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Stuttgart. By midnight, the 911 RSR fielded by the
Dempsey Proton Racing has also gained ground as the best-placed
Michael Christensen (911 RSR #91): “My first stint lasted more than three hours and was quite long, although there was a safety car phase in between. The team has put together a clever strategy and changed the tyres at the right time. The initial phase of the race was difficult for us, but the 911 RSR is constantly improving. We have to push ahead with everything we’ve got, perhaps then we can continue to work our way up the field.”
Jörg Bergmeister (911 RSR #91): “My stint was tough work with a lot of traffic. I got a puncture but luckily I was close to the pit entrance when it happened so I could just veer in for a tyre change. With more grip on the track, our 911 RSR performs significantly better than early on in the race. Now we must make sure it continues like this.”
Patrick Dempsey (911 RSR #77): “Our pace is good. I’ve tried to maintain consistent lap times and not make any mistakes. I succeeded in doing this. It’s going well for us, but it’s still early in the race. We still have a lot of work ahead of us.”
GTE-Pro class
1. Gavin/Milner/Taylor (GB/USA/USA), Chevrolet Corvette, 121 laps
2. MacDowall/Stanaway/Rees (GB/NZ/BRA), Aston Martin, 121
3. Lietz/Christensen/Bergmeister (A/DK/D),
4. Bruni/Vilander/Fisichella (I/SF/I), Ferrari 458 Italia, 120
5. Rigon/Calado/Beretta (I/GB/MC), Ferrari 458 Italia, 118
6. Sörensen/Thiim/Nygaard (DK/DK/DK), Aston Martin, 117
GTE-Am class
1. Dalla Lana/Lamy/Lauda (CDN/P/A), Aston Martin, 120 laps
2. Collard/Perrodo/Aguas (F/F/P), Ferrari 458 Italia, 120
3. Bertolini/Shaytar/Basov (I/RUS/RUS), Ferrari 458 Italia, 119
4. Dempsey/Long/Seefried (USA/USA/D),
5. Sweedler/Bell/Segal (USA/USA/USA), Ferrari 458 Italia, 118
6. Bleekemolen/Keating/Miller (NL/USA/USA), SRT Viper, 117
9. Chen/Vanellet/Parisy (TWN/F/F),
11. Chen/Kapadia/Maassen (TWN/GB/NL),
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