Donkervoort wins Sport Auto High Performance Days at Hockenheim
First place
850 hp
2.3 g
What Happened
Donkervoort Customer Racing competed in the Sport Auto High Performance Days at the Hockenheimring over the Easter weekend. After qualifying fourth, the D8 GTO Bilster Berg Edition driven by Denis Donkervoort fought through a reverse-grid start and intense competition, including a Porsche 991 GT3 Cup and a 850 hp Viper ACR, to secure first place.
“It’s fantastic to see that the GTO in a fully street legal version can compete with pure race machines such as the Porsche and Viper. That makes the kick when you pass the finish line first all the greater and once again proves the speed and potential of this car on the track!”
- Techno Classica Essen exhibition
- Top Marques Monaco exhibition
- Super test at Sachsenring (AutoBild Sportscars)
- Super test at Wachauring (PS Das Motor Magazin)
Why this matters
This win showcases that a street-legal Donkervoort D8 GTO can outperform purpose-built race cars, highlighting the brand's engineering prowess.
Terms in This Story
- Hockenheimring
- A famous race track in Germany.
- Reverse-grid start
- A race start where positions are reversed from qualifying order.
- Ex-Core carbon fibre
- A patented lightweight composite technology used by Donkervoort.
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