M6 GT3 finishes 1-2-3 at Nurburgring VLN race

The new BMW M6 GT3 took all places on the podium in todays 4 hour long distance VLN race at Nurburgring. The Scubert team finished first and second while the Walkenhorst team finished third.

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Schubert Motorsport has retracted a double victory at the third VLN race. Marco Wittmann, Jörg Müller and Jesse Krohn prevailed at the end of the two-hour distance to the teammates and pointed Walkenhorst Motorsport at BMW triple victory on the third podium place. Schubert Motorsport has completed the third round of the VLN endurance racing championship with a double victory. Jesse Krohn, Jorg Muller and Marco Wittmann led the race on the furthest distances and crossed after 28 laps just before the teammate Lucas Luhr, Martin Tomczyk and John Edwards to the finish line. Walkenhorst Motorsport perfected with Christian Krognes, Victor Bouveng and Tom Blomqvist the BMW triple victory. Already in the first lap, the three BMW were allowed to settle from the field and came with about ten seconds ahead of the opening lap back to the start and finish. Over the subsequent race distance, the BMW followed places in triple flight over the Nordschleife and through traffic. As the Walkenhorst-BMW then some lost connection to the two Schubert-M6, was observed from then on a pair of flight of the two M6 GT3. In fourth place Phoenix Racing came with Christopher Mies, Chris Mamerow and Markus Winkelhock crossed the finish line, just before the Porsche of Michael Christensen and Fred Makowiecki, used by Manthey Racing. The sixth René Rast and Nicholas Mayr-Melnhof finished the race, while with HTP Motorsport of bestplatzierteste Mercedes-AMG GT3 with seventh place had to make do. Eighth place went ashore meanwhile Motorsport. The piloted by Marc Basseng, Connor de Phillippi, Mike Rockenfeller and Timo Scheider Audi R8 LMS and beating the second Manthey Porsche from Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy to ninth. With the tenth Moritz Oestreich and Jules Szymkowiak complete meanwhile the top ten the panels at the end of the four-hour distance at the 58th ADAC ACAS H & R Cup. The VLN participants that now not the season highlight in two weeks, go to the 24 Hours Nürburgring, at the start, now insert a longer pause. The fourth main race of the season, the 47th Adenauer ADAC German payment Trophy, takes place on the last weekend in June, or June 25, instead. So now start the six-week break in the VLN season.

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M6 GT3 finishes 1-2-3 at Nurburgring VLN race