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Nurburgring WEC: Audi closes points gap on Porsche

The #2 Porsche of Neel Jani, Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb still leads the FIA World Endurance Championship points race after the 6 Hours of Nurburgring, but with a reduced advantage over the #8 Audi of Oliver Jarvis, Lucas di Grassi and Loic Duval.

#1 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid: Timo Bernhard, Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley, #2 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid: Romain Dumas, Neel Jani, Marc Lieb, #8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro: Lucas di Grassi, Loic Duval, Oliver Jarvis

With five rounds to go, Jani, Dumas and Lieb hold a reduced advantage of 33 points after their fourth place finish in Germany, as Jarvis, di Grassi and Duval gained back six points by coming second.

The best of the Toyotas - the #6 car of Stephane Sarrazin, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway - remains third, 11 points further back after a disappointing sixth place finish at the Nurburgring.

Third place and a bonus point for pole position for Andre Lotterer and Marcel Fassler in the #7 Audi keeps them in fourth place - albeit without usual teammate Benoit Treluyer, who was absent - ahead of the #13 Rebellion trio Alexandre Imperatori, Dominik Kraihamer and Matheo Tuscher.

The biggest movers are the victorious #1 crew of Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber, who jump to eighth overall with their first win of the season.

Overall drivers' standings:

PosDriversNo./CarPoints
1  Romain Dumas #2 Porsche 106 25 18 51 12          
1  Neel Jani #2 Porsche 106 25 18 51 12 - - - - -
1  Marc Lieb #2 Porsche 106 25 18 51 12 - - - - -
2  Lucas di Grassi #8 Audi 73 - 25 30 18 - - - - -
2  Loic Duval #8 Audi 73 - 25 30 18 - - - - -
2  Oliver Jarvis #8 Audi 73 - 25 30 18 - - - - -
3  Stéphane Sarrazin #6 Toyota 62 18 - 36 8 - - - - -
3  Kamui Kobayashi #6 Toyota 62

18

- 36 8 - - - - -
3  Mike Conway #6 Toyota 62 18 - 36 8 - - - - -
4  Andre Lotterer #7 Audi 51 1 10 24 16 - - - - -
4  Marcel Fassler #7 Audi 51 1 10 24 16 - - - - -
5   Alexandre Imperatori #13 Rebellion 36 15 15 - 6
5  Dominik Kraihamer #13 Rebellion 36 15 15 - 6 - - - - -
5  Matheo Tuscher #13 Rebellion 36 15 15 - 6 - - - - -
6  Benoit Tréluyer #7 Audi 35 1 10 24 - - - - - -
7  Nicolas Lapierre #36 Alpine 34 4 6 20 4 - - - - -
7  Gustavo Menezes #36 Alpine 34 4 6 20 4 - - - - -
7  Stéphane Richelmi #36 Alpine 34 4 6 20 4 - - - - -
8  Brendon Hartley #1 Porsche 28.5 - 1.5 2 25
8  Mark Webber #1 Porsche 28.5 - 1.5 2 25 - - -
8  Timo Bernhard #1 Porsche 28.5 - 1.5 2 25 -
9  Nick Heidfeld #12 Rebellion 25.5 12 12 1 0.5 - - - - -
9  Nicolas Prost #12 Rebellion 25.5 12 12 1 0.5
10  Nelson Piquet Jr. #12 Rebellion 25 12 12 1 - - - - - -

However, thanks to the #1 car's Nurburgring win, Porsche extends its advantage over Audi in the manufacturers race by four points, with Toyota losing more ground in third place.

Manufacturers' standings:

PosTeamPoints
1  Porsche 164 25 31 71 37 - - - - -
2  Audi 129 1 40 54 33 - - - - -
3  Toyota 97 33 10 36 18 - - - - -

In the LMP2 category, the #36 Signatech Alpine trio of Nicolas Lapierre, Gustavo Menezes and Stephane Richelmi have stretched out their advantage to 41 points with a third straight class win at the 'Ring.

Second place for the #43 RGR entry of Bruno Senna, Ricardo Gonzalez and Filipe Albuqerque meanwhile moves them up to second ahead of G-Drive men Rene Rast and Roman Rusinov, whose title ambitions have taken a hit with a non-score in Germany.

Trophy for LMP2 drivers:

PosDriversNo./CarPoints
1  Nicolas Lapierre #36 Alpine 112 12 25 50 25 - - - - -
1  Gustavo Menezes #36 Alpine 112 12 25 50 25 - - - - -
1  Stéphane Richelmi #36 Alpine 112 12 25 50 25 - - - - -
2  Bruno Senna #43 Ligier 71 25 12 16 18 - - - - -
2  Ricardo Gonzalez #43 Ligier 71 25 12 16 18 - - - - -
2  Filipe Albuquerque #43 Ligier 71 25 12 16 18 - - - - -
2  Roman Rusinov #26 Oreca 65 16 11 37 1 - - - - -
2  René Rast #26 Oreca 65 16 11 37 1 - - - - -
4  Pipo Derani #31 Ligier 59 18 18 8 15 - - - - -
4  Ryan Dalziel #31 Ligier 59 18 18 8 15 - - - - -
4  Chris Cumming #31 Ligier 59 18 18 8 15 - - - - -
7  Nick Leventis #42 Strakka 46 10 - 24 12 - - - - -
7  Jonny Kane #42 Strakka 46 10 - 24 12 - - - - -

In the GT category, the points lead of the #66 Ford of Stefan Mucke and Olivier Pla is down to just two points after the Nurburgring, with the #71 Ferrari of Sam Bird and Davide Rigon closing the gap with their second place finish.

The #95 Aston Martin duo Nicki Thiim and Marco Sorenson are only a further three points behind, while victory for the #51 Ferrari of Gianmaria Bruni and James Calado has moved them to within 28 points of the class-leading Ford.

Francois Perrodo, Emmanuel Collard and Rui Aguas, who share the #83 Ferrari, lead the way in the GTE-Am class on an identical overall GT points total to the #51.

Cup for GT drivers:

PosDriversNo/CarPoints
1  Stefan Mücke #66 Ford 72 10 - 50 12 - - - - -
1  Olivier Pla #66 Ford 72 10 - 50 12 - - - - -
2  Sam Bird #71 Ferrari 70 26 26 - 18 - - - - -
2  Davide Rigon #71 Ferrari 70 26 26 - 18 - - - - -
3  Marco Sorenson #95 Aston Martin 67 15 - 36 16 - - - - -
3  Nicki Thiim #95 Aston Martin 67 15 - 36 16 - - - - -
4  Darren Turner

#95 Aston Martin

#97 Aston Martin

61 15 - 36 10 - - - - -
5  Billy Johnson #66 Ford 60 10 - 50 - - - - - -
6  Richie Stanaway #97 Aston Martin 55 - 15 30 10 - - - - -
7

 Fernando Rees

#97 Aston Martin 45 - 15 30 - - - - - -
7  Jonathan Adam #97 Aston Martin 45 - 15 30 - - - - - -
8  Gianmaria Bruni #51 Ferrari 44 18 - 1 25 - - - - -
8  James Calado #51 Ferrari 44 18 - 1 25 - - - - -
9  François Perrodo #83 Ferrari (A) 44 8 8 24 4 - - - - -
9  Emmanuel Collard #83 Ferrari (A) 44 8 8 24 4 - - - - -
9  Rui Aguas #83 Ferrari (A) 44 8 8 24 4 - - - - -
10  Richard Lietz #77 Porsche 38 2 12 16 8 - - - - -
10  Michael Christensen #77 Porsche 38 2 12 16 8 - - - - -
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