VLN endurance championship Nürburgring 2012
The VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring 2012 is the 36th season of the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring . It began on March 31, 2012 and ended on October 27, 2012 after ten races on the Nürburgring Nordschleife . The 43rd Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy went this season again only over a race distance of 4 hours. So there was only one race over 6 hours.
Racing calendar
| date | run | distance |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2012 | 59th ADAC Westfalenfahrt | 4 hours |
| Apr 14, 2012 | 37th DMV 4-hour race | 4 hours |
| Apr 28, 2012 | 54th ADAC ACAS H&R Cup | 4 hours |
| June 23, 2012 | 43rd Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy | 4 hours |
| July 7, 2012 | 52nd ADAC Reinoldus long-distance race | 4 hours |
| July 21, 2012 | 35th RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen | 4 hours |
| Aug 4, 2012 | 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal race | 6 hours |
| 25 Aug 2012 | 44th ADAC Barbarossapreis | 4 hours |
| 29 Sep 2012 | 36th DMV 250 mile race | 4 hours |
| Oct 27, 2012 | 37th DMV Münsterland Cup | 4 hours |
Results
1st run: 59th ADAC Westfalenfahrt
In qualifying, the Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 beat the Schubert team's BMW Z4. Manthey Racing, Wochenspiegel Team Manthey and Haribo Racing, all in a Porsche 911, completed the top 5.
The race started punctually at 12:00 in dry but hazy conditions. In the starting phase, the Porsches were superior. After two laps, four Porsches were right at the front, followed by an Audi R8 LMS , driven by René Rast and Oliver Jarvis . After the pit stops, a Mercedes SLS was in the lead. However, he got a lap deducted due to disregard of flag signals. After almost two hours of driving, it started to rain around the Nordschleife. All teams now had to switch to rain tires and the pit lane was very full. One of the beneficiaries of the rain was Team Schubert's BMW Z4, which changed tires at the right time and took the lead. At 2:53 p.m. the race was stopped with the red flag due to poor visibility and heavy rain. Since a race distance of more than 160 minutes was exceeded at the time of the cancellation, the race is counted with full points.
The BMW Z4 from Team Schubert won ahead of the Porsche 911 from Timbuli Racing. In third place overall was the Cup Porsche 911 from Manthey Racing at the time the race was canceled.
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dirk Adorf Dirk Müller Jörg Müller |
BMW Team Schubert | BMW Z4 (SP9) | 2: 26: 45,152 (16) |
| 2 | Marc Hennerici Norbert Siedler Dennis Busch |
Timbuli Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 2: 01.736 (16) |
| 3 | Wolfgang Kohler Christian Menzel |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (CUP2) | + 2: 48.971 (16) |
| 4th | Georg Weiss Oliver Kainz Michael Jacobs |
Wochenspiegel Team Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3 MR (SP7) | + 3: 06.090 (16) |
| 5 | Michael Illbruck Altfried Heger |
Pinta Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 4: 09.863 (16) |
| 6th | Sean Edwards Manuel Metzger Ralf Schall |
Black Falcon | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 4: 19.466 (16) |
| 7th | Hans Guido Riegel Mike Stursberg Emmanuel Collard |
Haribo Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 5: 02.524 (16) |
| 8th | Elmar Deegener Jürgen Wohlfrath Christoph Breuer |
Raeder Motorsport | Audi TT RS (SP4T) | + 5: 24.105 (16) |
| 9 | Oliver Kainz Marco Holzer Richard Lietz |
Wochenspiegel Team Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 5: 47.085 (16) |
| 10 | Franz Kräling Marc Gindorf Marco Schelp |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 CUP (CUP2) | + 6: 47.387 (16) |
2nd run: 37th DMV 4-hour race
In qualifying, the BMW Z4 from Team Vita4One, piloted by Marco Wittmann , Jens Klingmann, Ricardo van der Ende and Mathias Lauda, found pole position, followed by the Audi R8 from Phoenix Racing and the Porsche 911 from Falken Motorsports.
The 2nd run of the 2012 season started punctually at 12:00 noon and was canceled half an hour before the end of the race due to hail. As a race distance of 160 minutes was driven, the run is counted with full points.
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Krumbach Marc Lieb |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | 3: 31: 46,486 (24) |
| 2 |
Claudia Hürtgen Dominik Schwager Dirk Adorf |
Team Schubert | BMW Z4 (SP9) | + 55,158 (24) |
| 3 |
Uwe Alzen Nico Bastian |
Team Schubert | BMW Z4 (SP9) | +1: 35.792 (24) |
| 4th | Norbert Siedler Marco Seefried Dennis Busch |
Timbuli Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R 997 (SP9) | + 2: 12.143 (24) |
| 5 |
Marc Basseng Marcel Fässler Andrea Piccini |
Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 2: 19.372 (24) |
| 6th | Klaus Abbelen Sabine Schmitz Christopher Brück Patrick Huisman |
MSC Adenau e. V. in ADAC | Porsche 911 GT3 R 997 (SP9) | + 3: 41.809 (24) |
| 7th |
Thomas Jäger Jan Seyffarth |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 4: 22,157 (24) |
| 8th | Roland Rehfeld Marco Hartung Alexander Roloff |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 6: 21.107 (24) |
| 9 |
Uwe Alzen Philipp Wlazik Robert Renauer |
PZ Aschaffenburg | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (CUP2) | + 7: 32,399 (24) |
| 10 | Arno Klasen Peter Posavac Peter Kox |
Dörr Motorsport | McLaren MP4 (SP9) | + 7: 59.948 (24) |
3rd run: 54th ADAC ACAS H&R Cup
Ex-Formula 1 racing driver Nick Heidfeld made his debut in this race with the VLN.
The BMW Z4 from Team Schubert (Müller / Müller / Alzen) safely secured pole position with a time of 8: 20.281 minutes. They were able to convert this into third place. Manthey Racing (Krumbach / Lieb) won the race in a Porsche 911 , followed by Team Phoenix (Mies / Winkelhock) with an Audi R8 .
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jochen Krumbach Marc Lieb |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | 3: 45: 17.007 (26) |
| 2 | Christopher Mies Markus Winkelhock |
Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 1 lap (25) |
| 3 | Jörg Müller Dirk Müller Uwe Alzen |
Team Schubert | BMW Z4 (SP9) | + 1 lap (25) |
| 4th | Marc Basseng Christopher Haase Frank Stippler |
Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 1 lap (25) |
| 5 | Wolfgang Kohler Christian Menzel |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (CUP2) | + 1 lap (25) |
| 6th | Sascha Bert Nick Heidfeld |
Gemballa Racing | McLaren MP4 GT3 (SP9) | + 1 lap (25) |
| 7th | Michael Zehe Marco Hartung Roland Rehfeld Marc Bullitt |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 1 lap (25) |
| 8th | Uwe Alzen Philipp Wlazik Robert Renauer |
PZ Aschaffenburg | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (CUP2) | + 1 lap (25) |
| 9 | Bas Leinder's Markus Palttala Maxime Martin |
Marc VDS Racing Team | BMW Z4 (SP9) | + 2 laps (24) |
| 10 |
Stefan Mücke Darren Turner Tomas Enge Oliver Mathai |
Young Driver AMR GmbH | Aston Martin Vantage (SP9) | + 2 laps (24) |
4th run: 43rd Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Frank Stippler Marc Basseng |
Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | 4: 01: 06,777 (28) |
| 2 | Alexander Roloff Jan Seyffarth |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 46.890 (28) |
| 3 |
Christopher Haase Luca Ludwig |
Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 48,471 (28) |
| 4th |
Martin Ragginger Sebastian Asch |
Falken Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 3: 07.543 (28) |
| 5 |
Henri Moser Kai Riemer Rudi Adams |
Dörr Motorsport | McLaren MP4 GT3 (CUP2) | + 7: 46.591 (28) |
| 6th | Wolfgang Kohler Christian Menzel |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (CUP2) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 7th | Georg Weiss Oliver Kainz Michael Jacobs |
Wochenspiegel Team Manthey | Porsche 911 GT3 MR (SP7) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 8th | Marc Hennerici Marco Seefried Dennis Busch |
Timbuli Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R 997 (SP9) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 9 |
Uwe Alzen Philipp Wlazik |
PZ Aschaffenburg | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (CUP2) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 10 | Christopher Zöchling Dieter Lehner Marcel Blumer |
Car Collection Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (CUP2) | + 1 lap (27) |
5th run: 52nd ADAC Reinoldus long distance race
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Roloff Jan Seyffarth |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | 4: 00: 24,550 (28) |
| 2 |
Jochen Krumbach Marc Lieb |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 0.338 (28) |
| 3 |
Frank Biela Christian Hohenadel Thomas Mutsch |
Raeder Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | +1: 17.080 (28) |
| 4th |
Sabine Schmitz Christopher Brück Patrick Huisman |
MSC Adenau e. V. in ADAC | Porsche 911 GT3 R 997 (SP9) | + 4: 19,551 (28) |
| 5 | Michael Zehe Marko Hartung |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 6th | Marco Seefried Marc Hennerici Dennis Busch |
Timbuli Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R 997 (SP9) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 7th | Marco Seefried Andreas Gülden Marc Busch |
Timbuli Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 997 (SP7) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 8th | Maxime Martin Markus Palttala |
MSC Adenau e. V. in ADAC | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (CUP2) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 9 | Frank Kräling Marco Schelp Marc Gindorf |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 (SP7) | + 1 lap (27) |
| 10 | Jeroen Bleekemolen Andrii Lebed |
Porsche 997 Cup (CUP2) | + 1 lap (27) |
6th run: 35th RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Frank Stippler Marc Basseng |
Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | 4: 07: 45,788 (29) |
| 2 |
Jochen Krumbach Romain Dumas |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 26.881 (29) |
| 3 |
Thomas Jäger Alexander Roloff Jan Seyffarth |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 2: 04.230 (29) |
| 4th | Michael Illbruck Robert Renauer |
Pinta Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (SP9) | + 1 lap (28) |
| 5 | Klaus Abbelen Sabine Schmitz Christopher Brück |
MSC Adenau e. V. in ADAC | Porsche 911 GT3 R 997 (SP9) | + 1 lap (28) |
| 6th | Michael Zehe Roland Rehfeld |
Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (SP9) | + 1 lap (28) |
| 7th | Andreas Gülden Marco Seefried Marc Busch |
Timbuli Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 997 (SP7) | + 1 lap (28) |
| 8th | Frank Kräling Marco Schelp Marc Gindorf |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 (SP7) | + 1 lap (28) |
| 9 | Kai Riemer Hendrik Scharf |
Porsche 911 (SP7) | + 1 lap (28) | |
| 10 | Wolfgang Kohler Christian Menzel |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (CUP2) | + 1 lap (28) |
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