RC-Lemans Series Rd6 – Report
The 6th and final round of the 2019 RC-Lemans Series was held in Velp, The Netherlands. With Timo and Rainer Schad having already secured the overall titles in the LMP1 and LMP2 classes, the race was all about the final podium spots. Practice on Saturday would be held in nice Fall weather with sun and mild temperatures making for good racing conditions. The weather for Sunday however looked less promising with showers coming during the qualifiers and the remainder of the day being run under heavy rain. The LMP1 class was held in full wet conditions and it were Andreas Dick, Reinder Wilms and Tobias Weist who would score round TQs. Ultimately it was Andy with the fastest time to take the pole position from Tobias and Reinder. Timo Schad and Peter Plümacher completed the top 5, also in the tie-breaker.
Over in LMP2 it was Roy Pie with the fastest time in the opening qualifier from Axel Kleingeld 2nd and Sascha Lennarzt 3rd. The second of the scored qualifiers then saw Rainer Schad taking the TQ by about four seconds to take the pole position for the main final. Timo Schad would attend both classes and came in 3rd, Axel Kleingeld and Sascha Lennartz would round out the top 5 after the tie breaker.
With the rain getting stronger during the lunch break some drivers opted to not attend the main finals, one of which was LMP1 round TQ Andreas. Therefore only seven LMP1 and nine LMP2 drivers would make the finals. In LMP1 it was Tobias who took profit of Andy’s no-show. However it was Reinder who took the win in A1 in front of P8 qualifier, Michel Finger and Peter Plümacher. A2 saw Tobias with the perfect tyre choice as he took an easy win as did Reinder in A1. The latter would come in 2nd from Peter again with P3. The third and final A-main would not only bring the decision for the day’s win but also the overall runner-up spot in the championship as both Tobias and Reinder were in contention for the vice-championship if one of the two would take the day’s win. Ultimately it was Tobias with the win in A3 from Timo and Reinder. This meant Tobias would take the win at round 6 from Reinder in 2nd and Peter, with his first podium appearance in over ten years, in 3rd. With only his second win this season Tobias would snatch the overall runner-up spot from Tim Altmann in 3rd overall.
LMP1 overall top 10 results:
1. Timo Schad – 397 points
2. Tobias Weist – 389 points
3. Tim Altmann – 383 points
4. Reinder Wilms – 382 points
5. Kai Altmann – 380 points
6. Peter Plümacher – 370 points
7. Christian Fischer – 369 points
8. Joachim Behnken – 367 points
9. Michael Finger – 364 points
10.Dirk Elsebusch – 360 points
LMP2 saw local hero and former German Champion, Erwin Peters taking the win in the opening A-main following a flawless run. Paul Seyn came in 2nd from Rainer Schad in 3rd. Timo however would show a great performance in A2 and A3, taking the wins with a lap margin and therefore the day’s overall win. Roy Pie would come in 2nd in A2 while Paul again showed a great performance in 3rd. A3 then saw Rainer coming in 2nd from Junior Florian Kölsch who showed a stunning performance, coming from the back of the field. With Timo having scored the day’s win it was Rainer with the runner-up spot, winning the tie-breaker with Paul. Overall in the championship and behind Rainer it was Mathijs Hermens in 2nd and Sascha Lennartz in 3rd.
LMP2 overall top 10 results:
1. Rainer Schad – 391 points
2. Mathijs Hermens – 381 points
3. Sascha Lennartz – 375 points
4. Michel van der Velden – 367 points
5. Axle Kleingeld – 353 points
6. Roy Pie – 284 points
7. Kai Asmer – 275 points
8. Michael Holla – 274 points
9. Erwin Peters – 271 points
10.Max Johnneken – 270 points
Source: RC-Lemans [rc-lemans.de]
