Team Rosberg finished race 1 of the FIA GT3 European Championship season opener at Silverstone in the points with a tenth-place finish. Misfortune in race 2 prevented the squad based in Neustadt an der Weinstraße from achieving further top-ten positions.Team Rosberg contested the event at the revamped tradition-steeped circuit in the United Kingdom with two Audi R8 LMS cars. The car designated as number 3 was driven by the two Germans Kenneth Heyer and Johannes Seidlitz, the vehicle designated as number 4 was shared by Michael Ammermüller and Paolo Bonifacio. In Saturday’s race the German-Brazilian pairing made a courageous showing. After taking 22nd place in a difficult qualifying, Ammermüller and Bonifacio pushed forwards to tenth place in the one-hour run. Both drivers were rewarded with a valuable championship point. For Heyer and Seidlitz on the other hand the first round proved to be an unlucky one. Heyer was hit by an Aston Martin as early as on lap six and forced to retire. With grid positions nine for Heyer and Seidlitz and 13 for Ammermüller and Bonifacio, the two Audi R8 LMS entered by Team Rosberg had good chances of clinching additional championship points on Sunday. But each of the two silver-coloured Audi cars received a drive-through penalty which caused them to lose a lot of ground in the race. "Michael and Johannes both crossed a white line when they came in for their mandatory pit stops about halfway through the race. Unfortunately, the race stewards considered this to be ‘dangerous driving’ and imposed the penalties. After that, there wasn’t a lot more we could do,” said Team Manager Peter Reinisch. Whereas Heyer was forced to retire after a collision with a tyre stack shortly before race end, the number-four "sister car” was running in tenth place and thus heading for points again. However, on the last lap Bonifacio spun and dropped to twelfth."As at the ADAC GT Masters season opener at Oschersleben it was obvious again that the Audi R8 LMS cars are currently not in an easy position compared with their rivals on account of the regulations – particularly due to the higher weight and reduced engine speed. Nevertheless, we tried to sell ourselves at the highest possible price here,” commented Reinisch. "We’re hoping for the FIA to change the technical rating and to make concessions to us so that in future we can be more competitive again.”