The McLaren 720S GT3 scored victory on the debut race weekend in the China GT championship with Customer Racing outfit, The Winning Team. Chinese best-selling author, singer and star rally driver Han Han was joined by McLaren Factory Driver Joe Osborne and, despite difficult racing conditions, the pair claimed a second place during the first race of the weekend at the new Shougang GT Circuit in Qinhuangdao, before converting pole position to a hard-fought race win during the weekend’s second event.
The Audi pairing of Ricardo Feller (19, CH) and Dries Vanthoor (21, BEL, both Montaplast by Land-Motorsport) put in a superb performance to pull off a maiden ADAC GT Masters victory in Sunday’s race at Zandvoort, crossing the line just ahead of their team-mates Max Hofer (20, AUT) and Christopher Mies (30, GER). Partnered by Philip Ellis (26, GB) in a Mercedes-AMG, series newcomer Fabian Vettel (20, GER, Mann-Filter Team HTP), the brother of four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel, made his first podium appearance in the Super Sports Car League. “Mega!” said race winner Feller. “I’ve had a three-year wait to get onto the top rung of the podium. To have accomplished this at long last is an amazing feeling. I’m just incredibly happy.”