Two AMR powered crews still chasing the ultimate prize in both DTM and ADAC GT4 Germany this weekend

Aside from the GT Open Series and the NLS Series racing in Germany this weekend, the DTM and ADAC GT4 Germany Series are also back in business this weekend as each compete at the Sachsenring for their respective penultimate round to their seasons.

The mainstay DTM Series will be running their seventh round of an eight-round season with two more races over the course of the weekend for what will be a twenty-two-car entry. Both the #007 and #008 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT3 entries for Nicki Thiim and Nicolas Baert respectively are again part of that entry as the Dane chases down that points deficit to now two drivers who now stand above him at the top of the table.

 

Going into this round, Thiim is twenty points behind Thomas Preining in second and just a further point behind Marco Engel who continues to lead the class after four single point finishes over the last four races have seen his once points advantage now overtaken after his podium (and race) winning streak was thwarted by catastrophic BoP penalties.

An early outscoring performance for Thiim at the 3.67km circuit in the east of the country will be a must if a last event battle for the overall title remains on the cards.

 

Joining them, will be the nineteen cars of the ADAC GT4 Germany Series with the #4 Cosy Racing by ESM Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT4 Evo also again within their midst as drivers Jan Philipp Springobb and Philipp Gogollok also chase down a (smaller) points deficit.

Presently sitting second within the overall driver’s championship table, the pairing have just six points to make up to the present leaders with also four races still to come this season making nothing has been won by anyone just yet.

 

Last time out at the Nurburgring a month ago, a dominating performance in both qualifying sessions saw their mainly black liveried car start from pole position on both occasions to then bring home a race win in race one and a P4 finish in race two.

For them, it’s very much “game on!”

Photo credits – Teams / ADAC