HTP Motorsport drivers Maximilian Buhk and Maximilian Götz captured victory in the first Main Race of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series in Nogaro, France, April 21.
With their Mercedes AMG SLS they crossed the finishing line of the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro with less than two seconds advantage over the No. 3 G-Drive Racing Audi driven by local favourites Stéphane Ortelli and Grégory Guilvert. Another Audi pairing, Mateusz Lisowski and Vincent Abril in the No. 4 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT R8 LMS ultra, claimed the third podium position during the final laps of the race, also winning the Silver Cup category.
Sunny conditions greeted the drivers on the grid for the first main race of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series. Maximilian Buhk, in the No. 84 HTP Motorsport Mercedes took the lead, and from lap four the German driver was able to edge away from the chasing pack. By the time Gregory Guilvert in the No. 3 G-Drive Racing Audi managed to overtake the Brazilian BMW, the HTP Motorsport Mercedes already had a lead of nine seconds. A fabulously quick pitstop by the G-Drive Racing mechanics reduced the gap to only four seconds, with Stéphane Ortelli getting closer and closer to leader Maximilian Götz every lap. The German had the race under control however, and after 41 laps of the 3.636 km track he crossed the line to take the win in the first Main Race of the season. Former Formula 1 and IndyCar series’ driver, Alex Zanardi finished 13th in his ROAL Motorsport BMW Z4 fitted with hand controls.
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