First Double-Victory for ALPINA!

Claudia Hürtgen finally captures her first victory.  After leading numerous times this year, Claudia won the wet and rainy Saturday weekend opener in the ADAC GT Masters series.  The team of Hürtgen & Martin started from the front row in #33 BMW ALPINA B6GT3, next to pole-sitters Klingmann & Wirth in #34, the sister car.  Maxime Martin shot to the front with a brilliant start, followed by Jens Klingmann in the second B6GT3.  It seemed ALPINA had found the perfect suspension set-up for this wet race.  

Due to the combination of set-up, an open track and the good vision it provided, the leading tandem ran 1.5 seconds apart and quickly opened a large gap to the rest of the field. The only question that remained was which of the two bright green ALPINAs would cross the finish line first.  The pit stops were decisive: both cars experienced picture-perfect pit-stops, with Claudia Hürtgen re-joining the race in first place and going on to win.  For Andreas Wirth in the #34 B6GT3, it was already his second ADAC GT Masters podium after his big win at the Nürburgring.

This weekend’s second race starts tomorrow, Sunday, at 1:30pm.  ALPINA look forward to tomorrow’s race with high hopes, as well, with Claudia Hürtgen and Andreas Wirth having qualified 2nd and 4th, respectively.