O trio Alex Buncombe/Wolfgang Reip/Katsumasa Chiyo, no Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 #23 da Nissan GT Academy Team RJN, venceu neste sábado (20/06), Á s Seis Horas de Paul Ricard, na França, terceira etapa do Blancpain Endurance Series. Os trios Guy Smith/Andy Meyrick/Steven Kane (Bentley M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3) e Markus Paltalla/Lucas Luhr/Maxime Martin (BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS BMW Z4) completaram o pódio.
As primeiras horas da prova foram lideradas pelo Lamborghini Huracan #63 da Grasser Racing Team, que alinhou na pole com Mirko Bortolotti.
Com três horas de prova, Buncombe superou Giovanni Venturini (que guiava o #63), e assumiu a liderança. O trio da Nissan abriu 25 segundos de vantagem, até um Safety-Car, provocado pela batida na barreira de proteção da Ferrari #49 da AF Corse, juntar os carros.
Após a relargada, Buncombe não conseguiu abrir vantagem, e faltando dez minutos para o final, Kane vinha apenas 1s6 atrás. Contudo o piloto do Bentley #7 acabou rodando. Kane conseguiu voltar a pista, sem perder a segunda posição. Buncombe recebeu a bandeirada com sete segundos de vantagem.
O trio Daniel Juncadella/Nico Bastian/Stef Dusseldorp (ROWE Racing Mercedes SLS AMG GT3) terminou em quarto, seguido pelo trio Michael Broniszewski/Alessandro Bonacini/Michael Lyons( Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia), vencedores na classe Pro Am.
Venturini/Adrian Zaugg/Bortolotti perderam posições devido a um drive-through, e terminaram na sexta posição.
O trio brasileiro Felipe Fraga/Atila Abreu/Sergio Jimenez (BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW Z4) terminou na 13ª posição geral, e nona na classe Pro.
O brasileiro Bruno Senna, em trio com o britânico Adrian Quaife Hobbs e o português Álvaro Parente (Von Ryan Racing McLaren 650 S GT3) chegou na 21ª posição geral, e 13ª na Pro.
A próxima etapa, Á s 24 Horas de Spa-Francorchamps, na Bélgica, acontece entre os dias 25 e 16 de julho.
Final:
1 23 PRO Wolfgang Reip, Alex Buncombe, Katsumasa Chiyo Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 171 voltas
2 7 PRO Guy Smith, Andy Meyrick, Steven Kane Bentley M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 a 7.988
3 46 PRO Markus Paltalla, Lucas Luhr, Maxime Martin BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS BMW Z4 a 10.190
4 99 PRO Daniel Juncadella, Nico Bastian, Stef Dusseldorp ROWE Racing Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 a 52.995
5 11 PAM Michael Broniszewski, Alessandro Bonacini, Michael Lyons Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia a 1:39.014
6 63 PRO Giovanni Venturini, Adrian Zaugg, Mirko Bortolotti GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan 170
7 20 PRO Tristan Vautier, Morgan Moullin Traffort, Alessandro Pier Guidi Akka ASP Ferrari 458 Italia 170
8 18 PAM Oliver Morley, Sean Johnston, Maro Engel Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 170
9 75 PRO Filip Salaquarda, Marco Bonanomi, Frederic Vervisch ISR Audi R8 LMS Ultra 170
10 51 PAM Francisco Guedes, Duncan Cameron, Matt Griffin AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia 170
11 70 PAM Alexey Karachev, Alexey Vasilyev, Marco Asmer GT Russian Team Mercedes SLS AMG GT3Â 170
12 8 PRO Maximilian Buhk, Maxime Soulet, Andy Soucek Bentley M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 169
13 77 PRO Felipe Fraga, Atila Abreu, Sergio Jimenez BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW Z4 169
14 17 PAM Dennis Andersen, Martin Jensen Insight Racing Denmark Ferrari 458 Italia 169
15 41 PAM Gilles Vannelet, Arno Santamato, Enzo Guibbert Sport Garage Ferrari 458 Italia 169
16 44 PRO Ahmad Al Harthy, Daniel Lloyd, Jonathan Adam Oman Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3Â 168
17 52 PAM Adrien De Leener, Cedric Sbirrazzuoli AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia 168
18 33 PRO Kenneth Heyer, Miguel Toril, Jan Seyffarth Car Collection Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG GT3Â 168
19 4 PAM Max Koebolt, Sacha Bottemanne, Pieter Schothorst Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Ultra 168
20 5 PRO Marcel FÁ¤ssler, Christopher Mies, Christopher Haase Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS 168
21 59 PRO Bruno Senna, Adrian Quaife Hobbs, Alvaro Parente Von Ryan Racing McLaren 650 S GT3Â 168
22 66 PRO Steven Parrow, Dominik Schwager, Pierre Kaffer Black PearL Racing by Rinaldi Ferrari 458 Italia 168
23 35 PRO Adrien Tambay, Edouardo Mortara, Gregory Guilvert Sainteloc Audi R8 LMS Ultra 168
24 25 AM Fabio Mancini, Andrey Birzhin, Rino Mastronardi Glorax Racing Ferrari 458 Italia 167
25 78 AM Timur Sardarov, Leo Matchitski Team Russia by Barwell BMW Z4Â 167
26 32 PAM Paul Wilson, Stuart Leonard, Michael Meadows Leonard Motorsport AMR Aston Martin Vantage GT3Â 167
27 15 AM Karim A. Ojjeh, Olivier GrÁ¶tz Boutsen Ginion BMW Z4 167
28 16 AM Fabien Barthez, Anthony Pons Akka ASP Ferrari 458 Italia 167
29 100 PAM Thomas Kemenater, Henrik Hedman, Elton Julian DragonSpeed Ferrari 458 Italia 167
30 1 PRO Rene Rast, Mike Rockenfeller, Laurens Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 166
31 56 AM Jürgen HÁ¤ring, Dimitrios Konstantinou, Frank Schmickler Attempto Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R 166
32 34 PAM Peter Schmidt, Pierre Ehret, Renger van der Zande Car Collection Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG GT3Â 165
33 42 AM Sylvain Debs, Bashar Mardini, Nicolas Mislin Sport Garage Ferrari 458 Italia 165
34 2 PRO Robin Frijns, Nico Müller, Jean-Karl Vernay Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Ultra 165
35 22 PAM Gaetan Paletou, Ricardo Sanchez, Mark Shulzhitskiy Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 162
36 84 PRO Harold Primat, Mike Parisy, Vincent Abril Bentley Team HTP Bentley Continental GT3Â 162
37 3 PRO Stephane Richelmi, Frank Stippler, Stephane Ortelli Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Ultra 161
38 53 PAM Piergiuseppe Perazzini, Vincente Potolicchio, Marco Cioci AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia 161
39 79 PAM Devon Modell, Alasdair McCaig, Oliver Bryant Ecurie Ecosse BMW Z4Â 160
40 6 PRO Marchy Lee, Shaun Thong, Markus Winkelhock Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra 159
41 48 AM Louis Soenen, Patrick van Glabeke, Martin Lanting AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia 157
42 73 PRO Sean Walkinshaw, Martin Plowman, Craig Dolby MRS GT Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3Â 153
43 14 PAM Lorenz Frey, Gabriele Gardel, Fredy Barth Emil Frey Racing Emil Frey G3 Jaguar 137
44 111 AM Stephen Earle, Marco Zanuttini, Liam Talbot Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia 136
NC 30 PAM Pierre Hirschi, Christian Kelders, Jonathan Hirschi Classic & Modern Racing BMW Z4Â 114
NC 12 PAM Eric Dermont, Henry Hassid, Franck Perera TDS Racing BMW Z4Â 101
NC 28 AM Pierre Etienne Bordet, Alexandre Viron, Emmanuel Orgeval Delahaye Racing Team Porsche 997 GT3 RÂ 93
NC 10 AM Jean-Luc Beaubelique, Maurice Ricci, Philippe Giauque Akka ASP Ferrari 458 Italia 91
NC 19 PRO Andrew Palmer, Fabio Babini, Jeroen Mul GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan 88
NC 9 PRO Alex Zanardi, Bruno Spengler, Timo Glock Roal Motorsport BMW Z4 85
NC 24 AM John Loggie, Benny Simonsen, Julian Westwood Team Parker Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra 84
NC 36 AM Gill Lallemant, Jean – Paul Buffin, George Cabannes Sainteloc Audi R8 LMS Ultra 71
NC 98 PRO Indy Dontje, Nicolai Sylvest, Thomas JÁ¤ger Team Astana by Rowe Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 67
NC 888 PAM Ryan Ratcliffe, Lee Mowle, Joe Osborne Triple Eight Racing BMW Z4Â 58
NC 21 PRO Abdulaziz Al Faisal, Hubert Haupt, Yelmer Buurman Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 55
NC 49 AM Howard Blank, Jean-Marc Bachelier, Yannick Mallegol AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia 36
NC 54 PAM Sergio Alejandro Yazbil, Gustavo Borches, Juan Cruz Alvarez Attempto Racing McLaren 650 S GT3Â 19
NC 55 PAM Vadim Gitlin, Sergej Chukanov, Migoel Petro Ramos Attempto Racing McLaren 650 S GT3 3
NC 58 PRO Nicolas Lapierre, Rob Bell, Kevin Estre Von Ryan Racing McLaren 650 S GT3 2
NC 333 PRO Rinat Salikhov, Marco Seefried, Norbert Siedler Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 458 Italia 1