ALMS: Third place for Porsche RS Spyder at Mid-Ohio
Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas gave the petrol direct-injection engine that made its debut in the Porsche RS Spyder a successful maiden result: at the sixth round of the American Le Mans Series at Lexington/Mid-Ohio, they finished sixth overall. The prototype fitted with dampers and a clutch from ZF Sachs Race Engineering fielded by the Penske Racing team clinched victory in the LM P2 class as well. Maassen/Long, Dyson/Smith and Leitzinger/Franchitti were three further Porsches equipped with ZF Sachs high-tech to manage the leap into the top eight. For as much as the third time this season, overall victory went to Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner, who – like their second-placed brand colleagues Rinaldo Capello and Emanuele Pirro – drove the Audi R10 TDI diesel sports car equipped with a clutch from Schweinfurt.
Results, Mid-Ohio (USA), 6th round, ALMS, 17 Jul – 19 Jul 2008:
1. L. Luhr/M. Werner, Audi, 111 laps, ZF Sachs
2. R. Capello/E. Pirro, Audi, + 7.717s, ZF Sachs
3. T. Bernhard/R. Dumas, Porsche, + 11.272s, ZF Sachs
4. D. Brabham/S. Sharp, Acura, + 11.881s
5. A. Fernandez/L. Diaz, Acura, + 18.519s
6. S. Maassen/P. Long, Porsche, + 32.798s, ZF Sachs
7. C. Dyson/G. Smith, Porsche, + 52.516s, ZF Sachs
8. B. Leitzinger/M. Franchitti, Porsche, + 56.665s, ZF Sachs
Formula 1: Heidfeld on fourth thanks to recovery
At the tenth Formula 1 race of the season at Hockenheim, Nick Heidfeld impressed with a recovery from the twelfth grid position to a fourth-place finish. The German, whose BMW Sauber racing car is fitted with dampers from ZF Sachs Race Engineering, was thus the best-placed local hero. Team-mate Robert Kubica, who came seventh, scored two Championship points. Felipe Massa, driving with dampers from Schweinfurt in his Ferrari as well, mounted the podium for as much as the sixth time this season after finishing third. In the team standings the Brazilian, together with Ferrari colleague Kimi Räikkönen, achieved a commanding defence of the lead ahead of BMW Sauber.
Results, GP Deutschland (D), 10th round, FIA Formula 1 World Championship, 18 Jul – 20 Jul 2008:
1. L. Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1h31m20.874s
2. N. Piquet, Renault, + 5.586s
3. F. Massa, Ferrari, + 9.339s, ZF Sachs
4. N. Heidfeld, BMW-Sauber, + 9.825s, ZF Sachs
5. H. Kovalainen, McLaren-Mercedes, + 12.411s
6. K. Räikkönen, Ferrari, + 14.483s, ZF Sachs
7. R. Kubica, BMW-Sauber, + 22.603s, ZF Sachs
8. S. Vettel, STR-Ferrari, + 33.282s
Drivers’ championship:
1. L. Hamilton, 58 points; 2. F. Massa, 54; 3. K. Räikkönen, 51; 4. R. Kubica, 48; 5. N. Heidfeld, 41; 6. H. Kovalainen, 28; 7. J. Trulli, 20; 8. M. Webber, 18; 9. F. Alonso, 13; 10. R. Barrichello, 11.
Constructors’ championship:
1. Ferrari, 105 points; 2. BMW-Sauber, 89; 3. McLaren-Mercedes, 86; 4. Toyota, 25; 5. Red Bull-Renault, 24; 6. Renault, 23; 7. Williams-Toyota, 16; 8. Honda, 14; 9. STR-Ferrari, 8.
Other results
Results, Hockenheim (D), 8th round, Porsche Supercup, 18 Jul – 20 Jul 2008:
1. C. Mamerow, Porsche, 24m38.170s, ZF Sachs
2. J. van Lagen, Porsche, + 1.704s, ZF Sachs
3. J. Bleekemolen, Porsche, + 4.768s, ZF Sachs
4. D. Faulkner, Porsche, + 5.705s, ZF Sachs
5. R. Rast, Porsche, + 8.515s, ZF Sachs
6. N. Armindo, Porsche, + 10.151s, ZF Sachs
7. M. Ragginger, Porsche, + 10.278s, ZF Sachs
8. D. Saelens, Porsche, + 11.638s, ZF Sachs
Drivers’ standings:
1. J. Bleekemolen, 120 points; 2. J. Seyffarth, 86; 3. C. Mamerow, 79; 4. D. Faulkner, 78; 5. J. van Lagen, 75; 6. D. Watts, 70; 7. U. Alzen, 67; 8. S. Edwards, 62; 9. P. Huisman, 61; 10. R. Rast, 55.
Results, Hockenheim (D), 7th and 8th round, Formula BMW Europe, 18 Jul – 20 Jul 2008:
Race 1
1. E. Gutierrez, BMW, 24m39.519s, ZF Sachs
2. A. Tambay, BMW, + 6.773s, ZF Sachs
3. M. Wittmann, BMW, + 7.151s, ZF Sachs
4. J. Jaafar, BMW, + 19.403s, ZF Sachs
5. M. Marinescu, BMW, + 21.821s, ZF Sachs
6. D. Juncadella, BMW, + 22.285s, ZF Sachs
7. M. Christensen, BMW, + 22.845s, ZF Sachs
8. P. Bianchini, BMW, + 23.471s, ZF Sachs
Race 2
1. E. Gutierrez, BMW, 23m01.659s, ZF Sachs
2. A. Tambay, BMW, + 6.659s, ZF Sachs
3. M. Wittmann, BMW, + 10.542s, ZF Sachs
4. D. Juncadella, BMW, + 11.098s, ZF Sachs
5. K. Breysse, BMW, + 17.219s, ZF Sachs
6. P. Bianchini, BMW, + 19.178s, ZF Sachs
7. J. Jaafar, BMW, + 20.628s, ZF Sachs
8. M. Marinescu, BMW, + 22.826s, ZF Sachs
Drivers’ standings:
1. E. Gutierrez, 226 points; 2. A. Tambay, 180; 3. M. Wittmann, 150; 4. D. Juncadella, 138; 5. P. Bianchini, 101; 6. M. Marinescu, 92; 7. C. Huertas, 64; 8. D. Mengesdorf, 63; 9. M. Christensen, 60; 10. K. Breysse, 53.