O trio Kevin Estre/Rob Bell/Shane Van Gisbergen (Von Ryan RacingMcLaren 650 S GT3) venceu neste domingo as Três Horas de Nurburgring, na Alemanha, última etapa do Blancpain endurance Series. O trio Andy Meyrick/Guy Smith/ Steven Kane (Bentley M-SportBentley Continental GT3) terminou em segundo. Com o terceiro lugar, o trio Katsumasa Chiyo,/ Wolfgang Reip/Alex Buncombe (Nissan GT Academy Team RJNNissan GT-R Nismo GT3) garantiu o tÁtulo da temporada 2015.
Com uma estratégia diferente de pits, Estre assumiu a liderança com o Nissan #58, na última hora de prova. Quando os então lÁderes foram para os boxes, durante um Safety-Car.
No final, Estre/Bell/Van Gisbergen venceram com 14 segundos de vantagem sobre Meyrick/Smith/Kane.
O terceiro lugar foi o suficiente para o trio Chiyo,/ Reip/ Buncombe garantir o tÁtulo com três pontos de vantagem.
O trio Jean-Karl Vernay/Robin Frijns/Laurens Vanthoor (Belgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi R8 LMS) terminou em quarto, seguido pelo trio Andy Soucek/Maxime Soulet/Maximilian Buhk (Bentley Continental GT3).
O trio que alinhou na pole, Adrian Zaugg/Giovanni Venturini/Mirko Bortolotti (GRT Grasser Racing TeamLamborghini Huracan) terminou na sexta posição.
Entre os brasileiros Felipe Fraga,/Caca Bueno/Sergio Jimenez (BMW Sports Trophy Team BrasilBMW Z4) terminaram na 21ª posição geral, quatro a frente dos parceiros de equipe Valdeno Brito/ Atila Abreu/Matheus Stumpf.
O brasileiro Bruno senna, em trio com o português Álvaro Parente e o britânico Adrian Quaife Hobbs (Von Ryan RacingMcLaren 650 S GT3) terminou na 38ª posição geral. Logo no começo da prova, Parente levou um toque, e ficou tres horas atolado na caixa de brita.Â
Final:
1 PRO Shane van Gisbergen, Rob Bell, Kevin EstreVon Ryan RacingMcLaren 650 S GT 88 voltas
2 PRO Guy Smith, Andy Meyrick, Steven KaneBentley M-SportBentley Continental GT 14.183
3 PRO Katsumasa Chiyo, Wolfgang Reip, Alex BuncombeNissan GT Academy Team RJNNissan GT-R Nismo GT
4 PRO Jean-Karl Vernay, Robin Frijns, Laurens VanthoorBelgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi R8 LMS
5 PRO Andy Soucek, Maxime Soulet, Maximilian BuhkBentley Continental GT3
6 PRO Adrian Zaugg, Giovanni Venturini, Mirko BortolottiGRT Grasser Racing TeamLamborghini Huracan
7 PRO Miguel Molina, Gregory Guilvert, Christopher MiesSaintelocAudi R8 LMS Ultra
8 PRO Sean Walkinshaw, Martin Plowman, Craig DolbyNissan GT-R Nismo GT3
9 PRO Hubert Haupt, Abdulaziz Al Faisal, Yelmer BuurmanBlack FalconMercedes SLS AMG GT3
10 PRO Rory Butcher, Ahmad Al Harthy, Stefan MückeOman Racing TeamAston Martin Vantage GT3
11 PRO Stephane Ortelli, Frank Stippler, Stephane RichelmiAudi Sport Team WRTAudi R8 LMS Ultra
12 PRO Nico Bastian, Stef Dusseldorp, Daniel JuncadellaROWE RacingMercedes SLS AMG GT3
13 PRO Frederic Vervisch, Filip Salaquarda, Marco BonanomiISRAudi R8 LMS Ultra
14 PRO Andrew Palmer, Jeroen Mul, Fabio BabiniGRT Grasser Racing TeamLamborghini Huracan
15 PRO Rinat Salikhov, Robert Renauer, Norbert SiedlerRinaldi RacingFerrari 458 Italia
16 PRO Kenneth Heyer, Miguel Toril, Nicolai SylvestTeam Astana by RoweMercedes SLS AMG GT3
17 PAM Gabriele Gardel, Lorenz Frey, Fredy BarthEmil Frey RacingEmil Frey G3 Jaguar
18 PAM Adrien De Leener, Cedric SbirrazzuoliAF CorseFerrari 458 Italia
19 PAM Michael Broniszewski, Alessandro Bonacini, Michael LyonsKessel RacingFerrari 458 Italia
20 PAM Alexey Karachev, Dennis Waszek, Indy DontjeGT Russian TeamMercedes SLS AMG GT3
21 PRO Felipe Fraga, Caca Bueno, Sergio JimenezBMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW Z4
22 PAM Paul Wilson, Stuart Leonard, Michael MeadowsLeonard Motorsport AMRAston Martin Vantage GT3
23 PAM Alexey Vasilyev, Karim Al Azhari, Marco AsmerGT Russian TeamMercedes SLS AMG GT3
24 PAM Sean Johnston, Oliver Morley, Maro EngelBlack FalconMercedes SLS AMG GT3
25 PRO Valdeno Brito, Atila Abreu, Matheus StumpfBMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW Z4
26 PAM Gilles Vannelet, Arno Santamato, Enzo GuibbertSport GarageFerrari 458 Italia
27 PAM Max Koebolt, Sacha Bottemanne, Pieter SchothorstTeam WRTAudi R8 LMS Ultra
28 PAM Devon Modell, Alasdair McCaig, Oliver BryantEcurie EcosseBMW Z4
29 PAM Ryan Ratcliffe, Lee Mowle, Joe OsborneTriple Eight RacingBMW Z4
30 PRO Marchy Lee, Shaun Thong, Markus WinkelhockPhoenix RacingAudi R8 LMS Ultra
31 PAM Eric Dermont, Henry Hassid, Franck PereraTDS RacingBMW Z4
32 PAM Francisco Guedes, Piergiuseppe Perazzini, Marco CiociAF CorseFerrari 458 Italia
33 PAM Steven Parrow, Dominik SchwagerBlack PearL Racing by RinaldiFerrari 458 Italia
34 PAM Duncan Cameron, Matt GriffinAF CorseFerrari 458 Italia
35 AM Anthony Pons, Fabien BarthezAkka ASPFerrari 458 Italia
36 AM Karim A. Ojjeh, Olivier GrÁ¶tzBoutsen GinionBMW Z4
37 AM Dimitrios Konstantinou, Jürgen HÁ¤ring, Frank SchmicklerAttempto RacingPorsche 997 GT3 R
38 PRO Bruno Senna, Adrian Quaife Hobbs, Alvaro ParenteVon Ryan RacingMcLaren 650 S GT3
39P AM Salih Yoluc, Euan Hankey, Bradley EllisAston Martin Vantage GT3
40 PAM Christophe Hamon, David Hallyday, Lonni MartinsBelgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi R8 LMS Ultra
41 PAM Dennis Andersen, Martin JensenInsight Racing DenmarkFerrari 458 Italia
42 AM Stephen Earle, Marco Zanuttini, Liam TalbotKessel RacingFerrari 458 Italia
43 AM Ian Loggie, Julian WestwoodTeam Parker RacingAudi R8 LMS Ultra
44 PAM Leo Matchitski, Timur Sardarov, Jonny CockerTeam Russia by BarwellBMW Z4
45 AM Pierre Ehret, Alexander MattschullCar Collection MotorsportMercedes SLS AMG GT3
46 AM Maurice Ricci, Jean-Luc BeaubeliqueAkka ASPFerrari 458 Italia
47 AMPierre Etienne Bordet, Alexandre Viron, Emmanuel OrgevalDelahaye Racing TeamPorsche 997 GT3 R
48 PAMGill Lallemant, Marc Rostan, Gregoire DemoustierSaintelocAudi R8 LMS Ultra
49 PAMDaniel Allemann, Peter Schmidt, Karl WendlingerCar Collection MotorsportMercedes SLS AMG GT3
50 AMAlexander Moiseev, Garry Kondakov, Riccardo RagazziAF CorseFerrari 458 Italia
511 PAMHenrik Hedman, Thomas Kemenater, Elton JulianDragonSpeedFerrari 458 Italia
NC AM Christian Kelders, Pierre Hirschi, Jean Luc BlanchemainClassic & Modern RacingBMW Z4
NC PRO Vincent Abril, Harold Primat, Mike ParisyBentley Team HTPBentley Continental GT3
NC PAM Harry Tincknell, Ricardo Sanchez, Gaetan PaletouNissan GT Academy Team RJNNissan GT-R Nismo GT3
NC PRO Tristan Vautier, Morgan Moullin Traffort, Alessandro Pier Guidi