Bad race for the 2 C8 Z06s

Heart of Racing Team captured its first series class win in dominant fashion, converting pole position to come out on top in the LMGT3 class.
Ian James, Daniel Mancinelli and Alex Riberas, sharing the No. 27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo, finished nearly 30 seconds ahead of the No. 92 Manthey PureRxcing Porsche 911 GT3 R.

After James rebuffed an early challenge from the No. 85 Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2, the American squad went largely unchallenged out front.
It marked the first world championship victory for Aston Martin’s updated GT3 challenger.

Klaus Bachler, Alex Malykhin and Joel Sturm were joined on the class podium by their Manthey stablemates Yasser Shahin, Morris Schuring and Richard Lietz in third.

The No. 91 Manthey EMA Porsche was promoted to third when the No. 55 Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 was ordered to serve a 100-second stop-and-hold penalty for a technical infringement.

This dropped them to tenth in class, while the No. 59 United Autosports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo moved up to fourth and the No. 31 BMW M4 GT3 finished fifth.
WRT’s No. 46 entry lost out on a possible top-five after Maxime Martin brought into the pits with power steering problems late on, resulting in a retirement.

Other cars to hit trouble in the race include the No. 81 TF Sport Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R and No. 85 Lamborghini, which both suffered damage as a result of a clash between Rahel Frey and Rui Andrade in the third hour.