Danny Soufi and Pavel Lefterov are champions in the Prototype Cup Germany

(Motorsport-Total.com) - At the end of the tenth race of the Prototype Cup Germany season, Danny Soufi and Pavel Lefterov (both Konrad Motorsport) celebrated once again. And this time, the cheers were even louder, as the Bulgarian-American pairing can call themselves champions of the 2025 Prototype Cup Germany early.

"I'm happy and also relieved that we made it here after we were so close with yesterday's win," beamed Soufi, who has been competing in the German LMP3 series since the Prototype Cup Germany's inaugural year in 2022.

Lefterov was also delighted: "Becoming champion in my first season in the LMP3 class is, of course, special. The team has always provided us with a great car, and Danny has been perfect as a teammate for me. He's fast, and we fit together very well on a personal level."

Second place in the race at the Nürburgring went to the best juniors Riccardo Leone Cirelli/Mattias Bjerre Jakobsen ahead of Mattis Pluschkell/Maksymilian Angelard (all Mücke Motorsport).

Ambiel wins title in the Trophy ranking

In the Trophy, Thomas Ambiel (Rinaldi Racing) avenged his defeat yesterday against Michael Herich (Gebhardt Motorsport) and won ahead of the Gebhardt driver. This means that the Rinaldi protégé can no longer be denied the Trophy title.

Lefterov took the lead at the start, while Cirelli prevailed in the battle for second place with Alexzander Kristiansson (Gebhardt Motorsport) on the opening lap. The safety car was deployed due to Jeremy Siffert (Badischer Motorsport Club) spinning and hitting the barriers, but the order at the top remained unchanged after the restart.

Kristiansson now had to watch out for Maxim Dirickx (Aust Motorsport) in his rearview mirror and Zino-Ferret Fahlke (Konrad Motorsport) could not afford to make any mistakes in fifth place, as Angelard was lurking right behind him.

After the pit stops, Lefterov's partner Soufi was first, and Cirelli's teammate Jakobsen retained the Italian's position. However, there was a change in third place, as Kristiansson's extended layoff, which saw him switch to Oscar Tunjo (Gebhardt Motorsport), allowed Dirickx and Sven Barth (Aust Motorsport) to move up one place.

But Pluschkell was closing in from behind, first overtaking Ambiel and then chasing Barth. On the final lap, he attacked the Aust driver, the veteran defended, and Pluschkell spun. A five-second penalty for causing the collision ultimately dropped Barth and Dirickx back to fifth place.

Thus, Pluschkell and Angelard inherited third place ahead of Tunjo/Kristiansson. Fahlke took the checkered flag in sixth place, ahead of Ambiel and the duo of Herich/Mikkel C. Johansen (Gebhardt Motorsport).

Comments on the race at the Nürburgring

Riccardo Leone Cirelli (Second): "Today's race was a step forward for us, as it took significantly longer for the tires to degrade than yesterday. The safety car period certainly helped us there, too. Overall, I'm happy with second place, as it was the maximum for us today."

Mattias Bjerre Jakobsen (Second): "I lost some time during the pit stop because I perhaps reacted a little slowly and didn't get off to a good start. But in the end, it was enough for my second podium finish of the weekend. The team did a good job, allowing us to improve from session to session."

Maksymilian Angelard (third): "The weekend wasn't easy at first; I wasn't fast enough. But then I tried to ease the pressure on myself and clear my head, which worked relatively well. In the second race, my job was to keep the gap to the guys in front of me in check, which I managed. Mattis then took home third place."

Mattis Pluschkell (third): "I felt more comfortable in the car today than yesterday, but I also changed my driving style a bit. I got closer and closer to Sven during my stint, but then I was behind him for longer because he opened up and knows how to defend himself."

"On the last lap, I tried it, we touched, and I spun. I think it was a racing accident with a little more fault on Sven than on me, because Sven was behind me at the time of contact."