Audi kicks off ADAC GT Masters weekend at the Nürburgring with fastest time

Simon Connor Primm (21/Großschirma/HGL Racing) set the fastest time of the day in the ADAC GT Masters on Friday at the Nürburgring. The driver in the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo 2 set his fastest lap of 1:25.981 minutes during the morning session. “We only had one minor issue today, which we were able to sort out within a few minutes. Otherwise, it was a smooth day. We managed to test everything we’d set out to do,” said Primm. “I did some extra training at home and prepared more intensively for the heat, although the temperatures here are still quite mild at the moment. We’re naturally hoping to build on our performance from the Lausitzring weekend, secure pole position again and, ideally, win the race.”

In glorious sunshine and 26 degrees, Felix Hirsiger (28/CHE) secured second place. The driver from Liqui Moly Team Engstler Motorsport was just 17 thousandths of a second off the fastest time in his Lamborghini. The ADAC GT Masters runner-up was the only driver in the top five to set his fastest lap in the afternoon session. On Friday, only Primm and Hirsiger managed to break the 1:26 mark. “I’m very happy with how the day went. The second session was great; we were preparing for qualifying. The feeling was there, the car was there, even though the high temperatures certainly didn’t help with setting fast times,” explained Hirsiger. “Finn also showed in the long run that we can be consistently competitive and reclaim the championship lead. I think that’s possible because we’re mentally strong. That’s always the trump card when it comes to the championship battle.”

Leo Pichler (24/AUT/Razoon – more than Racing) rounded off the top three. This weekend, he is sharing his Porsche 911 GT3 R with rookie Alexander Tauscher (23/Mitterfels). In his fastest lap, Pichler was 0.142 seconds off the pace. Fourth place went to Leyton Fourie (20/ZAF/FK Performance Motorsport). In his BMW M4 GT3 Evo, the championship leader was 0.237 seconds slower than Primm. Baudouin Detout (25/FRA/Comtoyou Racing) finished fifth in the day’s standings. In his Aston Martin Vantage GT3, he was 0.446 seconds off the fastest time.

The first qualifying session of the weekend takes place on Saturday morning at 09:20 and will be broadcast live on youtube.com/ADACMotorsports. The 60-minute sprint race will be shown in full from 13:45 on Joyn, ServusTV On and on YouTube.

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