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The fifth and final act of the SRO E-Sport GT Series took place in June 2020 at the Kyalami track in South Africa. The fans picked this venue in an online vote in preference to the 4.5 km circuit of Midrand, against Laguna Seca, Suzuka and Bathurst. The scene of the last round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge is a track that could well suit the characteristics of the 488 GT3s involved in the virtual race which, once again, were able to compete without ballast.
After the debut at Silverstone, the second round of the SRO E-Sport GT Series virtual championship will see the GT3 cars of the Pro and Silver class competing on the challenging Spa-Francorchamps circuit.All three official Ferrari Competizioni GT drivers in the championship, Miguel Molina, Daniel Serra and Nicklas Nielsen, will take to the track at the wheel of the 488 GT3 in the Pro class. In England, the Spaniard and the Brazilian drove in a race affected by various collisions and Race Direction decisions that knocked them back to the middle of the group while Nielsen didn’t take part. “We hope to have fun this weekend”, commented Molina, “and to do better than the last race. Spa-Francorchamps is one of the most beautiful circuits in Europe, especially the first stretch. It is difficult to find the ideal set-up for the car because you have to find a compromise between the fast parts and the ones that really test driving skills”. Nielsen’s virtual racing debut is a point of interest, with the Belgian circuit presenting him with a new and tough challenge.
Audi Sport customer racing experienced a strong start in the European SRO racing series with its customer teams. Within the total of 112 GT race cars in three classes, no fewer than 25 Audi R8 LMS were on the grids at Imola. While Team WRT won the GT3 endurance race, LP Racing and PK Carsport shared the victories in the GT2 European Series. Team Fullmotorsport and its drivers lead the Am standings in the GT4 European Series.
It is the most powerful customer sports car ever to have been developed by Mercedes‑AMG: the Mercedes‑AMG GT Track Series, conceptualised for use during track days and club sport events. With the exclusive limited edition, the Mercedes‑AMG motorsport department is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Affalterbach-based company in a very special way. Limited to 55 units, the Mercedes AMG GT Track Series is the spiritual bridge to AMG founders Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher and their philosophy: making the best even better yet. The result is an uncompromised and exclusive performance car that is reflecting the automotive constructors’ art of Mercedes-AMG in a unique way.
After the pandemic forced a postponement of the IGTC final race from December 4, 2021, to February 5, 2022, Audi Sport customer racing concluded the 2021 season with another title success: in 2016, 2017 and 2018, Audi Sport was already the best manufacturer in the only global GT3 racing series, and now the company has left four other sports car brands behind by winning the title at Kyalami.
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