When the Campeonato Gaúcho de Endurance got back to activity during the 12 Hours of Guaporé, the No. 71 Overboost MCR had Ian Jepsen Ely on a lone run for the win, and when the championship got back to the circuit, Daniel Claudino had to be lone warrior to keep the team’s streak alive, with a 100% winning rate in the 2022 season.
While the No. 71 Overboost MCR was opening the gap constantly from the start, the No. 199 SulRacing Lamborghini was fighting for dear life to keep the second place, but Cole Loftsgard was pushing the No. 18 FTR Lamborghini hard enough to overtake round the outside, getting the GT1 class lead.
Oil on track neutralized the procedures for about 10 minutes, but Loftsgard was decided to catch Daniel Claudino for the overall lead, and while the top two were on the edge in terms of pace, Rodrigo Lemke wasn’t losing too much contact in the No. 199. Claudino and Loftsgard opted to bring early the No. 71 and the No. 18, while Lemke went for a longer stint in the No. 199, taking advantage of the bigger mileage of the original Gallardo GT3.
Arthur Caleffi had an early advantage over Claudino, but the No. 18 didn’t resist for too long since the No. 71 was again on a roll. The top-3 was pretty much settled when the first hour ended, with the only move being when the No. 88 FTR MCR passed the No. 7 Sette MRX for fourth, though Claudio Ricci would still have a long way to catch the No. 199.
Ricci was on a hard charge once he got fourth place, and the No. 88 gobbled the No. 199 and entered in the overall podium, now aiming for old team mate Caleffi, with the overtake for second place not taking too long. The No. 18 kept on free fall when Julio Martini passed and brought Guga Guizo and his No. 7 Sette MRX to the three way party, which took extra time to deal with the FTR Lamborghini.
The No. 71 and the No. 88 were a step ahead the competition in pace, and Ricci was on a constant push to crush the gap to Claudino, and Ricci had no second thoughts about moving on the outside of Claudino’s line for first place overall and in the P2 class, and traffic was playing a part into stretching the gap between the frontrunners.
With 40 minutes to go the No. 18 FTR Lamborghini gave in and stopped in the grass, which brought the Safety Car and changed plans of the teams by making them cut stint time to work on the final service. The No. 19 Mottin BMW also stopped at the end of the main straight, extending the Safety Car time, which left 27 minutes of racing for Claudino to work on a plan and push hard, but it took five minutes for the No. 71 to slow down, though the car kept going.
To save Claudino after his momentary blunder, the No. 88 also slowed down, coming to the pits with 14 minutes to go for basic checks, which was more than enough for Claudino to put the No. 71 Overboost MCR back in the lead, with 11 minutes to go and some corners separating him from Claudio Ricci. The No. 88 didn’t have the time and also the pace to counter Claudino, so the No. 71 went straight to another win in the championship.
Gaúcho de Endurance - 2H of Guaporé results
The No. 199 SulRacing Lamborghini still had a commanding run to the GT1 class win, while the No. 7 Sette MRX got the P3 class, and the No. 118 RS Sports Aldee completed the list of class winners with the P4 class triumph despite some early mistakes. Out of the 11 cars that started the race, eight cars finished, with only the top three finishing on the same lap.
PHOTO: Gaúcho de Endurance/William Inácio
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