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may 07, 2018 - Porsche Motorsport

WEC - Porsche GT Team kicks off the sports car world championship with a podium

Their team colleagues, the two former #WEC champions Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) and Richard Lietz (Austria), concluded the race in fourth with the #91 #Porsche #911RSR. Over six hours and 148 laps, ten vehicles from five manufacturers battled it out in the GTE-Pro class. Under a cloudless sky and temperatures of 23 degrees Celsius, 63,000 spectators witnessed round one of the 15-month 2018/2019 Super Season.

At the season-opener on the tradition-steeped racetrack in the Ardennes, fans were treated to gripping battles for positions, overtaking manoeuvres and several safety car phases. Taking up the race from third on the grid, Bruni and Lietz moved into the lead of the GTE-Pro class with the #Porsche #911RSR after less than two hours, and only relinquished it shortly before the flag. In the sister car, Estre (France) and Christensen (Denmark) made the most of the turbulent start to advance from fourth into third. After the last pit stop, Christensen as the final driver swept into second place with the #Porsche #911RSR.

The race in the GTE-Am class

Four other #Porsche #911RSR race cars lined up to contest the GTE-Am class. For the Dempsey Proton #racing customer team, #Porsche Young Professional Matt Campbell (Australia), Christian Ried (Germany) and #Porsche Junior Julien Andlauer (France) secured fourth place with the #77 car. Sixth at the opening round in Spa went to the #88 sister car driven by Khaled Al Qubaisi (United Arab Emirates), #Porsche Young Professional Matteo Cairoli (Italy) and Giorgio Roda (Italy). Directly behind them, Alex Davison (Australia), Ben Barker (Great Britain) and Michael Wainwright (Great Britain) took the flag in the #911RSR of the Gulf #racing customer squad. The newcomer team Project 1 scored ninth place with pilots Patrick Lindsey (USA) and Egidio Perfetti (Norway) as well as Porsche’s works driver Jörg Bergmeister from Germany.

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