2024-09-16 09:05:03
Photo: 24H Series
Herberth Motorsport took a fourth victory in the Hankook 24H Barcelona, winning by a margin of two laps over Sainteloc Junior Team.
The No. 91 Porsche 911 GT3 R piloted by Scott Noble, Ralf Bohn, Jason Hart and Dustin Blattner completed 738 laps to set a new distance record for the event, which was run for the 25th time.
The Porsche squad emerged victorious after trading the lead with the No. 18 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II of Michael Doppelmayr, Pierre Kaffer, Elia Erhart, Stephane Tribaudini and Christer Joens during the night.
The No. 14 Poulsen Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 completed the overall podium, driven by Kristian Poulsen, Roland Poulsen, Alfred Nilsson and Jens Klingmann.
The Danish team came out on top in a late-race battle with the No. 9 Red Camel by Juta Racing Audi, which finished fourth. The No. 11 Hofor Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 completed the top five, having recovered from an early suspension failure.
The Swiss operation was the last to be classified ahead of 992 class winners Red Ant Racing in sixth, while Optimum Motorsport ended up seventh despite failing to finish when the No. 4 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo encountered fuel pressure problems.
The British squad started from pole, with Frederik Schandorff opening up a gap of over 50 seconds in the opening stint before throttle pedal issues delayed the Dane, Todd Coleman, Aaron Telitz and Robert Megennis.
In the GT4 class, Venture Engineering narrowly beat Samantha Tan Racing after a late-race fuel pressure issue cost the BMW team a 90-second lead.
The No. 421 Mercedes-AMG GT4 of Neville Jones, Christopher Jones, Matthew George and Owen Hizzey finished just 1.011 seconds ahead of the No. 428 BMW M4 GT4 piloted by Samantha Tan, Neil Verhagen, Jon Miller, Pippa Mann and Fabian Duffieux.
The BMW led on Sunday morning having bounced back from a five-lap deficit after a punctured intercooler, before fuel pressure problems eroded a 90-second lead for the Canadian effort.
This allowed the Venture Mercedes-AMG to capture its maiden series victory. The No. 428 BMW was later given a five-second penalty for a Code 60 violation and was classified 6.011 seconds behind.
The class podium was completed by the No. 424 Lionspeed GP Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport in the hands of Jose Garcia, Dennis Bohn, Patrick Kolb and Daniel Miller.
