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The Sachsenring was the place where champions were made in DTC this weekend! After Steve Kirsch was able to secure the title for himself in Division Three yesterday, it was Fredrik Lestrup's turn today. The Swede is the new Division one champion. Starting from the pole position, he took the lead and once again completed a start-finish victory. "It was a bit narrow at the start, since Leidinger had taken off very well," Lestrup tells us. "I was able to stay in front, though, and finish the race relatively calmly." Johannes Leidinger came in second before Reinhard Nehls, who thus acquired his first podium position of the season. Heiko Hammel was fourth, unable to collect enough points to delay the decision about the championship a little longer. "We fought with blunt weapons and were unable to make our Fiesta give everything. We couldn't do any more than collect points this weekend," says Hammel. Lestrup was very happy about his victory after the prize ceremony – and of course about the title: "To be honest, I would have preferred getting it in the direct fight against Hammel and Vukovic, though." Milenko Vukovic was unable to participate in the race. A stone had punched a hole into his gearbox during his trip into the gravel bed yesterday. The team only found out after today's qualifying, and didn't want to risk any consequential damage.
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