Title duel goes down to the wire
Stuttgart. It’s hard to imagine a more gripping closing phase in the fight for the title: A mere seven points separate Nicolas Armindo and Nick Tandy heading to round eight of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on 19 September. The battle for overall victory in Germany’s fastest brand trophy series is now between the Frenchman of Hermes Attempto Racing and the Briton, driving for Konrad Motorsport.At the penultimate round on the 3.696 kilometre circuit not far from the German Magdeburg, the duel comes to a head. At the beginning of the season it looked like Nick Tandy would be hard to beat after clinching two pole positions and two victories from Hockenheim and Valencia. But then Cup-specialist Nicolas Armindo struck back with three wins on the EuroSpeedway, the Norisring and the Nürburgring, with the Briton falling back to rank third overall in the points. When Tandy then answered with wins in Zandvoort and Brands Hatch the tables turned. “I think the championship will only be decided at the finale – and probably in the last corner,” says Nicolas Armindo. In the meantime, Nick Tandy regrets his missed chances: “I’ll be disappointed if my four wins so far this season aren’t enough to claim the title.”
Ranking third in the overall classification, Uwe Alzen also has a very slight chance to secure his third Carrera Cup title, but the old-hand from Germany is realistic: “Under normal circumstances, Nicolas and Nick are simply unbeatable this year. They’re driving in a world of their own.” His aim for the last two rounds of the season: “I’ll try to bring home more points to defend my third position. I’m looking forward to the race in Oschersleben. I like the circuit and I’ve already won there.” Alzen’s teammate from Herberth Motorsport PZ Olympiapark, however, also has his eye on the position behind the leading duo. Robert Renauer from Germany demonstrated his consistent form at the races to now netting seven decent results. In 2009, he finished the Oschersleben race in third.
Martin Ragginger in fifth is another pilot looking forward to the race in Saxony-Anhalt, on which the 190th race of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland will be run. “You can’t afford to make a mistake there, otherwise you end up in the gravel trap and you’re history,” says the Schnabl Engineering pilot from Austria. Trailing him sharing the same points tally are Britain’s Sean Edwards (Team Deutsche Post by tolimit) and Germany’s Philipp Wlazik (Hermes Attempto Racing). Christian Engelhart (Team MRS PZ Aschaffenburg) from Germany ranks eighth.
Television station Motorvision broadcasts the race live on 19 September from 10.15 hours (repeat 20.30 hours), with Sport1 showing highlights on race day at 21.00 hours and on 23 September at 22.30 hours in the Carrera Cup Magazin.
Drivers’ classification after 7 of 9 races
1. Nicolas Armindo (F), 108 points
2. Nick Tandy (GB), 101
3. Uwe Alzen (D), 86
4. Robert Renauer (D), 80
5. Martin Ragginger (A), 61
6. Sean Edwards (GB), 54
Team classification after 7 of 9 races
1. Hermes Attempto Racing, 177 points
2. Herberth Motorsport PZ Olympiapark, 171
3. Konrad Motorsport, 153
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Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, round 8 in Oschersleben, preview: Title duel goes down to the wire