Auto-motorsport·Motorautosport·1 sep 2024

FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 2024 Manche 6 – Lone Star Le Mans COTA (USA) Akkodis ASP Team sur le podium

It was hot for the 7th and 8th rounds of the GT2 European Series, held last weekend in Germany, at the very technical track that is Hockenheim. With 740hp under the hood, and 32°C on the thermostat, the teams were keeping an eye on tyre degradation. But it would take more than that to destabilise the Akkodis ASP Team crew, who shone once again. In AM, the duo of Jean-Luc Beaubelique-Gilles Vannelet pocketed their third victory after having taken a 2nd place finish the previous day in the #87 Mercedes-AMG GT2. Christophe Bourret and Pascal Gibon (#53) had another podium, allowing the team to set another 1-2 finish for Race 2. Unfortunately, in Pro-AM, the efforts and performance of the crew of Mauro and Benjamin Ricci (#61) did not pay off, as they were victims of a contact and had to abandon Race 1, and then they spun out in Race 2, after having spent most of the race near the front. In the championship, Gilles Vannelet and Jean-Luc Beaubelique took the lead in AM, and Akkodis ASP kept hold of their team title. After the long summer break, the series will be heading south towards Italy and the circuit of Monza for two more rounds, on the 21st and 22nd of September.