JMB Racing Ferrari Wins Opening FIA GT3 Race

Most of the GT3 teams had their first experience of wet running during the exciting inaugural race in the FIA GT3 European Championship. The Dodge Viper Competition Coupe cars dominated the beginning of the race, with Duqueine ahead of Zonca and Ceccato, but after the driver change, when the track started to dry, everything was different. With slick tyres, nr34 JMB Ferrari 430 Challenge, nr9 Tech9 Mortorsport Porsche 997 Cup and nr45 Ascari KZ1R put in an incredible end to the race, taking the chequered flag in this order. Therefore, JMB Racing Ferrari's Allan Simonsen and Hector Lester became the first winners in the history of the FIA GT3 European Championship.

When the rain falls, the British drivers appear to be in their element! Team-mates last year in the British GT Championship, Allan Simonsen and Hector Lester started the season very well by winning the opening race of the FIA GT3 European Championship. However, the race had not got off to a perfect start for the nr34 JMB Racing Ferrari 430 Challenge GT3, when Lester, in second position, spun after a misunderstood with Tech 9 Porsche driven by Deverikos. However, JMB Racing chose the perfect strategy when they decided to put slick tyres on, during the obligatory driver change. "The team made the best decision, with slick tyres we were much faster than the others, and it was fun to overtake three or four cars per lap" declared Simonsen, very happy with this first victory. "This Championship is fantastic, with more than 40 cars on the grid, it is incredible. We started it by the best way, but tomorrow is another day…"

Victory for Racing Box Dodge in Second FIA GT3 Race

Just like in the first race, everything changed during the last lap of the second round of the new FIA GT3 European Championship ! In wet conditions, Danish driver Allan Simonsen and Northern Irish driver Hector Lester, whose nr34 JMB Racing Ferrari 430 Challenge GT3 had dominated since the beginning of the race, was overtaken by the nr 26 and nr 27 Racing Box Dodge Viper Competition Coupe cars. However, the the nr 26 car was awarded a drive-through penalty for an avoidable collision, meaning that Stefano Livio and Andrea Ceccato, in the nr 27 Racing Box Dodge Viper Competition Coupe, became the second winners this season. With second place, however, Simonsen and Lester have taken an early Championship lead.