Fourth place at the Sachsenring on Sunday was enough for Robert Renauer and Precote Herberth Motorsport team-mate Mathieu Jaminet to take over at the top of the Super Sports Car League. Renauer and Jaminet have so far notched up one win and two P3 finishes, but they have also been scoring points on a more consistent basis than any other pairing in the series - to such an extent that they have now pulled out a four-point gap to their closest pursuers, Mercedes drivers Markus Pommer and Maximilian Götz, with one race weekend remaining. But there are other contenders still in with a real chance of taking the title.

The most recent weekend was a fairly mixed bag for you, scoring zero points on Saturday and retaking the championship lead on Sunday. How would you sum up your weekend?

Robert Renauer: "In retrospect, I'm quite satisfied. We had three events coinciding on a single weekend, with the ADAC GT Masters, the 24-hour race in Barcelona - where my brother Alfred, the usual ADAC GT Masters team principal was in action - and the Porsche Sports Cup. Consequently, it was all hands to the deck in the team. On Saturday at the Sachsenring, everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong - a mediocre qualifying with a subsequent disqualification and a DNF in the race. But on Sunday, we had luck on our side and retook the lead at the top of the table on the basis of our fourth-place finish."

You've now got the grand finale at Hockenheim ahead of you next weekend. Does this boost your motivation or merely increase the pressure?

"It's definitely easier if you arrive at Hockenheim ahead on points. It means that we have our destiny in our own hands and are not in the position of having to chase someone else down. The situation is whatever we make of it. All we have to do is make sure we ourselves are in good shape and prepare our car as best we can."

You were runners-up in 2013 and went into the final weekend in 2016 still in contention for the title. Will this knowledge change the way you approach the race weekend?

"There's not all that much of a difference to back then. We try to get the best out every weekend. Ultimately, Hockenheim is just like any other race weekend. Obviously, we'll be looking to finish on the podium twice. 2013 was only our second year in the ADAC GT Masters; in what was actually a very good campaign, we ran out of steam towards the end and lost out to the Corvette. We are now far better organised. In recent years, we have developed into a finely tuned unit."

Hockenheim is clearly a track that suits you, because you've have already registered one victory and made four podium appearances there. What is the secret of your success?

"We've always done well there and finished on the podium at least once per race weekend, except last year when we were on course for the win on Sunday but got spun round by the BMW on the final lap. Hockenheim is a track that every driver knows exceptionally well, because it hosts more tests than any other track. Consequently, the field is always at its most competitive there. Our strength - or rather that of the Porsche - has always been the traction coming out of the slow corners such as the hairpin or the Ameisenkurve going into the Parabolika. "

How would you rate the chances of your title rivals at Hockenheim?

"The Audis were also quite strong at Hockenheim last year. As for the Mercedes-AMGs, it's hard to say, but for them too, there is everything still to play for. All three cars and pairings are extremely tough opponents. Purely in terms of performance, the biggest threat will certainly come from the Corvette. However, they are 17 points adrift."

What are your expectations for the coming week?

"The objective is quite clear - to win the championship. To do that, we need to be up there on the podium. It's important that we have two clean races, as we have done for almost the whole of this year. The quality that has set us apart this year is our consistency. That also needs to be the key to success in Hockenheim."