HTP Motorsport was the king of
Misano night and also dominated on bright daylight as the No. 84
Mercedes of Franck Perera and Maximilian Buhk
went from green to checkered as the dominant force of the Blancpain
GT Sprint Cup Main Race, completing a clean sweep in Italy.
Green flag was dropped and the charge
of the No. 7 M-SPORT Bentley was slowed down by bothe the
leader No. 84 HTP Mercedes and the No. 90 AKKA-ASP Mercedes,
but this didn't coocled down the spirit of the Bentley Boy Vincent
Abril, that kept the pursuit on Michael Meadows while having the
No. 88 AKKA-ASP Mercedes in his mirrors.
While climbing places to recover what
was lost, last night runner-up No. 85 HTP Mercedes with Fabian
Schiller at the wheel went too optimistic at Turn 4 and punted the
No. 63 GRT Lamborghini, spinning both cars and leaving the seventh
place to the No. 98 ROWE BMW. The No. 85 HTP Mercedes was eventually
penalized, ruining the good progress that guaranteed second place for
them yesterday before a post-race penalty.
With the overall race pace not slowing
down, the No. 84 HTP Mercedes kept stretching the lead with the No.
90 AKKA-ASP Mercedes being isolated in second place, but in the pit
window the 90 lost ground and Steven Kane returned to track
with second place for the No. 7 M-SPORT Bentley. Problem for Kane was
that the No. 86 HTP Mercedes was closing, being slightly quicker and
ready to attack.
During the last 20 minutes of racing
the mission of Steven Kane was holding the pressure and keeping the
No. 7 M-SPORT Bentley in second, but the charging No. 86 HTP Mercedes
kept going in, bringing the No. 88 AKKA-ASP Mercedes and the No. 26
Sainteloc Audi, and although things got really harder in the last
minutes Kane controlled the situation. As for the No. 84 HTP
Mercedes, the fight for second helped to build up the massive gap it
already had to the rest, só Maximilian Buhk brought it with ease to
the finish line.
The No. 333 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari
took Pro-Am Cup honors, finishing 14th overall.
Results to follow...
PHOTO: Blancpain GT Series
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