The Tyrolean was initially relegated to ninth place on Saturday due to a ten-second penalty due to excessive pit lane speed. This was withdrawn hours later by the sports commissioners. The penalty against Thomas Preining was also revised, he ended up fifth. Despite the confusion of penalties, victory went to Ferrari driver Nick Cassidy.
New Zealand’s Cassidy celebrated his second straight win after triumphing at Spa. Rene Rast (GER/Audi) and Mirko Bortolotti (ITA/Lamborghini) occupied the other podium positions. Mercedes works driver Auer showed a spirited race with a good pit stop. In the overall standings he is third with three races to go, 20 points behind leader Sheldon van der Linde, who did not finish eleventh. “Our pace was good, even if it wasn’t good enough to put the leaders under pressure,” said Auer at the end of a successful day. “After the penalty was lifted, we were able to gain ground on Van der Linde, and I hope we can do that again on Sunday.”
Philipp Eng (BMW) finished twelfth in the first race and finished empty-handed. The retired Clemens Schmid (Lamborghini) as well.
Source: Nachrichten
