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Sheldon van der Linde dominates season opener in Audi Sport TT Cup

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The starting signal for the 2016 #audi Sport TT Cup was given this weekend at the Hockenheimring. #sheldonvanderlinde (ZA) immediately impressed on two occasions in the season opener. The rookie in the #audi one-make cup won both races and now ranks at the top of the standings. International stars were on the grid as guest entrants.

In brilliant sunshine, the fans at the Hockenheimring saw thrilling motorsport with exciting position battles and spectacular overtaking maneuvers. At the end of the weekend, the merely 16-year-old van der Linde was beaming nearly as much as the sun. “Sheldon van der Linde impressively showed his talent here at #hockenheim,” says Philipp Mondelaers, Project Leader #audi Sport TT Cup. “But the other budding drivers contributed their share as well to our superb beginning of the second season.”

The rookies in the #audi one-make cup called the shots in Sunday’s race. Trailing van der Linde, a second rookie – Nicklas Nielsen (DK) – finished on the podium that was completed by Christoph Hofbauer (D). “We saw fascinating but, above all, very balanced motorsport,” says Chris Reinke, Head of #audi Sport customer #racing. “Our positive impressions of the tests have been fully confirmed and, as the season progresses, I continue to expect close races and plenty of variety on the podium.”