It’s also a first for a Hungarian driver and a woman to win in FIA GT3!
Round 6 at Jarama, Spain proved to be a race of firsts as Csaba Walter took the checkered flag in the # 77 Need for Speed by Schubert Motorsport BMW Z4. He crossed the finish line over 20 seconds ahead of the #61 Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3R. It was the first FIA GT3 win for BMW, Dunlop and the Schubert Motorsport team. Walter is also the first Hungarian winner in the championship and Claudia Huertgen the first female driver to win a race in the FIA GT3 European Championship.
Marco Holzer led the race until the pit stops, holding off a very determined Huertgen, the gap between the two cars was less than one second for the first 33 minutes. Paul van Splunteren took over the Prospeed Porsche but was soon passed by the BMW. Van Splunteren consolidated his second place, with the Saintloc-Phoenix Racing Audi of Stephane Lemeret moving into the final podium position by overtaking Daniel Keilwitz in the Callaway Corvette at the last corner.
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