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GT: Marc VDS BMW Wins Rain-Soaked BES Round At Silverstone
Fourth straight victory for Marc VDS trio in Blancpain Endurance Series...
Marc VDS Racing took its BMW Z4 GT3 to its fourth consecutive win in Blancpain Endurance Series competition in a rain-soaked battle at Silverstone. (Photo: Markus Berns/SRO)
The Marc VDS Racing BMW Z4 of Markus Palttala (FIN) and Belgian pair Bas Leinders and Maxime Martin recorded their second-straight victory in the Blancpain Endurance Series with a stunning performance at Silverstone.
Second was the No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 of Andrea Piccini (ITA), Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) and Edward Sandstrom (SWE) with the sister Audi, the No. 1 of Christopher Haase (DEU), Christopher Mies (DEU) and Stephane Ortelli (MCO).
At the finish, Martin, doing the final stint, was over a minute clear on a rain-soaked Silverstone circuit.
"For the first few laps I struggled with a lot with oversteer, but towards the end of the stint it was getting better," Palttala said. "Yet again, two perfect stints from my teammates, amazing pit stops from the team and we were on top."
In all, it was the fourth straight PRO CUP win for the Marc VDS team. They opened the 2012 season with an equally impressive victory in Monza in the first round.
Prior to that, wins also came at Magny Cours and at the season-finale at Silverstone in 2011.
Victory in the PRO-AM class went to Peter Kox (NLD) and Marc A. Hayek (CHE) in the Blancpain-Reiter Lamborghini LP600. The pair were also fourth overall.
Second in the class was the No.57 Vita4One Team Italy Ferrari 458 Italia of Italian trio Eugenio Amos, Alessandro Bonacini and Giacomo Petrobelli just ahead of their Vita4One Italy Ferrari stablemates Josh Wakefield (GBR), Andrea Ceccato (ITA) and Michael Lyons (GBR).
In the Gentleman Trophy class, honors went to the No.98 JB Motorsport Audi R8 LMS of Swedes Mikael Bender, Jan Brunstedt and Jocke Mangs.
Second was the Sainteloc Racing Audi R8 LMS No.41 of Robert Hissom (GBR) and Pierre Hirschi (CHE) with the No.73 Kessel Racing Ferrari 430 Scuderia of Paolo Andreasi (VEN), Pablo Paladino (VEN) and Beniamino Caccia (CHE) third.
RESULTS: BES Silverstone
Second was the No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 of Andrea Piccini (ITA), Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) and Edward Sandstrom (SWE) with the sister Audi, the No. 1 of Christopher Haase (DEU), Christopher Mies (DEU) and Stephane Ortelli (MCO).
At the finish, Martin, doing the final stint, was over a minute clear on a rain-soaked Silverstone circuit.
"For the first few laps I struggled with a lot with oversteer, but towards the end of the stint it was getting better," Palttala said. "Yet again, two perfect stints from my teammates, amazing pit stops from the team and we were on top."
In all, it was the fourth straight PRO CUP win for the Marc VDS team. They opened the 2012 season with an equally impressive victory in Monza in the first round.
Prior to that, wins also came at Magny Cours and at the season-finale at Silverstone in 2011.
Victory in the PRO-AM class went to Peter Kox (NLD) and Marc A. Hayek (CHE) in the Blancpain-Reiter Lamborghini LP600. The pair were also fourth overall.
Second in the class was the No.57 Vita4One Team Italy Ferrari 458 Italia of Italian trio Eugenio Amos, Alessandro Bonacini and Giacomo Petrobelli just ahead of their Vita4One Italy Ferrari stablemates Josh Wakefield (GBR), Andrea Ceccato (ITA) and Michael Lyons (GBR).
In the Gentleman Trophy class, honors went to the No.98 JB Motorsport Audi R8 LMS of Swedes Mikael Bender, Jan Brunstedt and Jocke Mangs.
Second was the Sainteloc Racing Audi R8 LMS No.41 of Robert Hissom (GBR) and Pierre Hirschi (CHE) with the No.73 Kessel Racing Ferrari 430 Scuderia of Paolo Andreasi (VEN), Pablo Paladino (VEN) and Beniamino Caccia (CHE) third.
RESULTS: BES Silverstone
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