#timo scheider

[crosscountryrally]

Christine GZ y Timo Scheider serán los pilotos de Carl Cox Motorsport en la Extreme E 2023

La piloto italo-española Christine GZ regresará a la parrilla de la Extreme E en 2023 cuando se integre al equipo Carl Cox Motorsport junto a Timo Scheider. Ambos terminaron la temporada 2022 como pilotos de la categoría luego de que GZ representara a Veloce Racing en las primeras cuatro carreras de la temporada y Scheider hiciera lo propio con Xite Energy Racing.

Christine GZ tiene una carrera llena de participaciones en rallyes dentro de Europa y Norteamérica, que incluyen el título del Campeonato de las Canarias de 2014, un séptimo lugar en la Baja 1000 y podios en su clase en la Baja Aragón y el Andalucía Rally en rondas del Mundial de Bajas y el Mundial de Rally Raid de la FIA.

“Estoy súper feliz y emocionada de ser parte de la primera temporada de Carl Cox Motorsport en Extreme E. ¡Me encanta la pasión genuina de Carl por el deporte motor y su entusiasmo contagioso! Se siente aún más electrizado formar equipo con Timo, su experiencia y actitud son los ingredientes perfectos para una gran asociación. ¡No puedo esperar para unirme a esta increíble familia en el buen camino y comenzar! En palabras de Carl: ¡Oh, yes, Oh yes!” declaró Christine GZ. 

La primera ronda de la Extreme E se disputará este 11 y 12 de marzo en Neom, Arabia Saudita.

Imagen: Prensa Extreme E

#Christine GZ #Extreme E #ExtremeE #ExtremeE 2023 #Carl Cox #Carl Cox Motorsport #Timo Scheider #Desert XPrix

[slvrarrws]

Tamara Molinaro and Timo Scheider locked in for the rest of Season 2!

The duo will remain at Xite Energy Racing, having scored a podium in their first race together at the NEOM Island X Prix I.

Championship reserve drivers Tamara Molinaro and Timo Scheider will be replacing XITE drivers Klara Andersson and Oliver Bennett for the remainder of the season. Bennett drove for XITE for all of the 2021 season, and in Round 1 (Desert X) of the current season, while Andersson has not yet competed.   

#extreme e #xcite racing #Tamara Molinaro #Timo Scheider #Oliver Bennett #Klara Andersson #happy Tamara is getting a full season with a team! #Idk much about him but Oliver seems fun and I'll miss him #anyway #me @ jbxe you next

[hungriestheidi]

mikaela fight back ???????

#timo scheider cannot keep getting away with this #extreme e

[motorsportverso]

Extreme E Escocia-Resultado Dia 1-3a etapa do campeonato

X44 Vida Carbon Racing vence por penalização dada a Andretti, (que foi um pouco exagerada de 15.3s)

Resultado Da Grand Final

1-44-Cristina Guttierez\Fraser McConell-X44 VIDA CARBON RACING

2-23-Catie Munnings\Timmy Hansen-Andretti Altawkilet XE

3-8-Christine GZ\Timo Scheider-Carl Cox Motorsport.

Em breve!!! resumo da etapa detelhada

#extreme e #hydro x prix #Youtube #rally #off road #e-racing

[photos-car]

#Bmw #Championnatautomobile #DTM #MoteurV8 #VoituresAudi #VoituresMercedes

[f1]

Audis jibes at Mercedes whet appetites for their rivalry resuming in F1 | 2022 F1 season

Audi and Mercedes won’t face each other on the Formula 1 grid until 2026 at the earliest. But the Ingolstadt manufacturer is already shaping up to renew hostilities with its domestic rival. “Rings are the new stars” Audi declared on social media as the long-rumoured news of its impending arrival in the premier category of motorsport was confirmed. But we will have to wait four years to see the four rings of Audi sharing a track with the three-pointed star of Mercedes. Audi also made a point of reminding everyone that Mercedes’ dominant F1 operation is not based in Germany, the home of both brands. Mercedes’ chassis are constructed in Brackley – at the site previously used by Brawn GP, Honda and British American Racing – and its engines are built in Brixworth. Now Audi is preparing to produce its F1 engines near its Ingolstadt headquarters, at its Competence Center Motorsport in Neuburg an der Donau. “This is the first time in more than a decade that a Formula 1 power train will be built in Germany,” it proclaimed at the top of its press release announcing its arrival in F1, referring to BMW’s engine operation which ceased in 2009. Indeed, Audi’s digs at Mercedes began well before their F1 entry became public knowledge today. Back in December, when Audi wrote to the FIA indicating it intended to enter F1, Audi made a point of congratulating the sport’s governing body for ensuring a fair conclusion to the 2021 season until the final lap of the championship. The significance of that could not be missed, for at the time Mercedes was still deliberating whether to submit a formal appeal over the controversial final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, during which the championship slipped from the grasp of its driver Lewis Hamilton. The row which cast a shadow over the conclusion of the season eventually led the FIA to dispense with the services of the person who took the call. The rivalry between Audi and Mercedes kept the DTM well-supplied with action throughout the noughties. At times this spilled over into some spectacular controversies. At the Circuit de Catalunya 15 years ago Audi team principal Wolfgang Ullrich took the astonishing step of ordering its seven remaining cars to withdraw mid-race after several clashes with their Mercedes rivals. “The Mercedes drivers used every opportunity to eliminate our cars,” the manufacturer alleged in a post-race statement. Eight years later the boot was on the other foot. Ullrich was banned from the pit lane for the remainder of the 2015 season after ordering driver Timo Scheider to ‘push out’ two of the Mercedes cars at the Red Bull Ring, which he did. Audi were also stripped of the 62 points they scored in the race and fined €200,000. In the bigger pond of Formula E, the rivalry between Mercedes and Audi never flared up in quite the same way during the brief period both were active in the series. But Audi’s non-too-subtle digs at their domestic market rival will be red meat to the producers of Drive to Survive as they make plans for season 10. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free 2022 F1 season Browse all 2022 F1 season articles via RaceFans - Independent Motorsport Coverage https://www.racefans.net

#F1 #Audi’s jibes at Mercedes whet appetites for their rivalry resuming in F1 | 2022 F1 season #Formula 1

[lostf1ndaydream]

Intro to Extreme E’s teams and drivers (part 1/2/3)

(here is probably where I mention that all the gifs are of last year’s livery, where applicable!)

Veloce

- Veloce Racing, with Jean-Éric Vergne fairly senior within it.

- Drivers: Christine Giampaoli Zonca (“GZ”) and Lance Woolridge.

- Jamie Chadwick drove for them for a while last year!

- Championship Position 2021: 7th.

Chip Ganassi Racing

- Segi TV Chip Ganassi Racing, owned by Chip Ganassi.

- Drivers: Sara Price and Kyle Leduc.

- Incredibly ALL-AMERICAN and also incredibly unlucky.

- Championship Position 2021: 8th.

Xite Energy Racing

- Owned by Oliver Bennett.

- Drivers: Klara Andersson and Oliver Bennett.

- Andersson is completely new to the series this year, but is missing the first race with COVID.

- Championship Position 2021: 9th.

McLaren XE

- Owned by Zak Brown

- Drivers: Emma Gilmour and Tanner Foust.

- This is the team’s first year in Extreme E.

- Championship Position 2021: N/A

Championship Drivers:

- These stand in for ill/injured drivers.

- Jutta Kleinschmidt was originally one, then performed so well standing in for Claudia Hürtgen that she got hired!

- Tamara Molinaro, ITA

- Timo Scheider, DEU

#extreme e #mclaren xe #chip ganassi racing #xite energy racing #veloce #jean eric vergne #zak brown #oliver bennett #emma gilmour #tanner foust #Christine gz #lance woolridge #Sara price #Kyle leduc #Tamara Molinaro #klara andersson #timo scheider

[extremee]

Jutta Kleinschmidt and Timo Scheider, the joker drivers, at the Desert X-Prix (04.04.2021) by Colin McMaster

#jutta kleinschmidt #timo scheider #desert xprix 2021 #*edit #by sarah #Queue

[teamgermany]

DTM 101

Hello ladys and gentleman, lads and guys, ppl and cute pets, I am back with a post which I came up at 4 am last night and am currently writing during my introductional history class so buckle up and enjoy the mess.

@allthewayabt​ did a similiar post and I was inspired by it and felt like there was more to unwrap and also who tf does actually listen to their zoom classes, can’t relate lmao

- DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, don’t ask me who came up with that Denglish af name pls) is currently trying to save their asses somehow because they went from 3 brands (audi, mercedes and bmw) to basically 1 (bmw) and some private sponsored teams (i think that’s also how Robert Kubica got his DTM seat but don’t take my word on this)  - there’s two practice sessions on Friday and two qualifyings - one on Saturday for the Saturday race and one on Sunday for the Sunday race (however, there is no practice session between the two races)  - some basic rules:    no team radio (it’s been a rule for a few years, before we got stuff like “Timo, schieb ihn raus!” which was and still is iconic & painful shit imo)    during the pit stop the team can talk to the driver & updates them on everything that is going on    also the team radio is allowed to be used in dangerous situations (such as if a car has to retire quickly before it becomes dangerous)    otherwise the driver can do some talks with himself on the radio because the team cannot answer him    1 mandatory pit stop     HOWEVER pit stops under the safety car do not count, so that spices things up if the safety car comes on track while there a drivers pitting    the pit crew is very small (5 ppl or smth) so the pit stops are slower   tyres are cold when they are put onto the car so the timing is very much deciding - if there are cars with warm tyres behind, the likeliness of getting eaten up is very very high     the wet tyres are warmed up I think but again, don’t take my word on this for granted hfifbiuebur  - famous drivers are our lord and legend Bernd Mayländer, Timo Glock, Ralf Schumacher, Pascal Wehrlein (the youngest DTM champ ever before going to F1 <3), Timo Scheider, Matthias Ekström, Rene Rast (duh), Gary Paffett, Paul di Resta, Tom Kristensen, Nico Müller and so on and so on  - Keke Rosberg (yes, Nico R’s dad) owns a team backed by Audi and they are the current team & drivers champions with Rene Rast and Jamie Green (not sure how it’s going to be this season with Audi having left)  - DTM drives on the legendary Norisring in the middle of Nürnburg (it is really dope ngl) - there’s a youtube chancel that uploads races in German as well as in English so no worries if the races are in the middle of the night or you can’t watch it for some other reasons  - as mentioned above, Pascal Wehrlein used to drive for Mercedes in DTM before driving in F1 and won the championship on the last weekend and there was some drama going on which included Timo Scheider (I think?) being told to push Pascal out (which he did, I can only recommend watching the video because well ... I use it quite a lot lmao) - in case anyone remembers the pic of Seb and Fabian in his Audio TT Cup suit - that was taken at one of the DTM races, the Audi TT Cup has been replaced by the DTM Trophy, the European F3 and W-Series used to drive as support series as well  - this crash from Rene at the Lausitzring is worth seeing because the fact that he walked away from that unharmed is ... wow (pretty sure if you type in dtm lausitzring 18 rene rast you’ll find the video)  That’s what my monkey brain can think of so far, if y’all have any questions/ideas what else needs to be covered let me now (it’s not like I’m taking the zoom university serious anyway) !

#also dont take this too serious #dtm shitpost #i guess #dtm #deutsche tourenwagen masters #dtm 101 #dtm 2021 #alex albon #:)

[crosscountryrally]

¿Cómo se diseña un circuito de la Extreme E?

Guy Nicholls, el jefe deportivo de la Extreme E y Timo Scheider, piloto de Campeonato de la categoría y que también recientemente compitió por Xite Energy Racing, describieron el proceso que ha generado gran atención debido al espectacular Copper X-Prix en Chile.

Scheider fue invitado a colaborar con la categoría por James Taylor, director del campeonato de Extreme E, confiando en sus 30 años de experiencia en el automovilismo y su reciente paso por el Mundial de RallyCross.

El proceso comienza determinando una locación que sea capaz de recibir la carrera a partir de la logística que se descarga del buque St. Helena. Luego de eso, Scheider, Nicholls y su equipo pasan tres días recorriendo el sitio donde se construirá la pista para explorar todos los elementos. Luego, se escogen los mejores lugares para las diferentes características de la pista, pensando en la acción deportiva pero también en el paisaje de fondo y en las tomas de la transmisión televisiva. Ahí se toma mucho tiempo, verificando las capacidades técnicas para poder transmitir la acción y para que las cámaras se ubiquen en lugares atractivos pero también seguros para el equipo de TV en pista. Luego de que se tienen las cámaras generales ubicadas, se pasa a trabajar en las cámaras de efectos, lo que puede hacer cambiar el recorrido ligeramente. Entonces, se diseña donde irán los comisarios y se termina el circuito.  Nicholls se preocupa de la seguridad y el aspecto visual de la pista, en tanto que Scheider pone en perspectiva la visión del piloto. El proceso intenta dejar el menor efecto posible en el escenario utilizado, del punto de vista que tiene la categoría de reducir sus impactos ambientales.

Parte importante del proceso es cuando se posicionan por primera vez las banderas que forman el trazado. Se elige de forma tal que se eviten peligros que puedan existir en el terreno como hoyos o zonas de piedras y rocas. Pero según Nicholls cuando se ponen las banderas cambia completamente la forma de ver la pista y debes iterar. Para eso se juega no solo con la bandera que representa el vertice sino también con la bandera redundante que completa el circuito por fuera. La elección del ángulo de la curva puede determinar que un auto cruce a 30 km/h o a 80 km/h siendo la pista la misma, luego las banderas son clave para evitar posibles riesgos de seguridad.

La celebrada pista en Chile contó con la colaboración de  Earl Desiderio, que ha trabajado en carreras de UTV, ATV, Trophy Trucks y el Dakar. La visión de Desiderio en pistas estadounidenses fue clave para construir los saltos y peraltes de la pista del Antofagasta Minerals Copper X-Prix.

Según Scheider, la búsqueda de circuitos extremos y desafiantes es una solicitud directa de Alejandro Agag, el CEO y fundador de la categoría. Por eso busca trazados que saquen a relucir a los mejores pilotos y que tengan diferentes opciones de líneas y den la posibilidad de adelantar a pesar del polvo.

Según ambos, el mejor éxito que han conseguido sus diseños corresponde a la pista de Neom de este año donde la carrera se definió con un espectacular adelantamiento de Johan Kristoffersson sobre Laia Sanz en la última curva. Kristoffersson eligió una pista alternativa entre dos banderas y recorrió mucha más distancia que Laia pero fue mucho más rápido y por eso logró adelantar y ganar la carrera. Ese era precisamente el objetivo de la colocación de las banderas en esa sección.

Sin embargo, ambos diseñadores coinciden en que las dos pistas más desafiantes e interesantes que han hecho son Groenlandia, por la gran variedad de terrenos que ofrecía y también por lo increíble del lugar y el primer circuito realizado en Al-Ula, Arabia Saudita, que tenía un espectacular descenso que sorprendió a todos los espectadores en la primera carrera de la historia de la Extreme E. Ambos trazados además fueron de los más largos que se han diseñado, con 9 kilómetros de extensión.

Imágenes: Prensa Extreme E

#Timo Scheider #James Taylor #Guy Nicholls #Extreme E #ExtremeE #Alejandro Agag #ExtremeE 2022 #Dakar Roadbook

[ewrthings-race-repair-repeat]

2020 Swecon World RX of Sweden (Round 2) 

In a brilliant example as to why rallycross is one of the most exciting forms of motorsport in the world Swede, Mattias Ekström, clinched a dramatic and highly impressive win in the second round of the 2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship.

Driving his KYB Team JC Audi S1 with 100% commitment Ekström was able to beat Johan Kristoffersson's VW Polo R (winner of yesterday's first round) by a mere tenth of a second. Ekström and Kristoffersson were the class of the field (once again) and provided a thrilling race - trading tenth of seconds as different Joker Lap strategy kept them apart on track. Sadly for Kristoffersson he was adjudged to have exceeded track limits and given a 5 second penalty - thus handing second overall to a distant Kevin Hansen and his Peugeot 208.

German Timo Scheider (SEAT Ibiza) completed an impressive weekend by claiming another fourth overall whilst Robin Larsson (Audi S1) and Andreas Bakkerud (Renault Megane) filled the final finishing positions.

As the FIA World Rallycross Championship ends an enthralling and dramatic weekend in Holjes, Sweden Johan Kristoffersson takes a slender championship lead to rounds 3 and 4 of the championship. Rounds 3 and 4 are another double header, this time in Kouvola, Finland on the 29th and 30th of August.

#sweden #audi #vw #rallycross #ekström

[itracing]

2020 FIA World RX Championship Rivals Revealed

The permanent entry list for the 2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship released today, offering up the tantalizing prospect of a title contest every bit as intense as the season-long skirmish which highlighted the 2019 edition.

The 13 drivers confirmed for all 10 rounds features World Champions, European Champions, title aspirants & young guns poised to shake up the order.

Among the roster of permanent competitors, who will be joined by a number of round-by-round entries at each event, there are drivers representing 8 nations, supported by world-class teams and six manufacturers.

In 2019, after 196 races, including an incident-filled finale, the leading protagonists for the drivers’ title – Timmy Hansen and Andreas Bakkerud – were tied on 211 points. The trophy went to the elder Hansen – courtesy of four wins to one.

So, just when you thought it would be hard to surpass a season-long rivalry which went to the wire in South Africa, along comes a double World RX champion intent of adding further silverware to his ample collection. Welcome back Johan Kristoffersson.

Kristoffersson, the title-winner in 2017 and 2018, rejoins the fray at the wheel of a VW Polo GTI RX for Kristoffersson Motorsport. He is supported by the Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS.

As for the Hansens, Timmy, the champion in residence, is joined by younger brother Kevin, the former European champion, in a pair of Team Hansen Peugeot 208s in which they will also defend their teams’ championship.

Norwegian Bakkerud links up again with the flamboyant Briton Liam Doran under the Monster RX Cartel banner – the team is being run this year by the French outfit GC Kompetition. This season they have swapped their Audi S1s for Renault Megane RS RXs.

GC Kompetition founder Guerlain Chicherit partners with Lithuania’s Rokas Baciuska in another pair of Renault Clios in the GC Unkorrupted squad. Sweden’s Anton Marklund is in a Renault Megane as the GCK Bilstein entry.

Hyundai is represented by GRX Taneco in the shape of Finland’s Niclas Gronholm and Russia’s Timur Timerzyanov. Gronholm, who recorded two wins in 2019 but missed two rounds due to illness, is expected to challenge strongly for honours as is Timerzyanov, who posted a notable maiden World RX victory at Spa-Francorchamps.

Timo Scheider is joined by team boss Rene Muennich for the German ALL-INKL.COM Muennich Motorsport outfit which will field uprated and improved Seat Ibizas.

Sweden’s Robin Larsson, the 2019 FIA European Champion, steps up to World RX full time and will race an Audi S1 with the JC Raceteknik team.

Apart from the permanent drivers, a number of round-by-round entries will be announced over the coming weeks.

Paul Bellamy, Senior Vice President of Motorsports Events at IMG, the series promoter, said the quality of the permanent entry list highlights the strength and appeal of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, now in its seventh year.

“The 2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship permanent entry list underlines the lure of World RX for both teams and drivers. We thought it would be tough to eclipse the drama and excitement of our 2019 season but if you look at the class of 2020, we have all the ingredients for a rivalry every bit as intense,” Bellamy said.

“Our 2020 line-up is bursting with world-class talent – including two world champions, European champions and multiple race winners.”

The 2020 championship will have 10 rounds over four continents, starting in Spain in April, and including a return to Portugal, a first-time visit to the iconic Nurburgring circuit, and finally concluding in South Africa in November.

#World Rallycross Championship #wrc #rally #racing #news #cars #fia

[motorsportverso]

Desert X-Prix 1 Arabia Saudita

Recapitulando as equipes X44 Vida Vida Carbon Racing, ABT Cupra , Hummer EV Chip Ganassi racing e  Carl Cox Motorsport deixaram a categoria , essas duas ultimas podendo retornar a nova Extreme H em 2025 , e entrando a Legacy Motor Club e Sun Minimal Team.

Q1

Corrida 1

Entrys

Mclaren

JBXE

Veloce

Sun Minimal

Na largada Kevin Hansen largou bem

Kevin Hansen terminou a 1ª volta na frente

Momento em que Andreas Bakkured passava a Klara Andersson

Troca de pilotos: Veloce; Molly Taylor, Mclaren; Cristina Guttierrez, JBXE; Dania Akeel, Sun Minimal; Timo Scheider.

No final da 3ª volta a Veloce tinha uma vantagem de 6.11s para a Mclaren

A vitória da corrida 1 do Q1 ficou com a Veloce Racing

Corrida 2

Entrys

Andretti

Legacy Motor Club

Aciona Sainz

Rosberg X Racing

Destaque dessa corrida , a participação de uma lenda da vários esportes Travis Pastrana, fazendo sua estreia na Extreme E.

Na largada Catie Munnings largou bem até a primeira curva

Até que Kristofersson passar todo mundo.

No final da 1ª volta Kristofersson terminou na frente.

Troca de pilotos :Rosberg x Racing:Mikaela Ahlin-Kotulinsky , Andretti:Timmy Hansen, Aciona:Fraser McConnell, Legacy Motor Club: Travis Pastrana

A vitória da corrida 2 do Q1 ficou com a dupla da Rosberg x Racing

Q2

Na largada Pastrana e McConnell  largaram bem

Fraser McConnell terminou a 1ª volta na frente

Troca de pilotos: Aciona: Laia Sanz; Legacy Motor Club: Gray Leadbetter;Veloce: Kevin Hansen; JBXE: Andreas Bakkured

Na penúltima volta Kevin Hansen estava se aproximando da Gray Leadbetter.

Momento em que Kevin passou a Leadbetter

#extreme e #rally #off road #e-racing

[sweetpeapoppy]

Along with:

Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky, Katherine Legge, Alice Powell, Sebastian Ogier, Andreas Bakkerud, Timo Scheider, Kevin Hansen, Timmy Hansen, Sacha Prost, Lucas di Grassi, and Andre Lotterer.

#excited #extreme e #andre lotterer #lucas di grassi #sebastien ogier #jamie chadwick #alice powell #katherine legge #andreas bakkerud #timo schieder #kevin hansen #timmy hansen #sacha prost

[hittveu]

  ADAC GT Masters, 5. + 6. Lauf Red Bull Ring 2018 – Foto: Gruppe C Photography; #42 BMW M6 GT3, BMW Team Schnitzer: Timo Scheider, Mikkel Jensen

ADAC GT Masters, 1. + 2. Lauf Oschersleben 2018 – Foto: Gruppe C Photography; #42 BMW M6 GT3, BMW Team Schnitzer: Timo Scheider, Mikkel Jensen

MOST, : GT Master, Championship 2018, Most, Tschechien, Autodromo Most on April, 28, 2018, Most: ADAC GT Masters, Check Republic. (Photo by Juergen Tap) , 042 – Mikkel Jensen – Timo Scheider BMW M6 GT3 – BMW Team Schnitzer – GT Masters

ADAC GT Masters, 5. + 6. Lauf Red Bull Ring 2018 – Foto: Gruppe C Photography; #42 BMW M6 GT3, BMW Team Schnitzer: Timo Scheider, Mikkel Jensen

Timo Scheider: “Gebe alles, um das ADAC GT Masters zu gewinnen” • Ex-DTM-Champion spricht im Interview über seine ersten Rennen im ADAC GT Masters • Scheider von Leistungsdichte in der “Liga der Supersportwagen” beeindruckt • BMW-Pilot will unter die ersten drei der Gesamtwertung München. Ex-DTM-Star Timo Scheider (39/Lochau, BMW Team Schnitzer) blickt im Interview auf seinen Einstand im ADAC GT Masters zurück. Er erklärt seine Rolle als Mentor der BMW-Junioren und sagt, was seine Ziele bei den verbleibenden Rennen der “Liga der Supersportwagen” sind.

Herr Scheider, Sie haben Ihre ersten drei Rennwochenenden im ADAC GT Masters absolviert und sind zwei Mal auf das Podest gefahren. Zeit für eine Zwischenbilanz. Wie haben Sie sich im ADAC GT Masters eingelebt? Scheider: “Ich fühle mich im ADAC GT Masters sehr wohl. Das Gesamtpaket auch mit dem BMW Team Schnitzer und der gesamten BMW-Crew passt. Für mich sind die Wochenenden im Vergleich zur DTM entspannt. Aber mein Ziel im ADAC GT Masters ist natürlich ebenfalls möglichst erfolgreich zu sein. Konsequentes Arbeiten hat dabei natürlich oberste Priorität. Ich muss jedoch auch sagen, dass ich mich noch – nach 16 Jahren in der DTM – in manchen Situationen an das GT3-Auto herantasten muss. Ich lerne immer noch das eine oder andere dazu. Aber es ist gut, wenn man auch im höheren Rennfahreralter noch etwas lernen kann. Mein Ziel bleibt natürlich, immer so schnell wie möglich zu sein.”

Was hat Sie in der Serie am meisten überrascht? “Auf jeden Fall die Ausgeglichenheit. In Spielberg lagen zum Beispiel mal 29 Autos innerhalb von einer Sekunde – und das bei acht verschiedenen Herstellern. Das ist wirklich sehr beeindruckend und zeigt die Qualität der Serie und die der Fahrer, die mittlerweile im ADAC GT Masters starten. Es sind große Namen aus der DTM, aus dem Sportwagenbereich oder aus anderen Serien dort unterwegs – und es kriegt niemand etwas geschenkt. Denn auch die anderen Teams und Fahrer arbeiten auf einem extrem hohen Niveau.”

Sie arbeiten im BMW Team Schnitzer eng mit den BMW-Junioren zusammen. Wie sehen Sie da ihre Rolle? “Es macht unheimlich viel Spaß mit den Jungs zusammenzuarbeiten. Ich bin zwar so etwas wie ihr Mentor, aber wir sind auch Teamkollegen und schon Kumpels geworden. Wir versuchen alle gemeinsam die Performance zu verbessern – sowohl auf als auch neben der Rennstrecke. Wenn sie eine Frage stellen, gebe ich gerne Auskunft. Wie gut unser Verhältnis ist, zeigt sich auch daran, dass die Junioren mich in Schweden in der Rallycross-WM mit einem Wohnmobil besucht haben. Wir sind mehr als bloß Teamkollegen.”

Ein paar Sätze zu Mikkel Jensen, mit dem Sie sich den BMW M6 GT3 teilen. Wie schlägt er sich? “Er schlägt sich unheimlich gut. Er ist sehr ehrgeizig und fokussiert. Er sagt, was er denkt. Das finde ich sehr positiv. Vom Speed her ist er unheimlich stark. Er weiß schon wirklich, wie man ein GT-Auto im Grenzbereich bewegt. Daher gibt es sogar die eine oder andere Situation, in der ich mir auch Dinge abschauen kann.”

Anfang August geht es auf dem Nürburgring mit dem ADAC GT Masters weiter. Was erwarten Sie sich von der zweiten Saisonhälfte? “Vor dem Wochenende in Spielberg hatten wir uns vorgenommen, möglichst viele Punkte einzufahren, damit wir im Titelkampf mitreden können. Das Wochenende dort ist sehr gut verlaufen. Wir sind jetzt Fünfte in der Gesamtwertung und noch in Schlagdistanz zur Tabellenspitze. Ich sehe für uns das Ziel, die Top drei der Punktewertung zu erreichen. Dafür ist es ganz, ganz wichtig, konstant zu punkten. Wenn das gelingt, hat man eine realistische Chance unter die ersten drei zu fahren. Und wenn es am Ende sogar eine Chance auf den Titel gibt, nehme ich diese gern an. Ich würde natürlich alles dafür geben, das ADAC GT Masters zu gewinnen.”

ADAC GT Masters-Kalender 2018

13.04.-15.04.2018 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 27.04.-29.04.2018 Autodrom Most (CZ) 08.06.-10.06.2018 Red Bull Ring (A) 03.08.-05.08.2018 Nürburgring 17.08.-19.08.2018 Circuit Zandvoort (NL) 07.09.-09.09.2018 Sachsenring 21.09.-23.09.2018 Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg

Quelle: ADAC GT Masters

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