The No. 14 Lexus was out front after a four-car accident that wiped out the then class-leading No. 63 Iron Lynx Lamborghini of Andrea Caldarelli, although faced final hour drama of its own due to a pit lane speeding infringement.

Hawksworth emerged from the drive-through penalty behind the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD-Pro of Antonio Garcia,
although got around the Spaniard for the class lead with 23 minutes to go.

He then faced pressure from the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 of Daniel Serra, who moved into second in class prior to the race-ending yellow, with Garcia and Jordan Taylor’s Corvette having to settle for third.