Last weekend the GTronix 360 ° Team Mcchip-dkr started the 7th round of the VLN at the Nürburgring. The Renault R.S. 01 was driven by Heiko Hammel, Dieter Schmidtmann and Felipe Laser, like in VLN 6. But this time with the tire partner Yokohama.
Already in the qualification on Saturday morning, Felipe Laser sent out a clear sign with a lap time of 7: 58.833 and starting position No. 2. Everything seemed promising In the race. But in Round 8, some frightening seconds followed: We were hit by a tire blow-out in the "Galgenkopf" section. Fortunately, Heiko Hammel was able to keep the Renault RS 01 on track and came back into pits by oneself, and a time loss of almost 1:40 minutes. The damage to the diffuser and bodywork was not that significant. So, the Renault was on track, attacking again, after a short time. Unfortunately, we lost the overall second position by this maneuver. In the end, the Renault drove past a podium spot, with a gap of 28 seconds.
It was not the big win, but a considerable team effort to finish the 2017 season satisfactorily. Whether we are back in the VLN long-distance championship with our Renault RS 01 GT3 project "Chappie" in 2018 is uncertain at present.
We would like to thank all involved for the great work! Huge thanks to the numerous fans who were able to surprise us with their unreserved interest.
We had never expected such enthusiasm at the beginning of the year. Thanks to our partners KW Automotive and H&R Federn, who supported us from the first day of the project at any time.
Update: Classification of VLN round seven amended.
The classification of the 57th ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennens has been subsequently amended. Due to an error in the systems, Race Control established the final classification of the seventh VLN race based on the order after lap 21. "In compliance with the Sporting Regulations and the Sporting Code, the classification should correctly have been established on basis of the order after lap 22", admitted VLN Sporting Director Michael Bork. "We are sorry for that mistake. In agreement with the Stewards, we have decided to correct that mistake subsequently."
On account of the new classification, the order in the overall classification for the top teams is now as follows: Behind the winners, Michael Christensen and Kévin Estre in the Porsche 911 GT3 R of Manthey-Racing, „Dieter Schmidtmann“, Heiko Hammel and Felipe Fernandez Laser are now following in second place with their Renault R.S.01. The Haribo Racing Team completes the top three with the Mercedes-AMG GT3.
Last weekend the GTronix 360 ° Team Mcchip-dkr started the 7th round of the VLN at the Nürburgring. The Renault R.S. 01 was driven by Heiko Hammel, Dieter Schmidtmann and Felipe Laser, like in VLN 6. But this time with the tire partner Yokohama.
Already in the qualification on Saturday morning, Felipe Laser sent out a clear sign with a lap time of 7: 58.833 and starting position No. 2. Everything seemed promising In the race. But in Round 8, some frightening seconds followed: We were hit by a tire blow-out in the "Galgenkopf" section. Fortunately, Heiko Hammel was able to keep the Renault RS 01 on track and came back into pits by oneself, and a time loss of almost 1:40 minutes. The damage to the diffuser and bodywork was not that significant. So, the Renault was on track, attacking again, after a short time. Unfortunately, we lost the overall second position by this maneuver. In the end, the Renault drove past a podium spot, with a gap of 28 seconds.
It was not the big win, but a considerable team effort to finish the 2017 season satisfactorily. Whether we are back in the VLN long-distance championship with our Renault RS 01 GT3 project "Chappie" in 2018 is uncertain at present.
We would like to thank all involved for the great work! Huge thanks to the numerous fans who were able to surprise us with their unreserved interest.
We had never expected such enthusiasm at the beginning of the year. Thanks to our partners KW Automotive and H&R Federn, who supported us from the first day of the project at any time.
Update: Classification of VLN round seven amended.
The classification of the 57th ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennens has been subsequently amended. Due to an error in the systems, Race Control established the final classification of the seventh VLN race based on the order after lap 21. "In compliance with the Sporting Regulations and the Sporting Code, the classification should correctly have been established on basis of the order after lap 22", admitted VLN Sporting Director Michael Bork. "We are sorry for that mistake. In agreement with the Stewards, we have decided to correct that mistake subsequently."
On account of the new classification, the order in the overall classification for the top teams is now as follows: Behind the winners, Michael Christensen and Kévin Estre in the Porsche 911 GT3 R of Manthey-Racing, „Dieter Schmidtmann“, Heiko Hammel and Felipe Fernandez Laser are now following in second place with their Renault R.S.01. The Haribo Racing Team completes the top three with the Mercedes-AMG GT3.
