2022 NLS 6: 12 Hours of Nürburgring Race 2 & Epilogue
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The race started at 10:00 am in dry conditions with the cars starting in race 1 order with the same gap they finished the day before. #3 Falken Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 59.932 before the Octane 126 Ferrari 488 GT3 #26. Scherer Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS GT3 #16 started 1:51.771 Minutes after the leader.
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The leadership changed regularly between the four contenders within 50 seconds: Falken Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R #3 driven by Eriksson / Evans / Müller / Picariello, #16 Scherer Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS GT3 with Giermaziak / Schramm, Grossmann / Ludwig with Octane 126 Ferrari 488 GT3 #26 and Kolb / Stippler on board of Sister Audi #5
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A bit after 1 pm, Giermaziak / Schramm driving Scherer Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS GT3 #16 lost about a minute at their last stop because the car barely reached the pits with an empty tank and then couldn't start straight away due to the air in the system. Ferrari #26 enherited P3 behind Kolb / Stippler on board of Sister Audi #5 in P2 and Falken Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R #3 driven by Eriksson / Evans / Müller / Picariello in P1.
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15 minutes later, Giermaziak / Schramm driving Scherer Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS GT3 #16 were taking P3 back from Grossmann / Ludwig with Octane 126 Ferrari 488 GT3 #26.
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At 2:54 pm, Kolb with Scherer Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS GT3 #5 was leading Picariello with Porche #3 with 10,822 seconds and Giermaziak with sister #16 with 30,743 seconds. He then pitted losing his leadeship.
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At 3pm, Giermaziak driving #16 Audi R8 LMS GT3 came back to Picariello on board of Porsche 911 GT3 R #3 at 6,611 seconds. Grossmann / Ludwig with #26 Ferrari 488 GT3 were third 1:12.407 minute further.
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At 3:20 pm Falken Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R #3 does its last pit stop and Sven Müller takes over from Alessio Picariello.
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Twenty minutes before the end, Sven Müller with #3 Porsche 911 GT3 R was 24,725 seconds ahead of Giermaziak with #16 Audi R8 LMS GT3 and 55,843 seconds ahead of #5 Kolb / Stippler with Audi R8 LMS GT3.
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Sven Müller would hold firm on his advance until the end and crossed checkered flag first giving Falken Motorsport his second victory of the season. First march of the podium: Eriksson / Evans / Müller / Picariello with Falken Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R #3.
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Giermaziak / Schramm driving Scherer Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS GT3 #16 ended P2.
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Kolb / Stippler on board of Sister Audi #5 completed the podium.
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Grossmann / Ludwig with Octane 126 Ferrari 488 GT3 #26 ended 4th.
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The first Mercedes-AMG GT3 ended fifth with #11 from Schnitzelalm Racing.
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6. #4 Bachler / Güven / Ledogar / Ragginger with Falken Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R #4.
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7. #55 Assenheimer / Trefz / Apothéloz with Landgraf Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 #55.
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8. #17 Dumarey / Glorieux / Breuer on board of PROsport-Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 #17 also winning SP9 PRO-AM class.
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9. Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT3 #23 driven by Köhler / Reicher / Spengler / Viebahn.
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10. Schreiner / Terting / Born with Schnitzelalm Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 #2.
