Blancpain Sprint Cup: Audi vence as duas provas em Zolder
A Audi venceu as duas provas disputadas em Zolder, na Bélgica, válidas pela terceira etapa do Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup. A dupla Stuart Leonard/Robin Frijns (Team WRT Audi R8 LMS) venceu a prova classificatória, com a dupla Markus Winkelhock/Will Stevens (Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS) vencendo a prova principal.
No sábado (03/06) Stuart Leonard/Robin Frijns alinharam na pole e venceram a prova classificatória com apenas 0s798 de vantagem sobre a dupla Michael Meadows/Raffaele Marciello (AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3). Winkelhock/Stevens completaram o pódio.
A dupla Clemens Schmid/Filip Salaquarda (ISR Audi R8 LMS) terminou em quarto, seguida pela dupla Felix Serralles/Daniel Juncadella (AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3).
Vencedores das quatro últimas provas, Christian Engelhart/Mirko Bortolotti (GRT Grasser Racing Team/Lamborghini Huracan GT3) abandonou depois de um acidente entre Bortolotti e Come Ledogar (Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3) logo nas primeiras curvas. Que provocou a entrada do Safety-Car.
No domingo (04/06) Winkelhock/Stevens venceram de ponta a ponta, após o alemão assumir a liderança na volta inicial. Schmid/Salaquarda terminaram em segundo, seguidos por Leonard/Frijns.
Nos minutos finais um toque envolvendo as Mercedes #86 e #88 provocou a entrada do Safety-Car.
A bandeira verde foi agitada para apenas mais uma volta. Stevens aproveitou a presença de retardatários atras, para manter a ponta na relargada, conquistando a primeira vitória da dupla no ano.
A próxima etapa do Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup acontece no dia 27 de agosto, em Hungaroring, na Hungria.
Antes acontecem duas etapas da Endurance Series. No dia 24 de junho em Paul Ricard, na França. E nos dias 29 e 30 de julho, a 24 Horas de Spa-Francorchamps, na Bélgica.
Final, prova classificatória:
1 17 Stuart Leonard, Robin Frijns Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 37 voltas
2 90 Michael Meadows, Raffaele Marciello AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 0.798
3 2 Markus Winkelhock, Will Stevens Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS a 1.375
4 75 Clemens Schmid, Filip Salaquarda ISR Audi R8 LMS a 1.746
5 88 Felix Serralles, Daniel Juncadella AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 2.749
6 1 Enzo Ide, Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS a 6.996
7 19 Ezequiel Perez Companc, Norbert Siedler GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3 a 7.501
8 86 Dominik Baumann, Jimmy Eriksson HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 8.474
9 66 Giovanni Venturini, Marco Mapelli Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 a 14.354
10 58 Ben Barnicoat, Alvaro Parente Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3 a 20.007
11 42 Silver Cup David Fumanelli, Lewis Williamson Strakka Motorsport McLaren 650S GT3 a 21.784
12 7 Vincent Abril, Steven Kane Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 a 23.708
13 5 Marcel Fässler, Dries Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS a 23.956
14 99 Antonio Felix da Costa, Philipp Eng Rowe Racing BMW M6 GT3 a 24.752
15 8 Andy Soucek, Maxime Soulet Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 a 25.187
16 84 Franck Perera, Maximilian Buhk Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 26.313
17 85 Silver Cup Fabian Schiller, Jules Szymkowiak HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 31.696
18 39 Pro-AM Cup Piti Bhirombhakdi, Carlo Van Dam Kessel Racing TP12 Ferrari 488 GT3 a 36.473
19 333 Pro-AM Cup Alexander Mattschull, Daniel Keilwitz Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 a 37.583
20 11 Pro-AM Cup Michael Broniszewski, Giacomo Piccini Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 a 38.568
21 67 Silver Cup Nicolas Pohler, Max van Splunteren Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 a 38.852
22 59 Rob Bell, Andrew Watson Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3 1:30.939 37 39.136
23 87 Pro-AM Cup Jean-Luc Beaubelique, Jules Gounon AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 1:03.413
24 74 Kevin Ceccon, Frank Stippler ISR Audi R8 LMS a 1:04.724
25 3 Jake Dennis, Pieter Schothorst Team WRT Audi R8 LMS a 1:05.075
26 55 Silver Cup Phil Quaife, Lorenzo Case AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 a 1:08.904
27 98 Markus Palttala, Jesse Krohn Rowe Racing BMW M6 GT3 a 1:24.789
28 89 Pro-AM Cup Christophe Bourret, Jean-Philippe Belloc AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 1:27.141
29 27 Gustavo Yacaman, Nicola de Marco Orange 1 Team Lazarus Lamborghini Huracan GT3 36 voltas
30 888 AM Cup Stephen Earle, David Perel Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 36
31 26 Romain Monti, Christopher Haase Sainteloc Racing Audi R8 LMS 28
NC 63 Christian Engelhart, Mirko Bortolotti GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3 0
NC 43 Jonny Kane, Come Ledogar Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3 0
Final, prova principal:
1 2 Markus Winkelhock, Will Stevens Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 36 voltas
2 75 Clemens Schmid, Filip Salaquarda ISR Audi R8 LMS a 0.467
3 17 Stuart Leonard, Robin Frijns Team WRT Audi R8 LMS a 0.772
4 5 Marcel Fässler, Dries Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS a 1.041
5 7 Vincent Abril, Steven Kane Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 a 1.904
6 84 Franck Perera, Maximilian Buhk Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 2.617
7 66 Giovanni Venturini, Marco Mapelli Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 a 2.985
8 85 Silver Cup Fabian Schiller, Jules Szymkowiak HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 5.026
9 3 Jake Dennis, Pieter Schothorst Team WRT Audi R8 LMS a 5.498
10 19 Ezequiel Perez Companc, Norbert Siedler GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3 a 5.777
11 59 Rob Bell, Andrew Watson Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3 a 6.149
12 98 Markus Palttala, Jesse Krohn Rowe Racing BMW M6 GT3 a 7.223
13 1 Enzo Ide, Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS a 7.415
14 26 Romain Monti, Christopher Haase Sainteloc Racing Audi R8 LMS a 7.833
15 63 Christian Engelhart, Mirko Bortolotti GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3 a 9.201
16 11 Pro-AM Cup Michael Broniszewski, Giacomo Piccini Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 a 9.808
17 55 Silver Cup Phil Quaife, Lorenzo Case AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 a 10.929
18 42 Silver Cup David Fumanelli, Lewis Williamson Strakka Motorsport McLaren 650S GT3 a 11.266
19 8 Andy Soucek, Maxime Soulet Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 a 11.519
20 39 Pro-AM Cup Piti Bhirombhakdi, Carlo Van Dam Kessel Racing TP12 Ferrari 488 GT3 a 12.056
21 67 Silver Cup Nicolas Pohler, Max van Splunteren Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 a 12.265
22 87 Pro-AM Cup Jean-Luc Beaubelique, Jules Gounon AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 12.555
23 89 Pro-AM Cup Christophe Bourret, Jean-Philippe Belloc AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 12.724
24 90 Michael Meadows, Raffaele Marciello AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 13.374
25 88 Felix Serralles, Daniel Juncadella AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 a 1:34.740
26 888 AM Cup Stephen Earle, David Perel Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 35 voltas
27 333 Pro-AM Cup Alexander Mattschull, Daniel Keilwitz Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 35
28 58 Ben Barnicoat, Alvaro Parente Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3 35
29 86 Dominik Baumann, Jimmy Eriksson HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 29
30 74 Kevin Ceccon, Frank Stippler ISR Audi R8 LMS 27
NC 99 Antonio Felix da Costa, Philipp Eng Rowe Racing BMW M6 GT3 17
NC 27 Gustavo Yacaman, Nicola de Marco Orange 1 Team Lazarus Lamborghini Huracan GT3 10
NC 43 Jonny Kane, Come Ledogar Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3 1
