Weissach also had more reason to celebrate, as Porsche Team Manthey secured a 1-2 finish with the 911 RSRs in GTE Pro, after an inter-team battle that started after the #51 AF Corse Ferrari of Toni Vilander and Gianmaria Bruni slipped down the order after losing the lead on lap 12.
The #92 911 of Holzer, Lietz and Makowiecki had the best strategy in place after the #91 of Tandy, Bergmeister and Pilet lead for much of the race. The lead changed between the sister cars multiple times, but the call to get the #92 in for the right tyres at the right times played dividends when the conditions started to worsen in the latter stages.
The #97 Aston Martin of Turner and Mucke coming in for a stop and go penalty later in the race, but rounded off the podium with all three teams being on the lead lap in class.
Aston Martin Racings’ 10th anniversary was just getting warmed up, as the Am class saw a 1-2 from the Prodrive firm, as the Danish trio of David Heinemeier Hansson, Nicki Thiim and Kristian Poulson in the #95 Vantage finished ahead of the #98 sister car with Pedro Lamy, Paul Dalla Lana and Christoffer Nygaard.
Pro Am Steals the Show
story: Alex Goldschmidt