24H Sebring: Autorama team celebrates third title
SWISS PODEST PLACES Despite the narrow defeat at the finale in Sebring, Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing took the overall touring car victory in the 24H Series, as it did in 2019 and 2020. Daniel Allemann finished second overall on Porsche.
Just 1:45 minutes behind at the finish, the VW Golf GTI TCR of Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing, number #1, finished second in the Touring Car Group (TCE) and in the TCR class. Victory went to the Audi RS3 LMS TCR of AC Motorsport from Belgium (gallery on the left), which was in front practically from start to finish.
For once no Swiss champion
The sixth podium finish in the past season is enough for the Swiss team to successfully defend its title. Several Swiss drivers contributed to the third consecutive title win this year, such as last year's champion Miklas Born, Fabian Danz and Jasmin Preisig in Sebring.
However, the drivers' title goes to her two teammates who scored well in all 24H Series races with the #1 car, Austrian Constantin Kletzer and Norwegian Emil Heyerdahl. Jasmin Preisig takes third place overall in the final standings, Fabian Danz fifth. The Appenzeller had already been determined as the winner of the Ladies Cup.
Despite two defects at the rear suspension, which cost some laps, the second Autorama Golf with Kari-Pekka Laaksonen, Antti Buri, Roberto Ferri and the double starters Born and Danz completed the TCE overall podium. However, only four of the only five teams that started finished. Born (gallery on the right) also drove the green #112 to pole position in the Kategforie TCE on Saturday morning.
Audi team wins duel against the fastest Porsche
After light rain showers at the start of the race and in the early hours on Sunday morning, heavy rain set in shortly after the start of the final quarter of the race, leading to an interruption. Before and after the re-start, the top two GT3 teams, who alternated in the lead several times, were never more than one to two minutes apart.
After 559 laps on the legendary Sebring International Raceway in Florida, the German Audi R8 LMS of Rutronik Motorsport with professional Markus Winkelhock as well as Michael Doppelmayr, Elia Erhart and Swen Herberger had an advantage of just 1:44.1 minutes over the Porsche 911 GT3 R of Herberth Motorsport. At its wheel, Daniel Allemann from Solothurn alternated with the Germans Ralph Bohn, Alfred Renauer and Robert Renauer.
