As part of a cooperation with the Touring Club Switzerland (TCS), the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer is expanding its range of experiences called Porsche Experience for the first time to include freely accessible driving training courses. Part of the expanded offering is a co-branding of the only circuit in Switzerland, which will become the so-called Porsche Driving Center Lignières.

Ideal terrain for sporty driving
The new programs will be held exclusively at the TCS site in the canton of Neuchâtel.

Michael Glinski, CEO Porsche Schweiz AG: "The most impressive strength of our sports cars is their cornering performance. Nowhere can you feel this better than on a circuit. Our new offer in partnership with TCS is open to all Porsche enthusiasts in Switzerland - including those who want to become one. Particularly for learning the basics of sports driving, the compact circuit in Lignières is ideal."

Upgrading for versatile facility
The heart of the TCS driving training center on the high plateau above Lake Biel is the 1350-meter circuit. Built in 1961, the TCS took over the site in 2003 and has since expanded the facility into a driver training center. In addition to the circuit, it includes a dynamic area, an off-road park, an event area and various usable rooms.

With the cobranding to the Porsche Driving Center Lignières, the circuit is gradually receiving a visual upgrade. In addition, five 22 kW charging stations for electric vehicles will be installed as part of the European Porsche Destination Charging network. Furthermore, as an official partner of TCS, Porsche is providing instructor vehicles for the sports driving training courses.

Several course offers from 530 francs
The driving courses at the Porsche Driving Center Lignières build on each other in terms of scope and content. The half-day and full-day "Porsche Pilot", "Porsche Pilot Sport" and "Porsche Pilot Sport Plus" courses range from driving safety exercises to targeted ideal line training.

Variants of the 911 and 718 Boxster or Cayman models are available. Alternatively, it is possible to participate with your own Porsche sports car.

The courses can be booked online. Prices start at CHF 530.

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At his home race, Eric Berguerand in the optimum Lola-Cosworth punched an unofficial record time of 1:25.668 into the 3,500-meter asphalt from Ayent to Anzère in practice on Saturday. In the first run on Sunday morning, the Valais native took advantage of the cooler conditions and immediately improved his own track record from 2018 by 2.7 seconds to 1:24.240, which corresponds to an average speed of almost 150 km/h.

Steiner without a chance despite sports car record
Berguerand also set fastest times in both the second and third runs. Adding up the two fastest runs, the defending champion had a 5.8-second lead over second-placed Marcel Steiner (left gallery) in the LobArt with Honda turbo engine from Helftec.

The Bernese was without a chance against the six-time Swiss champion despite a clear improvement in his own sports car record.

Marcel Steiner: "After Eric's best time in practice, I suspected there was more to come. I wasn't driving slowly myself either and wouldn't have known how to beat him. We're still in the learning phase with the turbo engine. At least it was enough for second place this time."

Osella pilots in the places of honor
Behind Berguerand and Steiner, Robin Faustini and Joël Volluz secured 3rd and 4th place in their Osella FA30s. In an astonishing fifth place overall, Joël Grand in the Osella sports car with single-liter engine (center gallery) once again left Michel Zemp (Norma-Honda) behind as the fastest two-liter driver in another fabulous class record time.

In the race cars up to two liters, winner Philip Egli in the Dallara F3 with naturally aspirated engine was 2.6 seconds faster than Joël Burgermeister in the Tatuus F4 with Abarth turbo engine after three consistently fast runs.

After two remarkable times in the second and third rounds, returnee Roland Bossy in the Dallara-Spiess F3 (gallery on the right) was only half a second behind the man from Thurgau in the end. The 60-year-old from Jura had not expected more than 4th or 5th place.

Category wins for Meisel and Neff
Reto Meisel's renewed touring car record victory in the Mercedes SLK 340 involved a lot of work (lower gallery, left). In the morning heat, an undersized cable caused clutch damage. With a new clutch, replaced in only one and a half hours break until the second pre-start, the SM-leader let in the second run min a likewise clear record mark in 1:34,865.

After three runs, Meisel had a two-second lead over Roger Schnellmann (Mitsubishi Evo 8) and eleven seconds over IS winner Frédéric Neff (Porsche 996 GT2 R). Neff saw the checkered flag for the first time after technical problems in Hemberg and La Roche with the around 740 hp Turbo (lower gallery center) in Anzère. Despite his new IS record in the morning, brand colleague Bruno Sawatzki in Neff's naturally aspirated GT3 car was narrowly beaten.

Opel victories in strongly contested TW classes
There was a triple Opel-Kadett victory in the Interswiss class up to 2000 cm3, which was filled with 20 drivers, by Jürg Ochsner, Marco Geering and Philip Niederberger. In the class up to 2.5 liters, too, a Kadett driver, Armin Banz, was in the lead in the end, despite retiring in the third run.

In new record times, Martin Bächler (VW Lupo) and Martin Bürki (VW Polo) won the E1 classes up to 1.4 and 1.6 liters. In the E1 two-liters, all of which were slower than Bürki, victory went to Sébastien Coquoz in the Opel Kadett ahead of Reto Steiner in the Ford Escort and Christian Darani in the Fiat X 1/9, as in La Roche.

Hermann Bollhalder (Opel Speedster) and Martin Oliver Bürki (BMW E33) had a great duel in the E1 up to 3000 cm3. After a record drive in the last run, which the slalom runner-up had to do without, "Bolle" kept the better end for himself.

In the SuperSeries, which unfortunately now only comprises five cars including Competition, Chris Steiner in the Lotus Exige shone with a new track record. This had been held by reigning champion Andy Feigenwinter since 2018 - the year before he won the title.

Krebs wins and Bürki leads
In the Renault Classic Cup, Philip Krebs triumphed this time in a Clio 2 in personal best time ahead of two-time season winner Denis Wolf and Michael Schläpfer in their Clio 3's. Krebs' victory over Wolf means that at the halfway point of the Swiss Mountain Championship, multi-champion Martin Bürki is the sole leader in the Swiss Mountain Cup.

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Eric Berguerand has already won his home race six times. On Sunday, the Valais native is aiming for his seventh triumph in the 45th edition of the hill climb from Ayent to Anzère above Sion.

The only way is through Eric Berguerand
The 43-year-old from Charrat near Martigny has already won the races in Hemberg and La Roche. In La Roche in particular - on a course of the same length as in Anzère - the six-time Swiss mountain champion left no stone unturned in the race cars.

The defending champion is one with his Lola FA99-Cosworth and has also held the track record since 2018 with 1'26.992 (= 144.84 km/h). That's what makes him so difficult to beat, says Marcel Steiner, who is in third position in the championship. The Bernese has also already won four times in Anzère - most recently in 2017.

Steiner hopes for turbo power
Back then, Steiner beat Berguerand by 0.54 seconds in the addition of the two fastest runs. However, Steiner didn't have turbo power back then like he does now from Helftec. He has been relying on it since the rebuild of his LobArt (gallery on the left).

Marcel Steiner: "I hope that everything holds and that we have less power loss in the high-altitude air of Anzère than in the previous races."

Steiner has solved La Roche's technical problem. The wheel hub on his E2 sports car is now made of steel and no longer aluminum.

Faustini challenges the masters
One of the drivers who could threaten the two multiple champions is Robin Faustini (center gallery). The man from Aargau is in second place with his Osella FA30 thanks to second places in the first two races. However, Faustini only knows the 3.5-kilometer track to Anzère from the Reynard F3000, which he still drove in 2019. However, this was also the case in Hemberg and La Roche, where it went quite well.

Joël Grand is still ahead of Michel Zemp in the Norma M20FC in fourth place in the race car championship despite a weaker engine in his Osella PA21 JRB (gallery right). For Anzère and the rest of the season, the 35-year-old from Valais has adjusted the gear ratio, which he hopes will allow him to take a step forward.

Amweg and Volluz in the outsider role
Thomas Amweg is also back at the start. However, the man from Aargau will still have to rely on the Lola T94-50. The start in the ex-Volluz F3000 is further delayed.

Joël Volluz, 2015 Anzère winner, is also making another attempt with his Osella FA30. The Valais native last had clutch problems in La Roche and hopes to have solved them in the meantime.

Roland Bossy comeback
The race in the formula cars up to 2000 cm3 will also be exciting. In addition to Philip Egli, Christian Balmer and Joël Burgermeister, six other drivers are on the grid - including Roland Bossy. The driver from the Jura recently returned after a twelve-year break at a hill climb in France. Bossy drives a Dallara F314.

Not at the start is Thomas Zürcher. The Tatuus rider from Thierachern in the canton of Bern, who has undergone meniscus surgery, had registered for Anzère but did not (yet) get the green light from the doctors.

Meisel, Schnellmann or Neff?
In the touring cars, Reto Meisel in the Mercedes 340 SLK is aiming for a hat trick after his victories in Hemberg and La Roche, just like Berguerand in the race cars. The Aargauer is still the track record holder in three different classes in Anzère and celebrates his 30th anniversary this year. Meanwhile, Meisel has smelled a rat that he could crown it with the second SM title after 2016.

His challengers in Anzère primarily include Roger Schnellmann in the Mitsubishi Evo VIII and Interswiss driver Frédéric Neff in the new Porsche 996 GT2 R. In each of the first two races, Neff, the 2017/2018 touring car champion, packed up early due to technical problems.

Two days full of action
The first practice runs will start at 7:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 23. On Sunday, July 24, the race heats will be held between 7:15 and 18:30. Each class will have three heats (if possible). The two fastest times will be added together.

Photos of Hemberg and La Roche 2022: Cornevaux, Eichenberger and Hänggi

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The track at the Autodromo di Franciacorta in Lombardy in northern Italy is part of the Porsche Experience Center there, which started operation in 2021. The circuit, which is only 2519 meters long, was on the PSCS calendar for the first time.

Jasin Ferati does everything right
In the GT3 Cup, Jasin Ferati enjoyed a flawless weekend. The sponsored driver, who is supported by Porsche Motorsport Club Suisse and Porsche Schweiz AG, secured the fastest time in qualifying, set the fastest race lap twice and won both sprint heats virtually unchallenged.

The 18-year-old from Winterthur scored the maximum number of points at the wheel of the 515-hp 911 GT3 Cup of the current 992 model generation. He was helped in this by Porsche works driver Neel Jani, who supported Ferati in word and deed.

Damage limitation for Jürg Aeberhard
Second place in the first race, which lasted 21 laps, was secured by Gregor Burkard. The Sportec boss had to fend off pursuers Jürg Aeberhard (gallery left) and Ernst Keller. Aeberhard, who struggled with traffic in qualifying and couldn't manage a clear lap, had taken over third position on lap 6.

In the second race, the Bernese took over second position from Burkhard after twelve laps and pulled away by 4.3 seconds by the time he crossed the finish line after 20 laps. Burkard remained a clear third, while behind him Ernst Keller successfully defended against Alexander Schwarzer. Aeberhard and Ferati now lead the standings with equal points at the halfway point of the season.

Mottet inherits first GT4 victory
Things could hardly have gone better for Alexandre Mottet either. With the 425-hp 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport (center gallery), he won both sprint races and thus also Class 10 for vehicles with the so-called Manthey Racing Package.

However, the first race win came unexpectedly for him. Since Valerio Presezzi in the new RS Clubsport and Jens Richter in the GT4 CS each received five penalty seconds for an incorrect start procedure, Mottet and Giovanni Naldi moved up. Richter kept his nose in front of Fabio Resico and Remo Stebler in Class 11.

Mottet was also on the podium as class winner in the second race. Second place in class 11 was secured this time by Andreas Greiling ahead of Remo Stebler and André Wagner.

In the Open GT group, Stefano Monaco in a 992 GT3 Cup won both rounds ahead of drivers from Austria.

Garski again a master of uniformity
In the Porsche Drivers Competition Suisse, perennial winner Nicolas Garski showed in Franciacorta that his third place at the season opener in Le Castellet was at best a slip-up. In his 911 GT3 (gallery on the right), he recorded a deviation of just 0.89 seconds from his own average time in the regularity race over eight laps.

In the second heat over 14 laps, Garski was able to beat this figure by one hundredth of a second. Second place in the shorter competition went to Peter Meister ahead of Philipp Aeberli in the new 718 Cayman GT4 RS. Virgil Keller finished the 14-lap race in second place ahead of Peter Gafner.

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The traditional team "Automobile-Flückiger Classic"/"Emil Frey Classics AG" will take part in the anniversary edition of the Ennstal Classic (30 years) with six vehicles after a three-year interruption. Due to its composition, the Swiss team will undoubtedly attract the attention of the public.

Homage to two Formula 1 icons
Ladies first - the women's team of Lisa Brabham and Caroline Hoi will be racing an Austin A35 (gallery on the left), a special and unique vehicle from 1957. The little car, which is well-known from the English crime novel Murtyl, will also be used as a tribute to Graham Hill and Frank Williams - both of whom began their motorsport careers on such a vehicle.

Thanks to the generous support of "Emil Frey Classics AG" from Safenwil, it is possible at all for the team with Max Welti (ex Sauber F1 team boss and Porsche race director) and Daniel Mauerhofer to enter a Jaguar XK120 from 1950 (center gallery) in the approximately 800-kilometer long classic car rally.

Two racing legends in sporty road cars
David Brabham, son of racing legend Sir Jack Brabham and now sole rights holder of the Brabham brand, will be starting at the Ennstal Classic for the second time. Together with interior designer Georg Treusch, the former F1 driver and Le Mans winner will drive a sporty Porsche 911 T (1972).

Swiss racing legend Jo Vonlanthen (gallery right, right) joins Gregor Petereder at the start in an Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider (1962) from the Meilenstein Museum in Langenthal. Even at the age of 80, "Little Jo" is always one of the crowd favorites at all motorsport events.

Best care for all
The team Bruno Flückiger (ex F1 and Brun Motorsport mechanic as well as Sauber Mercedes technician) and Heinz alias Swixi Müller (longtime ski wax boss of the Austrian National Ski Team) will start with the 1960 Auto Union 1000S Coupé, which has already been tested several times in the Ennstal.

Dr. Chris Paerson/Martin Treusch are entered with an Austin Seven Mini (1957). The vet is known, among other things, as the author of the English crime series Murtyl. Treusch works as a developer at Porsche in Weissach.

The teams are supported by a four-man technical team around the former Swiss karting champion and current garage owner Marcel Frei from Grosshöchstetten.

30 years of Ennstal Classic .... or how to fill up with new joie de vivre
The Ennstal Classic inventors Michael Glöckner and Helmut Zwickl do "motorsport like in the old days" with the cars of yesteryear on the roads of today. Their motto is "Driving in the last paradise".

It's the mix that makes the three-day event so popular: the sense of achievement in the cockpit, the great track layout, and the evening festivities, where steering wheel legends and TV stars, as well as top business managers and motorsport-loving fans, get closer than anywhere else.

The Ennstal-Classic 2022 will take place from July 20 to 23. The complete program, the route and the start list are available on the Internet.

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After an intensive test program on various European race tracks, Peugeot Sport will be showing what its two new 9X8 hybrid sports prototypes are capable of in competition for the first time this weekend. Defending champions Toyota, Alpine and Glickenhaus thus have new strong competition in the top class of Le Mans hypercars.

Focus on Le Mans 2023
For the French, the 6-hour race in the Royal Park of Monza as well as the remaining rounds of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) are tests under racing conditions.

The primary goal then in 2023 is a successful return to Le Mans, where they once triumphed with the 905 from Group C with a naturally aspirated V10 engine and the 908 with the V12 diesel unit. Peugeot's renewed factory commitment underscores its current electrification strategy.

Own character of the 9X8
In the new racing car, which impresses with its aerodynamics (no rear wing) and paint scheme, the front axle is driven emission-free from a speed of 150 km/h by a 200 kW electric motor.

The rear axle is driven by a 2.6-liter biturbo engine. However, according to its BoP rating, the 9X8 is only allowed to deliver around 690 hp out of a possible 1000 hp, which is almost the same as the Toyota Hypercar.

Paul Di Resta (GB), Mikkel Jensen (DK) and Jean-Eric Vergne (F) will be running in car number #93, James Rossiter (GB), Gustavo Menezes (USA) and Loïc Duval (F) inb #94.

Resumption of great duels
With the triumph at Le Mans, the driver trio of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa reports back in the GR010 Hybrid with start number #8 back in the fight for the world championship. They traveled to Monza just three points behind their leading rivals from Alpine.

In the past, Toyota and Peugeot fought fierce duels in various endurance races. The last clash between the two rivals in the premier class took place at Le Mans in 1993, where Peugeot prevailed as it had the year before. After 29 years, the rivalry between the two brands is now being rekindled.

Last two hours live on Eurosport
Those who are not on site or do not subscribe to the Eurosport 2 pay-TV channel can follow the final phase of the race in Monza and the subsequent highlights free of charge on Eurosport 1 on Sunday, July 10, from 16:15 to 18:30.

With Mathias Beche, Louis Delétraz and Nico Müller in LMP2 and Rahel Frey, Thomas Flohr, Niki Leutwiler and Christoph Ulrich in the GT category, there are other Swiss with ambitions on the grid in addition to Buemi.

Second GP home game for Red Bull Racing
Immediately after the turbulent GP in Silverstone, the Formula One squad traveled to Styria, where the Austrian Grand Prix will once again be held in front of a completely sold-out crowd. There, too, the only way to victory is via world champion Max Verstappen and his team from Great Britain, which flies the Austrian flag because of Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz.

In 2021, the Dutchman won both consecutive Grands Prix at the Red Bull Ring from pole position and led all 142 laps.

Television marathon of the Austrians
Unfortunately, Swiss television on SRF info will only report on the eleventh world championship race with a time delay because cycling, tennis and women's soccer have priority. On Saturday, the sprint race will be broadcast from 21.20 to 22.10, the GP on Sunday from 21.20 to 23.20.

Austrian television will be putting its money where its mouth is. On Saturday, there will be continuous coverage from Spielberg from 10:15 a.m. to 5:40 p.m., including all the supporting races, and on Sunday from 8:30 a.m., starting with Formula 3 (with Jenzer Motorsport, among others) and continuing until 5:50 p.m. Eurosport 1 will also be reporting live from the Porsche Supercup with Alexander Fach and Fach Auto Tech on Sunday from 11:35 to 12:30.

Nordschleifenaction live on the Internet
There will be more motorsport on the Internet on Saturday with live coverage of the Nürburgring Endurance Series, whose fourth round of the season runs over 6 hours and starts at 12 noon.

The favorites from the GT3 class SP9 include a Mercedes-AMG with the Schwizer duo Philip Ellis/Miklas Born and one with Julien Apothéloz. In the 4-hour race on June 25, the two juniors Apothéloz (4th) and Born (5th) only just scraped past the first NLS podium.

The elaborately produced livestream on vln.com begins at 8:15 a.m. and ends with the award ceremony at approximately 6:30 p.m.

Extreme rally action in Sardinia
Finally, rally action can be seen on Sunday on the free TV channel ProSieben Maxx in the form of the Extreme E in Sardinia. The first of two races within half a week ended on Thursday evening with the victory of GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing.

Kyle LeDuc and Sara Price "only" finished second in the Top 5 final. But they were declared the winners after a time penalty against Rosberg X Racing (collision of Johan Kristoffersson with Carlos Sainz, who rolled over afterwards, see video).

Live TV coverage of the finals of the second race in Sardinia will run from 1 to 2:45 p.m.

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The fourth event of the world's most important drift racing series took the teams and their drivers to Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown in the southern New York borough of New Jersey. However, it got off to an unpleasant start for The Drift Force and Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland, the team from Nidwalden founded by Yves Meyer and Joshua Reynolds.

Damage limitation in training
Due to a driving error by the car in front of him, free practice ended for Meyer after just one lap in the wall.

Yves Meyer: "My opponent had spun in, and to avoid hitting him head-on in the side, I initiated a spin myself, whereupon I hit the boundary wall of the circuit hard with the rear."

Meyer and his American partner team then had to spend the entire first day of practice repairing the Toyota GT86. The qualifying session showed that they did an excellent job.

No reason for disappointment
After only one warm-up lap, Yves Meyer managed a very good run with 85 out of 100 possible points without any previous practice on this race track. This meant 16th place in the main field of 32 qualified drift artists.

As required by the rules, Wataru Masuyama, the 17th from the qualification, was his opponent in the first battle (gallery left). Both drivers showed a clean chase run and lead run without any obvious mistakes. Afterwards, the three judges decided in favor of the Japanese.

Despite the disappointment about the out in the sixteenth final, the positive feelings outweighed the negative ones for Yves Meyer.

Yves Meyer: "I was very happy with my Qualirun, and against Masuyama it was a close race. Someone had to advance. Thanks to the points from qualifying, I've moved up from 24th to 18th in the championship. If it continues like this, it's going to be good."

Still only a one man show
His confidence for the next event is given by the flawlessly functioning technology of the Toyota GT86 and the prospect of new tires from partner Nexen Tires. Thanks to the Nexen Nfera Sport R tires, which have been newly developed in Korea for 2022 and feature a wider tire width and stronger sidewalls, it should now be possible to deliver the power to the asphalt in a better and more targeted manner.

Meyer's team partner Joshua Reynolds had to continue watching because spare parts for the front axle of his Toyota GT86 cannot be produced due to the worldwide shortage of aluminum. How long this will last is uncertain.

The next Formula Drift event will be held July 14-16 at Madison Raceway in St. Louis, Illinois.

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According to the organizer, the Peter Auto agency from Paris, a total of more than 200,000 spectators came to the tenth Le Mans Classic - the first since 2018 - at the Circuit de la Sarthe on the four days of the event. Where Sébastien Buemi from Vaud had won the modern 24-hour race with Toyota for the fourth time three weeks earlier, around a thousand Historic Racers from all over the world turned their laps last weekend.

For most of them, the focus was on pure driving fun on this legendary race track, but for some it was also on sporting success.

Six times three races in 24 hours
Divided by periods, six racing fields each completed three runs of around 45 minutes within 24 hours. The addition of the laps completed in the shortest time resulted in the overall classification.

Therefore, not only pure speed counted, but primarily the reliability of the more or less old material, which was quite stressed in high summer temperatures.

As in modern races, luck and misfortune played a part, as did the attention of the pilots in the sometimes heavy traffic. Therefore, the error rate also made the difference between victory and defeat in one or the other case.

Podium with Swiss construction
Among the many Swiss who started, a few were able to make a special impression. Beat Eggimann, for example, came in second overall in his 1976 Cheetah G601 - a Swiss design - in Field 6 of racing cars from 1972 to 1981. In the Classic Endurance Racing Series, in which he is entitled to start number 1 (gallery on the left), Eggimann has already brought home several victories and championship titles.

In all three races, the man from Sissach dueled with the Chevron B36 of the same age driven by compatriot Philipp Brühwiler, who in the end lost out by only two seconds in the aggregate and took third place. Considering the many more powerful three-liter sports cars and Group 5 cars, a sensational performance by the two Swiss.

Beat Eggimann: "You just have to be at the front in all three races. That's why it's harder to get on the podium in the Le Mans Classic than in the championship, and this is the biggest success for me so far. I'm also happy for constructor Chuck Graemiger that a Cheetah has finally made it onto the podium at Le Mans."

Ferrari success for Remo Lips despite time penalty
Remo Lips (gallery on the right) also put in a terrific performance at the wheel of the Ferrari 312 P provided by his former boss. Its three-liter twelve-cylinder engine with around 550 hp was built according to original plans in collaboration between Thomas Schnitzler from Edi Wyss Engineering and technical genius Mario Illien. Enjoy the sight and the crazy sound in the following video.

The 39-year-old from Zurich would have decided Field 5 (1966-71) in his favor if an offense in a yellow phase had not earned him a 5-minute penalty. So, with a 13th (instead of 1st), second and first place in the three heats, Lips "only" finished third overall instead of a superior victory, but at least won the index standings.

Remo Lips: "I admit it, it was a stupid mistake, but also my only one. Otherwise, everything went flawlessly. Le Mans is my favorite track, and it's an absolute honor to be able to drive this sensational car. Many thanks at this point to Noldi Meier!"

Complete results on the Internet
From their lap times in training or individual rankings, other fast Swiss would have had chances (Seiler, Traber, Guenat, Scemama, Beck, etc.) on the podium. But just, the technique or error rate made them at some point a line through the bill.

The classifications of all sessions of all races, including those in the supporting program, are available in this Link to take from it. A detailed and richly illustrated report will soon be published on the homepage of our colleagues from intergas.com appear.

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No more confirmation was needed, but they delivered. On the 4300-meter course in the Chamblon barracks, Fabian Eggenberger realized the best time in the first run and in the even faster second run, this time with just under three tenths ahead of Marcel Muzzarelli.

The 45-year-old garage owner from Dübendorf had already been confirmed as the new champion, as had the dethroned defending champion as runner-up. Because even in the worst case scenario, "Muzz" would have been assured of second place in the championship if Sandro Fehr had won, as he determined after doing some precise mental arithmetic before the event.

Hybrid model an advantage
With five first places as well as a second and third place, Eggenberger was the outstanding man of the short 2022 season, obviously benefiting from the sluggish power delivery of the new Suzuki Swift Sport 48V Hybrid.

Fabian Eggenberger: "It was always close between Muzz and me. Now the pendulum has swung in my direction. I tried to convince myself beforehand that the hybrid model could benefit me because the front wheels spin less quickly. So my rather aggressive driving style was no longer a disadvantage."

First, things turn out differently...
Looking back to the start of the season on April 30 in Bière, Muzzarelli already seemed to be back on track for the championship title with his superior opening victory. With 2.71 seconds in 3:02 minutes of riding time, his lead was striking.

But Eggenberger turned the tables with a double victory in Frauenfeld and steadily extended his lead in the standings thereafter, as he finished ahead of his rival even in the defeat in Ambri (where Fehr won ahead of Flammer).

Six tenths after 18 minutes
Interestingly, despite the large gap in Bière, the new champion is also ahead in the addition of all seven fastest running times. At around 18:40 minutes, Eggenberger and Muzzarelli are separated by a minime of 623 thousandths of a second!

Fabian Eggenberger: "You can't tell from the times. But my feeling is that the top has become a bit faster again, as has the entire field. I think even Flavio Corezzola in last place has made progress."

In numbers: 17 of the 18 riders in Bure were within nine seconds after 4.3 kilometers. In some national classes, the time gaps are even greater at the front places. And with a gap of 14 seconds after 4.3 kilometers, Corezzola did not fall off excessively either. Chapeau!

Unfulfilled expectations by Michael Béring
Third place in Chamblon was secured, as in Ambri1, by Michael Béring (gallery left). The man from Le Locle in Neuchâtel was satisfied with this result, but not with the course of the season. With the hybrid experience from the previous year, he had expected more.

Michael Béring: "I made a few mistakes and also had some minor problems. Against people like Eggenberger, Muzzarelli, Fehr and Flammer, you just have to be 100 percent ready. But I learned a lot and hope to be one of the winners next year."

The boss steps on the gas
Christian Zimmermann (center gallery) finished his first race after a long break in good fifth place, although he had expected more. Despite his knowledge and driving skills, the Cup's technical coordinator could not simply make up for his lack of experience.

In the first heat, the Glarner hit the same gate as in 2019, in the second he no longer took full risk. At least he left his canton colleague Patrick Flammer behind, who overdid it in the second heat and thus stopped on the first time.

Grapes hung high
Reto Steiner and Alexander Ullrich brought the sixth-ranked Flammer team car in the championship (gallery on the right) to 7th and 8th place in Chamblon. Steiner, otherwise a spectacular winning driver in E1-2000 with a Ford Escort RS, had certainly expected more from his Suzuki entries.

The same applies to Jean-Claude Debrunner, who finished ninth in the last race - once even the day's winner in slaloms - and former production car Swiss champion Giuliano Piccinato (13th). All the others achieved more or less good results within their capabilities, on which they can build for 2023.

They will all receive their success awards and trophies on August 20 at the Emil Frey Classics in Safenwil.

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The first DTM victory two weeks ago in Imola spurred Ricardo Feller on just as much as Nico Müller's second place, which moved him up to third place in the standings. Both Audi works drivers and their teams ABT and Rosberg will take the momentum with them to Nuremberg, where races 7 and 8 of the season are on the program this weekend.

Nico Müller's first success story
Since his first DTM triumph in 2016, the Norisring has been associated with special thoughts for Nico Müller. On the other hand, the circuit around the historic stone grandstand at Nuremberg's Dutzendteich, which is only 2300 meters long, is new territory for Feller, but this should not be a handicap for the 22-year-old from Aargau.

Ricardo Feller: "I know that the Norisring with its notorious walls has its pitfalls. But I know the width of my Audi... Normally I like tracks where you can't make any mistakes."

Whether he succeeds in this and, like Müller, can further improve his position in the DTM hierarchy in 2022 can be followed live on television or with a mobile device by spectators who are not at the venue.

The two DTM races will start at 1.30 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The free TV channel ProSieben will broadcast live from 1pm. Qualifying sessions and races from all series such as the DTM Trophy, DTM Classic and BMW M2 Cup are also available via the streaming portal DTM Grid (grid.dtm.com) can be seen.

Historic site of Alfa Romeo
After the double points win by Valtteri Bottas (7th) and Zhou Guanyu (8th) in Canada, the Alfa Romeo Sauber Team also traveled from Hinwil to Silverstone. The Italian brand has a historic connection with the British Grand Prix: on May 13, 1950, Farina, Fagioli and Parnell ensured a triple triumph for Alfa Romeo in the very first Formula 1 World Championship race at Silverstone.

72 years later, however, the signs are different in front of a completely sold-out crowd - around 400,000 spectators are expected over the entire weekend. At the home race of world championship leader Red Bull Racing and defending champion Mercedes-AMG F1, Scuderia Ferrari must finally land another success to improve its chances in the title fight.

Oliver Sittler and Marc Surer will be reporting on the tenth round of the World Championship on SRF zwei. Qualifying will be broadcast live on Saturday from 15:55 to 17:10, the British GP on Sunday from 15:20 to 18:00.

Hot race in Morocco
After all, there are also more championship points at stake in Formula E on Saturday. The tenth race of the season will take place on the street circuit in Marrakesh. After a two-year hiatus, this will be the first time in the Moroccan summer, so the race is expected to be the hottest yet. This puts the focus on the battery temperatures and efficiency of the electric racing cars.

With his second win of the season and a second place in Berlin as well as a third at the premiere in Indonesia on Pentecost Saturday, Edoardo Mortara has had a good run, which the Genevan wants to continue at the wheel of his Venturi-Mercedes. He is currently in third place behind Stoffel Vandoorne (Mercedes) and Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Techeetah), just seven and two points behind respectively.

With only three meagre points wins so far, most recently in round 6 in Monaco in May, the world championship title is a mere illusion for the second Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi in the Nissan. Even a podium would be a dream come true after a long dry spell.

The Swiss sports channel MySports 1 will be live on Saturday from 17:55. ProSieben will be reporting from Morocco from 5.30 p.m., as will ran.de on the Internet.

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