LM GTE @ 6 Hours of Spa-francorchamps 2014

Ferrari, Aston Martin, and Porsche were the three manufacturers battling in LM GTE Pro for this second race of the third WEC season after Silverstone and in preparation of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ Spa-Francorchamps May 2014.

Gianmaria Bruni, the 2013 FIA World Endurance GT Drivers Champion, associated to Toni Vilander won the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2014 with their AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 after emerging in front from the start and running a faultless race, to give Ferrari its eleventh endurance win in the Ardennes.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ Spa-Francorchamps May 2014.

In the last half hour, Patrick Pilet was battling with Rigon in P2, who came under strong pressure from the and . With a few minutes remaining, Pilet managed to force Rigon into making a mistake under braking for the downhill Rivage hairpin and got enough gap to get by and head for second place with Team Manthey Porsche #91, co-driven by Jorg Bermeister.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ Spa-Francorchamps May 2014.

Davide Rogon and James Calado with the second AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia #71 ended 3rd.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ Spa-Francorchamps May 2014.

Despite being the first team to double stint on the same tyres with its two Vantage V8s, Aston Martin didn’t reach the podium. Darren Turner, Bruno Senna and Stefan Mücke have long been fighting with Ferrari #71 and Porsche #91 for P2 but ended 4th with their #97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ Spa-Francorchamps May 2014.

Aston Martin Racing #99 Vantage GTE with Darryl O’Young, Alex MacDowall and Fernando Rees ended 5th, 2 laps behind the winning Ferrari.

📷 © Luc Warnotte @ Spa-Francorchamps May 2014.

Frederic Makowiecki associated to Marco Holzer on Porsche #92 ended last of the class 4 laps behind the winning Ferrari, behind 5 LM GTE Pro: AF Corse Ferrari #61 and the two Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE #95 and 98