Nicolas Armindo on a roll – third straight pole position
Stuttgart. Points’ leader Nicolas Armindo seems unstoppable. After setting pole at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz and the Norisring, the Frenchman again planted his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup at the top of the field on the Nürburgring – with his third pole position in a row. Competing for Hermes Attempto Racing, the 28-year-old turned the quickest lap on the 3.629 km circuit in Germany’s Eifel region in 1.30.803 minutes, shaving almost one second off last year’s qualifying time.With his performance, Nicolas Armindo, who recently won the Hockenheim round of the international Porsche Mobil1 Supercup as a guest driver, not only snatched the best starting position for the half-time race of the Carrera Cup Deutschland, but also further improved his title chances. His strongest rival, Nick Tandy (Konrad Motorsport), only takes up round five from fifth position. After making an excellent start into the season, the newcomer from Great Britain struggled with the Nürburgring at all training sessions and for the first time this season missed out on a spot in the first two grid rows.
Instead, it was Tandy’s compatriot Sean Edwards who finally made the long-awaited leap forward with the second grid position. Driving for the Deutsche Post by tolimit squad, the Briton started the season as one of the favourites, but only began to live up to expectations at the fourth round on the Norisring where he snatched fourth place. With third in qualifying, the double Carrera Cup champion Uwe Alzen (Herberth Motorsport PZ Olympiapark) continues his fine form from the Norisring where he finally made his breakthrough with second place. The second grid row is in the hands of two very successful race drivers: Alongside the 42-year-old German stands his compatriot Sascha Maassen on fourth: The 40-year-old underlined his upward trend with his best placing so far this season for the Deutsche Post by tolimit team.
Ranking third overall in the Carrera Cup standings, Martin Ragginger (Schnabl Engineering) was disappointed with his sixth starting position. The Austrian, who won the Spa 24 Hours last weekend in a 911 GT3 RSR, had hoped for more after testing successfully here on the Nürburgring. Christian Engelhart (Germany, MRS Team PZ Aschaffenburg) and Robert Renauer (Germany, Herberth Motorsport PZ Olympiapark) take up the 23-lap sprint from positions seven and eight respectively.
Youngster Harald Schlegelmilch, who receives support as a Porsche Motorsport Talent, again turned heads. With the ninth spot on the grid, the young Latvian driving for Konrad Motorsport yielded his best qualifying result to date. His scholarship colleague Ferdinand Stuck from Munich achieved 16th place in his 450 hp 911 fielded by Farnbacher Racing - PZN.
Nicolas Armindo (pole-sitter): “I thought I could crank up my lap times a little, but the grip wasn’t so great during qualifying. Obviously I’m delighted with pole position and I hope I again manage a perfect start tomorrow. I’m glad that Nick Tandy starts from fifth.”
Sean Edwards (second in qualifying): “Finally it worked! I should be able to bring home a podium result from this position, maybe even a win. Our team really deserves this now.”
Uwe Alzen (third in qualifying): “Although I’m starting from an excellent third, I have to admit my car is not handling perfectly. I’m having to really fight. Unfortunately we’re not sure why we can’t find an optimal set-up.”
TV station Motorvision broadcasts the race on the Nürburgring on 8 August live from 10.15 hours (repeat 21.30 hours) with Sport 1 showing highlights at 21.00 hours. n-tv and DMAX also televise magazine reports.
Qualifying result:
1. Nicolas Armindo (F), Hermes Attempto Racing, 1.30.803 minutes
2. Sean Edwards (GB), Team Deutsche Post by tolimit, + 0.162 seconds
3. Uwe Alzen (D), Herberth Motorsport PZ Olympiapark, + 0.355
4. Sascha Maassen (D), Team Deutsche Post by tolimit, + 0.413
5. Nick Tandy (GB), Konrad Motorsport, + 0.432
6. Martin Ragginger (A), Schnabl Engineering, + 0.618
Please note: Photos of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland are available for accredited journalists on the Porsche Press Database under the internet address https://presse.porsche.de
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- 赛车运动
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Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, round 5 on the Nürburgring, Qualifying: Nicolas Armindo on a roll – third straight pole position