Blancpain Endurance Series: Shane Van Gisbergen/Come Ledogar/Rob Bell conquistam o campeonato

O trio formado por Shane Van Gisbergen/Come Ledogar/Rob Bell (Garage 59 McLaren 650 S GT3) conquistou o tÁ­tulo da temporada 2016 do Blancpain Endurance Series. A decisão do campeonato aconteceu no domingo (18/09), com a disputa das Três Horas de Nürburgring, na Alemanha.

Com Duncan Tappy substituindo Van Gisbergen (com compromissos no V8 Australiano), o McLaren da equipe Garage 59 terminou a prova apenas na 30ª posição, fora da zona de pontos.

Mas com os principais rivais também não somando pontos suficientes, Van Gisbergen/ Ledogar/ Bell conquistaram a taça ao somarem 68 pontos, um a mais do que o trio Jazeman Jaafar/Dominik Baumann/Maximilian Buhk (AMG – Team HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG), que terminaram na quarta posição em Nürburgring.

O trio Maxime Soulet, Wolfgang Reip, Andy Soucek Bentley (Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3), com 59 pontos, terminou em terceiro na tabela.

A vitória na etapa final ficou com o trio Rolf Ineichen, Christian Engelhart, Mirko Bortolotti (GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3).

Os brasileiros Rodrigo Baptista e Sergio Jimenez (Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS), que formaram dupla com o francês, Adrien Tambay, terminaram na 46ª posição.

Final:

1 16 Rolf Ineichen, Christian Engelhart, Mirko Bortolotti GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3 85 voltas
2 1 Frederic Vervisch, Dries Vanthoor, Laurens Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS  0.351
3 23 Lucas Ordonez, Mitsunori Takaboshi, Alex Buncombe Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3  1.997
4 84 Jazeman Jaafar, Dominik Baumann, Maximilian Buhk AMG – Team HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3  15.307
5 66 Pro-AM Cup Alexander Mattschull, Steve Parrow, Daniel Keilwitz Black Pearl Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3  39.288
6 19 Michele Beretta, Andrea Piccini, Luca Stolz GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3  39.934
7 114 Jonathan Hirschi, Christian Klien, Norbert Siedler Emil Frey Racing Emil Frey Jaguar G3  43.269
8 2 Stuart Leonard, Michael Meadows, Robin Frijns Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS  44.150
9 7 Steven Kane, Vincent Abril, Guy Smith Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3  44.612
10 99 Philipp Eng, Alexander Sims, Nick Catsburg Rowe Racing BMW F13 M6 GT3  48.443
11 75 Marlon Stockinger, Frank Stippler, Filip Salaquarda ISR Audi R8 LMS  48.894
12 26 Mike Parisy, Gregory Guilvert, Christopher Haase Sainteloc Racing Audi R8 LMS  49.047
13 91 Luca Ludwig, Nikolaj Rogivue, Sebastian Asch Zakspeed Mercedes-AMG GT3  49.582
14 11 Pro-AM Cup Michal Broniszewski, Alessandro Bonacini, Andrea Rizzoli Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 1:04.116
15 98 Martin Tomczyk, Tom Blomqvist, Stef Dusseldorp Rowe Racing BMW F13 M6 GT3  1:04.507
16 74 Pro-AM Cup Philippe Giauque, Henry Hassid, Franck Perera ISR Audi R8 LMS 1:07.264
17 52 Pro-AM Cup Duncan Cameron, Matt Griffin AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 1:08.160
18 57 Hubert Haupt, Andreas Simonsen, Adam Christodoulou Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3  1:21.921
19 87 AM Cup Jean-Luc Beaubelique, Maurice Ricci, Gilles Vannelet AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3  1:50.644
20 8 Maxime Soulet, Wolfgang Reip, Andy Soucek Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3  2:11.292
21 56 Pro-AM Cup Oliver Morley, Miguel Toril, Maro Engel Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3  84
22 101 Christian Mamerow, Patric Niederhauser, Daniel Zampieri Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3  84
23 10 Pro-AM Cup Giovanni Berton, Matteo Beretta, Alex Frassineti Ombra Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3  84
24 78 Pro-AM Cup Leo Machitski, Phil Keen, Marco Mapelli Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3 1:56.922 84
25 85 Luciano Bacheta, Indy Dontje, Clemens Schmid HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3  84
26 44 Pro-AM Cup Devon Modell, Ahmad Al Harthy, Jonathan Adam Oman Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3  84
27 29 Pro-AM Cup Christopher ZÁ¶chling, Jules Gounon, Hendrik Still Konrad Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3  84
28 15 Pro-AM Cup Stefano Comandini, Max Koebolt, Stefano Colombo BMW Team Italia BMW F13 M6 GT3  84
29 4 Adrien De Leener, Pierre Kaffer, Ben Barnicoat Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS  84
30 58 Duncan Tappy, Come Ledogar, Rob Bell Garage 59 McLaren 650 S GT3  84
31 22 Pro-AM Cup Matthew Simmons, Romain Sarazin, Sean Walkinshaw Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3  84
32 50 Michele Rugolo, Pasin Lathouras, Alessandro Pier Guidi AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3  84
33 68 Pro-AM Cup Salih Yoluc, Bradley Ellis, Euan Hankey Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3  84
34 30 AM Cup Derek Pierce, Chris Harris Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3  84
35 12 Pro-AM Cup Karim Ojjeh, Olivier Grotz, Julian Darras Boutsen Ginion Racing BMW F13 M6 GT3  84
36 333 AM Cup Pierre Ehret, Rinat Salikhov Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3  84
37 53 Pro-AM Cup Ishikawa Motoaki, Lorenzo Bontempelli, Olivier Beretta AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3  83
38 51 AM Cup Peter Mann, Francisco Guedes, Rino Mastronardi AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3  83
39 90 AM Cup Claudio Sdanewitsch, Thomas Kemenater, Stephane Lemeret AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 83
40 35 Pro-AM Cup Horst Felbermayr Jr., Andreas Weishaupt, Marc Basseng Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS  83
41 76 Pro-AM Cup Raymond Narac, Thierry Cornac, Matthieu Jaminet IMSA Performance Porsche 911 GT3 R 9 83
42 89 Pro-AM Cup Laurent Cazenave, Daniele Perfetti, Michael Lyons AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3  82
43 888 AM Cup Vadim Gitlin, Marco Zanuttini, Liam Talbot Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3  82
44 25 Pro-AM Cup Christian Kelders, Marc Rostan, Marco Bonanomi Sainteloc Racing Audi R8 LMS  82
45 46 AM Cup Louis Philippe Soenen, Angelique Detavernier, Manuel Balbiani Jose Sports & You Mercedes-AMG GT3  80
46 3 Rodrigo Baptista, Adrien Tambay, Sergio Jimenez Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS  71
47 77 Pro-AM Cup Clement Mateu, Jürgen HÁ¤ring, Nicolas Armindo Attempto Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R  71
48 49 AM Cup Alexander Moiseev, Davide Rizzo Kaspersky Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 69
49 100 Pro-AM Cup Louis Machiels, Max Van Splunteren Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3  59
NC 14 Lorenz Frey, Stephane Ortelli, Albert Costa Emil Frey Racing Emil Frey Jaguar G3  16
NC 28 Connor De Philippi, Will Stevens, Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS  9
NC 42 AM Cup Romain Brandela, Bernard Delhez, Christophe Hamon Classic & Modern Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3  5
NC 59 Struan Moore, Alex Fontana, Andrew Watson Garage 59 McLaren 650 S GT3 0
EX 69 AM Cup Miro Konopka, Andrzej Lewandowski, Teodor Myszkowski ARC Bratislava Lamborghini Huracan GT3 0