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marzo 27, 2018 - Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport

Customer Racing: VLN Long Distance Championship: Two Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the top ten in season opener at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife

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With a pair of top ten results and the maiden class win for the Mercedes-AMG GT4, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport is looking back upon a successful season opener of this year’s Langstreckenmeisterschaft at the Nürburgring. The 64. ADAC Westfalenfahrt, the first round of the VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft, saw Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER finish in fifth place overall with the #47 Mercedes-AMG GT3. The sister car with starting number 48 secured another top ten result by finishing eighth. The maiden class win of the Mercedes-AMG GT4 rounded out the good achievement.

In sunshine and with temperatures around eight degrees Centigrade, the #47 Mercedes-AMG GT3 started from fourth place on the grid into the four-hour race in the #green Hell. Starting driver Renger van der Zande (NED) and his team-mates #dominikbaumann (AUT) and Edoardo Mortara (ITA) were on course for a podium finish for a long time thanks to a consistent performance. After a thrilling end of the race with several yellows in which the #47 Mercedes-AMG GT4 lost valuable time, final driver Edoardo Mortara crossed the finish line in fifth place after a total of 28 laps.

Driving the sister car with starting number 48, Indy Dontje (NED), #christianhohenadel (GER) and Renger van der Zande, who was pulling double duty, finished the race in eighth place overall and thus also scored a top ten result.

Another highlight of the weekend was the first class win worldwide for the new Mercedes-AMG GT4. Nico Bastian, Stefan Karg, Fidel Leib and Moritz Oberheim (all GER) showed a convincing performance with the #163 BLACK FALCON Team IDENTICA Mercedes-AMG GT4 and secured victory in the SP10 class. Gabriele Piana (ITA), Mustafa Mehmet Kaya (TUR) and Miguel Toril Boquoi (ESP) claimed third place in the SP10 class with the #162 BLACK FALCON Team TMD Friction Mercedes-AMG GT4 and thus also made it onto the podium.

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