“In FIA GT3 one Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S in the colours of ProSpeed Competition was on the entry list, with the Greek Dimitris Deverikos and the Austrian Niki Lanik at the wheel. “Both drivers needed some time to become acquainted with the circuit, resulting in Niki finishing in 23rd place in the qualifying sessions, with Dimitris registering 25th spot”, Marc Maton, the GT3-teammanager for ProSpeed Competition told us running through the qualifying results sheets.”

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Niki comments: “I got in 4-5 quick laps but was not able to qualify better than 23rd.  I was loosing a little bit of time everywhere, but on two specific corner I was loosing a large junk of time.”

“My team mate, Dimitris Deverikos, qualified 25th.”

“We are currently really struggling with the track. The two races will be a challenge and we have a lot of work to do!”

“In FIA GT3 the Greek Dimitris Deverikos will be heading up the Belgian team. In the past Deverikos has claimed a few podium places with Porsche in FIA GT3 and will be out on the prowl with Niki Lanik to win a first podium place for ProSpeed Competition in FIA GT3.”

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Niki Lanik is turning more than a few heads as he switches to international racing this season.

The double Winter UK Clio Cup champion believes he is where he needs to be to develop his racing portfolio and prove he has what it takes to be one of the best. At just 22 he has bucketloads of experience under his belt, but securing a drive with the Liege-based ProSpeed Competition team in the demanding GT3 Championship is a make or break move for him. (more…)

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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

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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. (more…)

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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