WTM by Rinaldi Dominates 12H Estoril

WTM by Rinaldi Racing converted pole position to a dominant victory in the Hankook 12H Estoril.

The No. 22 Ferrari 296 GT3, driven by Georg Weiss, Leonard Weiss, Jochen Krumbach and Torsten Kratz, led all but eight of the completed laps in the race.

The German squad crossed the line nearly a full lap ahead of Scherer Sport PHX, with the No. 1 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II driven by Michael Doppelmayr, Pierre Kaffer, Elia Erhart and Christer Joens only unlapping itself on the penultimate lap en route to second place.

The Rinaldi Racing-operated Ferrari started the race from pole after winning the six-hour qualifying race on Friday.

The overall podium was completed by the No. 8 Kessel Racing Ferrari piloted by Alessandro Cutrera, Marco Talarico, Marco Frezza, David Fumanelli and L.M.D.V.

CP Racing finished fifth with its No. 85 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ahead of GT3-Am class rivals E2P Racing and their No. 85 Porsche 911 GT3 R, which rounded out the top five.

Despite briefly leading after the first round of pitstops, the No. 21 HAAS RT Audi failed to finish due to a gearbox failure.

This came after the Antiguan-flagged squad had already lost significant time when a wheel bearing failed that cost it several laps.

The No. 58 MP Racing Mercedes also retired from the race, initially losing an engine belt before a reported blown gasket ended its day.

The No. 403 Atlas BX Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 piloted by Steven Cho, Roelof Bruins, Jongkyum Kim, Taekeun Yang and Donggi Noh took class victory in the GT4 class.

RESULTS: Hankook 12H Estoril