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From press release
The nr36 Signatech Alpine of Pierre Ragues and Nelson Panciatici takes a dominant win in challenging weather conditions at the Hungaroring for the fourth round of the European Le Mans Serie.
The French squad has set the stage for a championship showdown at Paul Ricard in two weeks with reigning champion Pierre Thiriet and the Thiriet by TDS Racing team for the title of 2013 European Le Mans Series Driver and Team Champion.
Panciatici took the chequered flag after 82 laps of racing over a lap ahead of the nr18 Murphy Prototypes Oreca Nissan of Jonathan Hirschi and Brendon Hartley, which marks the best result of the season for the Irish team.
The nr 49 Team Endurance Challenge Oreca of Gary Hirsch and Paul Loup Chatin scored another victory in the LMPC class, finishing 9th overall. However their teammates in the nr48 FLM Oreca, Soheil Ayari and Anthony Pons finished second to keep the title challenge alive for the final race of the 2013 season.
The nr 77 Proton Competiton Porsche 911 GT3 RSR of Christian Ried, Nick Tandy and Klaus Bachler scored their first win of the year, with Bachler taking the chequered flag in 6th overall, 45 seconds ahead of points leaders Johnny Mowlem and Matt Griffin in the nr52 RAM Racing Ferrari 458. It means that Mowlem and Griffin hold a 23 point advantage over Ried going into the final race of the year.
It was victory number three from three race starts for the nr69 SMP Racing Ferrari 458 of Fabio Babini, Viktor Shaitar and Kirill Ladygin in the GTC class. It was all smiles in the Russian team's garage as the nr72 SMP Ferrari finished in second, just 0.5 seconds behind. The battle to see who will become the GTC team and driver title holders will be one to watch in Paul Ricard in two weeks.
The nr36 Signatech Alpine of Pierre Ragues and Nelson Panciatici takes a dominant win in challenging weather conditions at the Hungaroring for the fourth round of the European Le Mans Serie.
The French squad has set the stage for a championship showdown at Paul Ricard in two weeks with reigning champion Pierre Thiriet and the Thiriet by TDS Racing team for the title of 2013 European Le Mans Series Driver and Team Champion.
Panciatici took the chequered flag after 82 laps of racing over a lap ahead of the nr18 Murphy Prototypes Oreca Nissan of Jonathan Hirschi and Brendon Hartley, which marks the best result of the season for the Irish team.
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| Photo: Nelson Panciatici |
The nr 49 Team Endurance Challenge Oreca of Gary Hirsch and Paul Loup Chatin scored another victory in the LMPC class, finishing 9th overall. However their teammates in the nr48 FLM Oreca, Soheil Ayari and Anthony Pons finished second to keep the title challenge alive for the final race of the 2013 season.
The nr 77 Proton Competiton Porsche 911 GT3 RSR of Christian Ried, Nick Tandy and Klaus Bachler scored their first win of the year, with Bachler taking the chequered flag in 6th overall, 45 seconds ahead of points leaders Johnny Mowlem and Matt Griffin in the nr52 RAM Racing Ferrari 458. It means that Mowlem and Griffin hold a 23 point advantage over Ried going into the final race of the year.
It was victory number three from three race starts for the nr69 SMP Racing Ferrari 458 of Fabio Babini, Viktor Shaitar and Kirill Ladygin in the GTC class. It was all smiles in the Russian team's garage as the nr72 SMP Ferrari finished in second, just 0.5 seconds behind. The battle to see who will become the GTC team and driver title holders will be one to watch in Paul Ricard in two weeks.