Press release 10/2010

Nurburgring: second and third position in race 2 allow Autorlando sport’s drivers in being in the top three classifications.

nurburgring auto orlandoThe International GT Open Championship goes to Nurburgring, Germany, for the second round of the 2010 season.

First qualifying session, on Friday afternoon, starts with the three pilots Gruber, Moro and Roda. Final positions in grid for race 1 are: Gruber 6th, Moro 9th and Roda 7th . On Saturday morning, the second qualifying session ends with a brilliant second place of Richard Lietz. Wolfgang Kaufmann qualified 9th, while for the GTS class car Dimitri Deverikos ends 7th .

In race 1, on Saturday afternoon, Gianluca Roda does a great start, gaining a couple of position. After the pit stop, his team mate Richard Lietz collects a great series of excellent laps, reaching the 4th position. The 997 rsr of Moro Luca and Wolfgang Kaufman gain the 10th position, while the GT3 R with Gruber and Deverikos gained the 5th position.

On Sunday morning track is fully wet, so Race 2 is declared as a Wet Race, but just before the starts rainer stopped and all team decides to put slick tyres, the perfect starts from second position in the grind of Lietz and the good stint of Gianluca roda allowed the car to reach the second position, while the gt3 R with Thomas Gruber gains an excellent third position. Unfortunately, the other RSR retired during the last lap because of an accident, while it was in 9th position.
Next round of the International GT Open Championship will be in Imola, Italy. See you there.

GT Open:
1. Barba-Kaffer, 70 p. 2. Pilet-Narac, 54 3. Roda-Lietz, 52

GTS:
1. Ortelli-Dayraut, 26 p. 2. Gruber-Deverikos, 19 3. Couceiro-Frezza, 16

 

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