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Penalty for the Car Collection Audi #22
Things are not going smoothly for Car Collection. First the departure of the Porsche, now a penalty for the #22 Audi. The minimum time in the pits was not reached, resulting in a time penalty of 32 seconds.
“Grello” back on track
The Manthey EMA Porsche #911, now driven by Michael Christensen, is on the road again after repairs. However, “Grello” lost over one round. With that, the chance of a top result is gone.
Tire damage was to blame for the accident!
The tire damage was the trigger, not the result of the accident. Kevin Estre explains that the tire exploded during the braking phase. He was slightly to the right in the grass at the entrance to the Döttingerhöhe when he attacked Indy Dontje in the #20 WTM Ferrari (Weiss/Krumbach/Keilwitz/Dontje). It’s not clear if that was the trigger.
The investigation into overtaking under yellow has no consequences, it was decided on “no further action”. But that doesn’t help “Grello” anymore. The vehicle has been in the garage for minutes, the repair will take longer.
It is the second time at the same place that the Manthey Porsche has taken off. Last year there was the fraternal collision between Laurens and Dries Vanthoor.
Departure from Estre in Grello!
Kevin Estre stuffs the Manthey EMA Porsche #911 (Christensen/Estre/Makowiecki/Preining) into the wall at the Hohenrain chicane!
vehicle in the pits.
Investigation against “Grello”
Trouble threatens the Manthey EMA Porsche #911. The race control investigates a possible overtaking maneuver under the yellow flag. Kevin Estre had overtaken two cars as a tow was passed, but voluntarily gave up the positions shortly thereafter. Nevertheless, the sports commissioners look at the scene again.
Tire damage on the Abt Lamborghini
Lightning strikes one of the favorites. Rear left tire damage on the Abt Lamborghini. Kelvin van der Linde drives slowly back towards the pits from the airport. Severe setback for the team from the Allgäu.
Oops, I did it again!
This penalty against Marciello brings back memories of an incident from last year in the ADAC GT Masters. The Italian was also penalized for a similar action at the Nürburgring. You can find out exactly what happened back then here.
Penalty for the HRT Mercedes #4!
The pit incident between the two Mercedes-AMG #3 and #4 has consequences: For the #4 from HRT! In the opinion of the stewards, Raffaele Marciello drove unnecessarily slowly and hindered Maro Engel. They impose a time penalty of 30 seconds for this.
Car Collection Porsche already hopelessly back
The Car Collection Porsche #24 is back on the track after repairs, but has lost two laps to the top. This means that the chance of a top result is gone early in the race.
First Code 60 phase
After more than an hour of racing, there is now the first Code 60 phase. The Porsche Cayman #184 from KKrämer has rolled out in the Wippermann. Earlier it was already seen that the radiator of the car is leaking.
First round of pit stops in SS9 complete
After the seventh lap, the #7, #10, #19, #33, #39, #54, #69, #72, #99, #100 also come in, meaning that all the SP9 cars have now pitted. This rearranges the order. The cars that came to the pits first because they had a shorter minimum waiting time are now ahead. Therefore, the Frikadelli Ferrari #30 leads.
The overview of the first pit stops
L5/6: #3, #4, #6, #24, #30, #40, #44, #98, #102
L6/7: #2, #5, #11, #16, #20, #22, #25, #27, #28, #96, #101, #911
L7/8: #7, #10, #19, #33, #39, #54, #69, #72, #99, #100
Next pit stops after lap 6
The #2, #5, #11, #16, #20, #22, #25, #27, #28, #96, #101, #911 come in. As a result, Neil Verhagen in the RMG-BMW #72 now takes the lead.
Top AMG boxing incident under investigation
Maro Engel in the GetSpeed-Mercedes #2 after the pit stop overtook Raffaele Marciello in the HRT-Mercedes #4 shortly before the end of the pit lane after the Italian drove slowly. The race director is investigating this incident.
Tricky scene between the Scherer Phx Audi #5 and the Dacia
The first pit stops
After lap 5 the first cars come into the pits. Specifically, the starting numbers #3, #4, #6, #24, #30, #40, #44, #98, #102