GT Open – Belgium, Spa – Spa Circuit
Team: Phoenix Racing
Car: AUDI R8 LMS

GT Open – Italy, Imola – Imola Circuit
Team: Phoenix Racing
Car: AUDI R8 LMS

GT Open – Germany, Nürburg – Nürburgring (Grand Prix Track)
Team: Phoenix Racing
Car: AUDI R8 LMS

GT Open – Spain, Valencia – Valencia Circuit
Team: Phoenix Racing
Car: AUDI R8 LMS

• …from P11 to P8. Drvchnge & I finished on P4. Under this circumstances it was a great start into the Season. 😉 http://yfrog.com/j14sxj #
• P4 in our class.
  Racestart was crazy: evbdy on slick but still wet. Directly SC. Jim kept the car on the track and did a perfect job…. #
• Q2: P1 in wet condition. 1.5 sec ahead of the second!!
  Felt like driving a Rallyecar. Massive under- and oversteer…. Was fun. ;-)) #
• P11 for first race… #
• Good Morning, Q1 in 4 min. It's full wet and still raining. Jim is driving. http://yfrog.com/4xxhafj #
• So far we had a good wknd. Consistent up front. Jim qualifies the car for race1 me for race2. He has to start R1 and me R2 then. Cross fngrs #
• FP2: Jim started the session. We improved the car a bit and we should be good prepared for the race. At the end of FP2 I was 2nd in class #
• 1FP: P.11 Overall and P.1 in GTS class.
  It's a lot of traffic out there and hard to get a free lap. 45 cars in total. #
• Tomorrow starts a new championship for me. We have two free practise session. I keep you posted.
  Good Night… http://yfrog.com/g0sl9cj #
• @schlichtegroll sieht gut aus, denke wir sind competitive… in reply to schlichtegroll #
• VLN2 on Sport1:

  TV:18.04.
  /08:45Uhr ,SPORT1 ,4h-Rennen (2. VLN-Lauf)
  TV:20.04.
  /07:40Uhr ,SPORT1 ,4h-Rennen (2. VLN-Lauf) (Wiederholung) #

• Here are the last results of the day. Matthew is us: http://yfrog.com/g4zypsj #
• Testday was great for us. One new set of Tieres and I was fastest at the end. Jim Matthew did a good job too. Very consistent and quick… #
• Just drove the first laps in Valencia with the R8. It's still a bit damp but was fun to drive. ;-)))) http://yfrog.com/b9nx2j #
• Sitting in the plane to Valencia via Zurich.
  Looking forward to the first weekend in The intl. GT-Open with Phoenix Racing. #
• @oneighturbo Thanks, lets hope for the 24h! ;-)) in reply to oneighturbo #
• @TomCoronel Say hello to Peter and push guys! 😉 in reply to TomCoronel #
• Next stop: Valencia 😉 http://yfrog.com/jokigj #
• Here is the link to the new int. GT Open website:
  http://j.mp/9dNijD #
• @TomCoronel thanks man. How is it going for you…. in reply to TomCoronel #
• Sitting with friends at the Döttinger Höhe petrol station and watching GT-Masters and LMES. ;-).
  Nice Sunday aftn. http://yfrog.com/49uudj #

• Here is the car after the race:
  http://yfrog.com/i3p8mkj #
• @KleeneJessi danke. Kein Problem, komm einfach vorbei…. in reply to KleeneJessi #
• I had a great 3rd stint. 12laps (nearly 100min)
  That was cool. Started P5 finished P1.
  2nd race, 2nd win!
  Thank you guys #
• First Pitstop…. http://yfrog.us/5xhjdz #
• Quali is over. P5. Audi, BMW, Audi and then 2 Porsche. http://yfrog.com/j4xemj http://yfrog.com/20v6kj #
• Morning, yesterday I was not driving. Today out the first laps in quali. I was 3rd even though it was a bit damp… #
• @TomCoronel Hey, I hope so. We need to party after the race in any case!
  See you soon my friend. Good luck.
  Cheers Marcel in reply to TomCoronel #
• Little video from our box…. http://yfrog.us/0oxc1z #
• http://yfrog.com/iyc16pj #
• Perfect…..;-) http://yfrog.com/5mxk4uj #
• Arrived at Frankfurt Airport. Straight to the Nürburgring. At 16.00 the free practise starts. Romain and Timo driving with me this wknd. #
• @dumbreck_fan thanks, looking forward to it. Just arrived at Frankfurt Airport going straight to Nürburgring. 😉 in reply to dumbreck_fan #
• @chauffeurinbonn ich jammern?! absolut nicht! Bin mehr als froh darüber. Gibt’s etwas besseres als Rennen zu fahren? ok, ähnlich gut! ;-)) in reply to chauffeurinbonn #
• …this is really cool and I am looking forward to it. #
• The next 4 wknds will be really busy. 2 races with our GT3-R and 2 races in the GT-Open with the R8-LMS. Then one wknd off before the 24h!! #
• @Niki__V Hey, nein nicht wirklich. Aber wenn Du eine Strecke nicht kennst hilft Dir um Sie kennenzulernen. in reply to Niki__V #
• Happy Easter to you all.
  I had a great Easter-weekend with my family #

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• @Niki__V Bin in der Mitte gefahren als im Kesselchen und dann Metzgersfeld Gelb war. Glaube 8.29.
  Du kannst die Zeiten auf http://www.vln.de sehen in reply to Niki__V #
• Now official: My 2010 Season – 18 races in 2 Championships and the 24h of the Nordschleife.
  For more info go here: http://bit.ly/c7gQKf #
• cool video from the VLN1
  http://j.mp/dcrgqr #
• Here you find an Interview the guys from the vln-fanpage did after the race.http://j.mp/awB5Sm #

Hi,

now it is official!

I will participate in 2 full Championships and in the 24h of the Nordschleife.

As in the past years, I will continue driving in the  VLN Championship and the 24h of the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

My partners will be the same as usual: Porsche and Manthey Racing of course…;-)

Never change a winning Team!

My second and new engagement this year will be in the International GT Open Championship. I will race with Phoenix Racing and share  an Audi R8-LMS  with Jim Matthew.

In the past years, I already raced with Jim in the Grand Am Series on an Daytona Prototype.

I am very happy to race with these two Teams. They both mean a lot to me. With Phoenix Racing I won my first 24h race at the Nordschleife in 2003 and with Manthey Racing I have achieved winning 4 more in the past years. Not to forget that most of my 18 VLN wins were with Manthey Racing.

Both teams are based at the Nürburgring what makes it much easier for me.

The Intl. GT Open Championship is a great series that goes to some of the best tracks in Europe. You should really have a look at it.

I am really looking forward to this busy Season and I am sure it will be a very challenging one!

…but thats what my Job is all about and I love it! ;-))

See you guys at the track…

Marcel

Interview (german) after the first VLN race 2010

some impressions of the first VLN race 2010

source: ring1.de