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Larry ten Voorde (NL/MRS GT-Racing) takes up round five of the
While the 32-strong field had to cope with sweltering temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius during Friday’s practice, the qualifying session was held under cloudy skies and a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius. Ten Voorde immediately posted the top time in the 30-minute session, which no other competitor could top initially. However, that changed in the final minutes: Pereira lapped the 4.574-kilometre circuit in 1:41.258 minutes, only to have ten Voorde make a countermove and undercut the Luxembourger’s time by 0.013 seconds. “On my flying lap I had to pass a slower vehicle and that probably cost me a little time. Pole position would have been perfect, but Hockenheim offers several places to overtake,” said Pereira. This is the first time this season that the 22-year-old starts from the front grid row.
The two-time champion Ammermüller is still waiting for his first Supercup victory in front of home crowds. The German takes up Sunday’s race from position three, after clocking a qualifying time of 1:41.597 minutes. “I actually expected a better result but ultimately I simply made one or two mistakes too many. Still, I have a good feeling that I’ll be amongst the frontrunners in the race,” said Ammermüller. Lining up on the grid behind the seasoned specialist from Rotthalmünster is Tio Ellinas (CY/Momo Megatron Lechner Racing) and Florian Latorre (F/Fach Auto Tech). Sixth in qualifying went to
Al Faisal Al Zubair (OM/Lechner Racing Middle East) tackles the race on P7, with the following grid positions occupied by Mikkel Pedersen (DK/Dinamic Motorsport), Jaap van Lagen (NL/martinet by ALMÉRAS) and Ayhancan Güven (TR/martinet by ALMÉRAS) as the best rookie. Behind the trio,
A guest team from the
Qualifying Hockenheim
1. Larry ten Voorde (NL/MRS GT-Racing), 1:41.245 minutes
2. Dylan Pereira (L/Momo Megatron Lechner Racing), 1:41.258 minutes
3. Michael Ammermüller (D/BWT Lechner Racing), 1:41.597 minutes
4. Tio Ellinas (CY/Momo Megatron Lechner Racing), 1:41.612 minutes
5. Florian Latorre (F/Fach Auto Tech), 1:41.623 minutes
6. Julien Andlauer (F/BWT Lechner Racing), 1:41.721 minutes
7. Al Faisal Al Zubair (OM/Lechner Racing Middle East), 1:41.796 minutes
8. Mikkel Pedersen (DK/Dinamic Motorsport), 1:41.804 minutes
9. Jaap van Lagen (NL/martinet by ALMÉRAS), 1:41.823 minutes
10. Ayhancan Güven (TR/martinet by ALMÉRAS), 1:41.837 minutes