THE FERRARI RAVETTO RUBERTI VICTORIOUS IN THE ULTIMATE CUP AT HOCKENHEIM

Qualifying for the GT Hyper Dash Auto Elements Cup at Hockenheim was dominated by drivers from Scuderia Ravetto & Ruberti (SR&R).

Edoardo Barbolini in Q1 (1´39.877), then Luca Demarchi in Q2 (1´39.719), lifted the No. 3 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo to the highest of the hierarchy.

Ranging from pole place, Edoardo Barbolini led all of the laps within the result in win on the finish of this primary 20-minute dash race.

Whereas the Ferrari pranced within the lead, the battle raged behind between the #107/CMR Bentley Continental GT3 pushed by Nigel Bailly and the #33/CMR Porsche 911 GT3 Cup pushed by Giovanni Scamardi.

It was finally the Belgian who completed second general and within the UGT3A class, whereas Giovanni Scamardi gained the Porsche Cup class forward of Didier Glorieux (SebLajoux Racing) and Maxime Mainguy (Breizh Motorsport).

A couple of hours after race 1 on a dry observe, race 2 seems to be totally different with a moist observe following the downpour that fell a couple of minutes earlier.

The beginning was nevertheless in a position to happen after two formation laps, below the impetus of poleman Luca Demarchi. On the wheel of the Ferrari 488 GT3 n°3, the Italian takes off because the duel between the Bentley Continental GT3 n°107 and the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup n°33, now pushed by Sébastien Lajoux, continues.

Luca Demarchi’s domination is undermined by the cease & go that he should carry out given his standing as a Silver driver, as supplied for within the rules.

Ferrari n°3 subsequently misplaced the lead, now within the palms of Porsche n°33.

Lower than 5 minutes and some laps from the end, the 2 automobiles are solely separated by 5 seconds, leaving the Italian nonetheless a glimpse of victory in scratch.

Sector after sector, the Ferrari lowered the hole on the Porsche, however the latter nonetheless managed to cross the end line within the lead with 0.6 seconds forward of its nearest rival.

Second, the Scuderia Ravetto & Ruberti driver nonetheless gained the UGT3A class after his teammate in race 1.

The pair of the Ferrari n°3 subsequently carried out a positive accounting operation, as soon as once more forward of the Bentley n°107 of the paraplegic Belgian driver, Nigel Bailly.

Word the withdrawal of the #49 Corvette C7-R GT3 Callaway from Kennol Racing Crew following the breakage of a connecting rod on the American’s engine in qualifying.

Christophe Bouchut and Olivier Morihain had been subsequently unable to participate within the aftermath of the hostilities

Florian DEFET

Images: Davy DELIEN