W&S Motorsport celebrated a sensational double victory at the KW 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen of the NLS. The team secured class wins in both the SP10 class and the Cup3 category. The originally planned 6-hour season highlight had to be shortened to 4.5 hours due to fog.

SP10: Dominant Victory for AVIA W&S Motorsport

In the SP10 class, the AVIA W&S Motorsport team delivered a flawless performance. Moritz Oberheim, Philip Miemois and Toby Goodman dominated the race from first to last lap with the #165 Porsche 718 GT4 RS.

“The day started with us not being able to drive at all due to fog. We could only start around half past eleven,” reported Oberheim. Despite the difficult conditions with a shortened 40-minute qualifying session, he secured pole position: “At the beginning it was still very difficult as we had many wet spots. But at the end of qualifying I was able to set a clear, good lap.”

In the race, Oberheim quickly pulled away after a turbulent start: “From the third, fourth lap I could drive relatively freely and build up a big lead. I was very satisfied with the car – superbly prepared car from W&S, as always.”

Stephan Brodmerkel and Hendrik Still completed the SP10 success with the #164 Massivhaus Porsche finishing P5 overall and P4 in the AM class. “It was actually a good start to the race. I started from P2, was up front the whole time, and Stephan did a solid job. We came home P4,” Still summarized with satisfaction.

Cup3: Dramatic Victory After Thrilling Finale

In the numerically strongest class with 17 starters, Joshua Bednarski and Lorenz Stegmann secured the class victory with the #962 CMS Porsche 718 GT4 CS after a dramatic finale.

“The finish was incredible!” beamed Bednarski after crossing the line. “There was a big fight with our competitor. We had contact, I spun and the steering wheel was damaged, but I could continue and push hard.”

The decisive turn came through a penalty for the competitor: “I saw that and told myself: OK, now we need to bring this race home.”

Stegmann added the strategic aspects: “We won because we had more fuel than the others and they got a 30-second penalty. It was a race under pressure, but I really enjoyed it. The points are very important for the championship.”

Further Strong Team Performances

The other W&S Porsches also showed impressive performances. Christoph Krombach, Richard Jodexnis and René Höber finished with the #982 CK-Modelcars Porsche P10 overall and P4 in the AM class.

“We had a very exciting weekend. I was able to improve two positions at the start and handed the car over to my colleague Richard in P8,” reported Höber. “We’re very satisfied – the car stayed in one piece and we had a lot of fun again.”

Oliver Kunz, Peter Siebert and Lion Düker fought their way to P14 overall and P7 in the AM class with the #961 W&S Porsche despite a qualifying crash. “Lion had a crash in qualifying, but the team did outstanding work and repaired the car perfectly,” praised Kunz. “We could only really get going three laps after the start, but then my laps ran superbly.”

Team Principal Draws Positive Conclusion

Team principal Patrick Wagner was thrilled about the double success: “The race started late due to fog – we wouldn’t have expected that with such summery weather in the days before. We started from pole with both cars, in both SP10 and Cup3. “We had a fantastic race in SP10 – led the race from the first corner and never gave up the lead until the end. In Cup3 we were able to secure an important victory. It was exciting until the end, but we deservedly won.”

Outlook

With the double success at the season highlight, W&S Motorsport has collected important points in both class championships. The next NLS highlight is already coming in four weeks: On September 13th and 14th, there will be a double-header for the first time this season, with a four-hour race on each day.

The successes at NLS 6 once again underline the versatility and strength of W&S Motorsport on the Nordschleife – from pole position to class victory in two different classes.