Two ambitious German privateer drivers are completing the line-up: Markus Pommer will be tackling the competition in an Audi R8 LMS of Team Aust Motorsport. In 2015, as the best German, he achieved a remarkable fifth place in the Formula 3 Grand Prix in Macau. Fabian Plentz won the DMV GTC series in the Audi R8 LMS in 2016 and 2017. On making his debut in Macau a year ago, he came eighth as the second-best of six Audi campaigners in the field. Now the 29-year-old race driver from Pforzheim is again driving for Team HCB-Rutronik Racing.
“This is a strong line-up,” says Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing. “We’ll have three drivers from Audi and two ambitious privateer campaigners on the grid. WRT is a top-class team and title defender for Audi Sport customer racing. The new cooperation with HCB-Rutronik Racing makes it possible to deploy Lucas di Grassi who, together with Nico Müller and Robin Frijns, numbers among the favorites.”
The five campaigners and their rivals will be pitted against each other on the race weekend in Macau in two races following the practice sessions. On Saturday, November 18, a twelve-lap qualification race is scheduled. In the final round on Sunday, the drivers will be battling across 18 laps for the FIA GT World Cup.
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