Great return for Emil Frey Racing: Swiss driver Jean-Luc D´Auria recorded the best time on Tuesday in official pre-season testing for the ADAC GT Masters at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg. “Testing has gone very well so far. We have been able to collect important data and do plenty of test kilometres. Of course, I am delighted to have the fastest lap at the end of the day. We have another two hours ahead of us tomorrow, which we intend to use for the best-possible preparation for the start of the season,” said D’Auria. The 24-year-old, driving a Ferrari 296 GT3 together with Alain Valente (CHE), went round the 4.574-kilometre circuit in 1:38.655 minutes.
The second-best time in both sessions was posted by Jannes Fittje (Langenhain/Haupt Racing Team), lapping in 1:38.715 minutes. “Of course, it’s great to finish so well in terms of lap times. However, that doesn’t tell you too much. We were able to learn about the car today and grow together as a team. I am really happy to be back in the ADAC GT Masters with HRT“, reported the 24-year-old. Fittje is sharing the cockpit of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 with last year’s ADAC Formula 4 Junior driver Finn Wiebelhaus (Obertshausen).
The Porsche 911 GT3 R of Alexander Schwarzer and Alexander Fach (both CHE/Fach Auto Tech) finished in third place. Schwarzer posted the time of 1:38.749 minutes early in the morning. Another two hours of testing is coming up for the drivers on Wednesday (9:00 to 10:00 and 10:55 to 11:55).
