Porsche double at the start of the season

This is what we call kicking off the season well. The first round of the Nürburgring Endurance Series canceled last March, the 4-hour race scheduled for this Saturday on the North Loop served as the launch of the 2021 campaign.

Serious contender for victory, Porsche leaves the Nordschleife with a nice double in his luggage. Fifth on the starting grid, the tandem formed by Lars Kern, Kevin Estre and Michael Christensen (Porsche 911 GT3 RN°911 of Manthey-Racing) crossed the finish line first after a great fight with the duo Oliver Berretta and Nick Thiim on their No. 8 Phoenix Racing Audi R3 LMS GT11.

Despite a penalty which dropped them to 2nd place, the Estre-Christensen-Kern trio showed responsiveness to take back the reins less than an hour from the finish and never let go afterwards.

Although the battle was tough with the No. 8 Audi R3 LMS GT11, Porsche ultimately scored a double thanks to the second place of Dennis Olsen and Fred Makowiecki in the 911 GT3 R of the Frikadelli Racing Team.

#NLS – 1-2 victory for the #Porsche #911GT3R in the @vln_de race 2! @ChristensenMK, @kevinestre and #LarsKern took the win in the No. 911 of @manthey_racing. @FredMako1 and @Olsen_Dennis finished second in the No. 31 @Frikadelli_R car. @KCMotorgroup No. 18 in P5 pic.twitter.com/RLY2ObZg6l

— Porsche Motorsport (@PorscheRaces) April 17, 2021

Unhappy defeated, Oliver Berretta and Nick Thiim still climbed onto the third step of the podium for this first race of the season.