Alzen beats the Audi's
Fresh from winning the GT class at Le Mans, Uwe Alzen broke the Audi's stranglehold on the German Super Touring Series at Oschersleben
The Opel driver dominated both races, although he was under heavy pressure from JAS Honda driver Tom Kristensen. The Dane, a former star of Formula 3000, outshone his team mate Gabriele Tarquini and was Alzen's only opposition all day.
Championship leader Christian Abt made superb starts in both races, but was restricted to a distant 4th place in the Sprint. He ran 2nd at the start of the Feature, but his heavily smoking Audi A4 eventually dropped back towards a great battle for 4th. Abt kept going and came home 3rd. His team mate Kris Nissen had spun down the field on the first lap, but clawed his way back up to 6th.
Results from Oschersleben:
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Sprint Race: |
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1 |
Uwe Alzen |
Holzer |
Opel Vectra |
21m51.111s |
|
2 |
Tom Kristensen |
JAS |
Honda Accord |
+ 0.372s |
|
3 |
Gabriele Tarquini |
JAS |
Honda Accord |
+ 5.471s |
|
4 |
Christian Abt |
Abt |
Audi A4 |
+ 8.598s |
|
5 |
Manuel Reuter |
Holzer |
Opel Vectra |
+ 9.251s |
|
6 |
Michael Bartels |
Phoenix |
Audi A4 |
+ 9.722s |
|
7 |
Kris Nissen |
Abt |
Audi A4 |
+ 10.349s |
|
8 |
Eric Helary |
Holzer |
Opel Vectra |
+ 10.922s |
|
9 |
Arnd Meier |
Phoenix |
Audi A4 |
+ 18.983s |
|
10 |
Stefano Modena |
Euroteam |
Alfa Romeo 156 |
+ 24.625s |
|
11 |
Roland Asch |
Irmscher |
Opel Vectra |
+ 27.303s |
|
12 |
Aredj Studenic |
Slovakia |
+ 36.959s |
|
|
13 |
Andreas Scheld |
Euroteam |
Alfa Romeo 156 |
+ 40.903s |
|
14 |
Oliver Mayer |
Mayer |
Audi A4 |
+ 42.513s |
|
15 |
Olaf Pleuger |
Pleuger |
Opel Vectra |
+ 1m02.353s |
|
16 |
Wolfgang Treml |
ER |
Alfa Romeo 155 |
+ 1m16.806s |
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17 |
Thomas Stingl |
KW Rennteam |
Honda Accord |
+ 1 lap |
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18 |
Vaclec Nimc |
NH Car |
Opel Vectra |
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Feature Race: |
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1 |
Uwe Alzen |
Holzer |
Opel Vectra |
43m22.334s |
|
2 |
Tom Kristensen |
JAS |
Honda Accord |
+ 0.169s |
|
3 |
Christian Abt |
Abt |
Audi A4 |
+ 19.209s |
|
4 |
Manuel Reuter |
Holzer |
Opel Vectra |
+ 21.950s |
|
5 |
Gabriele Tarquini |
JAS |
Honda Accord |
+ 30.590s |
|
6 |
Kris Nissen |
Abt |
Audi A4 |
+ 31.254s |
|
7 |
Eric Helary |
Holzer |
Opel Vectra |
+ 33.553s |
|
8 |
Arnd Meier |
Phoenix |
Audi A4 |
+ 41.355s |
|
9 |
Andrej Studenic |
NTS |
Audi A4 |
+ 55.567s |
|
10 |
Roland Asch |
Irmscher |
Opel Vectra |
+ 1m05.061s |
|
11 |
Thomas Stingl |
KW |
Honda Accord |
+ 1 lap |
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12 |
Wolfgang Treml |
ER |
Alfa Romeo 155 |
+ 1 lap |
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13 |
Michael Bartels |
Phoenix |
Audi A4 |
+ 2 laps |
|
14 |
Oliver Mayer |
Mayer |
Audi A4 |
+ 3 laps |
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Retirements: |
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Olaf Pleuger |
Pleuger |
Opel Vectra |
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Andreas Scheld |
Euroteam |
Alfa Romeo 156 |
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Heinrich Symanzick |
Raceline |
Opel Vectra |
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Vaclec Nimc |
NH Car |
Opel Vectra |
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Stefano Modena |
Euroteam |
Alfa Romeo 156 |
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