Franck Perera wins Race 1 at Oschersleben

The Montpellier driver won the first race of the weekend on the Oschersleben circuit. The Lamborghini driver took full advantage of his pole position, ahead of Tim Heinemann and Jack Aitken. The Frenchman is logically the first leader of the championship.

Published on 27/05/2023 à 15:21

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Franck Perera did not give up, he won at the wheel of his Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2. At the start of the first race of the season, the poleman managed to keep the pack behind him. Mirko Bortolotti, his teammate at SSR Performance, immediately followed in his wake. The two “Lambo” drivers take the Ferrari by Aitken who debuted the 296 GT3 for Emile Frey.
The race progressed without much difficulty throughout the first stint and Perera retained the lead after the pit stops.
7th at the start of the round, Tim Heinemann had a fantastic race since he managed to get rid of Aitken's car, he is now 2nd with Perera in his sights. But the SSR driver will resist the driver's return Porsche.
The fight in Top 5 was intense and beautiful between René Rast (BMW M4) of Schubert Motorsport and his former teammate at Abt, Ricardo Feller. The Swiss manages to find the opening a few laps from the checkerboard, the two men complete the top 5.
Sheldon van der Linde's complicated weekend is confirmed with the 2022 champion's retirement following a surprisingly messy pit stop for Schubert Motorsport.
The nightmare Mercedes continues in the race as the best AMG GT3 crosses the finish line in 13th position in the hands of Maro Engel.
There is still one qualification and one race to go this Sunday. See you tomorrow at 09:30 a.m. for qualifying and at 13:30 p.m. for Race 2.