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The new champion of the
After the tenth and penultimate race was cancelled on Saturday without a replacement round due to torrential rain, everything ran to schedule on Sunday. Müller started from pole position with Riberas alongside him on second. Due to heavy rain, the pair spearheaded the entire 28-strong field behind the safety car for the first two laps. When the race went green, Lechner was unable to shake off his Lechner teammate Riberas. On the slippery track surface, which was flooded in parts, Riberas launched repeated attacks and finally swept past Müller in the sixth lap. “It was a race of extreme conditions. I’m really thrilled that I could bring home a win from Austin. Sometimes luck just wasn’t on my side this season,” explained Riberas, who climbed the podium three times this year and ultimately ranked fifth overall.
After Ammermüller overtook Müller in lap eight, the positions were set. “It felt a little like I was in a carwash out there today. Suddenly water was everywhere and, as the race continued, my tyres lost their grip. Third is okay and I’m happy to have won the vice championship in the Supercup,” said Müller. Trailing the 23-year-old
The 19-year-old
Result
Race 11 Austin
1. Alex Riberas (E/The Heart of Racing by Lechner)
2. Michael Ammermüller (D/Lechner Racing Middle East)
3. Sven Müller (D/Team Lechner Racing Middle East)
4. Jeffrey Schmidt (CH/The Heart of Racing by Lechner)
5. Connor de Phillippi (USA/Verva Lechner Racing Team)
6. Ben Barker (GB/Momo Megatron Team Partrax)
7. Christopher Zöchling (A/Fach Auto Tech)
8. Philipp Eng (A/Market Leader Team by Project 1)
Points standings after 11 of 11 races
Drivers
1. Philipp Eng (A/Market Leader Team by Project 1), 145 points
2. Sven Müller (D/Team Lechner Racing Middle East), 126 points
3. Michael Ammermüller (D/Team Lechner Racing Middle East), 124 points
4. Christian Engelhart (D/MRS GT-Racing), 124 points
5. Alex Riberas (E/The Heart of Racing by Lechner), 122 points
*Results and standings provisional