The SSR Performance driver duo Michael Ammermüller (GER) and Mathieu Jaminet (FRA) successfully defended the championship lead in Austria with a victory and the following sixth place.
– Victory in the first run at the Red Bull Ring
– 6th place and important points in the Sunday race
– Leader in the team and driver standings
Race 1
After the foundation for a successful weekend had already been laid in the free practice sessions, the race started on Saturday from fourth position on the grid. Michael Ammermüller was able to work his way up until the pit stop and handed over the Porsche 911 GT3 R to Mathieu Jaminet in second place. The French took the lead with thrilling overtaking maneuvers. Shortly before the end of the race, a safety car phase made it exciting again. But here, too, Jaminet set himself apart from his competitors and finally crossed the finish line of the Red Bull Ring as an outstanding winner. The defending champions from Munich took the second race win of the season.
Race 2
In the Sunday race of the German GT Championship, which was characterized by numerous safety car phases and a race interruption at the beginning, SSR Performance was able to finish the run in sixth place. The result was particularly important for the team and driver standings, as this was how the championship lead was defended.
SSR Performance young talent Laurin Heinrich emerged as the shining winner of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany competition on Sunday.
The third ADAC GT Masters weekend will take place from July 9th to 11th in Zandvoort, the Netherlands.
Wolfgang Hatz, Team Principal SSR Performance
“It was a very successful weekend at the Red Bull Ring. Yesterday the victory and today P6 – that is an excellent record and a terrific weekend on which we were able to extend our lead in the championship.”
Stefan Schlund, team owner SSR Performance
“When you leave the ring as the leader in the championship after the third and fourth races the weekend was phenomenal. It can go on like this! We did a good job, but there is still a long season ahead of us. We have to keep our focus on the end goal and not make any mistakes.”
Michael Ammermüller, SSR Performance driver
“I am very happy with the weekend. By winning the first and sixth place in the second race, we were able to score a lot of points. The track is not easy for our car, so we actually didn’t expect these placings at all. In the second run there might have been a bit more, but with the weight disadvantage that we had, it’s a positive result.”
Mathieu Jaminet, SSR Performance driver
„I’m a little bit disappointed with P6 in race two. It wasn’t the result we hoped for starting from P5. We had a good pace but struggled with the weight in the car. We are still leading the championship and secured important points, so everything is okay.”
Result 1st round ADAC GT Masters Red Bull Ring (AT):
- Michael Ammermüller / Mathieu Jaminet, SSR Performance, Porsche 911 GT3 R
- Mirko Bortolotti/Albert Costa Balboa, GRT Grasser Racing, Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo
- Jeffrey Schmidt/Marvin Kirchhöfer, Callaway Competition, Corvette C7 GT3 R
Result 2nd round ADAC GT Masters Red Bull Ring (AT):
- Jeffrey Schmidt/Marvin Kirchhöfer, Callaway Competition, Corvette C7 GT3 R
- Kim-Luis Schramm/Dennis Marschall, Rutronik Racing by TECE, Audi R8 LMS GT3
- Nick Yelloly/Jesse Krohn, Schubert Motorsport, BMW M6 GTS
- Michael Ammermüller/Mathieu Jaminet, SSR Performance, Porsche 911 GT3 R
About SSR Performance
The young and dynamic Munich based SSR Performance GmbH was founded by a car and motorsport enthusiast. The exclusive automobile company has had an exciting start to 2020. After moving to a new High Performance Automotive Center in the north of the Bavarian metropolis, which has seven floors and around 10,000 square meters of floor space, the motorsport department at SSR Performance had its first full season in the ADAC GT Masters 2020 on the program ended with Michael Ammermüller and Christian Engelhart winning the driver and team classification as well as the title in the team championship.
For SSR Performance GmbH, which takes care of repairs, maintenance and service of sports cars and vintage cars of all brands in their day-to-day business, motorsport is an integral part of the still young group of companies.
Stefan Schlund, CEO of SSR Performance GmbH from Munich emphasizes: “For us, our involvement in races with GT sports cars offers an excellent platform to demonstrate our competence in motorsport and the sports car sector derived from it.”
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