Red Bull Formula meets 12h Nürburgring
Ferrari and Aston Martin dominated the early stages of the 63rd ADAC ACAS Cup race. In the final part of the sixth race of the Nürburgring Endurance Series - the first of two heats of the 12h Nürburgring - the top drivers triumphed. Victory went to Christian Krognes and Jakub 'Kuba' Giermaziak in the BMW M4 GT3. The Walkenhorst Motorsport duo celebrated their third win of the season, beating Klaus Bachler and David Pittard in the Falken Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R. The sister car - driven by Dennis Fetzer and Martin Ragginger - completed the top three. 60,000 spectators watched the race. Between practice and race, Red Bull Formula Nürburgring made history with Sebastian Vettel, David Coulthard and Mathias Lauda, among others, chasing through the Green Hell in various Formula 1 cars. Up to 35,000 spectators watched the Red Bull event live on the sold out Müllenbachschleife.
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“The last laps of the race in the dark were very atmospheric and I really enjoyed it,” said Kuba after the race. “With Christian, we had the right man in the cockpit at the right time and were able to take the win in a confident manner. With him as a teammate you don’t have to worry about anything. The Walkenhorst-BMW finished 1:26.623 ahead of the runner-up. “I enjoy every lap at the Nürburgring in the dark. It’s always something special,” said Krognes. “We had the best package today and were able to push hard.
“The race was extremely tough, especially in the early stages, because the temperatures were very high,” admitted Ragginger. “Nevertheless, we had a cool race even though we couldn’t really get close to the BMW at the front. For me it was the first race in the Green Hell after the 24 hour race and I had a lot of fun, especially because our team mates finished third to complete the very good result for Falken Motorsport.
