{"id":4018,"date":"2019-08-27T12:23:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T10:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slickpix.de\/curbs\/?p=4018"},"modified":"2019-08-27T12:23:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T10:23:10","slug":"the-cream-of-the-crop-of-the-motorsport-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slickpix.de\/en\/racing\/die-creme-de-la-creme-der-motorsportwelt\/","title":{"rendered":"The cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of the motorsport world"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is THE event of the year, which the teams work towards 364 days a year, so that on the 365th day, every last detail is perfect. The 24-hour race on the legendary N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife is the \u201ewho's who\u201c of the motorsport world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24-Hour Qualifying Race 2019, The Final Countdown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prologue for the 24-hour race took place on May 18th\/19th and lasted for six hours. For the teams, it was the last opportunity for fine-tuning man and machine before facing the great challenge of the ADAC TOTAL 24h Race from June 20th to 23rd. Qualifying 1, in particular, offered drivers a 24-hour race in mini-format, as it lasted until dusk and provided a taste of the longest race of the season. For the participants of this race, whose roster is almost identical to that of the VLN, the first free practice session on the combined circuit began on Saturday at 12:15 PM. 99 vehicles were registered for the qualifying race, including top teams such as BMW Team Schnitzer, Manthey Racing, Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon, and Audi Sport Team Phoenix. The field ranged from VW Golf 5s to powerful machines like the Porsche 911 GT3 R. It became clear even during the qualifying race what all this effort was for, from setup drives to the final touches on the configuration \u2013 there was no trace of testing mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The overall winners: the Audi R 8 LMS with Kaffer\/Stippler\/Vervisch\/D. Vanthoor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

After the successful qualifying race, the top starting positions were set. Walkenhorst Motorsport, with drivers Christian Krognes, David Pittard, and Nicholas Yelloly, set the pace. They secured pole position with their BMW M6 GT3 and a best time of 8:19.081 minutes. Following them, ROWE Racing with drivers Krohn\/Edwards, also in a BMW M6 GT3, took second place with a best time of 8:20.584. \u201eThis is a dream, it's incredible,\u201c enthused team boss Henry Walkenhorst. \u201eAll three drivers did a fantastic job. Now the highlight, the 24h race, is just around the corner. We will use this success to deliver there as well. We can hardly wait,\u201c added team boss Henry Walkenhorst. BMW Group Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt also looked ahead optimistically to the 24h race after the success in the 24h qualifying race: \u201eThe 20th overall victory at the N\u00fcrburgring 24h race is once again one of our major goals this endurance racing season. We have been very close in recent years, but always lacked that final bit of luck. So you could say: We still have unfinished business with the \u201aGreen Hell\u2019.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overall second: the Mercedes AMG GT3 with Buhk\/Haupt\/J\u00e4ger\/Stolz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

24h Race 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even just walking up the arduous climb to the pit lane at the Lindner Hotel, one immediately noticed the enormous effort teams put into this one race a year \u2013 motorhome after motorhome. But once you reach the center of the pit lane, you can't help but be amazed, despite the familiar surroundings. Meticulous detail work, pure passion, and a lot of emotion come together here. Nothing works without passion here... On the Nordschleife alone, drivers have to navigate 73 corners over 20.832 kilometers, 33 left and 40 right. With the 24-hour race variant, which combines the Grand Prix circuit and the Nordschleife, there are 40 left turns and 47 right turns that the drivers had to tackle with utmost concentration in every corner \u2013 25.378 km of pure adrenaline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grueling 24:08:14.647 hour battle was a dream come true for Audi Sport Team Phoenix. Pierre Kaffer, Frank Stippler, Frederic Vervisch, and Dries Vanthoor didn't have to hide after their nearly flawless race with a best time of 8:20.825 minutes on the 152nd lap. The popular Manthey Porsche with start number 911 and drivers Bamber\/Christensen\/Estre\/L. Vanthoor finished in second place but was subsequently disqualified. \u201eThe engine of our inspected vehicle 911 met all homologation requirements,\u201c stated Manthey regarding the fraud accusation. \u201eOnly the performance value calculated by the ADAC technical committee did not match the specified and used restrictor size of 2 x 34.6 millimeters in diameter. We must admit that we did not check the plausibility of this value, calculated by the organizer, on the performance test bench in Weissach or on our roller test bench in Meuspath. We accept the verdict.\u201c The Mercedes AMG Team Black Falcon with start number 3 rubbed its hands with joy as they moved up to second place overall, having originally finished third. Audi Sport Team Car Collection with drivers Markus Winkelhock, Christopher Haase, Marcel F\u00e4ssler, and Ren\u00e9 Rast also completed the podium of the spectacular race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n