BoP changes in GTD class paid off as BMW and Porsche were in the game with BMW clinching the double and Porsche having 4 cars in the top 10.

The BMW M Team WRT ‘s BMW M4 GT3s signed an authoritative one-two victory in the Kyalami 9 Hour, the second round of the 2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli. The BoP tweaks were a game changer compared to Bathurst's first round.

The 5 PRO teams leaded today’s qualifying sessions with GruppeM Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 #999 drivers dominating each of their qualifying session ahead of the two Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 and the two Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3s.

The Porsche of Manthey-Racing absent, only three brands will battle in Kyalami: Audi, BMW and Mercedes. Entry list and drivers comments before the second round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli.

Jules Gounon clinched a third consecutive triumph (with Bentley in 2020 and Sun Energy1 in 2021) at Bathurst 12 Hours. It was a second in a row for SunEnergy1 Racing, Kenny Habul and Luca Stolz after a tough fight with Manthey Porsche drivers Matt Campbell, Mathieu Jaminet and Thomas Preining.

The #70 Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3 driven by Brendan Iribe, Jordan Pepper, and Sebastian Priaulx clinch the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup despite their disappointment of finishing the race second in class.

#15 Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II of Kelvin van der Linde, Dries Vanthoor, Fred Vervisch and Robin Frijns wins the 50th edition of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.
Audi and Mercedes-AMG trust the top 8 positions.

WIth 58 cars on the grid, the 9 manufacturers had mixed results. Let us see in details the achievements per manufacturer.

The Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo took victory at the 24 Hours of Spa with Alessandro Pier Guidi, Nicklas Nielsen and Côme Ledogar after a dramatic final.

Get the overall and class ranking of the 24 Hours of Spa 2021 in pictures.

What a race! #51 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Cöme Ledogar, Nicklas Nielsen and Alessandro Pier Guidi have been leading since the 11th hour. #32 Audi R8 LMS GT3 has always been very close… moste of time within 10” taking the lead thanks to a smarter strategy when have rain started 45’ from the end. Alessadro Pier Guidi took the lead back thanks to his maestria in the rain.

Raffaele Marciello with #88 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP GT3 did snatch pole during Super Pole session being the only one to fly a lap under the 2’18”. That was 0.303” faster than Mirko Bortolotti.

This is the third straight pole position at the 24 Hours of Spa for Mercedes-AMG and the second consecutive for Marciello.

The BMW M4 did dominate the two test days sessions June 7 and 8 in Francorchamps in preparation of the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa 2021.

The 24 Hours of Spa 2014 were competitive, with 14 cars within 1 second on the grid and a mix of brands: Audi, Ferrari, Mercedes, Bentley, McLaren, BMW, Aston Martin and Nissan in the first thirteen positions.

The fight for the lead was intense throughout the race. René Rast swooped down on the then-leading BMW Z4 GT3 Team Marc VDS #77 and passed it within 20 minutes from the finish. The Audi R8 LMS # 1 of Laurens Vanthoor, Markus Winkelhock and René Rast won.