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| René Rast won the Double |
In the last five years, René Rast has scored five Porsche titles, this year he won alongside the Porsche Carrera Cup, even the Supercup. Six wins from 17 races was the balance in the last season - and won the championship was only shortly before the finish decided the finale at Hockenheim. Even Sean Edwards drove a great season, brought five wins and in the end only nine points behind catch landed in second place.
The start of the year could hardly have gone better for rest. From third on the grid, he took the season opener at Hockenheim a victory the next day and drove right back to third place. Even if it is in qualifying, such as at the Nürburgring with starting number ten, not as required, ran snap collected at the end points. Only in the last race of the season, as the title was in the bag, rest it afforded a clear round.
"Win for both titles in one year, of course, is an absolute highlight of my career, I am sure it was Carrera Cup champion in the 2008 season and last three-time champion of the Supercup -. But grabbed the extremely difficult double to have is a damn good feeling. More can not be achieved in the Porsche brand trophy "catch cheered after the successful year.
Nicki Thiim to rotate
About a lack of competition, but he could not complain. Besides Sean Edwards mingled the Frenchman Kevin Estre the front line, at the Red Bull Ring, he even took over the overall lead, which he shortly afterwards after a failure at the Norisring, but had to give back the same.
A strong second half of the season showed Nicki Thiim. The young Dane turned on by a powerful double-zero in Nuremberg and drove in six of the last eight races on the podium. That was enough to get it in the end still create up to third in the championship.
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