@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialHere are the final results of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup powered by AWS in Portimão.
No further action for the Bronze Cup winning 2 Seas AMG of Barr, Dawson and Jewiss, after an investigation into a possible overtake under yellow.
@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialTeam Motopark have received a €2000 fine for not respecting the sponsorship guidelines in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup powered by AWS. The No. 19 Mercedes-AMG of Mansell, Siebert and Walker carried a Michelin logo, while Pirelli is the tire provider.
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialThe Z position of the rear wing was measured at -6mm, while the minimum Z position was set at 0mm. Even allowing for the permitted tolerance of ±5mm, the wing height did not comply with the applicable BoP of the 720S GT3 Evo.
@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialThe No. 58 Garage 59 McLaren of Thomas Fleming, Benji Goethe and Louis Prette has been disqualified from the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup powered by AWS in Portimão. They had been classified fourth in the Gold Cup, but will be scratched from the results.
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialHere are the provisional results of the three-hour Endurance Cup race at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS season finale.
@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialSprint Cup regulars KPX Motorsport overcame a drive-through for a FCY infringement to finish sixth in class with the BMW of Yelmer Buurman, Jop Rappange and Nigel Schoonderwoerd, as they made their Endurance Cup debut in a 17-car Bronze Cup field.
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialDustin Blattner, Dennis Marschall and Lorenzo Patrese finished fifth in class in Portimão. Kessel Racing took advantage of the stop-and-go for Paradine Competition, and Blattner and Marschall managed to win the Bronze Cup title in the Endurance Cup.
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialThe stewards explained that "any car which performs an emergency stop may only cross the line on a green track once, before entering the pits again for a 'penalty' pit stop. The team representative confirmed they did not do it, as they were not aware."
@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialRobert de Haan, James Kellett and Darren Leung had to settle for fourth in the Bronze Cup. The Paradine BMW suffered a puncture and then received a one-minute stop-and-go penalty for an infringement of the emergency pit stop regulations.
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialAhmad Al Harthy, Javier Sagrera and Calan Williams rounded out the Bronze Cup podium, despite the fact the Oman by Century BMW received a 30-second penalty for track limits. They were fortunate to be the last car on the lead lap in their class.
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialReece Barr, Charles Dawson and Kiern Jewiss won the Bronze Cup in Portimão ahead of Winward Racing trio Marvin Dienst, Gabriele Piana and Rinat Salikhov, however the 2 Seas AMG is still under investigation for possibly overtaking under yellow.
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialNicolas Baert, Eduardo Coseteng Jr. and Maxime Oosten had to start from P61 and last after the data logger was disconnected in qualifying. The Mustang of Haupt Racing Team made up 40 positions and finished in P21 overall and fifth in the Silver Cup.
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialAlbert Costa, Arthur Leclerc and Lilou Wadoux had to recover from the latter being crashed into by Jordan Pepper in the early stages of the race. The No. 50 AF Corse Ferrari completed the top ten to score the final point in Portimão.
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... Verstappen took over the car in P24 and made up 15 positions in his 45-minute stint.
It's ninth place for Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing in Portimão.
@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialBen Barnicoat, Chris Lulham and Max Verstappen started from thirteenth and were working their way up the order. Lulham then received a drive-through penalty, after spinning Luca Stolz in the battle for fifth...
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialJack Hawksworth, Joseph Loake and Dean Macdonald crossed the line in sixth. The Garage 59 McLaren was fighting for a podium, but suffered damage to the diffuser going into the final stint. Loake set the fastest lap of the race with a 1:43.817.
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialThe Silver Cup podium in Portimão is completed by the GetSpeed AMG of Bartone, Gazeau and Panis and the Tresor Attempto Audi of Levi, Mazzola and Øgaard, after the Motopark AMG of Mansell, Siebert and Walker was spun round from second in class.
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialAmaury Cordeel, Matisse Lismont and Ignacio Montenegro win the Silver Cup in fifth. The trio in the No. 30 BMW helps Team WRT claim the teams' championship in the full season GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS standings, beating Winward Racing.
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialFleming, Goethe and Prette were fighting for the Gold Cup win and the championship, but late damage and a 5-second penalty for causing a collision with Eng dropped them to fourth.
The JMW Ferrari of Altoè, Lappalainen and Stevenson takes the Gold Cup podium instead.
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@vincentjbruins.bsky.socialP2 in class at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve was enough for Jens Klingmann, Tim Tramnitz and Ugo de Wilde to grab the Gold Cup title in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup powered by AWS, three points ahead of the Danish Ferrari.
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