Three teams share GT4 Winter Series spoils at eventful Portimao meeting

Three completely different winners received as many races within the GT4 Winter Collection as Elite Motorsport’s domination got here to an finish in Portimao.

Elite’s GB3 graduate McKenzy Cresswell received the opening 30-minute dash occasion on Saturday aboard the group’s McLaren Artura GT4, however team-mate Josh Rattican needed to give second greatest to Jay Mo Hartling’s SR Motorsport Mercedes.

Cresswell and Rattican had been within the combine once more throughout the 60-minute pitstop race however after a spin contact whereas disputing the lead with Maximilian Schreyer, for which the W&S Motorsport Porsche Cayman driver was penalised, dropped the duo behind the victorious RAFA Racing McLaren of Callum Davies and Charlie Hart.

Cresswell had a simple run to victory within the opener, seeing off Schreyer after which SR Motorsport’s Enrico Forderer when the Mercedes driver was penalised for earlier contact.

Benjamin Sylvestersson (FK Efficiency BMW M4 GT4) inherited second when Davies was penalised for observe limits and was demoted to 3rd.

The RAFA McLaren additionally misplaced out to a observe limits penalty in race two, this time incurred by Hart, which handed third place to former World Touring Automobile Championship racer Peter Terting.

Hartling had moved forward of Rattican earlier than then passing Hart for the victory, with Rattican additionally shifting forward of the subsequently penalised McLaren driver.

However all got here good for the RAFA squad within the third counter, Davies shifting as much as second after Schreyer rotated Cresswell after which taking the lead from he Porsche driver earlier than handing over to Hart. After serving the penalty incurred by his team-mate, Alon Gabbay (in for Schreyer) recovered third on the ultimate lap.

Porsche and Ferrari share GT Winter Collection spoils

Keanu Al Azhari recovered from sixth place to win the opening GT Winter Collection race aboard a Porsche 992 GT3 R entered by DTM title profitable squad SSR Efficiency.

Making his debut in a GT3 automotive, the Emirati had set a time quick sufficient for pole that was deleted for not adhering to yellow flags, however made swift progress by way of the sector and demoted chief SR Motorsport Mercedes driver Moritz Wiskirchen on the 30-minute dash’s penultimate tour.

Danish teen Simon Birch’s Razoon – Greater than racing Porsche stored up the stress on Al Azhari all through race two, however couldn’t forestall the SSR driver from doubling up.

However with Al Azhari withdrawn from the 55-minute pitstop race, staged following a deluge, the scene was set for a special winner and many motion on the slippery observe.

After taking on from Kenneth Heyer, Wiskirchen had established himself in a lead he regarded set to carry to the flag till he unexpectedly pulled into the pits with one lap to go.

That elevated Le Mans stalwart Matt Griffin to the entrance of the pack within the AF Corse-run Ferrari 296 Problem automotive rotated on the opening lap by John Dhillon.

Fellow Ferrari drivers Sean Hudspeth/Rafael Duran and Mikkel Mac/Andreas Bogh Sorensen accomplished the podium.

Clear sweep for Soufi in Prototype Winter Collection

Photograph by: Daniel Burgin/Gedlich Racing

Konrad Motorsport driver Danny Soufi picked up the place he left off at Estoril by dominating each Prototype Winter Collection races.

He transformed pole to win the opener comfortably, by 17s, regardless of a 30-second pitstop handicap. Laurents Hoerr and Jon Brownson’s DKR Engineering Duqueine beat CLX Motorsport Ligier pair David Droux and Quentin Joseph to second.

Poleman Hoerr led the early phases of race two, however the automotive refused to fireside for Brownson within the pits – placing them out of competition.

Soufi rejoined third after his longer cease, however made his means into the lead with passes on Wolfgang Payr (Racing Expertise Duqueine) and transient chief Joseph to protect his 100% file this season.