Coverage in collaboration with and support of Team Schubert Motorsport and Saudi Sports Group.
Friday morning – Few cars out for an early free spin around the track.
Track is dry, a chance to go flat out on the straight facing the stands.
Dark skies, beautiful location of a historical circuit tucked in the forest.
Seems the slick tires are on their way off.
Cars in line waiting for the scrutineering.
Schubert Motors driver Dirk Müller getting ready to hit the track.
Bernd Kretzer, Schubert Engineer, applying some last minute settings to the BMW Z4 GT3.
Car #19 BMW Z4 GT3 minutes before the get-go.
Timbuli Racing driver Marco Seefried rushing to the pits.
Heavy rain, wet tires are called for duty.
Schubert Motors team nearly ready, both cars are raring to go.
Evening free practice laps on a wet and foggy track.
A fresh set of wet tires waiting to be installed.
Race day, things start to get more serious in the pit lane.
Carsten Welschar, ready for a driver switch.
More rain, cars on the track trying to score the best place on the starting grid.
Things are calm at Porsche’s, winner of the championship 4 years in a row.
No rain, wind nor snow can keep these fans from attending their favorite sport.
Brünnchen curve, the formation laps before the race are underway as fireworks go off in the distance.
Race on! 210 cars divided into 3 groups, engines roaring speeding by Brünnchen in the rain.
Down the Fox Tubes.
One las pit stop and tire swap.
Tension is high, team awaits their car to cross the finish line.
Winning driver Frank Stippler.
Jens Klingmann (2nd position) and Bernd Kretzer exchanging ideas after the race.
Schubert Motors BMW Z4 GT3 (left) in second postion and Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS (right) in first position.
Winning drivers on the podium – In third position came Timbuli Racing Team on their Porsche 911 GT3R.