In the final three-hour race of the GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS, the #30 BMW M4 GT3 EVO secured the overall team championship for Team WRT. Matisse Lismont, Amaury Cordeel and Ignacio Montenegro finished fifth in the overall standings. The crew had already secured the Silver Cup titles in the Sprint, Endurance and combined standings before the final race.
In the Gold Cup, the title was decided at Portimão. Jens Klingmann, Tim Tramnitz and Ugo de Wilde had arrived in the lead in the #998 BMW M4 GT3 EVO from ROWE Racing. After a closely fought race, Klingmann secured second place in the class in the closing stages. As a result, the three drivers won the Endurance Gold Cup; ROWE Racing claimed the corresponding team title.
Our goal for this season was very clear: to win the GT World Challenge Gold Cup and the 24 Hours of Spa. I think we can be really proud that we achieved both.
There was also a podium finish in the Bronze Cup: Ahmad Al Harthy, Javier Sagrera and Calan Williams took third place in the #42 BMW M4 GT3 EVO from Oman Racing by Century Motorsport. Darren Leung, James Kellett and Robert de Haan followed in fourth place in the #991 BMW M4 GT3 EVO from Paradine Competition.
I’m thrilled with this 80th title for the team! That’s a great achievement.
The Pro cars were less fortunate in the final. Marco Wittmann, Jake Dennis and Philipp Eng fought their way up the field in ROWE Racing #98 BMW M4 GT3 EVO following a difficult qualifying session but dropped back to 22nd overall after a puncture. The Team WRT #32 BMW M4 GT3 EVO was in sixth place after the opening stages. Following a drive-through penalty for Jordan Pepper, he, Charles Weerts and Kelvin van der Linde fought their way back up the field, before van der Linde also suffered a puncture shortly before the finish following a collision. The #46 car, driven by Valentino Rossi, Neil Verhagen and Max Hesse, had to retire due to a mechanical failure after suffering an early puncture.
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