The third and fourth races of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany turned out to be as exciting as promised. After a mixed qualifying session, on Saturday the ‘Team Deutsche Post by tolimit‘ drivers started with René Rast in position 3, Sean Edwards in position 6 and Klaus Bachler in position 12. The Porsche Junior driver had a collision on the first lap and couldn`t keep his place. A damaged car led him to finish the race in 18th place. Drivers championship leader René Rast had a better race. He put pressure on the two leading drivers and managed to take 2nd place. His teammate Sean Edwards initially fell back to 7th place but then undertook a series of successful overtaking manoeuvres to finish directly behind René. For a second time, two of the ‘Team Deutsche Post by tolimit‘ drivers finished on the podium.

Sunday`s race was not so successful for the tolimit motorsport team. An accident in another series led to a delayed start for what turned out to be a turbulent 4th race. Sean had a good start and was able to defend his 1st place and ended with a start-finish victory. René Rast joined the leading cars in position 5 and fought to the final lap for a podium position. Shortly before the end he had a collision with Nicki Thiim which put him back to 9th place, where he finished the race. The second race was not very successful for the Porsche Junior driver. After an impact on the start-finish straight, he was unable to finish the race. Despite the highs and lows of the Sunday race, the ‘Team Deutsche Post by tolimit‘ drivers René Rast and Sean Edwards lead the Drivers` Championship. The lead in the Team` Championship has also been extended.

Sean Edwards: “A perfect race. I had a good start, but Kevin`s start was a bit better. I managed to push past on the inside. In the middle of the race I put more distance between us and managed to hold on to my lead. I´ve caught up in the Drivers` Championship and it was a good weekend for the team. Thanks to all at tolimit. I really had a perfect car. Hopefully we´ll be able to carry on with this level of performance at Nordschleife.

René Rast: “At the end of the day it wasn’t a satisfactory result for me in Sunday`s race, with 9th place. I had to fight with Nicki the whole way through the race. On the last lap he made a small mistake and I took advantage of the slipstream and got close to him. We drove through the bend together. He then drove over the kerb which made his car lift up and he made contact with me. I went off the racing line and into the grass and also lifted up whilst trying to get back onto the track. I hit Nicki in the process. After that everything took its course. I finished in 9th place despite a damaged tyre and managed to get some points. The most important thing is that I`m still leading the Drivers` Championship. That`s what we set out to do and that`s what we did.”

Klaus Bachler: “I got off to a good start but at the end of the first lap Norbert Siedler drove into the back of me. As a result I drove into the car in front of me and damaged my radiator. I suspect coolant got onto the wheels and blocked them, causing me to drive into the wall.”

Paul Schlotmann: “A flawless start-finish victory for Sean Edwards. Unfortunately there was an accident on the last lap with René and Nicki Thiim. Both have received a 5-position penalty at the next race at the Nürburgring. The weekend was a success for the team. We`ve confidently defended our lead and René has 1st place and Sean has 2nd place at the top of the Drivers` Championship.”

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On Mondays after race weekends, the news channel N24 broadcasts a 30 minute Carrera Cup programme at 6.30pm, with reports about the race series, the drivers, the highlights and stories about the people involved in the Carrera Cup.

The Racing Calendar:
18th May 2012 ADAC Zurich 24h Race Nürburgring
3rd June 2012 DTM Red-Bull-Ring Spielberg, Austria
1st July 2012 DTM Norisring
19th August 2012 DTM Nürburgring
26th August 2012 DTM Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
16th September 2012 DTM Oschersleben
21st October 2012 DTM Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg