Simona De Silvestro starts for Precote Herberth Motorsport in the ADAC GT Masters

A well-known driver duo and two newcomers: Precote Herberth Motorsport will enter the battle for the title in the ADAC GT Masters in 2021 with a different line-up. While ex-champion Robert Renauer competes again with Sven Müller, Klaus Bachler and Porsche works driver Simona De Silvestro are driving the second 911 GT3 R for the first time for the racing team. The driver line-up for the German GT Championship was unveiled on Sunday in the current episode of PS on Air. The Ravenol ADAC GT Masters Talk. The season opener of the ADAC GT Masters is from May 14th to 16th in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. The free-to-air TV station NITRO broadcasts all 14 races of the season live and in full.

“Our year started well and we want to continue like this, of course,” says team principal Alfred Renauer, whose racing team secured a starting position at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time thanks to winning the title in the Asian Le Mans Series. “With this line-up, we have two very promising duos who can fight for victories and podium places in the ADAC GT Masters. We have a good starting position for the fight for the team ranking. "

For Robert Renauer and Sven Müller it is already the third season together in the ADAC GT Masters after 2017 and 2020. Last year they won together at the Nürburgring, Renauer fought for his second ADAC GT Masters title until the finale. “I just feel very comfortable in this team. It's actually family for me, ”says Müller.

The second “911” from the racing team from Jedenhofen in Upper Bavaria is shared by Klaus Bachler and Porsche works driver Simona De Silvestro. The duo started together in a Porsche in 2020, but for the Küs Team75 Bernhard. "I'm looking forward to my new role at Precote Herberth Motorsport," said Bachler. “I already know the team from an ADAC GT Masters outing in 2020 at the Lausitzring and from starts in other racing series. Simona and I were often quick last year, but we were often not very lucky. Our goal is to achieve consistently good results. Because that's what matters if you want to be up front in the championship. "

Precote Herberth Motorsport is one of the longest-serving teams in the ADAC GT Masters. Since 2009, the racing team has captured seven victories and eight pole positions and won the drivers' championship with Robert Renauer and Mathieu Jaminet in 2018.