Gaydon / Sachsenring, Germany. Official partner Team Hexis Racing scored a sensational victory with their Aston Martin DBR9 at the fourth round of the GT1 World Championship Race at Sachsenring, Germany this weekend. It secures the team’s placing at the top of the championship with 107 points, 17 points clear of the next team. Drivers Andrea Piccini and Christian Hohenadel drove the no. 4 Hexis DBR9 from fifth on the grid and stayed clear of a spate of early incidents to secure their first win of the 2011 season.
Official partner team Young Driver also had a successful weekend, placing third with drivers Stefan Mücke and Darren Turner. They also rank third overall in the GT1 championship.
Driver Quotes:
Christian Hohenadel
nr4 Hexis AMR Aston Martin DB9
"I saw that there was a bit of a mess at the start and I ended up second. The car was very good and I was able to push a lot to get passed the No.8 (Young Driver Aston Martin) and then when I got the lead I pushed again to open up the gap as I was quicker than him. It's my first win in GT1, I didn't expect it so soon. To win in Germany with all my friends here is just fantastic."
Andrea Piccini
nr4 Hexis AMR Aston Martin DB9
"It's never easy when you are first because so many things can happen, and the weather was unpredictable. Christian did a good job and he did most of the work for me. The car was OK, the tyres were fine and the pit stop was fantastic. I just got the car to the end. It's very nice to be leading the (drivers') championship but there is still a long way to go."
Stefan Mücke
nr8 Young Driver AMR Aston Martin DB9
"At the start, I tried to stay on the inside to avoid any contact. Initially the Ford (Marc VDS No.41) missed its braking point so he locked up his front tyres and he went a little bit wide and I was able to overtake both of the cars ahead (the No.41 Ford and the Hexis Aston No.3) and take the lead. After the safety car it was a struggle to get the tyres up to temperature. It was quite a tough race because we had some success ballast (20kg) but we are happy to be here on the podium and score some important points."
Darren Turner
nr8 Young Driver AMR Aston Martin DB9
"We know that the Lambo (No.37) finds it quite difficult to warm up its tyres so I was pushing quite hard on the first lap out of the pits. But after that he was able to pull away. We could both see the Hexis car ahead but we weren't able to close it down but it was only really a car-length at a time. Being a German team, we had a lot of guests here. It certainly seemed quite active in the box, it was a busy place. Hopefully they all had a good day."
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