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With his
In the 500 hp customer sports racers, which were designed in Weissach for worldwide GT3 series on the basis of the 911 GT3 RS production sports car, the
Comments on the qualification race
Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser, Head of
Alex Stehlig, Programme Manager Macau: “That was a great race. We managed to improve on our position from the qualifying. It’s very important to start tomorrow’s race from the first grid row, because tomorrow is what counts. We mustn’t forget that we’re new here and we’re competitive with the 911 GT3 R right from the get-go. If everything goes well we could win the race tomorrow.”
Earl Bamber (911 GT3 R #911): “That was a fantastic race and a little taste of what the fans can expect tomorrow. It’s a great result for
Kévin Estre (911 GT3 R #912): “I’m very pleased with my race. Gaining three positions at the start doesn’t happen often, in fact not at all on this track. Normally there’s only one place to overtake here. I had a bit of a scare at one point when an Audi spun in front of me and I just squeezed past. Other than that everything went well. I’m now looking forward to the race tomorrow.”
The grid positions for the FIA GT World Cup
1. Laurens Vanthoor (B), Audi R8
2. Earl Bamber (NZ),
3. Kévin Estre (F),
4. Maro Engel (D), Mercedes GT3
5. Renger van der Zande (NL), Mercedes GT3
6. Adderly Fong (HK), Bentley
7. Nicky Catsburg (NL), BMW M6
8. Fabian Plentz (D), Audi R8
The 18-lap race on the Guia Circuit takes off on Sunday at 12:55 hrs local time (05:55 hrs CEST) with live free-viewing on http://www.fia.com/macau-grand-prix-live-stream.
911 GT3 RS: Fuel consumption combined 12.7 l/100 km; urban 19.2 l/100 km; extra urban 8.9 l/100 km; CO2 emissions 296 g/km; efficiency class (Germany): G
All reports on the previous season can be found in our archive.