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At Hockenheim, Saintéloc finally triumphs in the Endurance Cup

Five years after its last victory in the Endurance Cup, the Saintéloc team managed to win the race at Hockenheim with the No. 25 Audi driven by Christopher Mies, Lucas Legeret and Patric Niederhauser.

Published on 04/09/2022 à 18:04

Dorian Grangier

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At Hockenheim, Saintéloc finally triumphs in the Endurance Cup

The No. 25 Audi of the Saintéloc Junior Team won at Hockenheim © GT World Challenge Europe

Five years of waiting, and finally deliverance. Saintéloc's last victory dates back to 2017, in the 24 Hours of Spa. A long period of drought which ended on Sunday at the Hockenheimring. Taking advantage of the mechanical setbacks of the two favorite cars – the #32 Audi of Team WRT and the Mercedes n°88 d’Akkodis ASP – l’Audi n°25 de l’équipe française a triomphé au terme des trois heures de course, à Hockenheim. Saintéloc a terminé devant une autre Audi, la n°66 d’Attempto Racing (+2″614) et la Porsche n°54 de l’équipe Dinamic Motorsport (+14″193).

For the first of the German circuit in Endurance Cup, for the GT World Challenge Europe, the race was rather eventful. Starting from pole position, the No. 32 Audi driven by the Van der Linde – Weerts – Vanthoor trio encountered a problem with the gear changes midway through the race and was forced to retire, while leading the race. race.

At the end of the race, it was the leaders of the Endurance Cup championship who suffered a mechanical breakdown. The No. 88 Mercedes of Akkodis ASP, then in the hands of Jules Gounon, had to stop in the last hour of the race. Only one big accident to note: the one between the two Ferrari Iron Lynx after 30 minutes of racing.

In the other categories, the No. 14 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini won in the Silver category (7th overall, +24″221). Coming in 3rd, the #30 Audi of Team WRT crewed by Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer, Benjamin Goethe and Thomas Neubauer was titled in the Silver Cup. There McLaren #7 of Inception Racing won the Gold category (15th overall, +43″788) while the #52 AF Corse Ferrari (30th overall, +1 lap) won the Pro-Am.

The classification of the race at Hockenheim: 

Sainteloc Hockenheim

Dorian Grangier

A young journalist nostalgic for the motorsport of yesteryear. Raised on the exploits of Sébastien Loeb and Fernando Alonso.

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