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.”

There was high drama on the Dutch North Sea coast as the seventh ADAC GT Masters race of the season at Zandvoort was won by the narrow margin of 0.365 seconds. In a thrilling race, Mirko Bortolotti (29, ITA) and Christian Engelhart (32, GER, both Orange1 by GRT Grasser) in a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo beat off a strong challenge from Porsche drivers Timo Bernhard (38, GER) and Klaus Bachler (27, AUT, both Küs Team75 Bernhard). Third place went to Michele Beretta (24, ITA) and Marco Mapelli (32, ITA) in another Orange1 by GRT Grasser Lamborghini. “We’ve worked hard for this,” said Bortolotti. “It feels really good to win here. It was about time that we returned to winning ways.”

The Blancpain GT Series returned to Zandvoort last weekend after an absence of almost four years, with a capacity 28-car field tackling the undulating 4.3km layout amid the dunes of the North Sea coastline.

Christopher Haase and Simon Gachet made it six winners from as many races in Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe as French squad Sainteloc Racing took a well-deserved victory at Zandvoort, ensuring that La Marseillaise was played during the podium ceremony on Bastille Day.

Raffaele Marciello and Vincent Abril produced a faultless showing at Zandvoort to secure their first victory as a duo and kick-start an assault on the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe title.

Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe will stage its third doubleheader event of the 2019 season next weekend (12-14 July) when Zandvoort makes a popular return to the calendar..