Maxime Martin and Dirk Müller have taken the No. 77 BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW to its first win at Blancpain Sprint Series race Monday in Nogaro, France.
It was Stéphane Ortelli and Stéphane Richelmi who took the win in the Qualifying Race of the opening event of the 2015 championship. The No. 3 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi led almost all the race to secure pole position for the main race.
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With brilliant sunshine and packed grandstands, the Blancpain Sprint Series started in very festive conditions Monday.
Martin and Müller’s yellow Z4 took the lead on the opening lap, briefly lost it after the pit stops, and then Müller held off Stéphane Ortelli in an exciting last twenty minutes of the season opener.
However, Ortelli and teammate Richelmi (No. 3 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi) were the first of the Series’ regular drivers, claiming important points towards the championship.
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT-drivers Enzo Ide and Christopher Mies completed the podium.