24h Nürbur: Peugeot repeated the class win from last year

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Speed ​​Magazine / Peugeot) 2.0 HDi FAP The Peugeot RCZ is the "Lord of the Ring": The coupe has its long-distance comfort for the second consecutive year been impressively demonstrated. At the 39th ADAC Zurich 24h-race crossed Michael drills, Jürgen Nett, Stéphane Caillet and Alexandre Premat as the best diesel car and the winner of the class D1T with three laps ahead of the finish line. 201 participants in the strong field, the quartet finished the endurance classic in the Eifel, the 54th Place overall.

The successful project with North Loop near-standard vehicles complements the Le Mans prototype program with the French lion brand. In both disciplines, Peugeot has proven successful as one of the world's largest manufacturer of diesel engines, his competence.

From positions one and two in the class took on the two cars of Peugeot RCZ Nokia team the race. After the first three hours were Alexandre Premat, Jonathan Cochet, Bruce Jouanny and Stéphane Caillet with start number 201 in the class on the first position. The leadership of the French quartet lasted till 5:29 clock when Premat with another vehicle and collided into the fox tube was eliminated. The sister car, inherited the lead and drove home the class win sovereign. After 130 laps of the 25.378-kilometer-long combination of the Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit and the Nordschleife was 24:00:45,597 after hours of distance covered 3299.14 miles to Beech. The average speed of the diesel-powered sports coupe was 137.392 km / h.

Happy faces in the Peugeot camp

"A fantastic achievement", said Alexandre Premat. "That was a great race and for me a completely new experience. Even though I have not had much experience with front-wheel drive vehicles, I came up with the Peugeot RCZ along very well. The traffic on the track is huge, so you always had to have everything in sight. "

"Our ambitious goal was to repeat last year's success," added Michael drills. "We have divided the race very well and are material-driven gently. That our sister vehicle has remained on the track is a real shame. But it shows that you are at the 24h race at the Nurburgring can never be sure. "The only problems to face the winner of the team, had a loose sub-floor quarters in the first race and a broken turbo hose were on Sunday morning. "When I look at the problems of most of our rivals, then there were the really small things," said Juergen Nett. "Our two cars were very reliable over the distance and steadfast."

Experiences from the "Ring" are included in the series development

The use of two Peugeot RCZ 2.0 HDi FAP was developed jointly by Peugeot Automobiles Peugeot SA and Germany in cooperation with the Peugeot-development center in Belchamp. This brought into the long-range project, many lessons from the development process. In return, will also experience the 24-hour marathon will be accepted for the series. The vehicle was developed over the 2010 version in braking and weight, making the 200-hp diesel sports coupe around 15 seconds per lap faster.

The ambitious project was made possible above all by the commitment of the partners of Peugeot, such as the total lubricant suppliers. Together with the partner Kumho Tire and the technology partner Segula one chassis tuning and balance of the car was found, which ultimately made a significant contribution to the success of the project.

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