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DTM: Another podium place for Timo Scheider
Timo Scheider was again the fastest driver of an Audi A4 DTM at the seventh round of the DTM season at Brands Hatch. As at the past race at Zandvoort, the reigning champion occupied third place, behind the winner, Paul Di Resta, and Bruno Spengler (both Mercedes). Rookie Miguel Molina, who delivered another strong performance and finished fourth, Oliver Jarvis, Martin Tomczyk and Alexandre Pr�mat clinched points for Audi as well. All Audi cars in the DTM are equipped with clutch high tech from ZF Sachs Race Engineering.

The two-time DTM Champion Matthias Ekstr�m suffered a bitter set-back in the fight for the championship. The Swede, who was the best-placed Audi driver in the standings up to the race at Brands Hatch, was forced to retire on the third lap after several collisions shortly after the start of the race.

Results, Brands Hatch (GB), DTM, round 7, 03 Sep � 05 Sep 2010:
1. Paul Di Resta, Mercedes, 1h 10m 05.552s
2. Bruno Spengler, Mercedes, + 7.443s
3. Timo Scheider, Audi, + 10.258s, ZF Sachs
4. Miguel Molina, Audi, + 10.719s, ZF Sachs
5. Gary Paffett, Mercedes, + 12.780s
6. Oliver Jarvis, Audi, + 23.830s, ZF Sachs
7. Martin Tomczyk, Audi, + 23.986s, ZF Sachs
8. Alexandre Pr�mat, Audi, - 1 lap, ZF Sachs
9. Mike Rockenfeller, Audi, - 1 lap, ZF Sachs
10. Jamie Green, Mercedes, - 1 lap

Drivers standings:
1. B Spengler, 52 points; 2. P Di Resta, 43; 3. G Paffett, 39; 4. T Scheider, 29; 5. M Ekstr�m, 28; 6. J Green, 26; 7. M Rockenfeller, 12; 8. O Jarvis and M Molina, 11 each; 10. A Pr�mat, 9.

Other results:
Results, Brands Hatch (GB), Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup, round 6, 03 Sep � 04 Sep 2010:
1. Kris Heidorn, Volkswagen, 24m 31.487s, ZF Sachs
2. Jann-Hendrik Ubben, Volkswagen, + 4.486s, ZF Sachs
3. Mark Blundell, Volkswagen, + 4.526s, ZF Sachs
4. Maciek Steinhof, Volkswagen, + 6.742s, ZF Sachs
5. Johnny Herbert, Volkswagen, + 7.036s, ZF Sachs
6. Dennis Rieger, Volkswagen, + 8.315s, ZF Sachs
7. Martin Brundle, Volkswagen, + 9.693s, ZF Sachs
8. Stefano Proetto, Volkswagen, + 10.298s, ZF Sachs
9. Ola Nilsson, Volkswagen, + 15.637s, ZF Sachs
10. Timmy Megenbier, Volkswagen, + 16.498s, ZF Sachs

Drivers standings:
1. Kris Heidorn, 208 points; 2. Maciek Steinhof, 196; 3. Jann-Hendrik Ubben, 185; 4. Arne Larisch, 167; 5. Aditya Patel, 148; 6. Stefano Proetto, 143; 7. Dennis Rieger, 130; 8. Adam Gladysz, 122; 9. Timmy Megenbier, 118; 10. Berke Bayindir, 106.

Formula 1: points for Felipe Massa

In extremely difficult track conditions Ferrari driver Felipe Massa secured fourth place in the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps. The Brazilian whose Ferrari is equipped with dampers by ZF Sachs Race Engineering clinched twelve championship points. His team colleague Fernando Alonso suffered a setback in the title fight when he was forced to retire after spinning on the wet track.

The two Mercedes GP racers Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher, who rely on damper technology by ZF Sachs Race Engineering in their cars as well, showed a strong recovery and finished the race on the tradition-steeped Belgian circuit in sixth and seventh place, respectively.

Two other drivers scored important points with technology 杜ade in Germany�: Kamui Kobayashi in the Sauber clinched eighth place with ZF Sachs dampers, Jaime Alguersuari (Scuderia Toro Rosso) occupied tenth place with a clutch and dampers from ZF Sachs Race Engineering.

Results, Belgian GP (B), FIA Formula 1 World Championship, round 13, 27 Aug - 29 Aug 2010:
1 Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 1h 29m 04.268s
2 Mark Webber, Red Bull, + 1.571s
3 Robert Kubica, Renault, + 3.493s
4 Felipe Massa, Ferrari, + 8.264s, ZF Sachs
5 Adrian Sutil, Force India, + 9.094s
6 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, + 12.359s, ZF Sachs
7 Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, + 15.548s, ZF Sachs
8 Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, + 16.678s, ZF Sachs
9 Vitaly Petrov, Renault, + 23.851s
10 Jaime Alguersuari, Scuderia Toro Rosso, + 29.457s, ZF Sachs

Drivers championship:
1 Lewis Hamilton, 182 points; 2 Mark Webber, 179; 3 Sebastian Vettel, 151; 4 Jenson Button, 147; 5 Fernando Alonso, 141; 6 Felipe Massa, 109; 7 Robert Kubica, 104; 8 Nico Rosberg, 102; 9 Adrian Sutil, 45; 10 Michael Schumacher, 44.

Constructors championship:
1 Red Bull, 330 points; 2 McLaren, 329; 3 Ferrari, 250; 4 Mercedes, 146; 5 Renault, 123; 6 Force India, 57; 7 Williams, 40; 8 Sauber, 27; 9 Scuderia Toro Rosso, 11.

Other results:

Results, Spa-Francorchamps (B), Supercup, round 9, 27 Aug - 29 Aug 2010:
1 Sean Edwards, Porsche, 27m 07.827s, ZF Sachs
2 Jaap van Lagen, Porsche, + 10.877s, ZF Sachs
3 Ren�Rast, Porsche, + 11.121s, ZF Sachs
4 Jan Seyffarth, Porsche, + 11.378s, ZF Sachs
5 Nicolas Armindo, Porsche, + 13.077s, ZF Sachs
6 Nick Tandy, Porsche, + 13.825s, ZF Sachs
7 Kuba Giermaziak, Porsche, + 15.587s, ZF Sachs
8 Matthew Halliday, Porsche, + 16.079s, ZF Sachs
9 Christian Engelhart, Porsche, + 17.198s, ZF Sachs
10 Nico Verdonck, Porsche, + 21.281s, ZF Sachs

Drivers standings:
1 Ren�Rast, 138 points; 2 Nick Tandy, 124; 3 Jaap van Lagen, 98; 4 Stefan Rosina, 90; 5 Jeroen Bleekemolen, 88; 6 Jan Seyffarth, 85; 7 Norbert Siedler, 82; 8 Sean Edwards, 77; 9 Patrick Huisman, 73; 10 Christian Engelhart, 52

DTM: Timo Scheider on podium after recovery
With an impressive recovery Timo Scheider clinched third place on the podium at the sixth DTM round of the season at Zandvoort, the Netherlands. The reigning champion had started from the pole position but then briefly stalled the engine at the start. From tenth place, Scheider pushed forwards again with a clever strategy.

Four other drivers of an Audi A4 DTM, Mattias Ekstr�, Miguel Molina and Oliver Jarvis who took places four to six and Martin Tomczyk who came eighth, scored points as well. All Audi cars in the DTM are equipped with clutch high tech from ZF Sachs Race Engineering. The race was won by Gary Paffett (Mercedes).

Results, Zandvoort (NL), DTM, round 6, 20 Aug � 22 Aug 2010:
1. Gary Paffett, Mercedes, 1h 07m 04.346s
2. Paul Di Resta, Mercedes, + 0.396s
3. Timo Scheider, Audi, + 12.238s, ZF Sachs
4. Mattias Ekstr�, Audi, + 18.659s, ZF Sachs
5. Miguel Molina, Audi, + 19.310s, ZF Sachs
6. Oliver Jarvis, Audi, + 20,568s, ZF Sachs
7. Bruno Spengler, Mercedes, + 20.886s
8. Martin Tomczyk, Audi, + 21.706s, ZF Sachs
9. Ralf Schumacher, Mercedes, + 22.113s
10. Jamie Green, Mercedes, + 22.880s

Drivers standings:
1 B. Spengler, 44 points; 2. G. Paffett, 35; 3 P. Di Resta, 33; 4 M. Ekstr�, 28; 5 J. Green, 26; 6 T. Scheider, 23; 7 M. Rockenfeller, 12; 8 O. Jarvis, 8; 9 A. Pr�at, 8; 10 M. Molina, 6.

ZF Sachs Race Report, 08.08.10

DTM: Timo Scheider was best Audi driver at the N�burgring

The reigning DTM Champion Timo Scheider was the best driver of an Audi A4 DTM in front of a crowd of 86,000 (throughout the weekend) in the DTM痴 fifth round of the season at the N�burgring. Scheider made up four places directly at the start and defended this position all the way across the finish line. All Audi A4 cars in the DTM are equipped with clutch high-tech from ZF Sachs Race Engineering. Mattias Ekstr�, who had started from the pole position, finished in seventh place and scored two points. The race was won by Bruno Spengler (Mercedes), who thus extended his championship lead.

Results, N�burgring (D), round 5, DTM, 06 Aug � 08 Aug 2010:
1. Bruno Spengler, Mercedes, 1h 10m 27.488s
2. Paul Di Resta, Mercedes, + 2.843s
3. Gary Paffett, Mercedes, + 8.586s
4. Timo Scheider, Audi, + 15.308s, ZF Sachs
5. Jamie Green, Mercedes, + 21.590s
6. Ralf Schumacher, Mercedes, + 22.332s
7. Mattias Ekstr�, Audi, + 27.268s, ZF Sachs
8. Maro Engel, Mercedes, + 29.771s
9. Mike Rockenfeller, Audi, + 33.942s, ZF Sachs
10. David Coulthard, Mercedes, + 39.560s

Drivers standings:
1. B. Spengler, 42 points; 2. J. Green, 26; 3. G. Paffett and P. Di Resta, 25 each; 5. M. Ekstr�, 23; 6. T. Scheider, 17; 7. M Rockenfeller, 12; 8. A. Pr駑at, 8; 9. O. Jarvis, 5; 10. M. Tomczyk, 4.

Other results:

Results N�burgring (D), 4th round, Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup, 6 August � 8 August 2010:

Race 1
1. Aditya Patel, Volkswagen, 26m 06.525s, ZF Sachs
2. Maciek Steinhof, Volkswagen, + 1.113s, ZF Sachs
3. Olaf Manthey, Volkswagen, + 2.919s, ZF Sachs
4. Kris Heidorn, Volkswagen, + 3.369s, ZF Sachs
5. Jann-Hendrik Ubben, Volkswagen, + 4.639s, ZF Sachs
6. Arne Larisch, Volkswagen, + 4.769s, ZF Sachs
7. Eve Scheer, Volkswagen, + 7.256s, ZF Sachs
8. Adam G遵gadysz, Volkswagen, + 7.814s, ZF Sachs
9. Altfrid Heger, Volkswagen, + 9.713s, ZF Sachs
10. Felix Tigges, Volkswagen, + 10.487s, ZF Sachs

Race 2
1. Arne Larisch, Volkswagen, 26m 27.457s, ZF Sachs
2. Jann-Hendrik Ubben, Volkswagen, + 0.779s, ZF Sachs
3. Adam G遵gadysz, Volkswagen, + 3.617s, ZF Sachs
4. Aditya Patel, Volkswagen, + 4.697s, ZF Sachs
5. Uwe Alzen, Volkswagen, + 4.756s, ZF Sachs
6. Eve Scheer, Volkswagen, + 5.924s, ZF Sachs
7. Rahel Frey, Volkswagen, + 7.235s, ZF Sachs
8. Nicolas Schneider, Volkswagen, + 9.184s, ZF Sachs
9. Berke Bay遵dnd遵dr, Volkswagen, + 9.643s, ZF Sachs
10. Kris Heidorn, Volkswagen, + 8.391s, ZF Sachs

Drivers� Championship standings:
1. Maciek Steinhof, 156 points; 2. Aditya Patel, 148; 3. Arne Larisch, 147; 4. Kris Heidorn, 146; 5. Jann-Hendrik Ubben, 137; 6. Stefano Proetto, 109; 7. Adam G遵gadysz, 98; 8. Dennis Rieger and Eve Scheer, 94 each; 10. Timmy Megenbier, 88.

Photo by SAF Hina.

Formula 1: Alonso back in title race

Fernando Alonso bounces back into 2010 Formula 1 drivers� title battle. The Spaniard, whose Ferrari is equipped with ZF Sachs Race Engineering dampers, finished second in the twelfth race of the season the Hungarian Grand Prix. Thanks to his fifth podium finish of the year the two-time World Champion moved to within 20 points of championship leader Mark Webber before the summer break.

Brazilian Felipe Massa completed a good Ferrari team performance in fourth position. The result for the Sauber racing team was also joyful. With Pedro de la Rosa in seventh and Kamui Kobayashi in ninth the two drivers collected world championship points. Sauber also relies on ZF Sachs Race Engineering damper technology.

Result Hungarian GP (H), round 12, FIA Formula One World Championship, 30 Jul�01 Aug 2010:
1. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1h 41m 05.571s
2. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, + 17.821s, ZF Sachs
3. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, + 19.252s
4. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, + 27.474s, ZF Sachs
5. Vitaly Petrov, Renault, + 1m 13.192s
6. Nico H�kenberg, Williams, + 1m 16.723s
7. Pedro de la Rosa, Sauber, - 1 lap, ZF Sachs
8. Jenson Button, McLaren, - 1 lap
9. Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, - 1 lap, ZF Sachs
10. Rubens Barrichello, Williams, - 1 lap

Drivers� World Championship standings:
1. M. Webber, 161 points; 2. L. Hamilton, 157; 3. S. Vettel, 151; 4. J. Button, 147; 5. F. Alonso, 141; 6. F. Massa, 97; 7. N. Rosberg, 94; 8. R. Kubica, 89; 9. M. Schumacher, 38; 10. A. Sutil, 35.

Manufacturers� World Championship standings:
1. Red Bull, 312 points; 2. McLaren, 304; 3. Ferrari, 238; 4. Mercedes, 132; 5. Renault, 106; 6. Force India, 47; 7. Williams, 40; 8. Sauber, 23; 9. Scuderia Toro Rosso, 10.

Other results:

Result Budapest (H), round 8, Supercup, 30 Jul�01 Aug 2010:
1. Nick Tandy, Porsche, 29m 08.515s, ZF Sachs
2. Sean Edwards, Porsche, + 2.056s, ZF Sachs
3. Ren�Rast, Porsche, + 4.427s, ZF Sachs
4. Jeroen Bleekemolen, Porsche, + 5.975s, ZF Sachs
5. Jaap van Lagen, Porsche, + 6.488s, ZF Sachs
6. Kuba Giermaziak, Porsche, + 8.681s, ZF Sachs
7. Patrick Huisman, Porsche, + 11.807s, ZF Sachs
8. Jan Seyffarth, Porsche, + 12.555s, ZF Sachs
9. Sascha Maassen, Porsche, + 13.139s, ZF Sachs
10. Tim Bridgman, Porsche, + 14.967s, ZF Sachs

Drivers� Championship standings:
1. R. Rast, 122 points; 2. N. Tandy, 112; 3. S. Rosina, 89; 4. J. Bleekemolen, 88; 5. N. Siedler and J. van Lagen, 80 each; 7. P. Huisman, 73; 8. J. Seyffarth, 71; 9. S. Edwards, 55; 10. S. Maassen, 45.

Formula 1: Ferrari celebrates one-two finish at Hockenheim

Victory for ZF Sachs partner Ferrari in the German GP: In front of thousands of enthusiastic fans Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, whose cars are equipped with ZF Sachs Race Engineering dampers, celebrated a one-two finish. For Ferrari it was the second one-two following the season opener in Bahrain.

Massa took the lead at Hockenheim immediately after the start, defended it convincingly up to lap 49 before allowing his team mate Fernando Alonso to take first place.

The prestigious German duel in the Mercedes GP team was again won by Nico Rosberg. The German, who also relies on ZF Sachs dampers in his car, finished eighth ahead of his team mate Michael Schumacher. As a result the two drivers collected valuable points in their home event.

No technical problems and both cars across the finish line � this was the summary of both Sauber drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Pedro de la Rosa, who finished the German GP in eleventh and fourteenth positions. The two drivers also rely on dampers of the ZF Sachs brand in their cars.

Result German GP (D), round 11, FIA Formula World Championship, 23.07-25.07.2010:
1. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1h 27m 38.864s, ZF Sachs
2. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, + 4.196s, ZF Sachs
3. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, + 5.121s.
4. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, + 26.896s.
5. Jenson Button, McLaren, + 29.482s.
6. Mark Webber, Red Bull, + 43.606s.
7. Robert Kubica, Renault, - 1 lap
8. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, - 1 lap, ZF Sachs
9. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, - 1 lap, ZF Sachs
10. Vitaly Petrov, Renault, - 1 lap.

Drivers� World Championship standings:
1. Lewis Hamilton, 157 points; 2. Jenson Button, 143; 3. Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, 136; 5. Fernando Alonso, 123; 6. Nico Rosberg, 94; 7. Robert Kubica, 89; 8. Felipe Massa, 85; 9. Michael Schumacher, 38; 10. Adrian Sutil, 35.

Manufacturers� World Championship standings:
1. McLaren, 300 points; 2. Red Bull, 272; 3. Ferrari, 208; 4. Mercedes, 132; 5. Renault, 96; 6. Force India, 47; 7. Williams, 31; 8. Sauber, 15; 9. Scuderia Toro Rosso, 10.

Other results:

Result Hockenheim (D), round 7, Supercup, 23.07-25.07.2010:
1. Nicolas Armindo, Porsche, 24m 22.602s, ZF Sachs
2. Jan Seyffarth, Porsche, + 2.226s, ZF Sachs
3. Christian Engelhart, Porsche, + 2.944s, ZF Sachs
4. Stefan Rosina, Porsche, + 5.416s, ZF Sachs
5. Jaap van Lagen, Porsche, + 6.104s, ZF Sachs
6. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 9.606s, ZF Sachs
7. Martin Ragginger, Porsche, + 12.394s, ZF Sachs
8. Sebastiaan Bleekemolen, Porsche, + 13.315s, ZF Sachs
9. Matthew Halliday, Porsche, + 13.697s, ZF Sachs
10. Patrick Huisman, Porsche, + 15.687s, ZF Sachs

Drivers� Championship standings:
1. Ren�Rast, 106 points; 2. Nick Tandy, 90; 3. Stefan Rosina, 89; 4. Norbert Siedler, 80; 5. Jeroen Bleekemolen, 74; 6. Jaap van Lagen, 68.

Formula 1: Podium finish for Nico Rosberg

The German Nico Rosberg recorded a third place finish in the British GP. The Mercedes-GP driver, whose car is equipped with ZF Sachs Race Engineering dampers, started the race from fifth on the grid and made up two places. Rosberg celebrated his third podium finish of the current season as a result. He lies sixth in the championship standings. Team mate Michael Schumacher finished ninth at Silverstone and, in doing so, scored two points.

The BMW Sauber Team, whose cars are also equipped with dampers made in Schweinfurt, also scored points. Kamui Kobayashi crossed the finish line in sixth place and thus celebrated his best position of the season.

The race weekend ran less successfully for Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, who clashed in the opening stages and who were also involved later in various incidents. The two Ferrari drivers, who also rely on ZF Sachs Race Engineering dampers, finished in 14th and 15th position. Some consolation for Fernando Alonso was his fastest race lap.

Sebastien Buemi, in whose STR-Ferrari ZF Sachs Race Engineering clutches and dampers are used, finished the race in twelfth position.

The two HRT F1 team drivers, Karun Chandhok and Sakon Yamamoto, who trust clutches and dampers made in Germany, crossed the finish line in nineteenth and twentieth positions.

Result British GP (GB), round 10, FIA Formula 1 World Championship, 09.07.-11.07.2010:
1. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1h 24m 38.200s
2. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, + 1.360s
3. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, + 21.307s ZF Sachs
4. Jenson Button, McLaren, + 21.986s
5. Rubens Barrichello, Williams, + 31.456s
6. Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, + 32.171s, ZF Sachs
7. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, + 36.734s
8. Adrian Sutil, Force India, + 40.932s
9. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, + 41.599s ZF Sachs
10. Nico H�lkenberg, Williams, + 42.012s

Drivers� World Championship standings:
1. Lewis Hamilton, 145 points; 2. Jenson Button, 133; 3. Mark Webber, 128; 4. Sebastian Vettel, 121; 5. Fernando Alonso, 98; 6. Nico Rosberg, 90; 7. Robert Kubica, 83; 8. Felipe Massa, 67; 9. Michael Schumacher, 36; 10. Adrian Sutil, 35.

Manufacturers� World Championship standings:
1. McLaren, 278 points; 2. Red Bull, 249; 3. Ferrari, 165; 4. Mercedes, 126; 5. Renault, 89; 6. Force India, 47; 7. Williams, 31; 8. Sauber, 15; 9. Scuderia Toro Rosso, 10.

Other results:

Result Silverstone (GB), round 6, Supercup, 09.07.-11.07.2010:
1. Nick Tandy, Porsche, 25m 36.352s, ZF Sachs
2. Ren� Rast, Porsche, + 5.572s, ZF Sachs
3. Patrick Huisman, Porsche, + 8.648s, ZF Sachs
4. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 9.332s, ZF Sachs
5. Kuba Giermaziak, Porsche, + 11.700s, ZF Sachs
6. Jaap van Lagen, Porsche, + 12.016s, ZF Sachs
7. Stefan Rosina, Porsche, + 12.645s, ZF Sachs
8. Matthew Halliday, Porsche, + 19.415s, ZF Sachs
9. Jan Seyffarth, Porsche, + 19.597s, ZF Sachs
10. Damien Faulkner, Porsche, + 21.575s, ZF Sachs

Drivers� Championship standings:
1. Ren� Rast, 106 points; 2. Nick Tandy, 90; 3. Jeroen Bleekemolen, 74; 4. Stefan Rosina, 73; 5. Norbert Siedler, 68; 6. Patrick Huisman, 56; 7. Jaap van Lagen, 54; 8. Jan Seyffarth, 43; 9. Sean Edwards, 37; 10. Sascha Maassen, 32.

DTM: Ekstr� on podium, five Audi drivers in the points

Mattias Ekstr� finished the DTM season痴 highlight event at the Norisring as the runner-up in front of 132,000 spectators (throughout the weekend). The Swede had started into the race from grid position five and crossed the finish line with a gap of just 0.591 seconds behind the winner Jamie Green (Mercedes). All Audi A4 cars in the DTM are equipped with high-tech clutches from ZF Sachs Race Engineering.

As many as four other Audi drivers managed to score points as well: besides Oliver Jarvis (fourth) and Timo Scheider (fifth) points-finishes were achieved by Alexandre Pr駑at and Martin Tomczyk in seventh and eighth place, respectively.

Results, Norisring (D), DTM, round 4, 02 Jul � 04 Jul 2010:
1 Jamie Green, Mercedes, 1h 08m 05.282s
2 Mattias Ekstr�, Audi, + 0.591s, ZF Sachs
3 Bruno Spengler, Mercedes, + 1.910s
4 Oliver Jarvis, Audi, + 9.946s, ZF Sachs
5 Timo Scheider, Audi, + 12.315s, ZF Sachs
6 Gary Paffett, Mercedes, + 14.521s
7 Alexandre Pr駑at, Audi, + 15.834s, ZF Sachs
8 Martin Tomczyk, Audi, + 16.100s, ZF Sachs
9 Maro Engel, Mercedes, + 22.154s
10 Paul Di Resta, Mercedes, + 31.536s

Drivers standings:
1 B. Spengler, 32 points; 2 J. Green, 22; 3 M. Ekstr�, 21; 4 G. Paffett, 19; 5 P. Di Resta, 17; 6 T. Scheider and M. Rockenfeller, 12 each; 8 A. Pr駑at, 8; 9 O. Jarvis, 5; 10 M. Tomczyk, 4.

Other results:

Results, Norisring (D), Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup, round 3, 02 Jul � 03 Jul 2010:
1. Stefano Proetto, Volkswagen, 18m 29.689s, ZF Sachs
2. Maciek Steinhof, Volkswagen, + 9.535s, ZF Sachs
3. Christian Schweiger, Volkswagen, + 15.297s, ZF Sachs
4. Krzysztof Holowczyc, Volkswagen, + 17.643s, ZF Sachs
5. Jann-Hendrik Ubben, Volkswagen, + 18.459s, ZF Sachs
6. Ralf Kelleners, Volkswagen, + 19.207s, ZF Sachs
7. Kris Heidorn, Volkswagen, + 19.809s, ZF Sachs
8. Ola Nilsson, Volkswagen, + 20.437s, ZF Sachs
9. Marc Surer, Volkswagen, + 21.894s, ZF Sachs
10. Christian Abt, Volkswagen, + 24.168s, ZF Sachs

Drivers standings:
1 Maciek Steinhof, 108 points; 2 Kris Heidorn, 80; 3 Stefano Proetto, 73; 4 Ola Nilsson, 67; 5 Dennis Rieger, 58; 6 Jann-Hendrik Ubben and Arne Larisch, each 55; 8 Aditya Patel, 54; 9 Timmy Megenbier, 52; 10 Christian Schweiger, 51.

Formula 1: Best result of the season for Kobayashi

Celebration by BMW Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi: The Japanese, whose car is equipped with ZF Sachs Race Engineering dampers, finished in seventh place in the European GP at Valencia. As a result, Kobayashi claimed his best result of the season and collected six world championship points. Team mate Pedro de la Rosa was tenth.

Local matador Fernando Alonso took ninth place at Valencia, in the championship the Spaniard, whose Ferrari is also equipped with damper technology from Schweinfurt, currently lies in fifth place. Team mate Felipe Massa finished 14th.

Nico Rosberg won the prestigious internal duel in the Mercedes GP team once again. The German, who relies on dampers supplied by the ZF Sachs brand in his Mercedes, finished in twelfth place. Team mate Michael Schumacher was 16.

The Swiss S�bastien Buemi scored four world championship points after finishing eighth overall in the STR-Ferrari. It was already the third points scoring finish in four races for Buemi in whose car both clutches and dampers from ZF Sachs are used.

The two HRT F1 team drivers Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna who rely on clutches and dampers made in German finished the European GP in the luckless 19th and 20th positions.

Result European GP (E), round 9, FIA Formula 1 World Championship, 25.06.-27.06.2010:
1 Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 1h 40m 29.571s
2 Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, + 5.042s
3 Jenson Button, McLaren, + 7.658s
4 Rubens Barrichello, Williams, + 20.969s
5 Robert Kubica, Renault, + 22.122s
6 Adrian Sutil, Force India, + 25.168s
7 Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, + 30.965s, ZF Sachs
8 S�bastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso, + 31.299s, ZF Sachs
9 Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, + 32.809s, ZF Sachs
10 Pedro de la Rosa, Sauber, + 42.414s, ZF Sachs

Drivers� World Championship standings:
1 Lewis Hamilton, 127 points; 2 Jenson Button, 121; 3 Sebastian Vettel, 115; 4 Mark Webber, 103; 5 Fernando Alonso, 96; 6 Robert Kubica, 83; 7 Nico Rosberg, 74; 8 Felipe Massa, 67; 9 Michael Schumacher, 34; 10 Adrian Sutil, 31.

Manufacturers� World Championship standings:
1 McLaren-Mercedes, 248 points; 2 Red Bull Renault, 218; 3 Ferrari, 163; 4 Mercedes, 108; 5 Renault, 89; 6 Force India-Mercedes, 43; 7 Williams-Cosworth, 20; 8 STR-Ferrari, 12; 9 Sauber-Ferrari, 8.

Other results:

Result Valencia (E), round 5, Supercup, 25.06.-27.06.2010:
1 Ren� Rast, Porsche, 30m 35.701s, ZF Sachs
2 Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 7.259s, ZF Sachs
3 Jeroen Bleekemolen, Porsche, + 10.670s, ZF Sachs
4 Jaap van Lagen, Porsche, + 15.019s, ZF Sachs
5 Sean Edwards, Porsche, + 17.756s, ZF Sachs
6 Stefan Rosina, Porsche, + 18.049s, ZF Sachs
7 Patrick Huisman, Porsche, + 18.583s, ZF Sachs
8 Nick Tandy, Porsche, + 19.375s, ZF Sachs
9 Sascha Maassen, Porsche, + 23.190s, ZF Sachs
10 Sebastiaan Bleekemolen, Porsche, + 28.449s, ZF Sachs

Drivers� Championship standings:
1 Ren� Rast, 88 points; 2 Jeroen Bleekemolen, 74; 3 Nick Tandy, 68; 4 Stefan Rosina, 64; 5 Norbert Siedler, 54; 6 Jaap van Laagen, 44; 7 Patrick Huisman, 40; 8 Jan Seyffarth, 36; 9 Sean Edwards, 32; 10 Sascha Maassen and Alessandro Zampedri, 28.

Audi takes one-two-three at Le Mans � with new distance record

Audi celebrated a remarkable one-two-three podium lock out in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Timo Bernhard/Romain Dumas/Mike Rockenfeller won the world痴 toughest long-distance race. A multi-plate carbon clutch from ZF Sachs Race Engineering is used in their further developed Audi R15 TDI. Their team mates Marcel F舖sler/Andr� Lotterer/Beno羡 Treluyer were second, third were Dindo Capello/Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish.

The legendary motorsport marathon developed early into a challenging test for man and machine, during which the later winner Audi fought tooth and nail while lapping at a rapid pace with defending champion Peugeot � also equipped with clutch technology from Schweinfurt. The result was a new absolute distance record for the 24-hour race on the Sarthe, which clearly exceeded the old record by 75 kilometres previously set on a much quicker circuit version from 1971.

It was not only in the fight for overall victory that teams relied on ZF Sachs Race Engineering products but also in the other categories for example in the Porsche 997 GT3 RSR. Winner in the LMGT2 class was the Porsche team Felbermayr with Marc Lieb/Richard Lietz/Wolf Henzler at the wheel.

Results, 24 Hours of Le Mans (F), 12.06�13.06.2010:
1 Timo Bernhard/Romain Dumas/Mike Rockenfeller, Audi R15 TDI, 397 laps, ZF Sachs
2 Marcel F舖sler/Andr� Lotterer/Beno羡 Treluyer, Audi R15 TDI, 396 laps, ZF Sachs
3 Dindo Capello/Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish, Audi R15 TDI, 394 laps, ZF Sachs
4 Soheil Ayari/Didier Andr�/Andy Meyrick, Oreca-Aim, 369 laps
5 Nick Leventis/Danny Watts/Jonny Kane, HPD-ARX, 367 laps
6 Adrian Fernandez/Stefan M�cke/Harold Primat, Lola-Aston Martin, 365 laps
7 Matthieu Lahaye/Guillaume Moreau/Jan Charouz, Pescarolo-Judd, 361 laps
8 Thomas Erdos/Mike Newton/Andy Wallace, Lola-HPD, 358 laps
9 Jacques Nicolet/Richard Hein/Jean-Fran輟is Yvon, 341 laps
10 Karim Ojjeh/Tim Greaves/Gary Chalandon, Ginetta-Zytek, 341 laps

Formula 1: podium place for Fernando Alonso

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso clinched a podium position at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Spaniard whose vehicle is equipped with dampers from ZF Sachs Race Engineering finished in third place. In the drivers championship Alonso is ranking in fourth place.

Mercedes GP driver Nico Rosberg, who started into the race from grid position ten, won the team-internal duel against record world champion Michael Schumacher and with a sixth-place finish secured eight more important championship points. Michael Schumacher ended up in eleventh place. The two Germans rely on damper technology from Schweinfurt in their cars as well.

The Swiss Sebastien Buemi in the STR-Ferrari scored four championship points in eighth place. For Buemi, whose car is fitted with a clutch and dampers from ZF Sachs, this was the best result of the season so far.

Results, Canadian GP (CDN), FIA Formula 1 World Championship, round 8, 12.06.�13.06.2010:
1 Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1h 33m 53.456s
2 Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes, + 2.254s
3 Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, + 9.214s, ZF Sachs
4 Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, + 37.817s
5 Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, + 39.291s
6 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes-Benz, + 56.084s, ZF Sachs
7 Robert Kubica, Renault, + 57.300s
8 S饕astien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso, - 1 lap, ZF Sachs
9 Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes, - 1 lap
10 Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes, - 1 lap

Drivers championship:
1 Lewis Hamilton, 109 points; 2 Jenson Button, 106; 3 Mark Webber, 103; 4 Fernando Alonso, 94; 5 Sebastian Vettel, 90; 6 Nico Rosberg, 74; 7 Robert Kubica, 73; 8 Felipe Massa, 67; 9 Michael Schumacher, 34; 10 Adrian Sutil, 23.

Constructors championship:
1 McLaren-Mercedes, 215 points; 2 Red Bull Renault, 193; 3 Ferrari, 161; 4 Mercedes, 108; 5 Renault, 79; 6 Force-India-Mercedes, 35; 7 STR-Ferrari and Williams-Cosworth, 8 each; 9 Sauber-Ferrari, 1.