LM GTE Am (8 Cars)
57 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn, Nic Jonsson, Ben Collins Ferrari 458 Italia
61 AF Corse Luis Perez Companc, Marco Cioci, Mirko Venturi Ferrari 458 Italia
75 Prospeed Competition François Perrodo, Emmanuel Collard, Matthieu Vaxivière Porsche 911 RSR
81 AF Corse Stephen Wyatt, Michele Rugolo, Andrea Bertolini Ferrari 458 Italia
88 Proton Competition Christian Ried, Klaus Bachler, Khaled Al Qubaisi Porsche 911 RSR
90 8Star Motorsports Jeff Segal, Gianluca Roda, Paolo Ruberti Ferrari 458 Italia
95 Aston Martin Racing Kristian Poulsen, David Heinemeier Hansson, Richie Stanaway Aston Martin Vantage V8
98 GTE AM Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy, Christoffer Nygaard Aston Martin Vantage V8
There’s plenty of change to report in GTE Am. One Ferrari out (Ram Racing), one in for a one-off run (Krohn)
In sharp contrast to GTE Pro it’s been a good season so far for Aston Martin Racing – The #95 ‘Dane Train’ in particular has has great start to the year and looks set to be a strong contender here too, Nicki Thiim steps back again with an Audi commitment but is replaced by the ever impressive Kiwi Richie Stanaway this time out.
The Aston Martin has a 29 point advantage to defend – another win will make it a very tough nut to crack.
The battle for second in the points is very much tighter, the #61 AF Corse Ferrari hold the advantage there but the Proton Competition boys are getting the hang of their new #88 Porsche and closing in.
Not too far in arrears to that pair is the second Aston Martin, steady scoring is the key here, and of the leading Vantage stumbles this trio will be ready to pounce.
The #90 8Star Ferrari will complete the season without Enzo Potolicchio, his place will be filled at CotA by Jeff Segal for what is currently a one-off run. Gianluca Roda and Paulo Ruberti have been an effective duo, Ruberti a man capable of mixing it with the Pros in the orange 458. A troubled start to the season though means they have a mountain to climb through the flyways.
The final AF Corse run car, the #81 Ferrari lies a point behind the #90, Andrea Bertolini steps back aboard for the remainder of the season, Sam Bird’s races are done for now at least.
Prospeed have had little luck so far this year but they’ll be looking to turn it all around with the arrival of a new 911 RSR (this the car that was run by Dempsey Racing at Le Mans). Matthieu Vaxiviere returns, now recovered from the back injury he suffered in a single seater shunt – New car, and returning hotshoe, should see the #75 back into the mix.
Finally there’s the aforementioned return to the WEC grid of the Krohn Racing squad – On home ground and with Ben Collins aboard with Tracy Krohn and Nic Jonsson, this could be in the mix.
Points standings post Le Mans
FIA Endurance Trophy for GTE Am Drivers
1 HEINEMEIER-HANSSON/D.POULSEN K. 93
2 THIIM N. 75
3 PEREZ-COMPANC L./ CIOCI M./VENTURI M. 64
4 RIED C./ AL QUBAISI K./ BACHLER K. 60
5 NYGAARD C./ DALLA LANA P./ LAMY P. 53
6 RODA G./ RUBERTI P. 28
7 RUGOLO M./ WYATT S. 27
8 MOWLEM J./ PATTERSON M. 26
9 MONTECALVO F. 24
10 STANAWAY R. 18
11 BIRD S. 17
12 HAMILTON A. 16
13 BLANK H./ BACHELIER J./ MALLEGOL Y. 12
14 COLLINS B./ BERTOLINI A. 10
15 COLLARD E./ PERRODO F./ VAXIVIÈRE M. 8
FIA Endurance Trophy for GTE Am Teams
1 Aston Martin Racing 93
2 AF Corse 64
3 Proton Competition 60
4 Aston Martin Racing 53
5 8 Star Motorsports 30
6 AF Corse 27
7 RAM Racing 26
8 Prospeed Competition 8
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