audi A4 DTM
30 1:33.621
2.deMaro Engel
GQ AMG Mercedes
GQ AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
33 1:33.789 00.168
3.deChristian Vietoris
Junge Sterne AMG Mercedes
Junge Sterne AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
28 1:33.884 00.263
4.deMike Rockenfeller
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
E-POSTBRIEF Audi A4 DTM
36 1:33.983 00.362
5.nlRenger van der Zande
stern AMG Mercedes
stern AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
39 1:34.039 00.418
6.sweMattias Ekström
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
Red Bull Audi A4 DTM
23 1:34.089 00.468
7.deTimo Scheider
Audi Sport Team Abt
AUTO TEST Audi A4 DTM
24 1:34.259 00.638
8.poFilipe Albuquerque
Audi Sport Team Rosberg
TV Movie Audi A4 DTM
32 1:34.337 00.716
9.gbSusie Wolff
TV Spielfilm AMG Mercedes
TV Spielfilm AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
28 1:34.485 00.864
10.gbDavid Coulthard
Deutsche Post AMG Mercedes
Deutsche Post AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
32 1:34.504 00.883
11.itEdoardo Mortara
Audi Sport Team Rosberg
Playboy Audi A4 DTM
32 1:34.511 00.890
12.caBruno Spengler
Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG
Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Klasse
27 1:34.553 00.932
13.esMiguel Molina
Audi Sport Team Abt Junior
Red Bull Audi A4 DTM
32 1:34.602 00.981
14.gbOliver Jarvis
Audi Sport Team Abt
Audi Sport performance cars A4 DTM
31 1:34.632 01.011
15.gbGary Paffett
Thomas Sabo AMG Mercedes
Thomas Sabo AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
34 1:34.747 01.126
16.gbJamie Green
AMG Mercedes
AMG Mercedes C-Klasse
33 1:34.819 01.198
17.chRahel Frey
Audi Sport Team Phoenix
Glamour Audi A4 DTM
33 1:34.930 01.309
18.deRalf Schumacher
Salzgitter AMG Mercedes
Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Klasse


DTM.de/Acreditated Press.
34 1:34.986 01.365