Comments on the race
Sebastian Golz (Project Manager 911 GT3 R): “The result is not what we’d hoped for. I’m happy for the Herberth team, of course. Two of the three drivers haven’t raced here before, which underlines just how strong their performance was. Manthey-Racing managed to improve on its qualifying performance, although this wasn’t clearly apparent due to the two interruptions during the session. The race ultimately showed how important it is to start up the front. It’s really difficult to overtake in this highly competitive field.”
Frédéric Makowiecki (Porsche 911 GT3 R #911): “I had a good car for my whole stint. I lost a couple of places right at the start and I couldn’t overtake later. However, the car’s handling was good, and our Porsche felt strong especially under braking.”
Dirk Werner (Porsche 911 GT3 R #911): “The times were incredibly close, which made it hard to gain any ground. I had a Mercedes in front of me and a Lamborghini behind me – and that’s how the order stayed for almost an hour. The car’s handling was good and it was great fun to drive. But I was hampered twice while lapping slower traffic and that cost a lot of time.”
Romain Dumas (Porsche 911 GT3 R #911): “All in all, we had a solid race. At the beginning of my stint the car felt really good, but then the tyres started to vibrate strongly. I had to back off and couldn’t attack anymore. The level of competition in this series is very high, and for this reason you have to be able to go all-out from start to finish.”
Jürgen Häring (Porsche 911 GT3 R #991): “The race went really well. Had we not lost a little time in the pits perhaps second place would have been possible. Personally, my stint was great. However, our final driver Wolfgang Triller was particularly strong. Wolfgang drove consistently fast laps that were almost matching the pace of the professionals. That was truly impressive.”
