SPA 24 HOURS RACE CENTRE
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RESULTS BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 4/5, SPA 24 HOURS (BEL), 27-28 JULY (363 LAPS – 1579.806 MILES)
POSDRIVERS TEAM / CAR TIME
1 Kevin Estre (FRA) Michael Christensen (DNK) Richard Lietz (AUT) GPX Racing / Porsche 911 GT3-R 24h00m17.511s
2 Frederic Makowiecki (FRA) Patrick Pilet (FRA) Nick Tandy (GBR) Rowe Racing / Porsche 911 GT3-R +3.347s
3 Maro Engel (DEU) Yelmer Buurman (NLD) Luca Stolz (DEU) Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon / Mercedes-AMG GT3 +17.945s
4 Frederic Vervisch (BEL) Markus Winkelhock (DEU) Christopher Haase (DEU) Audi Sport Team Sainteloc / Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo +22.425s
5 Romain Dumas (FRA) Sven Muller (DEU) Mathieu Jaminet (FRA) Rowe Racing / Porsche 911 GT3-R -1 lap
6 Bertrand Baguette (BEL) Mario Farnbacher (DEU) Renger van der Zande (NLD) Honda Team Motul / Honda NSX GT3 Evo -1 lap
7 Dirk Werner (DEU) Dennis Olsen (NOR) Matt Campbell (AUS) Rowe Racing / Porsche 911 GT3-R -1 lap
8 Dennis Lind (DNK) Andrea Caldarelli (ITA) Marco Mapelli (ITA) Orange 1 FFF Racing Team / Lamborghini Huracan GT3 -1 lap
9 Earl Bamber (NZL) Timo Bernhard (DEU) Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) KUS TEAM75 Bernhard / Porsche 911 GT3-R -1 lap
10 Maximilian Gotz (DEU) Maximilian Buhk (DEU) Lucas Auer (AUT) Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing / Mercedes-AMG GT3 -1 lap
11 Nicky Catsburg (NLD) Mikkel Jensen (DNK) Christian Krognes (NOR) Walkenhorst Motorsport / BMW M6 GT3 -1 lap
12 Rik Breukers (NLD) Charles Weerts (BEL) Norman Nato (FRA) WRT / Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo -1 lap
13 Raffaele Marciello (ITA) Vincent Abril (FRA) Fabian Schiller (DEU) Mercedes-AMG Team Akka ASP / Mercedes-AMG GT3 -2 laps
14 Christopher Mies (DEU) Ricardo Feller (CHE) Jamie Green (GBR) Audi Sport Team Land Motorsport / Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo -2 laps
15 Sandy Mitchell (GBR) James Pull (GBR) Jordan Witt (GBR) Barwell Motorsport / Lamborghini Huracan GT3 -2 laps
16 Christian Engelhart (DEU) Mirko Bortolotti (ITA) Rolf Ineichen (CHE) GRT Grasser Racing Team / Lamborghini Huracan GT3 -2 laps
17 Nico Bastian (DEU) Timur Boguslavskiy (RUS) Felipe Fraga (BRA) Akka ASP Team / Mercedes-AMG GT3 -2 laps
18 Oliver Jarvis (GBR) Alexandre Imperatori (CHE) Edoardo Liberati (ITA) KCMG / Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 -3 laps
19 Alex Lynn (GBR) Marvin Kirchhofer (DEU) Jake Dennis (GBR) R-Motorsport / Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 -3 laps
20 Gary Paffett (GBR) Tristan Vautier (FRA) Lewis Williamson (GBR) Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing / Mercedes-AMG GT3 -3 laps
21 Franck Perera (FRA) Phil Keen (GBR) Giovanni Venturini (ITA) Orange 1 FFF Racing Team / Lamborghini Huracan GT3 -3 laps
22 Nicki Thiim (DNK) Salih Yoluc (TUR) Ahmad Al Harthy (OMN) Charlie Eastwood (GBR) Oman Racing Team with TF Sport / Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 -4 laps
23 Rene Rast (DEU) Robin Frijns (NLD) Nico Muller (CHE) Audi Sport Team WRT / Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo -5 laps
24 Hubert Haupt (DEU) Patrick Assenheimer (DEU) Gabriele Piana (ITA) Abdulaziz Al Faisal (SAU) Black Falcon / Mercedes-AMG GT3 -5 laps
25 Frank Stippler (DEU) Dries Vanthoor (BEL) Alex Riberas (ESP) Audi Sport Team WRT / Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo -5 laps
26 Tom Onslow-Cole (GBR) Remon Leonard Vos (NLD) Darren Burke (GBR) Christiaan Frankenhout (NLD) RAM Racing / Mercedes-AMG GT3 -5 laps
27 Zaid Ashkanani (KWT) Klaus Bachler (AUT) Andrea Rizzoli (ITA) Dinamic Motorsport / Porsche 911 GT3-R -6 laps
28 Manuel Lauck (DEU) Christian Hook (DEU) Alexander Mattschull (DEU) Hendrik Still (DEU) Rinaldi Racing / Ferrari 488 GT3 -6 laps
29 Andy Soucek (ESP) Pipo Derani (BRA) Lucas Ordonez (ESP) Bentley Team M-Sport / Bentley Continental GT3 -6 laps
30 Kelvin van der Linde (ZAF) Milan Dontje (NLD) Clemens Schmid (AUT) Attempto Racing / Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo -6 laps
31 Philipp Frommenwiler (CHE) Ricardo Sanchez (MEX) Matt McMurry (USA) Struan Moore (GBR) Jenson Team Rocket RJN / Honda NSX GT3 Evo -6 laps
32 David Fumanelli (ITA) Christina Nielsen (DNK) Richard Heistand (USA) Jack Hawksworth (GBR) Strakka Racing/Mercedes-AMG GT3 -6 laps
33 Gerhard Tweraser (AUT) Arno Santamato (FRA) Lucas Mauron (CHE) Andrea Amici (ITA) GRT Grasser Racing Team/Lamborghini Huracan GT3 -7 laps
34 Shae Davies (AUS) Alex MacDowall (GBR) Paul Petit (FRA) Team WRT / Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo -7 laps
35 Richard Abra (GBR) Adrian Amstutz (CHE) Leo Machitski (GBR) Patrick Kujala (FIN) Barwell Motorsport / Lamborghini Huracan GT3 -7 laps
36 Stefano Costantini (ITA) Christoph Lenz (CHE) Antoni Forne (ESP) Alberto Di Folco (ITA) Raton Racing by Target / Lamborghini Huracan GT3 -8 laps
37 Dean Stoneman (GBR) Denis Dupont (BEL) Stefano Gattuso (ITA) Corey Lewis (USA) Ombra Racing / Lamborghini Huracan GT3 -10 laps
38 Philipp Wlazik (DEU) Florian Scholze (DEU) Jens Liebhauser (DEU) Thomas Neubauer (FRA) HB Racing / Ferrari 488 GT3 -10 laps
39 Katsumasa Chiyo (JPN) Tsugio Matsuda (JPN) Josh Burdon (AUS) KCMG / Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 -11 laps
40 Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Jonathan Hui (CHN) Chris Froggatt (GBR) Eddie Cheever (ITA) Tempesta Racing / Ferrari 488 GT3 -12 laps
41 Rory Penttinen (FIN) Pierre Ehret (DEU) Martin Berry (AUS) Jose Manuel Balbiani (ARG) Rinaldi Racing / Ferrari 488 GT3 -13 laps
42 John Shen (CAN) Philippe Descombes (FRA) Benny Simonsen (DNK) Mathias Beche (CHE) Modena Motorsports / Porsche 911 GT3-R -15 laps
43 Mauro Calamia (CHE) Roberto Pampanini (ITA) Ivan Jacoma (CHE) Stefano Monaco (CHE) Scuderia Villorba Corse / Mercedes-AMG GT3 -16 laps
44 Bernard Delhez (BEL) Eric Cayrolle (FRA) Fabien Barthez (FRA) Timothe Buret (FRA) Tech 1 Racing / Lexus RC F GT3 -18 laps
45 Francis Tjia (NLD) Michael Soeryadjaya (IDN) Antares Au (HKG) Remo Ruscitti (CAN) OpenRoad Racing / Porsche 911 GT3-R -20 laps
46 Marc Rostan (FRA) Erik Maris (FRA) Karim Ojjeh (SAU) Gennaro Bonafede (ZAF) Boutsen Ginion Racing / BMW M6 GT3 -24 laps
47 Chris Goodwin (GBR) Alexander West (SWE) Chris Harris (GBR) Ross Gunn (GBR) Garage 59 / Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 -24 laps
48 Simon Gachet (FRA) Pierre-Yves Paque (BEL) Michael Blanchemain (FRA) Steven Palette (FRA) Sainteloc Racing / Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo -25 laps
49 Jordan Pepper (ZAF) Steven Kane (GBR) Jules Gounon (FRA) Bentley Team M-Sport / Bentley Continental GT3 -42 laps
50 Andrew Haryanto (IDN) Sun Jing Zu (CHN) Jeffrey Lee (TWN) Yasser Shahin (AUS) Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup / Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo -60 laps
51 Miguel Molina (ESP) Mikhail Aleshin (RUS) Davide Rigon (ITA) SMP Racing / Ferrari 488 GT3 -69 laps
R Graham Davidson (GBR) Fernando Navarrete (ESP) Sylvain Debs (FRA) Immanuel Vinke (DEU) Daiko Lazarus Racing / Lamborghini Huracan GT3 252 laps-accident
R Matteo Malucelli (ITA) Jiri Pisarik (CZE) Gabriele Lancieri (ITA) Josef Kral (CZE) Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha / Ferrari 488 GT3 240 laps-accident damage
R Martin Tomczyk (DEU) John Michael Edwards (USA) Augusto Farfus (BRA) BMW Team Schnitzer / BMW M6 GT3 237 laps-accident
R Kim-Luis Schramm (DEU) Ivan Pareras (ESP) Finlay Hutchison (GBR) Phoenix Racing / Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo 229 laps-steering
R Michele Beretta (ITA) Taylor Proto (USA) Diego Menchaca (MEX) Giacomo Altoe (ITA) Orange 1 FFF Racing Team / Lamborghini Huracan GT3 224 laps-accident
R Adam Christodoulou (GBR) Nobuteru Taniguchi (JPN) Tatsuya Kataoka (JPN) Goodsmile Racing & Type-Moon Racing / Mercedes-AMG GT3 217 laps-accident
R James Calado (GBR) Alessandro Pier Guidi (ITA) Sam Bird (GBR) AF Corse / Ferrari 488 GT3 199 laps-accident
R Andrea Bertolini (ITA) Niek Hommerson (NLD) Louis Machiels (BEL) Toni Vilander (FIN) AF Corse / Ferrari 488 GT3 186 laps-double puncture
R Robert Renauer (DEU) Daniel Allemann (CHE) Ralf Bohn (DEU) Alfred Renauer (DEU) Herberth Motorsport / Porsche 911 GT3-R 179 laps
R David Perel (ZAF) Rinat Salikhov (RUS) Denis Bulatov (RUS) Indy Dontje (NLD) Rinaldi Racing / Ferrari 488 GT3 168 laps-accident
R Steijn Schothorst (NLD) Pieter Schothorst (NLD) Mattia Drudi (ITA) Attempto Racing / Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo 147 laps-accident
R Alex Buncombe (GBR) Markus Palttala (FIN) Maxime Soulet (BEL) Bentley Team M-Sport / Bentley Continental GT3 118 laps-gearbox
R Loic Deman (BEL) Stephane Lemeret (BEL) Marc Duez (BEL) Angelique Detavernier (BEL) 1969 Tribute / Porsche 991 Cup MR 94 laps-running
R Maxime Martin (BEL) Matthieu Vaxiviere (FRA) Matt Parry (GBR) R-Motorsport / Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 84 laps-accident damage
R Andy Meyrick (GBR) Derek Pierce (GBR) Ryan Ratcliffe (GBR) Glynn Geddie (GBR) Team Parker Racing / Bentley Continental GT3 51 laps-accident
R Gilles Vannelet (FRA) Philippe Bourgeois (FRA) Philippe Haezebrouck (FRA) Jean-Paul Buffin (FRA) 3Y Technology / BMW M6 GT3 33 laps
R Ricky Collard (GBR) Ferdinand Habsburg (AUT) Hugo de Sadeleer (CHE) Aaro Vainio (FIN) R-Motorsport / Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 30 laps-accident damage
R Nick Foster (AUS) Nick Cassidy (NZL) Daniel Serra (BRA) HubAuto Corsa / Ferrari 488 GT3 25 laps-accident damage
R Anders Buchardt (NOR) Henry Walkenhorst (DEU) Don Yount (USA) David Pittard (GBR) Walkenhorst Motorsport / BMW M6 GT3 21 laps
R Jonny Adam (GBR) Come Ledogar (FRA) Andrew Watson (GBR) Garage 59 / Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 10 laps-wheel hub
R Callum Macleod (GBR) Seb Morris (GBR) Rodrigo Baptista (BRA) Bentley Team M-Sport / Bentley Continental GT3 6 laps-oil pressure
SUPERPOLE 1 Engel 2m18.588s; 2 L Vanthoor 2m18.605s; 3 Rigon 2m18.806s; 4 Tandy 2m18.822s; 5 Serra 2m18.854s; 6 D Vanthoor 2m18.923s; 7 Muller 2m18.994s; 8 Drudi 2m19.007s; 9 Buhk
2m19.013s; 10 Jaminet 2m19.027s; 11 Estre 2m19.067s; 12 Olsen 2m19.259s; 13 Dennis 2m19.326s; 14 Martin 2m19.341s; 15 Paffett 2m19.501s; 16 Bachler 2m19.881s; 17 Green 2m19.894s; 18 Andrew
Watson 2m20.470s; 19 Lind 2m19.095s; 20 Chiyo 2m19.525s. BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Molina/Rigon/Aleshin 73; 2 Engel/Buurman/Stolz 51; 3 Lind/Mapelli/Caldarelli 49;
4 Kane/Gounon/Pepper 34; 5 Ashkanani/Bachler/Rizzoli 31; 6 Lietz/Christensen/Estre 25; 7 Jaminet/S Muller/Dumas 23; 8 Campbell/Werner/Olsen 22; 9 Ineichen/Bortolotti/Engelhart 21;
10 Kirchhofer/Lynn/Dennis 20. OVERALL BLANCPAIN 1 Engel/Stolz 112.5; 2 Caldarelli/Mapelli 102; 3 Rigon/Aleshin/Molina 73; 4 Engelhart/Bortolotti 59.5; 5 Marciello/Abril 51.5; 6 Buurman 51;
7 Lind 49; 8 D Vanthoor 48; 9 Haase 44.5; 10 Kirchhofer 39.5.
In each car, first-named driver started the race. Winner’s average speed 65.811mph. Fastest lap L Vanthoor 2m20.146s, 111.794mph.