Motorsport News International
GTCC: Donington report
bloche@omega.gmd.de (Harald Bloche)
GMD, Sankt Augustin, Germany
TOP 15 QUALIFYING:
Pos Driver Nat Car
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1. Kurt Thiim DK Mercedes Benz C180
2. Alessandro Nannini I Alfa Romeo 155 V6
3. Nicola Larini I Alfa Romeo 155 V6
4. Keke Rosberg SF Opel Calibra V6
5. Joerg van Ommen D Mercedes Benz C180
6. Manuel Reuter D Opel Calibra V6
7. Bernd Schneider D Mercedes Benz C180
8. Roland Asch D Mercedes Benz C180
9. Kris Nissen DK Alfa Romeo 155 V6
10.Ellen Lohr D Mercedes Benz C180
11.Giorgio Francia I Alfa Romeo 155 V6
12.Christian Danner D Alfa Romeo 155 V6
13.Danny Sullivan USA Alfa Romeo 155 V6
14."John Winter" D Opel Calibra V6
15.Klaus Ludwig D Mercedes Benz C180
RACE 1 25 laps=100,575km no points
lap 1: Thiim, Nannini, Larini, Rosberg beside Larini and Reuter beside
Rosberg. 3 cars through a bend = 1 car left. Collision of the 2
Calibras, Reuter into the gravel, Rosberg pits.
3: Ludwig who started 15th is now 8.
6: Thiim, Larini, Nannini, Schneider, Asch, Nissen, Ludwig, Lohr,
van Ommen, Francia.
8: Larini tries to overtake Thiim on th left. Thiim shuts the door,
but opens the door on his right for Nannini. (good trick)
Thiim has got a shock from this and drops back to 5th position.
Schneider 3rd.
11: Nannini, Larini, Schneider, Asch, Thiim, Nissen, Ludwig, Lohr,
van Ommen, Francia
13: Nannini fastest lap
14: Nissen takes 5th from Tiim, Schneider 2nd from Larini.
15: Thiim now dropping behind Ellen Lohr. (still shocked?)
19: Ellen Lohr passing Ludwig.
23: Ludwig out - mechanical failure
1. Nannini
2. Schneider
3. Larini
4. Asch
5. Nissen
6. Lohr
7. Thiim
8. van Ommen
9. Danner
10.Sullivan
RACE 2
Larini, Ludwig and Rosberg do not start in 2nd race. Unrepairable cars.
lap 2: Nannini, Schneider, Nissen, Asch, Thiim, Lohr, van Ommen,
Danner, Sullivan, Winter
no changes
8: Ellen Lohr now 5. Schneider fastest lap. Reuter who had to
start fron the pit lane is now in 10th position.
10: Reuter fastest lap
12: Lohr out (engine?)
14: Nannini, Schneider , Nissen, Asch, Ommen, Danner, Thiim
Sullivan, Reuter, Winter, Francia, Wallace
15: Nannini 3.5 sec --> Schneider
16: Nissen out - gearbox
17: Reuter 6.
18: Reuter 4.
20: Schneider now at Nannini's rear.
23. Asch slowing down (fuel) Reuter 3. Schneider slow (fuel)
24: Asch stalling - Schneider stalling.
25: Nannini slow (fuel), but he is reaching the finish line
1/2 car length in front of Reuter.
1. Nannini *
2. Reuter
3. van Ommen
4. Danner
5. Thiim
6. Sullivan
7. Andy Wallace Alfa Romeo 155 V6 (1993)
8. Uwe Alzen Mecedes Benz ('93)
9. "John Winter"
10.Schneider
* Nannini was disqualified later. The rules say that there must
be left 3 liters of fuel after the race for analysis.
Probably Schneider will be DQ'd for the same reason.
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