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between Pro, Pro-Am and Silver Cup. British squad Strakka Racing’s two-car effort combines Pro and Pro-Am entries, while RAM Racing will make their series debut in 2018, campaigning a Mercedes- AMG GT3 in Pro-Am.
Audi
Another seriously hot contender last season with cars well in the mix at every race, Audi’s strong commitment to the Blancpain GT Series continues, with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT elding four Pro cars in the Sprint Cup, two of which will contest the full season by adding the Endurance Cup to their schedule. There is added strength from reigning Total 24 Hours of Spa winners Sainteloc Racing, which will eld two cars for the full Blancpain GT Series season. These will comprise two Pro entries in the Endurance Cup and a split effort between Pro and Pro-Am in the Sprint Cup. German squad Attempto Racing will contest the full Blancpain GT Series in the Pro class, and there is a welcome return for Car Collection Motorsport, which will contest the Endurance Cup in Pro-Am.
Pieter Schothorst, #66 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS: “I’m happy with how things have gone during the test days. Wednesday was very productive, especially in the morning when we collected
important data. We’ve just focussed on the new tyres, trying to get the right setup for qualifying and race trim. There’s still something to nd in the car and we’re not yet as quick as we can be, but overall I’m very positive and I think we’ve got a great season ahead of us.”
Bentley
Probably one of the most distinctive sounding cars on the track and always a crowd pleaser, British manufacturer Bentley will campaign their brand-new Continental GT3 in the Endurance Cup this season, with two Pro class cars run by the distinguished M-Sport out t. The marque gets further representation from Team Parker Racing, which returns to the series with renewed strength having clinched the British GT drivers’ title in 2017. The Leicestershire out t will eld a Silver Cup car in all ve Sprint events and a Pro-Am effort in the Endurance rounds.
Callum McLeod, #32 Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3: “It was a very pleasant surprise to be fastest. We never expected it, but we’re in
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