Laurens Vanthoor wins Qualifying Race in Macau FIA GT World Cup

Laurens Vanthoor wins Qualifying Race in Macau FIA GT World Cup

Former Blancpain GT Series-champion Laurens Vanthoor (Audi R8 LMS) has won the 12 lap Qualifying Race for tomorrow’s Macau FIA GT World Cup after teammate and polesitter Edoardo Mortara spun on the first corner.

Vanthoor managed the race from the front to lead home the Manthey Porsche works team of Earl Bamber and Kevin Estre in a race dogged by crashes and lengthy safety car periods.

The works AMG-Mercedes of defending FIA World Cup winner Maro Engel and Renger van der Zande were fourth and fifth, five seconds behind the podium finishers.

Just seven laps were run at racing speeds as first Mortara, then Nico Muller (Audi R8), Philip Ma (Porsche 991) and John Shen (Porsche 997) crashed out.

Mortara, who rejoined the race after two pit stops, finished thirteenth after another incident in which he made strong contact with Hong Kong hero Darryl O’Young (Porsche 991) on the final lap. Both incidents involving Mortara are under investigation by race officials.

Finishing places in today’s race determine grid positions for tomorrow’s 18 lap FIA GT World Cup. (start at 12:55 on Sunday (20 November). (Time zone: CST (China Standard Time) – UTC/GMT +8 hours)


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