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GT: WRT Audi Wins Wet FIA GT Main Race At Nogaro
WRT scored a dramatic 1-2 victory in Monday rear motorcyclerearsets stand’s FIA GT Series season-opener at Nogaro, however it was the Belgian squad's second-place finishing Audi R8 LMS ultra which has been ultimately declared the actual winners in the incident-filled race.Overcoming a mid-race clash with Alvaro Parente and befitting in a late-race penalty for that Sebastien Loeb Racing McLaren MP4-12C, Rene Rast toomotorcycle mufflersk the checkered flag and celebrated with co-driver Niki Mayr-Melnhof with top step within the podium. However, the No. 12 WRT Audi was later handed a post-race penalty of A very short time since the Audi's engine wasn't not power on during its mandatory mid-race pit stop.It gavmotorcycle racing partse teammates Edward Sandstrom and Frank Stippler complete victory, while moving Rast and Mayr-Melnhof for a sixth place result overall. The No. 13 Audi begun 21st over the grid after retiring with electrical issues in Sunday's Qualifying Race.“When you have a very good Audi, with a capable balance, while had today, it will be easier SportBike Leversto remain the track and do excellent achievements,” said Sandstrom. “It is actually some revenge for yesterday after the car could not start after tmotorcycle rear standhe pit stop. Finally, we have this result at this point very happy, regardless of whether it was subsequently very difficult with all the weather together with the track conditions.”Ahead of post-race drama, the story plot of one's rain-soaked race was when contact is made between Rast and Parente while battling for that lead with 25 minutes remaining.However, Parente would surrender the lead late through the running when his McLaren received a drive-through penalty, thanks to his co-driver, Sebastien Loeb, releasing his seat belts before car stopping in its pit box. As a result,Toms Shoes Outlet, Loeb and Parente, winners in Sunday's Qualifying Race, could well be initially classified in fifth overal but dropped to 12th inside the results after stewards assessed an additional post-race penalty for avoidable touching Rast."It appears to be rrt had been a mistake of his side," Rast said for the contact by Parente. "I did my normal racing line. Somehow, he touched me on the right-rear. I spun around and lost some seconds. We managed to pull out again and we all were quick near his rear again. Program got the drive-through."While Stippler and Sandstrom regularly have had the drive of your race, it was subsequently WRT's third Audi which mounted a late charge, with Laurens Vanthoor moving from fifth to 3rd relating to the final lap. In the long run counted for second place, as to what need to have been a WRT 1-2-3 sweep of this overall podium.Inheriting third overall,Cheap Toms Shoes, and victory during the Pro-Am Cup class, was no. 1 HTP Gravity Charouz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 of Maximillian Buhk and Alan Day, along with the Anthony Kumpen and Enzo Ide-driven No. 5 Phoenix Racing Audi being home fourth overall and third in Pro Cup.After beginning from the trunk of one's field due to an incident yesterday, no. 35 Nissan GT Academled tail light assemblyy Team RJN entry of Lucas Ordonez and Alex Buncombe rebounded for you to complete seventh overall and third inside Pro-Am class, inside the team and drivers' FIA GT debuts. Making the result much more impressive, a better part with the Nissan GT-R's steering rack had to be flown in out of your U.K. overnight.Rounds 3 and 4 of one's FIA GT Series will undoubtedly be at Zolder on April 20-21.PHOTOS: FIA GT Nogaro Gallery John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, looking at all major dmotorcycle fairingsomestic and international championships. You're able to follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at |
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