ADAC GT Masters : Podiums just out of reach for Lamborghini

A full grid greeted the opening round of the ADAC GT Masters at Oschersleben. The Lamborghini Gallardo drivers narrowly missed podium finishes in both the 60 minute races. In the first race on Saturday afternoon defending Champion Christopher Haase and last year’s runnerup Albert von Thurn und Taxis were fourth in the Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo followed by Frank Schmickler / Sebastian Asch (ARGO Racing) and Harald Becker / Frank Kechele (ARGO Racing). Two further Lamborghini Gallardo driven by Mike Hezemans / Marius Ritskes (Reiter Engineering) and Rainer Stiefel / Michael Raja (MRP Motorsport) were classified in the topten.
In the second race on Sunday afternoon it was Becker / Kechele who took the chequered flag in fourth place. Haase / von Thurn und Taxis were sixth followed closely by Schmickler / Asch. Ninth position for Ritskes / Hezemans in #11 Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo saw them once again in the top-ten.
The standings after two rounds:
| 1. | Mutsche | von Gartzen | Ford GT | 18 Points |
| 2. | Bergmeister | Bergmeister | Porsche 997 Cup S | 14 Points |
| 3. | Heyer | Hennerici | Ford GT | 10 Points |
| 4. | Haase | von Thurn u. Taxis | Lamborghini Gallardo | 8 Points |
| 4. | Kechele | Becker | Lamborghini Gallardo | 8 Points |
| 5. | Rodrigues | Accary | Aston Martin DBRS9 | 7 Points |
| 6. | Schmickler | Asch | Lamborghini Gallardo | 6 Points |
| 7. | Rodrigues | Dumas | Aston Martin DBRS9 | 5 Points |
| 9. | Skula | Matzke | Corvette Z06 | 2 Points |











