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Volkswagen Motorsport International Newsletter

With Volkswagen participating in so many forms of Motorsport around the world, it’s often difficult to keep track of their performance. Luckily for us, Volkswagen Motorsport goes through the trouble of rounding up all of the key information from their various race series, and puts it all in one press release. Let’s get started.


FIA World Rally Championship


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Finnish party in France – Latvala/Anttila claim historic victory


Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila (FIN/FIN) made history in winning the Rally France. The Volkswagen duo is the first Finnish pair for just under 15 years to win an all-asphalt round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). Andreas Mikkelsen/Ola Fløene (N/N) finished runner-up to complete the historic result, while third place went to the Citroën duo Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle (GB/IRL). Latvala/Anttila’s fourth win of the season keeps the title race alive in the Drivers’ and Co-Drivers’ Championship. A faulty sensor and a mistake made when submitting the time card resulted in Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (F/F) finishing down in 13th place at their home WRC event. However, the reigning world champions did win the Power Stage to pick up three bonus points.


ADAC GT Masters


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Rast/van der Linde finish tenth and fourth to wrap up title


René Rast (D) and Kelvin van der Linde (ZA) clinched the title in the ADAC GT Masters on the final race weekend at the Hockenheimring. Tenth place in the opening race on Saturday was sufficient to put the duo in the Audi R8 LMS ultra out of reach in the championship. Rast and South African van der Linde, 2013 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup champion, benefitted from a mistake during a pit stop from fellow title contender Jaap van Lagen (NL), who subsequently finished outside the points. “It was a thriller, and an emotional rollercoaster,” said Rast, who won the 2005 Polo Cup for Volkswagen Motorsport. “After the start the corners of our mouths were drooping somewhat at first, but we were able to breathe more easily in the second half of the race and were celebrating come the end.” In Sunday’s second race, Rast/van der Linde came home fourth. Victory in both races went to the Corvette duo Andreas Wirth/Daniel Keilwitz (D/D).


ADAC Formula Masters


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Marschall wins twice, Günther is second overall


Dennis Marschall (D) won two of the three races at the final round of the ADAC Formula Masters at the Hockenheimring. The 18-year-old came home ahead of Maximilian Günther (D) in race one – a result that saw Günther secure second place in the overall standings with two races remaining. Third place went to Denmark’s Mikkel Jensen, who had already won the title in the junior single-seater series “powered by Volkswagen” on the previous race weekend at the Sachsenring. Jensen finished ahead of Marschall and Sweden’s Joel Eriksson in race two. Marschall then hit back in the final race on Sunday afternoon, winning ahead of Tim Zimmermann (D) and Jensen.


ATS Formula 3 Cup


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Tan bags brace of wins at season finale


Weiron Tan (MAL) won two races at the season finale of the ATS Formula 3 Cup at the Hockenheimring. The 20-year-old, at the wheel of a Dallara Volkswagen fielded by the Van Amersfoort Racing team, won Saturday’s opening race, finishing ahead of Indy Dontje of the Netherlands and Tan’s compatriot Nabil Jeffri. The second race was won by Markus Pommer (D). The 23-year-old from Heilbronn had already wrapped up the championship two weeks ago at the Sachsenring. Pommer was followed over the finish line by Dontje and Jeffry. Tan picked up his second win of the weekend in Sunday’s third and final race on Sunday, which was held in 17 degrees Celsius and slightly overcast conditions. Dontje was second again, with Britain’s Sam Macleod coming home third.


Volkswagen Fun Cup France


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Defi Baticonfort wins twice in Ledenon


The Defi Baticonfort team tasted success not once, but twice on the penultimate race weekend of the Volkswagen Fun Cup France. The racing series, which features modified replicas of the iconic Volkswagen Beetle, held two 3.5-hour races at the circuit in the south of France. Defi Baticonfort won both races with its trio of drivers Julien Menard/Julien Suzanna/Pascal Amand, finishing ahead of the Groupe Lemoine team (Alain Ferté/Benoit Dupassage) and Defi BMW (Alban Parriaud/Philippe Cimadomo/Grégory Guilvert). The championship is now set for a showdown between Defi Baticonfort and Group Lemoine on the final race weekend in Nogaro (F). The eight-hour race will take place on 19th October.


Next up:


10/10–12/10/2014

FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Imola (I)


19/09–21/09/2014

FIA World Rallycross Championship, Intercity Istanbul Park (TR)


11/10/2014

Volkswagen Fun Cup Great Britain, Oulton Park (GB)


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