The start of the 6h of Portimão didn't go as planned, as the entire left hand side of the grid, bar the No. 17 W&S Motorsport car, received drive-through penalties for incorrect starting positions. Only the Cayman lined up properly on the grid boxes.
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Thilenius also drove the Schnitzelalm AMG GT4 with Enrico Förderer and Jay Mo Härtling, winning the GT4 class ahead of the W&S Porsche of Edvin Hellsten, Max Kronberg and Daniel Nilsson, and NM Racing Team's Luis Liberal, Vaidas Miciuda and Mario Pinazo.
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The sole Cup 3 Artura class entry, the Greystone GT McLaren of Hugo Bac, Michael O'Brien and Josh Mason, finished ninth overall.
The only GT2 car in the field, the Schnitzelalm AMG of Kenneth Heyer, Wilhelm Kühne and David Thilenius, took P12 overall.
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Leandro Martins and Dieter Svepes took victory in the Cup 2 Porsche class ahead of LMR Motorsport teammates Josimar Junior, Daniel Neumann and Sérgio Ramalho, and Team Steiner Racing's Ulrik Forsberg, Mats Kimby and Anders Steiner.
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Mercedes-AMG rounded out the podium with Ameerh Naran, Shawn Rashid and Sérgio Sette Câmara of Iron Lynx finishing in second place ahead of the Team Motopark car of Christian Mansell and Marcelo Ramírez.
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Greystone GT dominated the 6h of Portimão, as Jayden Kelly, Zac Meakin and Louis Prette behind the wheel of the No. 44 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo won by over a lap in tricky wet to dry and back to wet conditions at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve.
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[4/4] ...and back to the Sprint-style two race format.
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[3/4] Onwards to the next round at Valencia...
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[2/4] It might be the only endurance round in the calendar, but it still deliver great racing.
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[1/4] And that's a wrap for #winterseries #6HPortimao.
Onwards to the next round at Valencia and back to the Sprint-style two race format.
A rainy finish for #winterseries #6HPortimao and a win for #44 McLaren. The rain from the last 90 minutes have changed the game.
Highlights from Hour 5 of #winterseries #6HPortimao. Less than one hour left on the clock.
Looks like rain is hitting Algarve Cicuit, and #11 Mercedes-AMG GT2 lost it at T15.
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#19 992 Cup is lucky it doesn't get trapped in the gravel.
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Highlights from Hour 4 of #winterseries #6HPortimao.
Seems like the rain could be coming back on the track. 👀
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V8 battle between #007 Aston Martin and #28 Mercedes-AMG at T13 and T14.
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Interesting dive on the cause of #70 Porsche GT4 issue from earlier.
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After a long repair, the #70 Porsche GT4 is back on track for a shakedown drive.
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Highlights from Hour 3 of #winterseries #6HPortimao.
You know what they say about Algarve being a roller coaster.
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Looks like more debris on track.
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That's quite a spin for #71 Audi.
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That's quite a contact between #28 Mercedes-AMG and #007 Aston Martin at T5.
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#44 McLaren is literally leaving everyone away after the second restart, and #17 Porsche spun at T13.
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#27 992 Cup lost it on its own.
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Highlights from Hour 2 of #winterseries #6HPortimao.
A heating battle between #44 Mercedes-AMG and #28 McLaren for the overall lead, which the latter eventually manages to grab for now.
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#70 Porsche GT4 is still in the pit garage trying to fix the electronic issues. Fingers crossed on it coming back on the track soon.
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What a restart after a lengthy SC period.
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