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Akkodis ASP has scored its second double class victory and overall one-two of 2022’s Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series campaign thanks to dominant performances from Dani Juncadella and Tommaso Mosca at Suzuka this evening.
The blue and yellow Mercedes-AMGs shared the front row and romped clear of the field but swapped places during the pitstop window when Juncadella’s superior pace helped him leapfrog Mosca, who’d started on pole. The Spaniard’s first overall sim racing win inside the Fanatec Arena also strengthened Akkodis ASP’s bid for the real-world teams’ championship, while Mosca kept his esports title hopes alive by taking Silver Cup honours 7.3s further back.
Audi Sport Team Tresor’s Luca Ghiotto got the better of Arthur Rougier not once but twice to complete the overall podium ahead of Kelvin van der Linde (Team WRT) who also muscled his way past the Lamborghini at the final corner on the final lap. The R8s thus completed the Pro rostrum behind Juncadella.
The Silver Cup title is also heading to the final round thanks, in part, to Mosca’s victory but also a late race incident that saw championship leader Alex Aka punted out of third in class by Brendon Leitch. That dropped Attempto’s Audi to fourth in the Silver classification – one place shy of wrapping up the crown.
Madpanda Motorsport’s Ezequiel Perez Companc finished second while Jannes Fittje (Haupt Racing Team) in third was the prime beneficiary of Aka’s misfortune.
More to follow.
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