Lexus Racing Lexus RC F GT3 took 3rd place and the last step on the podium driven by Palttala, Ortelli and Siedler, after fighting off the No 1 Audi of a charging Dries Vanthoor in the closing stages of the race. The Silver cup class was won by the Black Falcon Mercedes of Al Faisal, Haupt and Piana, one lap behind the overall race winners. This was after the Emil Frey Jaguar of Alex Fontana, Adrian Zaugg and Mikael Grenier dropped out from leading the Silver class in the last hour when it lost its right rear wheel at Luffield after a pitstop. The Pro-Am Cup class was won by the Ram Racing Mercedes_AMG GT3 of Burke, Yoluc and Hankey and finally the AM Cup Class was won by the Garage 59 McLaren 650 S GT3 of West, Harris and Goodwin. After 3 hours racing there were still seventeen cars © Simon Wright
Jesse Krohn, Connor de Phillippi and Jens Klinkmann were 13th in the BMW M6 GT3
on the lead lap, a testament to the close and competitive nature of this series. Local hero Guy Smith ended his driving career with Bentley, after an illustrious career with the marque, finishing 21st after the team had problems early in the race, but he was given a fitting send off from the fans and his collegues from his home race. After the race, the 4th place finishing Belgian Audi Club team WRT remain at the head of the Endurance Cup standings with June 2018
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Silver Cup driversMads Siljehaugh, Lenny Marioneck and Patric Niederhauser Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX finished 23rd
No 1 Audi of Dries Vanthoor, Chris Miles and Alex Riberas now 11 points clear of the No 76 R-Motorsport Aston Martin trio. On the team side the gap is closer with just 5 points separating WRT from R-Motorsport. In the Pro-Am class there is a three way tie for the lead between Rinaldi Racing, Strakka Racing and AF Corsa, which all have 30 points from the first two events. The Silver Cup is lead by the No 6 Black Falcon crew, who now enjoy a 10 point lead over the No. 54 Jaguar. Finally in the Am Cup it is the No. 89 AKKA ASP team of Eric Debard, Phillipe Glauque and Fabien Barthez who are in the top position after winning the class in Monza and finishing 2nd in class at Silverstone.
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Bentley Continental GT3 of Guy Smith, Jules Gounon and Steven Kane Page 87 started last and finished 21st