Up2Race Holds Lead in Red-Flagged 12H Nürburgring
Photo: Racingpixels/Creventic Up2Race held the lead of the Michelin 12H Nürburgring going into the overnight intervention after a red flag was brought out for a frightening crash in the final hour of the opening half of the race. The No. 88 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo, driven by Tim Heinemann, Oleksiy Kikireshko and Fabio Grosse, cycled up into first place after deciding not to stop under a Code 60 caution period caused by a high speed crash for the No. 921 Mühlner Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. The points leaders in the 992 class sustained a race-ending accident going into the first corner which necessitated lengthy barrier repairs. Thankfully, driver Joshua Bednarski was able to exit his car unassisted. In an unusual instance for Creventic competition, the event was red flagged as the barrier repairs were expected to take longer than the forty minutes remaining of the race. This caused much confusion amongst the paddock as some cars had pitted for fuel under the Code 60 while others ...