Raven Posted 22September, 2020 Report Share Posted 22September, 2020 Porsche Pull Factory Drivers & Staff Out Of Nürburgring 24 Hours Positive COVID19 tests at Le Mans for three Porsche team members. #911 'Grello' car withdrawn 22 September 2020, 9:33 AM Porsche has withdrawn a significant number of the factory drivers, engineering and support staff that were due to take part in this weekend’s Nürburgring 24 Hours after three positive COVID-19 tests from amongst Porsche Motorsport and Manthey Racing staff who were on-site at le Mans were returned. The decision affects nine racing drivers who were to take part in six different 911 GT3 Rs from four customer teams this coming weekend and has led to the immediate withdrawal of the #911 Manthey-Racing “Grello” entry. The teams and drivers affected are: KCMG (#18): Richard Lietz, Patrick Pilet, Romain Dumas KCMG (#19): Romain Dumas Frikadelli Racing (#31): Matt Campbell, Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre Falken Motorsport (#33): Thomas Preining Falken Motorsport (#44): Matteo Cairoli Manthey-Racing (#911): Julien Andlauer, Matt Campbell Porsche is in the process of assisting the teams affected for solutions to replace the missing drivers, no mean feat taking into account the requirement for a ‘Ring Permit Fritz Enzinger (Head of Motorsport): “For us, people’s health comes first. Given the current situation, it is absolutely clear to us that we put our sporting goals behind those of the common good. We will do everything we can to give our customer teams the best possible support in the upcoming race with capable staff and the available works drivers. ” Nicolas Raeder (Managing Director Manthey-Racing GmbH): “We made the decision together with Porsche Motorsport. We, der, Grello ‘and the Nordschleife belong together. But under these circumstances, it is clear to everyone at Manthey-Racing that the health of everyone involved has priority in the 24-hour race. ” There is no news yet of any decision on the drivers due to take part in this weekend’s IMSA race at Mid Ohio who also took part at Le Mans. Tagged with:Graham Goodwin JV911, tomo and GTP911 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 23September, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 23September, 2020 Porsche know also with drawing from a IMSA event due to positive Covid 19 tested team members https://au.yahoo.com/news/porsche-withdraws-works-imsa-mid-151429873.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.