Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini takes win in TM Performance 3 Hours of Monza

Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini takes win in TM Performance 3 Hours of Monza

After an eventful first endurance race of the 2017 Blancpain GT Series the #63 Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini of Mirko Bortolotti, Andrea Caldarelli and Christian Engelhart took the win in the TM Performance 3 Hours of Monza. In the end they had a 29 second lead over the #50 Spirit of Race Ferrari. When the #75 ISR Audi retired with six minutes to go, the  #84 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport car moved up to third.

In Pro-Am the #97 Oman Racing Team with TF Sport Aston Martin took the win after a majestic final stint of Jonny Adam, while the honours in Am Cup went to the #961 AF Corse Ferrari.

The race was red-flagged for some 20 minutes after a crash at the start. All drivers involved were ok, but more than a dozen cars were unable to take the restart.