Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS title battle intensifies with mid-season trip to Zandvoort
· Third of five short-format events brings 25-car field to Dutch seaside venue
· Akkodis ASP (Mercedes-AMG) and Team WRT (Audi) resume title duel in the dunes
· AF Corse (Ferrari) and JP Motorsport (McLaren) looking to consolidate in Silver Cup and Pro-Am
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With the Sprint Cup opener in the books, the 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season is now in full swing.
Magny-Cours offered a diverse menu of action, with night racing on Saturday followed by a more traditional afternoon contest on Sunday. A 27-car grid ensured fierce competition, and it was a pair of familiar crews that emerged at the front of the pack.
Team WRT duo Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts began their championship defence in perfect fashion with victory in Saturday s 60-minute race, but they are unlikely to enjoy a simple run to their second title. That much was clear on Sunday, when Maro Engel and Luca Stolz gave Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport WRT its maiden Sprint Cup win and launched their own championship challenge.
GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT CUP KICKS OFF IN FRANCE WITH PIRELLI Sprint format makes its 2021 debut following opening endurance round at Monza Two hour-long races at Magny-Cours this weekend: one at night and one in the day The former home of the French Grand Prix provides a wide-ranging challenge for tyres
Milan, May 5, 2021 – Following an action-packed Endurance Cup season opener at Monza last month, the Pirelli-equipped GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup gets underway at Magny-Cours this weekend, with a field of 27 cars taking part in a pair of one-hour races at the French circuit.
Porsche came out on top in the first Endurance round of the year in Italy, but the Sprint Cup is renowned for delivering unpredictable results thanks to its shorter format, while the tight and twisty confines of the Magny-Cours track are sure to punish the slightest mistake over the course of the weekend.