Magnificent podium for Vanthoor
Archiv Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 27.5.14 | Aktuálně
Blacplain Endurance Series
In the
second race of the Blancpain Endurance Series in Silverstone Laurens Vanthoor
finished in a strong third place. Cesar Ramos, Marc Basseng and Vanthoor drove
an impressive race in the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Ultra,
rewarded with important championship points, despite a drive-through in the
early stages of the race.
Silverstone offered us a typical British racing weekend, with very mixed
conditions. It all started on Saturday with heavy rain and two free practice
sessions provided little action and even less information for the teams.
Laurens Vanthoor: “In all I did 5 laps, due to the wet weather. As we will have
dry conditions tomorrow, with even some sunshine, today was a wasted day. I prefer full action with a lot of driving.”
On Sunday morning, qualifying started under damp conditions, but the track dried
up by the end. During the final stages every driver tried to put down a fast
lap as late as possible. The team gave Vanthoor a fine opportunity to go for
pole-position, but due to an incident a red flag ruined any chances of Vanthoor
grabbing the pole.
Laurens Vanthoor: “I received a new set of slicks in order to put down an even
better lap time during the session’s last moments. But in those closing stages,
just as I was lapping quickly, a car went off and the session was ended 3 minutes too early. I missed the opportunity of doing any better than 9th spot,
which is a big disadvantage in this highly competitive competition. Even before
the start of the race we knew that we would need to fight hard to have any
chance of finishing on the podium.”
It was a difficult start for the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT boys, with an early
drive-through. But they never gave up! And in the last metres of the race,
Vanthoor took third!
Laurens Vanthoor: “What a fantastic last lap… I found myself in the same
position as in Monza where I closed in on the leaders, but this time around I managed to score third instead of fourth! It was very important for all of us
and I would like to thank the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT for their marvellous
pitstop work! My teammates also did a good job and this result will motivate us
to do even better in the near future.”
More : www.laurensvanthoor.be
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