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Qualifying
In the Top 30 Qualifying on Friday evening, the fight for grid positions for the Nürburgring 24-hour race gets underway for the Manthey Racing
The second qualifying began on a wet track but was almost completely dry by the end of the session. The #911
Comments on the 2nd qualifying
Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser, Head of
Drivers 911 GT3 R #911
Earl Bamber: “The qualifying was good. We continued to work on the car for the race and we’re really well prepared. There’s a great mood in the team. The next time I sit in the car will be for the race. I can hardly wait.”
Kévin Estre: “I only drove one lap on the Nordschleife. There were still a lot of damp places so I didn’t take any risks. We already know where we stand. The set-up of our 911 GT3 R works. I’m sure we’ll do well in the Top 30 Qualifying.”
Patrick Pilet: “That was a good stint on an almost completely dry track. Our 911 GT3 R is consistently quick, and there are no problems. I’m confident we have a good car for the race.”
Nick Tandy: “This qualifying session was the last chance for us to give our car its final tweaks for the race. Only two or three laps will be driven in the Top 30 Qualifying this evening so that won’t yield us any new insights. We are very happy with our 911 GT3 R. All the drivers took part in this session, so we can all tackle the race with a very good feeling for the track.”
Driver 911 GT3 R #912
Frédéric Makowiecki: “We made a few minor changes to the 911 GT3 R after the first qualifying and everything worked well. I drove the entire qualifying but the lap times were actually of secondary importance to me. In the Top 30 Qualifying things will be quite different.”
Result 2nd qualifying
1. Alzen/Arnold/Götz/Seyffarth (D/D/D/D), Mercedes, 8:16.311 minutes
2. Vietoris/Seefried/Hohenadel/Van der Zande (D/D/D/NL), Mercedes, + 0.179 sec.
3. Al Faisal/Gerwin/Dontje/Huff (SAU/D/NL/GB), Mercedes, + 2.064
5. Abbelen/Schmitz/Huisman/Siedler (D/D/NL/A),
10. Tandy/Estre/Bamber/Pilet (GB/F/NZ/F),
15. Lietz/Bergmeister/Christensen/Makowiecki (A/D/DK/F),
+ 5.028
19. Weiss/Kainz/Krumbach/Stursberg (D/D/D/D),
23. Klohs/Schmidtmann/Richter/Renauer (D/D/D/D),
32. Dumbreck/Henzler/Ragginger/Imperatori (GB/D/A/CHN),
The Top 30 Qualifying, which determines the grid positions for the top teams, will be held Friday from 19.50 to 20.30 hrs. Kévin Estre (#911) and Frédéric Makowiecki (#912) will drive for Manthey Racing.
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