SPORTSCAR

Villorba Corse celebrates their achievements at the end of the 24 Hours of Spa. After their third consecutive Le Mans last month, the Italian team took also the checkered flag of the Belgian classic, pinnacle of the Blancpain GT Series, with the #133 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Roberto Pampanini, Mauro Calamia, Stefano Monaco and Ivan Jacoma.

Porsche won a battle of the heavyweights to clinch victory at the 2019 Total 24 Hours of Spa. The German marque beat fierce rivals Mercedes-AMG and Audi to climb the top step of the podium for the first time since 2010 and capture a one-two finish in the world’s toughest GT race.

The third round of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, a 24-hour Spa-Francorchamps marathon, took place on July 27-28 in Belgium. The SMP Racing crew of Russian Mikhail Aleshin, Spaniard Miguel Molina and Italian Davide Rigon, started the race from third position, fought for the lead, retired before the end of the race due to the contact with a rival, but scored enough points to keep the lead in the overall standings.

Twelve months after securing its first 24 Hours of Spa podium finish with its Pro-Am entry, Strakka Racing repeated the feat in remarkable fashion at the 2019 edition of the race, in an event that many drivers stated was held in the toughest conditions of their careers. The squad also recorded its first ever Super Pole qualification at the legendary GT endurance race with the Pro #44 car.