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.”

Further information, results and photos can be found at www.facebook.com/tolimit and at www.tolimit-motorsport.de.

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

The first race weekend of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany has finished. The high powered performance of the drivers at the Hockenheimring gave spectators plenty to see at the Saturday and Sunday races. The `Deutsche Post by tolimit` Team started the season with two best times in qualifying, courtesy of Sean Edwards. In Saturday’s race, tyre damage forced the British driver to retire on the 5th lap. On the same lap, technical problems forced Klaus Bachler to pit. He managed to continue the race and finished in 17th place. René Rast took this season’s first Porsche Carrera Cup victory.

The second race on Sunday was dominated by yellow Porches. Sean defended his pole position throughout the race. His teammate René Rast took third place during the race and crossed the line in that position. Klaus Bachler finished his second race in a Porsche in 13th place. The start of the season in Hockenheim has therefore seen The `Deutsche Post by tolimit` Team celebrating two podium places and two race victories.

Paul Schlotmann concluded: “We set ourselves high targets and we’ve achieved a lot. The team has performed very well. The drivers are happy and we haven’t got any damage to the cars. We’re leading in both the Drivers’ and the Constructors’ Championships. All in all, a successful weekend.”

Sean Edwards is delighted with his win in the second race: “I started well today and was able to defend first place. It was a hard race. I had to fight for 18 laps because the pressure behind me was very strong. Thank you to the whole team. It was a successful weekend, with two pole positions, 2 wins and a lot of points.”

René Rast is happy with the first weekend: “It was a great result for the team, with positions 1 and 3. It was the maximum that I could achieve from position 4. The team did a great job and I had a great debut. I’m leading the Driviers‘ Championship and we’re leading the Constructors‘ Championship. It couldn’t really have gone any better.“

Klaus Bachler looked back at his first race in the Porsche Carrera Cup: “I started in position 12 today and lost a place because of a braking mistake. In terms of speed, it was worse today than yesterday. We need to analyse it and make sure that we do better. I’ve learnt a lot and gained a lot of experience.”

Further information, results and photos can be found at www.facebook.com/tolimit and at www.tolimit-motorsport.de.

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:
6th May 2012 DTM EuroSpeedway Lausitz
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

On April 27th, the 22nd Porsche Carrera Cup will start with a new regulation at the legendary Hockenheimring. In the course of the DTM, the teams of the fastest one-make-championship will race twice this weekend. The first race takes place on Saturday afternoon, the second on Sunday morning.
tolimit motorsport has some changes in 2012 as well. Next to the runner up Sean Edwards, the Porsche-Junior Klaus Bachler will commence his first season in a Porsche. The third driver is René Rast, the twofold champion of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.

René Rast is full of expectation for the new season: “I’m really happy to be in the Porsche Carrera Cup with tolimit motorsport this year. In my opinion, tolimit is one of the best and most professional teams of German motorsports. Even back in my time as a Speed Academy candidate, I felt taken care of and in good hands. I’m confidently looking at the first weekend, because at the test in Hockenheim I realized that everyone is truly motivated and they can’t wait to start the season. I’m glad to drive a “Deutsche Post car” for the first time this Friday.”

Sean Edwards affiliates: “It’s great to be back with ‘Team Deutsche Post by tolimit’ again this season. Our goal is clear, to win the teams championship again and to be one place higher in the drivers. We were very unlucky not to win it last year, but I am confident we can fight for it this year. It will be a tougher season, with more competition and two races a weekend, so I am looking forward to the challenge.”

Klaus Bachler is prepared: „I can’t wait for the weekend to begin. At the moment I have no idea where I’m standing and how far away I am from the top. But it’s obvious, that I got better from test to test with my ‘Team Deutsche Post by tolimit’. The performance density at the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany is really high, and for a young driver this is a unique chance to compete with such established drivers on a race track.”

Paul Schlotmann has clear goals: „We start with a high motivated team and three drivers this year. The goals are seeded: Defending the team-championship, achieving the drivers-championship and Klaus as the best Rookie. But let’s start with the first grid on Saturday and Sunday.”

There’s more information and photos on www.facebook.com/tolimit and on www.tolimit-motorsport.de.
There will be a live broadcast of the races on Saturday and Sunday on www.porsche.com as well. The news channel N24 televises a 30-minute Porsche Carrera Cup magazine at 6.30 pm every Monday after the races. It includes reports of the race series, the members, highlights and stories about the people of the Carrera Cup.

The race-dates:
06th May 2012: DTM Eurospeedway Lausitzring
18th May 2012: ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen Nürburgring
03rd June 2012: DTM Re-Bull-Ring Spielberg, Austria
01st July 2012: DTM Norisring
19th August 2012: DTM Nürburgring
26nd August 2012: DTM Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
16th September 2012: DTM Oschersleben
21st October 2012: DTM Hockenheimring

1, 2, 3 – that‘s the season result for ‘Team Deutsche Post by tolimit’ in Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland 2011. The team achieved first place in the team standings with a gap of 36 points. The ‘Team Deutsche Post by tolimit’ drivers Sean Edwards and Jeroen Bleekemolen furthermore secured 2nd and 3rd place in the driver championship.

In 2011 ‘Team Deutsche Post by tolimit’ was the team to beat and again showed its dominance with Sean Edwards leading the season finale in Hockenheim right from the beginning. After having started from 2nd place, he took over the lead in the first curve, leaving his competitors behind for the remaining 17 laps. The driver title, however, was out of reach for him due to two races where tough luck and a damaged tyre left him behind Nick Tandy in the team standings. With this last victory of the season, however, he secured the vice-championship.

After having started from position 9, team mate Jeroen Bleekemolen caught up one place after the other. Celebrating his birthday today, he finished 5th and secured the 3rd place in the driver standings in the end, although he only competed in 7 out of 9 races, due to obligations in the American Le Mans Series.

Sean Edwards: “First of all, I would like to thank the whole team, mechanics, management and my team mate Jeroen for this great season. We won the team championship and are the team to beat in this series. Of course, I am also a bit disappointed that I missed the driver title. Above all after the tough luck in Oschersleben. But I guess that only means that we will come back next year to close unfinished business. Congratulations to Nick Tandy for winning the title.”

Jeroen Bleekemolen: “It was a great season for us with a great finish. I am obviously very happy to finish 3rd in the driver championship despite of having missed two out of the nine races. The team did a great job and we jointly achieved some great results. The races have been fun with a lot of fair duels. Hopefully we can continue in the same manner in 2012.”

Michael Seifert, tolimit head of motorsport: “In this season, we have been able to show our true potential. We invested a lot of hard work, tears and sweat and finally achieved our aim. We are very satisfied with the performance of the whole team. Thanks to everyone! We absolutely deserved it.”
Paul Schlotmann, tolimit Technical Director: “I am simply proud of our mechanics and the whole crew. They gave everything and showed that you can reach your target with hard work.”

tolimit managing director Hans-Bernd Kamps: “This perfect season finale again shows that we can be very proud on the performance of our whole team. Everyone worked together perfectly. With view to the driver championship, we will for sure be back next year. Thanks to the team and to our partners, above all from Deutsche Post, that contributed so much to our joint success.”

More information on the team is available on www.tolimit-motorsport.de and on www.facebook.com/tolimit.

‘Team Deutsche Post by tolimit’ successfully maintained the lead in the team standings of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland at the second to last race of the season in Oschersleben. Having started from position 4, Sean Edwards experienced a short run off track and once again showed an impressive catch-up race to eventually finish 5th. Robert Renauer, who replaced Jeroen Bleekemolen at this round, achieved a solid 8th place.

Qualifying in Oschersleben didn’t turn out as expected. In the first part of the session, Sean Edwards was fastest, however, after the change of tyres for the second part, he finally scored 4th behind his direct competitor Nick Tandy. Robert Renauer didn’t have a perfect qualifying, too. In his last flying lap he braked too late into the last corner and eventually had to start from 8th instead of 4th.

In the race, Sean Edwards had a good start, maintained his 4th position and overtook Nicki Thiim in the first lap. However, a braking error caused a short run off track and took him back to 8th place. After a great catch-up race, the runner up in the driver standings eventually finished 5th with a gap of 12 points to championship leader Nick Tandy. Robert Renauer showed a solid performance and collected precious points for the team while finishing 8th.

Sean Edwards: “My start was ok. Unfortunately, I lost my front lip spoiler when driving over a kerb and that obviously affected the balance of the car. So I simply tried to collect as many pints as I could. Maybe we will have some more luck in the season finale in Hockenheim and be able to also win the driver championship aside of the team championship.”

Robert Renauer: “Those were some pretty awkward conditions for me. My last race in the cup car happened a while ago, so I don’t have the most of experience in the rain currently. Positions 5 and 8 respectively, obviously aren’t the result we wanted, but we continue to lead the team standings.”

tolimit managing Hans-Bernd Kamps: “I am not satisfied with the result of today. We want to win both the team and driver championship for our ‘Team Deutsche Post by tolimit’. We will fully concentrate on that in our preparation for the season finale in Hockenheim.”

More information on the team is available on www.tolimit-motorsport.de and on www.facebook.com/tolimit.
The race dates:
October 23, 2011 DTM Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg, Germany