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Jetalliance and AF Corse score double wins at Oschersleben

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ July 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

An exciting race under a cloudy sky saw the Jetalliance Racing team take one-two victory at Oschersleben this afternoon. Despite attempts from other teams and a messy safety car period the Austrian team repeated its qualifying performance and put its two cars on top of the podium. In GT2 AF Corse also secured a 1-2 finish[…]

First Corvette GT3 victory of the year at Oschersleben

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ July 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

For the first time in six races there was no Matech GT Racing Ford GT on top of the podium, but a Corvette Z06R. In a race that was behind the safety car for several laps the Ford GTs hit trouble while the Corvettes and Vipers battled it out all the way to the end. The MM-Racing Corvette of Jiri Skula and Martin Matzke crossed the line in first place, beating the La Torre Motorsport Vipers[…]

Jetalliance and AF Corse fastest in Warm Up

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ July 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Jetalliance Racing showed their will to win at Oschersleben again in the warm up session this morning as the pole sitting number 33 Aston Martin DBR9 of Karl Wendlinger and Ryan Sharp was fastest again around the Motorsport Arena. Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander were quickest in GT2[…]

Jetalliance and AF Corse claim Oschersleben poles

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ July 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Karl Wendlinger claimed pole position for tomorrow’s race here at Oschersleben. Team mate Alex Müller took second place, but the biggest surprise was the Escuderia ACA Argentina Ferrari 550 Maranello which took fourth place in the hands of José María López. In GT2 Gianmaria Bruni took pole position for AF Corse[…]

Pirri and Von Gartzen secure fifth win for Matech

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ July 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Luca Pirri and Jürgen von Gartzen won the first race of the FIA GT3 European Championship at Oschersleben. Having started from the sixth row the number 19 Matech GT Racing Ford GT managed to stay out of trouble and take the lead after the mandatory pit stops. Von Gartzen finished it off and took the chequered flag in first place.[…]

Jetalliance take control in Oschersleben Pre-Qualifying

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ July 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Karl Wendlinger was quickest in the Pre-Qualifying session on a warm Oschersleben circuit. Despite some black clouds around the track the sun was shining bright and the temperatures went up as the session got underway. The red flags came out twice this session, with the second one finishing the session. By that time Wendlinger’s Aston Martin had already clocked a 1:24.569.[…]

SRT Corvette quickest in Oschersleben Free Practice

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ July 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

As the clock showed 9 o’clock in the morning the light at the end of the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben pit lane went green and twenty-eight GT cars went out on the track for the free practice session. IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering and the iPOS Racing withdrew their entries prior to the event.[…]

Martini Callaway Racing tops second practice times

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ July 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

After setting third place in the first free practice session it was the Martini Callaway Racing Corvette Z06R GT3 of Alois Meir and Sascha Bert that was quickest around the 3.696 kilometers long Oschersleben circuit during the second free practice session of the weekend[…]

Prospeed and Trackspeed excluded from Adria (UPDATE)

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ July 4, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

After being under investigation since the Adria round the FIA today confirmed that all three Porsches entered in the FIA GT Championship round at Adria were excluded from the results. A homologation issue meant that the Trackspeed Porsche number 59 and the Prospeed Competition Porsches numbers 60 and 61 were found to be ‘illegal’ and therefore excluded.[…]

Hexis Racing quickest in first FIA GT3 practice

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ July 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Hexis Racing Aston Martin DBRS9 of Jean-Claude Lagniez and Frédéric Makowiecki was the quickest of 42 cars in the opening practice session here at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. The two French drivers rounded the track in 1:32.214.[…]