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The winner of round six of the
Müller clinched pole position in the qualifying on Saturday, with Cairoli lining up alongside him on second. As the two
When two backmarkers collided, the safety car was deployed briefly. After the restart, Cairoli made repeated attempts to get past Müller, but the 20-year-old Italian had no answer. “I had the feeling that I’d beat Sven at the start, but suddenly he appeared from the side. My team boss told me via radio that his move would be examined,” explained Cairoli. Müller said: “My car’s setup was good and I could turn fast laps. We’ll just have to wait and see what the final result looks like.”
The secret of Schmidt’s success was his excellent start which saw the Swiss overtake Robert Lukas (PL/Förch Racing by Lukas Motorsport). Unwavering, the 22 year old then set his sights on the third podium spot. “After the safety car phase I had a slight problem with the tyre temperature and afterwards I was out of the slipstream. Although my lap times were very good, this hampered my fight for the top,” said Schmidt. Robert Lukas (PL/Förch Racing by Lukas Motorsport) took the flag in fourth behind Schmidt, with Christian Engelhart (D/MRS GT-Racing) finishing on fifth. Supercup rookie Steven Palette (F/Martinet by Almeras) came sixth. Michael Ammermüller (D/Lechner MSG Racing Team) occupied position seven ahead of
Jaminet, who was relegated ten places down the starting grid after receiving a penalty from the previous Budapest race, worked his way through the field from position 13. “I managed to overtake five vehicles and bring home important points. At the next race in Spa the cards will be reshuffled and I’ll hopefully be back amongst the frontrunners,” said Jaminet.
Race seven of the
Hockenheim race*
1. Matteo Cairoli (I/Fach Auto Tech)
2. Sven Müller (D/Lechner MSG Racing Team)
3. Jeffrey Schmidt (CH/Lechner Racing Middle East)
4. Robert Lukas (PL/Förch Racing by Lukas Motorsport)
5. Christian Engelhart (D/MRS GT-Racing)
6. Steven Palette (F/Martinet by Almeras)
7. Michael Ammermüller (D/Lechner MSG Racing Team)
8. Mathieu Jaminet (F/Martinet by Almeras)
*Race result preliminary
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