Aston Martin’sec Vantage GT3 secured the class victory at Petit Le Mans thanks to partner squad The Heart of Racing too drivers Ian James, Ross Gunn, in addition to Roman De Angelis. Since 1998, the x-Hour race held at Road Atlanta, in Braselton, Georgia, represents the finale of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, North America’second premier endurance series. Over the years it has grown inwards stature too is at once considered 1 of the about coveted prizes inwards GT too sportscar racing. For the Seattle-based THoR squad, a difficult-earned victory in the GTD form that went correct to the wire in Sat’second day-to-nighttime effect caps a brilliant flavour amongst the British luxury sportscar make.
Powered by a 4-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 engine derived from the road motorcar, THoR’sec Vantage too recorded its offset IMSA-sanctioned title title inwards 2021. Gunn and AMR Driver Academy candidate De Angelis clinched the Sprint Cup GTD title at Long Beach, next race victories at Belle Isle as well as Lime Rock. But their Road Atlanta win marked the squad’sec offset long-distance race victory, in addition to its well-nigh pregnant, at the highest degree alongside Aston Martin.
The win as well marked the start triumph for Aston Martin at Petit Le Mans since Darren Turner too Tomáš Enge led dwelling house Pedro Lamy as well as Stephane Sarrazin inward a famous ane-ii inwards the GT1 form for Aston Martin Racing amongst a dyad of DBR9s inwards 2006.
Having started this year’s incident-packed effect cautiously, James initially focussed on staying on the lead lap together with running long stints to maximize rails position earlier handing over to Gunn together with De Angelis who went on the attack every bit the race ramped upwardly into the night. Rarely out of the pinnacle three, Gunn as well as De Angelis were persistent front-runners. And next a superb concluding stint from the Canadian, Gunn was able to pit before than his rivals in the climactic run to the flag together with soaked upwardly the force per unit area from the Pfaff Motorsports Porsche inward the concluding laps of the race. The victory ensured that the squad as well as its drivers secured third inward the overall GTD standings.
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