DTM: One-two-three-four triumph for Audi at Zandvoort
With a 0.270-second lead, Mattias Ekström won the sixth DTM round ahead of his Audi brand colleagues Timo Scheider, Tom Kristensen and Martin Tomczyk. At Zandvoort,the Netherlands, Audi thus celebrated a one-two-three-four triumph in front of 48,000 spectators (throughout the weekend). All Audi A4 DTM cars are equipped with clutch high-tech from ZF Sachs Race Engineering. Bruno Spengler, Jamie Green and Paul di Resta, whose 2008-spec Mercedes cars use ZF Sachs clutches as well, had no chance and occupied places five to seven. With a five-point advantage, Timo Scheider continues heading the leaderboard in front of Zandvoort winner Mattias Ekström until the next race at the Nürburgring two weeks from now.
Results, Zandvoort (NL), 6th round, DTM, 11 Jul -13 Jul 2008:
1. M. Ekström, Audi, 1h 01m03.298s, ZF Sachs
2. T. Scheider, Audi, + 0.270s, ZF Sachs
3. T. Kristensen, Audi, + 6.760s, ZF Sachs
4. M. Tomczyk, Audi, + 10.183s, ZF Sachs
5. B. Spengler, Mercedes, + 21.919s, ZF Sachs
6. J. Green, Mercedes, + 23.079s, ZF Sachs
7. P. di Resta, Mercedes, + 45.910s, ZF Sachs
8. M. Winkelhock, Audi, + 49.564s, ZF Sachs
ALMS: One-two podium triumph for Porsche at Lime Rock
At the fifth round of the American Le Mans Series at Lime Rock the Porsche factory team celebrated two podium places. Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas finished as the runner-up behind David Brabham and Scott Sharp (Honda), Sascha Maassen and Patrick Long took third place. Both Porsche RS Spyders are fitted with dampers and clutches from ZF Sachs Race Engineering. The Porsche of Leitzinger/Franchitti fitted with ZF Sachs high-tech finished in the top ten as well (seventh place). The diesel-powered R10 TDI sports cars fitted with clutches from ZF Sachs fought for outright victory but finished fourth (Lucas Luhr/Marco Werner) and 21st (Dindo Capello/Emanuele Pirro) overall. The next ALMS round will take place at Mid-Ohio (USA) on 19 July.
Results, Lime Rock (USA), 5th round, ALMS, 11 Jul -12 Jul 2008:
1. D. Brabham/S. Sharp, Acura, 168 laps
2. T. Bernhard/R. Dumas, Porsche, + 18.872s, ZF Sachs
3. S. Maassen/P. Long, Porsche, + 1m 01.641s, ZF Sachs
4. L. Luhr/M. Werner, Audi, - 1 lap, ZF Sachs
5. A. Fernandez/L. Diaz, Acura, - 2 laps
6. F. Montagny/M. Andretti, Acura, - 3 laps
7. B. Leitzinger/M. Franchitti, Porsche, - 4 laps, ZF Sachs
8. J. O´Connell/J. Magnussen, Corvette, - 11 laps
Other results
Results, Zandvoort (NL), 6th round of World Touring Car Championship, 11 Jul – 13 Jul 2008:
Race 1
1. R. Rydell, SEAT, 22m 05.135s, ZF Sachs
2. N. Larini, Chevrolet, + 0.816s
3. Y. Muller, SEAT, + 8.160s, ZF Sachs
4. R. Huff, Chevrolet, + 10.681s
5. J. Gené, SEAT, + 12.316s, ZF Sachs
6. A. Priaulx, BMW, + 12.605s, ZF Sachs
7. T. Monteiro, SEAT, + 13.222s, ZF Sachs
8. F. Porteiro, BMW, + 13.662s
Race 2
1. G. Tarquini, SEAT, 20m 06.577s, ZF Sachs
2. A. Priaulx, BMW, + 0.327s, ZF Sachs
3. F. Porteiro, BMW, + 1.202s
4. J. Müller, BMW, + 1.745s
5. Y. Muller, SEAT, + 5.045s, ZF Sachs
6. A. Farfus, BMW, + 5.360s
7. R. Rydell, SEAT, + 6.306s, ZF Sachs
8. J. Gené, SEAT, + 7.637s, ZF Sachs
Results, Zandvoort (NL), 6th round, Porsche Carrera Cup, 11 Jul – 13 Jul 2008:
1. J. Seyffarth, Porsche, 28m31.417s, ZF Sachs
2. C. Mamerow, Porsche, + 7.962s, ZF Sachs
3. R. Rast, Porsche, + 11.774s, ZF Sachs
4. U. Alzen, Porsche, + 13.752s, ZF Sachs
5. J. Hardt, Porsche, + 13.965s, ZF Sachs
6. M. Holzer, Porsche, + 16.174s, ZF Sachs
7. M. Ragginger, Porsche, + 19.900s, ZF Sachs
8. C. Abt, Porsche, + 27.413s, ZF Sachs