Michael Ammermuller outfoxed team mate Julien Andlauer to
win round six of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup in Hungary and cut his championship
lead to just one point.
In warm, sunny conditions, Andlauer initially maintained the
lead from pole position, ahead of Ammermuller and Larry ten Voorde. However, it
wasn’t long until the safety car was deployed which bunched the whole field up.
As the race resumed, Ammermuller piled the pressure on the
race leader and this finally told on lap seven when he found a way through at
the final corner. It would be a lead he would never relinquish and from there,
he steadily pulled away to win by the best part of three seconds.
“At first, Julien Andlauer and I were at about the same
speed. But then he made a couple of mistakes and I grabbed my chance. I’m
particularly pleased that I could present our team boss Walter Lechner with
such a gift for his 70th birthday,” said Ammermuller.
Andlauer was forced to settle for second and in doing so
retains his championship lead, albeit by just a single point.
“The first laps were super and I could eke out a small
advantage. Unfortunately I missed my braking point slightly in the third to
last corner. Michael Ammermüller and I were side by side and I think I left him
too much room. He then used that gap,” he said.
Larry ten Voorde finished third but was under constant
pressure from behind for the entire duration of the race.
“I felt the pressure from behind, of course, but in such a
situation you can’t lose your rhythm and you have to stay cool. I succeeded,”
he said.
Tio Ellinas was fourth, Dylan Pereira fifth and Florian
Latorre sixth. At the flag, just under half a second covered ten Voorde and the
three aforementioned drivers.
Gianmarco Quaresmini was a season best seventh ahead of
Ayhancan Guven who claimed the best rookie honour.
Joey Mawson was ninth ahead of Al Faisal Al Zubair who
rounded out the top ten.
In Pro-Am, Roar Lindland preserved his 100% win record,
finishing ahead of Philipp Sager and Stephen Grove.
The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup now takes a four week break
before resuming at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium for round seven of
the championship.
Final classification (top ten):
1. Michael Ammermüller (BWT Lechner Racing)
2. Julien Andlauer (BWT Lechner Racing)
3. Larry ten Voorde (MRS GT-Racing)
4. Tio Ellinas (Momo Megatron Lechner Racing)
5. Dylan Pereira (Momo Megatron Lechner Racing)
6. Florian Latorre (Fach Auto Tech)
7. Gianmarco Quaresmini (Dinamic Motorsport)
8. Ayhancan Güven (martinet by ALMÉRAS)
9. Joey Mawson (Team Australia)
10. Al Faisal Al Zubair (Lechner Racing Middle East)
Championship standings after 6 of 10 races
1. Julien Andlauer (BWT Lechner Racing), 85 points
2. Michael Ammermüller (BWT Lechner Racing), 84 points
3. Larry ten Voorde (MRS GT-Racing), 62 points
4. Ayhancan Guven (martinet by ALMERAS), 58 points
5. Florian Latorre (Fach Auto Tech), 57 points
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| Ammermuller (left) and Andlauer (right) battled for victory in the hot Hungarian sun. |
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