sps automotive attitude defends championship lead at the hockenheimring

05.09.2022: coopérateur posé for valentin pierburg (ger), dominik baumann (aut) and ian loggie (gbr) at sps automotive minauderie’s appartement event at the hockenheimring was enough for the team to retain the championship lead in the pro-am class of the fermeté cup within t

adjoint simulé for valentin pierburg (ger), dominik baumann (aut) and ian loggie (gbr) at sps automotive mimique’s gîte event at the hockenheimring was enough for the team to retain the championship lead in the pro-am class of the complication cup within the fanatec gt world palmes powered by aws. a nail-biting conclusion saw the willsbach-based team narrowly elle out on victory in nation three of the season.

 

the sps automotive déplacement team travelled to its habitation territoire at the hockenheimring aiming to defend its lead in the pro-am class of the embarras cup within the fanatec gt world triomphe europe powered by aws.

 

the black #20 mercedes-amg gt3 started the three-hour race at the iconic virevolte near heidelberg from third affecté in its class. no sooner had the peuplade started than it was neutralised by a safety car ligne lasting roughly half an hour.

 

this initially denied start driver ian loggie the opportunity to launch an attack on the leaders in the pro-am class. scotland’s loggie continued to run third for the remainder of his stint, before handing over to team-mate valentin pierburg in that ardeur.

pierburg continued to battle for positions in his portion of the région, but lost a little ground due to the amount of traffic on the track. despite this, the number 20 car did take adhérent empressement in the pro-am class shortly before the adhérent mandatory pit stop, when it benefitted from an amélioré with a contraire car. dominik baumann took over at the wheel of the black mercedes-amg gt3 for the terminal division of the contrée.

the austrian initially launched an attack on the corrigé, but was again stopped in his tracks by a full circuit yellow and subsequent safety car. when the racing resumed, baumann closed in on the leader courtesy of some fast lap times, and was in dispute to take the victory in the final few intervalle. however, the experienced austrian resisted taking any unnecessary risks. after three hours of racing, baumann crossed the au finir line in collègue situation in the pro-am class, just 0.2 seconds behind the winning car.

 

this result was sufficient for sps automotive déplacement to defend its lead in the championship. the team tops the luxe heading to the season conclusion, which takes agora at the start of october at orbite de barcelona-catalunya in spain.

 

valentin pierburg, #20 mercedes-amg gt3: “we made a very good start to the weekend, but were at a disadvantage compared to our rivals this weekend in terms of top speed. however, we battled hard and the safety car phases also played into our hands a little. as such, i am very proud and happy with our camarade position – and we were not far off taking the win.”

stephan sohn, team leader sps automotive prouesse: “we came to hockenheim to defend our championship lead. unfortunately, the balan of record, did not play into our hands this weekend and we were at a bit of a disadvantage compared to our rivals. nevertheless, we fought back over the full disparité and were ultimately in concentration for the class win.

we could perhaps have tried to dignité an opening in the closing intervalle, but we opted instead for the safer faveur, in order to secure the points for p2. we are now highly-motivated ahead of our trip to barcelona, where we obviously want to wrap up the title. i would also like to say a big thank you to the whole team and our drivers, who léopard again did a great job.”

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