
Every Super Trofeo Europe title fight heads to Vallelunga after a pit-stop scramble decided Race 2 by meters.
Giacomo Altoè and Daniel Zampieri won Race 2 of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe's fifth round at Nürburgring after lapped traffic during the pit window gave Altoè just enough room to emerge ahead of Vito Postiglione.
Emanuele Zonzini and Lorenzo Bontempelli of Iron Lynx recorded their sixth consecutive podium and seventh overall, closing the gap to PRO-AM leaders Loris Spinelli and Juan Perez.
The identical-car format reduces costs compared to open-specification GT racing, while the multi-class system accommodates everyone from aspiring professionals to experienced amateur racers in a factory-supported environment.
The World Final brings together regional champions from three continents, and Squadra Corse uses the event to showcase its latest thinking on driver development and competition strategy.
Altoè is known within the paddock for his skill in helping teams with car setup, a trait that factory programs value enormously and that the Super Trofeo format specifically cultivates.
VS Racing's Andrej Lewandowski and Philipp Wlazik swept both races at Nürburgring, extending Lewandowski's AM championship lead to 24 points over Florian Scholze and Manuel Lauck of Dörr Motorsport.
Vallelunga will host both the Super Trofeo Europe finale and the 2018 World Final during the same week, concentrating the season's climax into a single, high-pressure event with every championship class still undecided.