Driver Lineups Confirmed in Updated 71-Car Spa Entry

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Full driver lineups have been confirmed in a revised 71-car entry list for next weekend’s CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa.

Released by SRO Motorsports Group on Tuesday, the list for the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup and Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli centerpiece is down by one entry compared to the initial 72-car list released in March.

Walkenhorst Motorsport’s No. 34 BMW M4 GT3, earmarked for the Silver category, has been withdrawn, while the No. 77 Haupt Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, which appeared on the provisional list, was placed there in error according to team principal Ulrich Fritz.

The two omissions have been offset by the addition from Scherer Sport PHX, which will field a Pro class Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II for Kelvin van der Linde, Nicki Thiim and Audi factory driver Luca Engstler.

While majority of the Pro class lineups remain unchanged from the last Endurance Cup round at Paul Ricard, the drivers list confirms Manthey EMA’s squad for the twice-around-the-clock enduro, in Porsche factory stars Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Julien Andlauer.

Vanthoor and Estre co-drive for Porsche Penske Motorsport in the FIA World Endurance Championship, while Andlauer is a regular in the GTE-Am class of the world championship.

Other changes in the Pro class include the previously confirmed reshuffle within Mercedes-AMG camp, which sees Dani Juncadella in the No. 999 GruppeM Mercedes and Lucas Auer replacing Maro Engel in the No. 777 GetSpeed Performance entry, with Engel’s IGTC full season entry with GruppeM taking priority.

Entries in the Gold, Silver, Bronze and Pro-Am classes, meanwhile, have seen various additions with the allotment of four-driver squads for the race.

It includes former Porsche factory driver Patrick Long, who will be teaming up in GMG Racing by Car Collection Motorsport’s Porsche 911 GT3 R alongside James Sofronas, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Kyle Washington in Pro-Am.

Selected cars will take to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Tues. June 27 for a Bronze test, followed by the start of official track action on Thurs. June 29 leading up to the July 1-2 enduro.

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