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Der 22-jährige Niki Lanik ist gebürtiger Österreicher und lebt jetzt in Sussex, England.

Seine Liebe gehört dem Rennsport. Und dort hat er sich jetzt eine erfolgversprechende neue Ausgangsbasis geschaffen, indem er Rennen fährt in der Europäischen FIA GT3 Meisterschaft mit der Firma Prospeed Competition (www.prospeed.be). Niki gewann 2006 und 2007 die Clio Cup Winter Meisterschaft und war ein Spitzenrenner im Clio Cup 2008.

“Da Niki aussieht wie ein Surfer, könnte man meinen, er sollte mit seinen Sachen eher an einem Strand entlang stolzieren als in den englischen Fahranlagen herumzuwandern, aber glücklicherweise liegt sein Talent im Autofahren - was er bereits unter Beweis gestellt hat mit seinem zweiten Sieg in der Winter Serie, welche ihn zum ersten Fahrer machen, der zwei Winter Serien hintereinander gewonnen hat.” - Nat Lewis

Niki Lanik tested at Magny-Cours, this is what he had to say:

“I flew out to Paris Tuesday evening with my manager and we made our way down to Magny-Cours, the French Grand Prix track. I got there very late, had a short sleep, and was up early for breakfast this morning - around 7:30am.”

“I hadn’t yet been to Magny-Cours and this was only my third visit to a European track this season. I have heard many things about Magny-Cours, and of course once you drive your first lap it’s totally differnent to what everyone had told you. I did ten to fifteen laps around the circuit to get used to car and the track. This specific Grand Prix track is the best I have driven. It has fantastic corners, fast and slow, and cambered both ways - the kerbs are great to use as well.” Read the rest of this entry »

New photos are up from Round 3 & 4 of 2009 FIA GT3 Championship. See links below to see more:

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http://www.nikilanik.com/photo-gallery/

http://www.prospeed.be/index.php?page=gallery057

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Niki Lanik, österreichischer Autorennfahrer, machte sein GT Debüt, am Samstag, dem 2. Mai 2009, beim Silverstone GP Autodrom (Northamptonshire).

Der doppelte UK Clio Winter Champion hat sich dafür entschieden, vom Blechdach Rennen zu den GTs aufzusteigen.

2009 fährt Niki mit einer in Belgien ansässigen und offiziell von Porsche unterstützten Rennmannschaft - Prospeed Competition. Der 22-Jährige wurde Ende April nach Algarve (Portugal) eingeladen von dem Team-Chef, Rudi Penders, um den brandneuen Porsche Cup S-spec Rennwagen zu testen. Der Test war sehr erfolgreich, und innerhalb von 10 Tagen nach der Reise verpflichtete sich Lanik dem Prospeed Competition’s European FIA GT3 Programm. Read the rest of this entry »

Niki Lanik now has a race driver profile on his team’s official website - http://prospeed.be/index.php?page=team&contenu=lanik

NIKI LANIK HAS WASTED NO TIME AFTER STEPPING ON TO THE EUROPEAN STAGE.

The 22-year-old Austrian from Ashurst Wood has bypassed the British championship after switching to GT racing.

Lanik, the double UK Clio Cup winter champion, is competing in the European FIA GT3 Championship after signing up to race a Porsche 997 with the Belgium-based Prospeed Competition team.

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Niki comments: “My next race will be in Germany, at a track called Oschersleben between Hamburg and Berlin, on 20/21 June. This will be round 5 & 6 of the 2009 FIA GT3 Championship, and this will be my second ever race in Europe. As I have not raced there before I decided to fly over to Frankfurt to visit a friend and drive up to Oschersleben so I can walk around the track and familiarize myself with the race circuit. I had a close look at all the kerbs, surfaces, start/finish straight, etc, so that when I test there on the 19th June I will be a step ahead of others… that is the plan anyways. The circuit looks fantastic - some very complex tight and fast corners in the middle of the circuit, and there are some great 3rd/4th gear corners at the end. It will be a good weekend.”

“My Goal for Oschersleben: I will be aiming for some podiums.”

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“As the result of an accident at Silverstone, only one Prospeed Competition Porsche was entered in FIA GT3, but Niki Lanik and Geoffroy Horion kept the honour of the Liege based Porsche team high.”

“During the second race both ProSpeed drivers did a brilliant job of working their way up through the pack to finally finish sixth, as such scoring points twice on the Italian circuit.”

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Niki comments: “We finished 6th place and 2nd in the Porsche class! I started 29th on the grid due to the penalty at Silverstone two weeks prior to Round 3 & 4. Nevertheless I got into the top 20 even with a mistake towards the end of my stint. Geoffroy, my team mate, took over and finished the race in 6th, and 2nd in the Porsche class. We both had a great race, and I am very happy to have a successful night race on my CV.”

“Two top 6 results, and a 1st & 2nd in the Porsches are great results for my third and fourth ever GT race.”

Race result: http://fiagt3.com/results.php?season=2009&event=2&session=Race%202%20Result

Niki comments: “My team mate, Geoffrey Horion, started 8th on the grid and had a brilliant start, and leading the Porsche class by the first lap. He then came in for the driver-change 29 minutes into the race where I took over, and drove and finished 4th overall and 1st in the Porsche class. Fantastic result and picked up a trophy too! The night race should be mega - it will be live on TV and can be streamed on the official FIA GT3 website at 10:30pm Italian-time.”

Race result: http://fiagt3.com/results.php?season=2009&event=2&session=Race%201%20Result