SSR Performance crowned as ADAC GT Masters runner-up in 2021 with Nürburgring victory
Michael Ammermüller (GER) and Mathieu Jaminet (FRA) fought an exciting battle for the ADAC GT Masters championship right up to the last race. In the end, four points separated the team from defending their title.
- Second in Saturday’s race
- Three-way battle in the final run at the Nürburgring
- Race win in the second race
- SSR Performance becomes ADAC GT Masters team and driver vice-champion in 2021
Race 1
After a close qualifying session on Saturday, Mathieu Jaminet started the race from the third row. With a strong performance by the factory driver at the start and collisions between rivals in the first corner, the Frenchman was able to hand over the #92 to Michael Ammermüller in third position. The perfect strategy for the pit stop ensured another success in the second half of the race. The veteran crossed the finish line in the Eifel in second position and thus maintained his chance for the title with a gap of 25 points. The three-way battle for the German GT Championship was not to be decided until Sunday.
Race 2
Thick fog and drizzle caused a delayed start to the final qualifying of the season on Sunday. Michael Ammermüller made the best possible use of the conditions and drove the 911 to the second starting position. Already at the beginning of the race, a few clashes led to the red flag and after a short break the restart took place behind the safety car. After the driver change, Mathieu Jaminet took the lead and confidently steered the #92 to the final victory of the season.
The battle for the championship couldn’t have been closer. In the end, only four points separated SSR Performance from defending the title. Michael Ammermüller and Mathieu Jaminet are thus the ADAC GT Masters vice-champions in 2021. Thanks to their strong performance, the Munich team can also celebrate the vice-title in the team classification.
Wolfgang Hatz, Team Principal SSR Performance
“Top performance this the weekend! First second and then the final victory, that is an excellent performance by the team. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite enough for the title, but the gap was damn small. We have to acknowledge that Land came out on top during the season. But I’m very proud of the team’s performance. We came here third in the championship and still almost managed to defend the title. That was an excellent team effort!“
Stefan Schlund, Team Owner SSR Performance
“We fought to the very last corner. Everyone in front of the screen was hoping that the Land Audi might fall a few places behind. We gave everything, got everything out of the Porsche 911. I’m so proud of the whole team! We scored 47 points this weekend – the highest result since we’ve been racing in the GT Masters. I don’t feel like a loser, I feel like a winner. We can be very proud of the result. After some time, we will start planning for 2022 in order to get a powerful project off the ground again.”
Michael Ammermüller, SSR Performance driver
“I’m very satisfied. We fought to the end and gave everything. In the end, unfortunately, it was just not enough. We had a great team with a great spirit – everyone worked together. So it’s a shame that we didn’t manage to defend the title. A big thank you to everyone – Stefan, who put this team together, the mechanics and engineers, to my colleague Mathieu. He had a very strong season and was a great addition to the team. We have to be very satisfied – we just had a little more bad luck than the others.”
Mathieu Jaminet, SSR Performance driver
„Looking at this weekend, we couldn’t have done much more. 47 points have been the most points which have been scored by a car on one weekend, I think. We had a really good race on Sunday and a solid weekend overall. We finished the season on a high. Unfortunately, Land Motorsport also had a good weekend. We are just short of four points. That’s racing. We had a lot of highs but also a couple of lows and that kept us from the win. I’d like to thank the entire team for putting such a great program together!”
Results race one ADAC GT Masters Nürburgring (GER):
- Ricardo Feller/Christopher Mies, Montaplast by Land Motorsport, Audi R8 LMS GT3
- Michael Ammermüller/Mathieu Jaminet, SSR Performance, Porsche 911 GT3 R
- Christian Engelhart/Thomas Preining, KÜS Team Bernhard, Porsche 911 GT3 R
Results race two ADAC GT Masters Nürburgring (GER):
- Michael Ammermüller/Mathieu Jaminet, SSR Performance, Porsche 911 GT3 R
- Joel Eriksson/Marco Holzer, KÜS-Team Bernhard, Porsche 911 GT3 R
- Rolf Ineichen/Franck Perera, GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM, Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO
Overall Driver Standings ADAC GT Masters 2021
- Christopher Mies/Ricardo Feller – 199 points
- Michael Ammermüller/Mathieu Jaminet – 195 points
- Maro Engel/Luca Stolz – 176 points
Overall Team Standings ADAC GT Masters 2021
- Montaplast by Land Motorsport – 199 points
- SSR Performance – 193 points
- GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM – 193 points
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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