Essen Motor Show

Food as it shines and laughs: AUTO IMAGE SPORTS CARS and AUTO BILD MOTORSPORT recorded for the ninth time the best racers and sports cars of the year.

It blows a fresh wind through the Grugahalle, the traditional home of the Essen Motor Show. 2010 is the breeze particularly dynamic. The Motor Show is thundering at full throttle back to its former strength. At least, so briskly in the beginning are the winners of the Race Night 2010 For: In addition to the winners of the German Post Speed ​​Academy of Axel Springer Auto Verlag also drew manufacturer and refiner of the best sports car of the year. Dr. Hans H. Hamer, Publishing Director Car, Computer & Sport, opened the night of Champions and gave his guests in the capable hands of the moderators trio Eve Scheer (VW Scirocco R-Cup), Kai Ebel (Formula 1 reporter) and Stefan Müller (Head of Marketing).

The first highlight of the evening: the awards of the German Post Speed ​​Academy. In the seventh-speed Academy-year, seven candidates were in the squad of the great young talent promotion program. Again at the top: Daniel Abt (18), who has thus made ​​it the first driver, two times in a row to have the front nose at the Speed ​​Academy. The son of DTM team owner Hans-Jürgen Abt made ​​in Formula 3 Cup for voltage, won two races in the highly competitive junior series and was second in the overall standings. He received the largest check for 90,000 euros. "It makes me very proud to take the trophy for the second time back home," said Abbot was happy on his 18th birthday on the financial injection for the next season in the Formula 3 Euro Series. Second place went again Christopher Mies. The 21-year-old fought in the ADAC GT Masters with an Audi R8 LMS of Team Abt Sportsline for the championship with two wins and was runner-up. Pay the commitment: 67,500 euros aid money for the 2011 season was third speed Academy newcomer Mario Farnbacher (18). The Ansbacher rose early in the year from karting in the ADAC Formula Masters at the end of the season and was third. The VW-pilot received a check for 42,500 euros aid money. The other placements: Heiko Hammel (22, fourth place; 20,000 euros; ADAC GT Masters), David Mengesdorf (20, fifth place; 10,000 euros; Porsche Carrera Cup), Maximilian Sandy Knight (21; sixth; 10,000 euros; Seat Leon Supercopa ), Nico Monien (20; seventh place; 0 €; formula 3 Cup).