Philip Ellis, who started the first race of the weekend from ninth place on the grid, already made up a few position in the turbulent opening stages until a safety car temporarily neutralised the field after a few laps.
Both drivers executed the start very well – Stoffel managed to keep the lead and pulled the gaps he needed to for most of the race – both under normal circumstances, and a safety car period.
The technical data were tremendous for racing touring cars of the time: 315 kW (428 hp) from 6,835 cubic centimetres of displacement, up to 620 newton metres of torque, a top speed of more than 265 km/h and an acceleration capacity from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds.
As in the new generations of the Mercedes C- and S-Class, Active Lane Keeping Assist operates with steering interventions and is thus particularly comfortable.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is pushing resolutely ahead with the development of the battery-electric eEconic for municipal operations in multiple intensive trial series.
They are living proof of the innovative power of medium-sized bus companies, as well as of the versatility and steadfastness of the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro: two fully electric urban buses have covered a combined 200,000 kilometres within the space of exactly one year of tough regular-service operations.
In this year’s edition, 13 Mercedes-AMG GT3s will be on the grid for the world’s biggest race exclusively for GT3 cars, two of them with extended support from Mercedes-AMG.
With regard to cell manufacturing, Mercedes-Benz intends to team up with new European partners to develop and efficiently produce future cells and modules, a step which ensures that Europe remains at the heart of the auto industry even in an electric era.
Teinachtal-Reisen G. Maier GmbH & Co. KG is expanding its fleet of Setra vehicles.
Philip Ellis, who started the first race of the weekend from ninth place on the grid, already made up a few position in the turbulent opening stages until a safety car temporarily neutralised the field after a few laps.