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Timo Scheider wins “Battle of Champions”

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:54:41 +0000

Dream weekend for Timo Scheider: the two-time DTM Champion won the “Battle of Champions”, which ran through the streets of the holiday resort Saalbach Hinterglemm, astride a snowmobile.

Ice king: Timo Scheider felt completely at home during the Snow Mobile in Saalbach Hinterglemm and enjoyed the snowmobile race through the Austrian ski resort’s town center. “Although every muscle hurt a day later, this combination of fun and victory was a fantastic way to end the season,” said the Audi factory driver after winning with his “Goaßstall Racing Team”. Scheider claimed pole position for the team and competed against prominent fellow racers like Nick Heidfeld and Kimi Räikkönen in Saturday’s race staged in front of almost 25,000 spectators.

Bye, bye season 2011 – welcome 2012

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:28:52 +0000

With a seventh place at the race in Hockenheim and fourth position in the championship Timo Scheider said bye, bye to this years season in the German Touring Car Championship DTM. The two times champion is looking forward testing and racing the new Audi A5 DTM car, that will be used in 2012.

Timo Scheider (AUTO TEST Audi A4 DTM), 7th place ”I had a very good start and almost gained two positions. I’d have had to attack Mike (Rockenfeller) harder to move forward but with respect to the team championship I chose not to. During the first first stint Mike was relatively slow. The opposite was true for me: I was quick in the beginning and then a bit slower. I’d have wished for that to have been a bit different at the finale. But this picture fits the whole season, which is over now.”

Besides the race action in Hockenheim Timo Scheider fulfilled a children´s dream as well: In support of the “Kindertraum” (“Children’s Dream”) campaign Timo Scheider and Audi helped make a child’s dearest wish come true at the DTM finale at Hockenheim. 13-year-old André Keller who sits in a wheel chair and loves motorsport got to know a very personal side of the two-time DTM Champion. In addition, Scheider welcomed six children suffering from cancer who were visiting the Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline garage at Hockenheim as part of an activity held by the “Sternschnuppe” (“Shooting Star”) initiative.

Audi wins DTM 2011

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:13:48 +0000

Triumph at Valencia: With a 1-2-3-4-5-6 result and an early title win Audi managed to crown its 2011 DTM season. Timo Scheider started from seventh position, drove the fastest lap and finished the penultimate race of the year on fourth position, behind his Audi mate and new DTM champion Martin Tomczyk.

Timo Scheider (AUTO TEST Audi A4 DTM), 4th place
“I had a good race which began with a good start. I was immediately able to overtake two cars. The performance was good. Together with the team I decided to stay out for a very long time for the first stint. I was even surprised myself that it worked out so well. Then we quickly followed with the second stop to give Martin a little help and to stay in front of the competition. That was the right decision and we finished in fourth place. The fastest race lap shows what was possible. But at Audi today was clearly about the championship. I happily filled this role.”

Retirement at Oschersleben

admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:06:07 +0000

Fifth place in the starting grid of the DTM race at Oschersleben didn´t bring any luck for Timo Scheider. After a strong start into the rainy race the two times champion was spun by a competitor. Timo Scheider started a tremendous recovery that caused him to advance to fourth place. After 25 laps though he had to park his A4 DTM because a stone had destroyed the radiator.

Timo Scheider (AUTO TEST Audi A4 DTM), retirement
“After a very good start and making up a few places I was hit by a team-mate and spun. Naturally it was frustrating to follow the field from behind. We then managed to advance pretty well and were at times the fastest car in the field. I then had body contact with Gary Paffett, spun once more and moved forward again. Unfortunately a stone must have damaged the radiator so that I was forced to park the car.”

Big disappointment in England

admin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:50:01 +0000

Timo Scheider experienced a disappointing weekend at the DTM race at Brands Hatch. After being qualified for 12th position the two times champion was hit by a competitor in the first lap of the race and lost 3 laps in the pit.

Timo Scheider (AUTO TEST Audi A4 DTM), 16th place
“I actually had a decent start and was able to make up some positions in the first two turns. But in turn three, I was unfortunately hit. I thought something was broken but only the tire was damaged. Unfortunately, my pit crew wasn’t prepared yet which cost a lot of time. From then on I had a decent race. But that doesn’t get you any points, I’m afraid.”