Fastest Porsche 911 GT3 R on eighth grid spot

May 27, 2017 Tim Havermans 24h Nürburgring, 911 GT3 R, Jörg Bergmeister, Laurens Vanthoor, Matteo Cairoli, Matthieu Jaminet, Patrick Pilet, Romain Dumas, Sven Müller

911 GT3 R (59), Manthey Racing: Sven Müller, Hari Proczyk, Randy Walls, Steve Smith

Comments on the Top 30 Qualifying

Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser, Vice President of Motorsport and GT Cars:
“We’re not dissatisfied with the result and we’re now turning our complete focus to preparing ourselves for tomorrow’s race.”

Sven Müller, 911 GT3 R (59), Manthey Racing: “I’m very pleased. The two laps of the Top 30 Qualifying are the best of the entire weekend, because you have a free run and you can really go flat-out. The conditions were difficult because the sun was low. There are two or three corners where you’re virtually blinded by the light. I feel we’re well prepared for the race.”

2017 Nurburgring 24h - 911 GT3 R (911), Manthey Racing- Romain Dumas, Richard Lietz, Frédéric Makowiecki, Patrick Pilet — 911 GT3 R (911), Manthey Racing: Romain Dumas, Richard Lietz, Frédéric Makowiecki, Patrick Pilet

Mathieu Jaminet, 911 GT3 R (12), Manthey Racing: “I’m happy with my performance. I managed to post my best time in the first lap, which put us on position eleven. The field is very tight and our car feels good. I’m feeling confident for the race.”

Frédéric Makowiecki, 911 GT3 R (911), Manthey Racing: “I came in after one lap because I couldn’t improve on my time with deteriorating tyres. The car seems quite okay, it would have been better to have landed further up the grid, but the race is over 24 hours and we’ve hopefully found a good setup for this.”

Martin Ragginger, 911 GT3 R (44), Falken Motorsports: “We opted for a softer tyre compound and obviously the conditions were too warm. The car was very difficult to drive, particularly on the Nordschleife. P25 is not the best starting position, but our speed looks considerably better for the race and I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”