information supplied by: Peugeot South Africa 09 July 2012
Peugeot RCZ at the Nürburgring 
One-two for Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup
 
- Class victory for Bohrer/Caillet/Nett
- Finot/Frings/Rueflin round off one-two
- Pole position and fastest race lap
 
The fifth round of the VLN endurance championship Nürburgring ended with a one-two in the SP2-T class for Team Peugeot RCZ Nokia. After four hours of racing around a combination of the Grand Prix track short-loop and the Nordschleife Michael Bohrer, Stéphane Caillet and Jürgen Nett won by a lap from their team mates Jan Marc Finot,
Timo Frings and Julien Rueflin. “The weekend couldn’t have gone any better,” rejoiced Team Manager Cyrus Ayari. “Pole position, a start-to-finish victory and not a single problem. A huge complement to the entire team.”
 
 
Julien Rueflin claims pole position
 
For the second time after the season opener the drivers in number 392, painted in the French national colours, recorded the best lap in qualifying: with 9m 35.199s Rueflin was around 3.5 seconds faster than the sister car. “It was a great lap with a perfect car,” the Frenchman was pleased. “The sun was shining but it wasn’t so warm. The Kumho tyres gave me just the grip I needed.”
 
 
Jürgen Nett was in a particular hurry
 
From the start it was, however, the youngest VLN Champion ever that controlled proceedings: Jürgen Nett took over the class lead in number 387 from Timo Frings at the wheel of the 392. “I drove particularly fast today so that I didn’t miss my plane,” said the 45-year old with a wink after his stint. “I want to be with my family again in Mallorca this evening. However, anybody would be happy to interrupt their holiday to race the Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup.”
Bohrer in the middle stint and Caillet in the final stint to the flag steered the dynamic Peugeot Sport Coupé to a comfortable victory. “It was particularly nice today that not so many cars started the race today. You had plenty of space, it was great fun to drive,” said Bohrer, who set the fastest lap in 9m 33.004s. For the German-French equipe it was the 12th victory from 15 starts in Germany’s most popular national racing series. Jürgen Nett could also celebrate a small anniversary: his 40th class victory since 1990. Team Peugeot RCZ Nokia can look back on a very positive first half to the season after this fifth race: the RCZ Endurance Cup leads its class convincingly. At the same time, in a field of 750 racers the three drivers Michael Bohrer, Stéphane Caillet and Jürgen Nett are in the top 50 in 41st position.
 
 
Further information about the Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup is available at:
http://www.rcz.peugeot-sport.com/
 
The RCZ in brief: The RCZ Racing Cup designed, developed and sold for 54,900 Euro (net) is specifically for circuit racing. In France the racer competes in a sprint competition. In order to meet the demands of endurance racing, Peugeot Sport has developed a special endurance kit. As a result, the sprint version can be equipped with this. At the same time the car can be easily converted
back for sprint racing. Contact: Peugeot Sport: +33(0)130702200 or http://www.rcz.peugeotsport.com/.
 
 
Technical data:
Chassis : Welded body and cage
Engine : 1.6l – 250 HP at 6,500 rpm
Gearbox : Sequential six-speed gearbox with paddle shifters on the steering wheel
Front suspension : MacPherson struts with anti-roll bars. Special front dampers
Rear suspension: Semi-independent suspension. Special rear dampers
Braking system : Front: ventilated disc brakes Ø355 x 28mm – rear: solid disc brakes
Ø290 x 12mm
Set-up options : Camber/toe-in/ride height/inclination angle/rear spoiler
Jack: Three integrated pneumatic pillars
Weight: 1,070 kg
VLN aerodynamics kit
Front elastic spoiler lip
Front fender
Rear spoiler moved rearwards (spoiler dimension 1,447 mm according to VLN regulations)
Overall vehicle length: Approx. 4,500 mm
 
 
Ends – July 2012