Felix Hirsiger and Finn Zulauf delivered a dominant performance to clinch both race victory and the ADAC GT Masters championship title, sealing the triumph for LIQUI MOLY Team Engstler at Hockenheim. The pair controlled the second round of the season from pole position, never looking troubled as they crossed the line to secure the title in one of Germany's most established GT3 series.

The result marks a significant moment for Lamborghini, which had not claimed an ADAC GT Masters title since 2010. For the Engstler squad itself, the championship represents a return to the top step, having previously lifted the trophy back in 2011 while running as the Alpina works team.

Behind the victorious Lamborghini, Tim Zimmermann and Leyton Fourie brought their FK Performance Motorsport BMW home in second place. The German manufacturer's duo had been chasing Hirsiger and Zulauf throughout the campaign, but ultimately had to settle for the runner-up spot in both the race and the overall standings, unable to overturn the Engstler team's advantage.

Completing the podium were Mark Kastelic and Pavel Lefterov, who piloted the razoon – more than racing Porsche to third place, rounding out a strong finish for the field's GT3 machinery.

The race was not without drama in its early stages. Just 13 minutes in, Niklas Kalus, who had been running second at the time, suffered a tie-rod failure as he approached the hairpin. The issue forced him out of contention, and officials called for a Full Course Yellow to allow his Ford Mustang GT3 to be safely recovered from the circuit before racing could resume at full pace.

With the championship now decided, the Hirsiger-Zulauf partnership closes out the year as the standout story of the ADAC GT Masters season, their pole-to-flag victory at Hockenheim serving as the perfect capstone to a title-winning campaign. The Engstler team's success with Lamborghini also stands as a notable milestone for the Italian manufacturer within the series, breaking a drought that stretched back more than a decade. Meanwhile, the battle for second in the standings between the BMW and Porsche camps added further intrigue to a season that ultimately belonged to the dominant Lamborghini duo.

Source: SPEEDWEEK.com

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