Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Blancpain Endurance Series round 3: Paul Ricard 1,000 kilometers


The full race from round three of the 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series.  The Paul Ricard 1,000 Kilometers at the Le Castellet circuit in the south of France.  The Blancpain Endurance Series sees it's third different winner in as many races.  This time, it's the #23 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R shared by Alex Buncombe, Katsumasa Chiyo, and Wolfgang Reip, taking the overall victory.

In the Pro Am class, it was Kessel Racing with their #11 Ferrari 458 Italia, driven by Poland's Michael Broniszewski, Alessandro Bonacini of Italy, and Englishman Michael Lyons, winning in class.  Finally, in the Am division, the race win went to the #25 Glorax Racing Ferrari 458 GT3 of Italians Rino Mastronardi and Fabio Mancini, sharing with Andrey Birzhin of Russia.

Overall/PRO: #23 Buncombe/Chiyo/Reip      Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3

             Pro Am: #11 Broniszewski/Bonacini/Lyons      Ferrari 458 Italia

            Am: #25 Mastronardi/Mancini/Birzhin               Ferrari 458 GT3

The next race on the calendar, is the big one.  The crown jewel in the Blancpain Endurance Series.  The 24 Hours of Spa Francorchamps, at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, in Spa, Belgium, coming up in a month on July 25th and 26th.

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