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Blancpain GT Series Asia’s champions crowned in London

Blancpain GT Series Asia’s champions crowned in London 26 November 2018 > GT title winners gather at SRO’s global end-of-season prize-giving ceremony> SRO Awards gallery This year’s Blancpain GT Series Asia champions were united in London on Saturday evening (November 24) to receive their 2018 trophies alongside title winners from SRO Motorsports Group’s other international, […]

ANDREW HARYANTO CROWNED 2018 AUDI SPORT R8 LMS CUP CHAMPION

 ProMax Team’s Andrew Haryanto was crowned the 2018 Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup champion after a dramatic season finale at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit. The Indonesian’s victory in round 10 secured him the title by just five points from rival Bhurit Bhirombhakdi of Singha Plan-B by Absolute Racing. Third in the final standings was Yasser Shahin of The Bend Motorsport Park, after crossing the line fourth in round 10 despite carrying 40kg of success ballast. Completing the podium in round 10 was pole-sitter Jeffrey Lee of Team Audi Volkswagen Taiwan, his impressive haul of 28 points over the Malaysian weekend securing the final “Road to Spa” seat.

ANDREW HARYANTO WINS AUDI SPORT R8 LMS CUP SEPANG NIGHT RACE THRILLER

The penultimate race of the 2018 Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup under the floodlights of the Sepang International Circuit has set up a nail-biting season finale. ProMax Team’s Andrew Haryanto took his second victory of the year to close the gap to just two points from championship-leader Bhurit Bhirombhakdi of Singha Plan-B by Absolute Racing, who was third across the line. Despite carrying 20kg of success ballast, The Bend Motorsport Park’s Yasser Shahin thundered to second place on his night race and Sepang Circuit debut. 

2018: A VINTAGE YEAR FOR KEVIN ESTRE

Kévin Estre is a Porsche works driver in the grand touring category, at the summit of the endurance pyramid since 2016. This year, the man from Lyon scored what is the greatest victory in his career so far at the wheel of the 911 RSR in the emblematic Pink Pig livery. He went on to stand on the topmost step of the podium in LM GTE Pro at the Le Mans 24 Hours with Laurens Vanthoor and his regular teammate Michael Christensen. The French-Danish pairing have finished in the top 3 in the first five rounds of the world endurance championship (FIA WEC) and have built up a good lead in the provisional classification.

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