Motorsport Arena Oschersleben (Grand Prix)
IMSA Vintage Series - 2026 Season 3 · Week 5
🤖 Race Summary
In the Nissan GTP class, Gabri Martinez secured the victory after starting from pole position. Martinez completed 31 laps and led for 24 of them, despite accumulating 6 incidents over the course of the race. The lead changed early when Laust Olsen, who started second, overtook Martinez on lap 7. This lead held until lap 14, when Martinez reclaimed the top spot and maintained the lead for the remainder of the event. Fabian Jungbluth, who started from third, finished in second place with a clean race, recording zero incidents. Laust Olsen finished third, completing the podium with 31 laps and 3 incidents. In the Audi 90 GTO class, the race was defined by the misfortune of Andreas Schuster. Schuster was a primary contender for the win, running in the lead and battling at the front of the field for approximately 13 laps. However, his race ended in disappointment when he crashed out of contention; he eventually finished in fourth place with 4 incidents recorded. This exit cleared the path for Noel Luneburg, who converted his pole position into a class win, completing 29 laps with 4 incidents. Joni Hagner and Cal Young rounded out the Audi GTO podium. Hagner, who started in third, finished second with 6 incidents. Cal Young, starting from the fourth position, moved up to finish third, also recording 6 incidents. Elsewhere in the field, several drivers demonstrated significant movement through the pack. Joram Vanhixe produced a standout performance by gaining 7 positions in class, while Forbes Marshall successfully gained 5 positions. Conversely, the race proved difficult for other competitors regarding incident management. Santi Velas recorded 17 incidents, Hunter Welch3 finished with 11, and Maxi Cortes totaled 10 incidents throughout the event.
Race Results
| Pos | Class | Driver | Car | Pts | Jr Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabri Martinez | Nissan GTP | 25 | 0 | ||
| Fabian Jungbluth | Nissan GTP | 22 | 0 | ||
| Laust Olsen | Nissan GTP | 20 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Forbes Marshall | Nissan GTP | 18 | 14 |
| 5 | 5 | Shady Ahmad | Nissan GTP | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Torsten Eisenträger | Nissan GTP | 15 | 9 |
| 7 | 7 | Thomas Willershausen | Nissan GTP | 14 | 5 |
| 8 | 8 | Lance Simon | Nissan GTP | 13 | 3 |
| 9 | Noel Luneburg | Audi 90 GTO | 25 | 0 | |
| 10 | Joni Hagner | Audi 90 GTO | 22 | 0 | |
| 11 | Cal Young | Audi 90 GTO | 20 | 0 | |
| 12 | 4 | Andreas Schuster | Audi 90 GTO | 18 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | Josefine Becker | Audi 90 GTO | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | Joram Vanhixe | Audi 90 GTO | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | Ian Haycox | Audi 90 GTO | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | 8 | Cam Porter | Audi 90 GTO | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | Romain Belo | Audi 90 GTO | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | Doug Cloud | Audi 90 GTO | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | Stéphane Lesly | Audi 90 GTO | 10 | 9 |
| 20 | 9 | Santi Velas | Nissan GTP | 12 | 1 |
| 21 | 12 | Mikko P Savolainen | Audi 90 GTO | 9 | 5 |
| 22 | 13 | Martin Sell | Audi 90 GTO | 8 | 3 |
| 23 | 10 | Hunter Welch3 | Nissan GTP | NC | NC |
| 24 | 11 | Maxi Cortes | Nissan GTP | NC | NC |
| 25 | 14 | Guillermo García4 | Audi 90 GTO | NC | NC |
| 26 | 15 | Chris Shafer2 | Audi 90 GTO | NC | NC |
| 27 | 12 | Kaya Eray Elderson | Nissan GTP | NC | NC |