O trio Andrea Caldarelli/Christian Engelhart/Mirko Bortolotti (GRT Grasser Racing Team/ Lamborghini Huracan GT3) venceu no domingo (14/05) a 3 Horas de Silverstone, na Grã-Bretanha, segunda etapa do Blancpain Endurance Series. Foi a segunda vitória consecutiva do trio no Blancpain Endurance Series, e quarta no Blancpain GT Series (que também engloba o Blancpain Sprint Series).
Em uma prova muito disputada Engelhart/Bortolotti/Caldarelli receberam a bandeirada, após 83 voltas, com apenas 0s344 de vantagem sobre o trio Jimmy Eriksson/Maximilian Buhk/Franck Perera (Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport/Mercedes-AMG GT3).
O trio Michael Meadows/Edoardo Mortara/Raffaele Marciello (AKKA ASP/Mercedes-AMG GT3) completou o pódio.
Victor Shaytar/Miguel Molina/Davide Rigon (SMP Racing/Ferrari 488 GT3) terminou em quarto, seguido pelo trio Vincent Abril/Andy Soucek/Maxime Soulet (Bentley Team M-Sport/Bentley Continental GT3).
O trio que alinhou na pole-position Tristan Vautier/Felix Serralles/Daniel Juncadella (AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3) terminou apenas na 11ª posição. O trio levou uma punição de um muto, por queima de largada.
Na classe Pro-Am vitória do trio Martin Kodric/Adrian Amstutz/Patrick Kujala (Barwell Motorsport/Lamborghini Huracan GT3).
Pela classe Am vitória da dupla Pierre Ehret/Rino Mastronardi (Rinaldi Racing/Ferrari 488 GT3).
A próxima etapa acontece no dia 24 e junho, em Paul Ricard, na França. Pela Sprint Cup, a próxima etapa acontece em Zolder, na Bélgica, no dia 04 de junho.Â
Final:
1 – Engelhart/Bortolotti/Caldarelli (Lamborghini Huracan) – GRT – 83 voltas em3.02’00”635
2 – Perera/Buhk/Eriksson (Mercedes AMG) – HTP – 0”344
3 – Meadows/Marciello/Mortara (Mercedes AMG) – AKKA – 3”072
4 – Shaytar/Rigon/Molina (Ferrari 488) – SMP – 5”871
5 – Soulet/Soucek/Abril (Bentley Continental) – M Sport – 28”331
6 – Lathouras/Rugolo/Pierguidi (Ferrari 488) – Spirit of Race – 35”713
7 – Eng/Martin/Sims (BMW M6) – Rowe – 36”898
8 – Williamson/Webb/Parente (McLaren 650S) – Strakka – 44”743
9 – Kane/Smith/Jarvis (Bentley Intercontinetal) – M Sport – 1’07”204
10 – Frey/Ortelli/Costa (Jaguar G3) – Frey Racing – 1’07”620
11 – Serralles/Juncadella/Vautier (Mercedes AMG) – AKKA – 1’15”068
12 – Hirshi/Klien/Seefried (Jaguar G3) – Frey Racing – 1’18”209
13 – Leonard/Green/Dennis (Audi R8) – WRT – 1’21”123
14 – Yacaman/Crestani/Pohler (Lamborghi Huracan) – Lazarus – 1’21”740
15 – Piccini/Beretta/Gattuso (Lamborghi Huracan) – Ombra – 1’21”828
16 – Buncombe/Ordonez/Chiyo (Nissan GT-R) – RJN – 1’27”261
17 – Perez Companc/Siedler/Giammaria (Lamborghini Huracan) – GRT – 1’30”539
18 – Menzel/Jensen/Krognes (BMW M6) – Walkenhorst – 1’35”596
19 – Venturini/Mapelli/Baguette (Lamborghini Huracan) – Attempto – 1’41”039
20 – Amstutz/Kodric/Kujala (Lamborghini Huracan) – Barwell – 1’41”864
21 – Al Harty/Adam (Mercedes AMG) – Oman – 1’42”942
22 – Beaubelique/Gounon/Bastian (Mercedes AMG) – AKKA – 1’45”747
23 – Fisichella/Cioci/Calado (Ferrari 488) – Kaspersky – 1’46”143
24 – Simmons/Parry/Moore (Nissan GT-R) – RJN – 1’50”601
25 – Abbott/Faulkner/Skeen (Mercedes AMG) – HTP – 1 volta
26 – Matchistki/Ramos/Abra (Lamborghini Huracan) – Barwell – 1
27 – Amici/Lind/Costantini (Lamborghini Huracan) – Attempto – 1
28 – Haring/Renauer/Renauer (Porsche 911) – Herberth – 1
29 – Watson/Jafaar/Stoneman (McLaren 650S) – Strakka – 1
30 – Van Splunteren/Mateu/Maggi (Lamborghini Huracan) – Attempto – 1
31 – Caygill/Venter/Mayr Melnhof (Audi R8) – WRT – 1
32 – Perfetti/Fontana/Badey (Mercedes AMG) – AKKA – 1
33 – Hommerson/Machiels/Butcher (Ferrari 488) – Spirit of Race – 1
34 – Ledogar/Bell/Barnicoat (McLaren 650S) – Strakka – 2
35 – Ehret/Mastronardi (Ferrari 488) – Rinaldi – 2
36 – Kelders/Rostan/Haase (Audi R8) – Sainteloc – 2
37 – Baumann/Sandstrom/Shiller (Mercedes AMG) – HTP – 2
38 – Beretta/Bontempelli/Ishikawa (Ferrari 488) – AF Corse – 2
39 – Duyver/Zanuttini/Perel (Ferrari 488) – Kessel – 3
40 – Sandberg/Chaponik/Heckert (Mercedes AMG) – Black Falcon – 3
41 – Krohn/Palttala/Spengler (BMW M6) – Rowe – 3
42 – Walkenhorst /Henkola/Schiwietz (BMW M6) – Walkenhorst – 3
43 – Vannelet/Delhez/Jost (Lamborghini Huracan) – HB – 4
44 – Broniszewski/Rizzoli/Cressoni (Kessel) – Kessel – 4
45 – Lendoudis/Aguas/Balbiani (Mercedes AMG) – Zakspeed – 12
Abandonos:
Christodoulou/Buurman/Stolz (Mercedes AMG) – Black Falcon – 46
Westwood/Goodwin/Harris (McLaren 650S) – Garage 59 – 44
Fassler/Vanthoor/Stevens (Audi R8) – WRT – 36
Berthon/Richelmi/Treluyer (Audi R8) – WRT – 36
Vinke/Viebahn/Caccia (Mercedes AMG) – Zakspeed – 30
Heyer/Dontje/Assenheimer (Mercedes AMG) – HTP – 23
Schmid/Salaquarda/Stippler (Audi R8) – ISR – 22
Kane/Smith/Jarvis (Bentley Intercontinetal) – M Sport – 21
Morley/Toril/Metzger (Mercedes AMG) – Black Falcon – 19
Matchistki/Ramos/Abra (Lamborghini Huracan) – Barwell – desclassificado
Campeonato:
1. Caldarelli, Bortolotti, Engelhart 50; 2. Eriksson, Buhk, Perera 33; 3. Pierguidi, Rugolo, Lathouras 27; 4. Rigon, Shaytar, Molina 22; 5. Soucek, Soulet, Abril 18; 6. Mortara, Marciello, Meadows 15.