Choosing the right tires was crucial: thanks to a timely switch to slicks, defending champion Michael Ammermüller and Mathieu Jaminet of SSR Performance won the Sunday race of the German GT with their Porsche 911 GT3 R on a drying track Championship in Oschersleben. Second place went to BMW drivers Nick Yelloly and Jesse Krohn in the M6 GT3 of the Oschersleben team Schubert Motorsport, third place went to Maximilian Hackländer and Mick Wishofer of MRS GT-Racing in another 911. “It went perfectly today,” said winner Ammermüller. “First the pole position, then the victory and the championship lead. After the less than ideal Saturday, we ended the weekend perfectly. "

Around 20 minutes before the Sunday race, a heavy rain shower made conditions difficult, and all teams started on rain tires. Pole setter Mathieu Jaminet stayed in front at the start, but was slowed down by the safety car on the second lap: Lamborghini driver Franck Perera of GRT Grasser Racing Team Marvin Kirchhöfer of Callaway Competition in the Corvette C7 GT3-R and Audi driver Markus Winkelhock Car Collection Motorsport had slipped off the track. Shortly after the restart on the fourth lap, Maro Engel in the Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport WRT pushed Jaminet out of the lead and, thanks to faster lap times, set himself apart from the French. Engel's team-mate Luca Stolz stayed in front even after the driver change in the middle of the race and was in the lead for more than ten seconds in the meantime. Jaminet's partner Ammermüller, on the other hand, was the only driver from the leading group to switch to slicks and fell back to fifth on the still wet track. But just a few laps later, the track began to dry up - and Ammermüller's big race to catch up began.

The defending champion drove several seconds faster than the front runners per lap and made up space by space. On lap 25 he pushed Stolz back from first place and finally won by 22.640 seconds. The defending champion drove several seconds faster than the front runners per lap and made up space by space. On lap 25 he pushed Stolz back from first place and finally won by 22.640 seconds. The defending champion drove several seconds faster than the front runners per lap and made up space by space. On lap 25 he pushed Stolz back from first place and finally won by 22.640 seconds.

The other positions also showed that switching to slicks was the right choice. BMW works drivers Nick Yelloly and Jesse Krohn fought their way up from 13th on the grid to second in the second half of the race - to the delight of their Oschersleben-based racing team. Maximilian Hackländer and Mick Wishofer even made up a total of 15 places with their Porsche and took a surprising podium as third. Wishofer also secured victory in the Pirelli Junior classification.

Igor Waliłko and Jules Gounon of Team Zakspeed Mobil Krankenkasse Racing finished fourth in the best-placed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ahead of Ricardo Feller and Christopher Mies of Montaplast by Land-Motorsport in the Audi R8 LMS. Sixth place went to the Porsche duo Klaus Bachler and Simona De Silvestro of Precote Herberth Motorsport followed by Luca Stolz and Maro Engel, who had fallen back from the top positions with deteriorating rain tires. Three more Porsche 911 GT3 R completed the top 10: Defending champion Christian Engelhart and Thomas Preining of Küs Team Bernhard were eighth ahead of Robert Renauer and Sven Müller of Precote Herberth Motorsport) and David Jahn and Marco Holzer.

The winner in the Pirelli Trophy classification was Audi driver Elia Erhart (33 / Röttenbach), who shared the R8 LMS from Rutronik Racing by Tece with Pierre Kaffer.

Quotes from the winner

Mathieu Jaminet: “After the mediocre results yesterday, we were able to deliver a top qualifying and a very good race today. It was a risk to switch to slicks so early, but in the end it was the right decision. We look forward to being back again. "

Michael Ammermüller:“With the pole position, Mathieu laid the ideal foundation for the race. By switching to dry tires, we were able to gain a solid lead. The team delivered a very good performance today and I am very confident that we will be among the front runners again at the Red Bull Ring. ”