Day: October 28, 2018

Amazing season finale in Portimao

Jens Jensen

There were still a lot of trophies and championships to drive for, when the season’s last European Le Mans Series race was run at Autodromo do Algarve, which is more known as Portimao in Portugal. 39 cars were ready on the grid, where the race started at 12.30 local time. The start was pretty smooth, with only a couple of locked wheels under the first braking, but there was no dramatic contact. Panis Barthez Competition #23 took the lead after starting second behind Duqueine Engineering #29. Mikkel Jensen in AT…

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Ammermüller reclaims title

Jens Jensen

The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup 2018 season finished in Mexico City. Championship leader Michael Ammermüller had Pole Position, just like in yesterday’s race. Julien Andlauer started second, followed by Thomas Preining. Nick Yelloly would start the race from fifth, as the final championship contender. Andlauer took the start, while Ammermüller came under a lot of pressure from teammate Preining. He managed to fend him off, and Preining actually lost out to Yelloly. Zaid Ashkanani tried to overtake Larry ten Voorde, but had to fall in behind again. The two pulled…

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The start got major impact on Mexico result

Jens Jensen

The penultimate race of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season was run at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez i Mexico. Championship leader Michael Ammermüller had grabbed Pole Position ahead of Julien Andlauer and Larry ten Voorde. Championship contender Thomas Preining was starting from P4, while Nick Yelloly got a penalty for not slowing enough under yellow flags, so he would start 3 places further back than his qualifying position, dropping him from P6 to P9. Mikkel Overgaard Pedersen had qualified in P12 in the 26 car field. After a slight off track…

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