After ranging from the again of the grid, Reece Barr and his 2 Seas Motorsport teammates gained the Bronze Cup class on the GT World Problem Europe Endurance Cup finale in Portimão, Portugal on Saturday, seventeenth October.
The Irishman drove the #222 Mercedes-AMG with British drivers Charles Dawson and Kiern Jewiss, who introduced the automobile dwelling thirteenth total after three hours.
Talking on the win, the 25-year-old instructed Motorsport Week that it was “An unbelievable finish to our yr.”
“After a mega opening stint by Charles he handed me the automobile in a powerful place,” he sadded. “After I received in, I knew we had been inside putting distance of the lead, so I had one objective. I drove what I’d say was one of the intense stints of my profession, preventing my option to the entrance after which defending the lead for 50 minutes straight.”
“I couldn’t be prouder of the job all of us did as a staff this weekend. To show issues round from final to first and end our season on the highest step is an unimaginable feeling. It’s by no means over until it’s over.”
Portimão drew uncommon consideration when four-time Formulation 1 world champion Max Verstappen completed ninth in his sequence debut. Verstappen ran in a sister Mercedes to Barr, with the pair sharing a storage. 9-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi additionally began on the grid, however confronted automobile troubles early within the race earlier than ending out a season in GT racing.
“Having Max within the storage with us is unquestionably a cool feeling, and it’s thrilling to see it carry extra eyes to the game,” Barr stated.
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