Paul-Ricard – Race 1: Joulié/Cheli triumph, Guilvert/Hamon restart everything in Pro-Am

• Under the spotlights of the Paul-Ricard circuit, Enzo Joulié and Étienne Cheli left nothing to chance in the Silver category. Big winner of the general classification, the duo of Toyota GT Supra GT4 Evo N°9 from Matmut Evolution dominated its category since the first Silver competitors arrived 7^e with Nelson Panciatici and Loris Cabirou, on theAlpine A110 GT4 from the CMR team more than 15 seconds from the lead.
• With this result, Enzo Joulié and Étienne Cheli have not said their last word against Ricardo van der Ende and Benjamin Lessennes (BMW M4 GT4 N°17 – L'Espace Bienvenue). Arriving 26 points behind the leaders in Silver, the Matmut Evolution duo came back to just 9 lengths thanks to the double pole position and this victory while their opponents ranked 5^e of the category in the night of Castellet.
• If Enzo Joulié and Étienne Cheli win again this Sunday (Race 2 at 16:20 p.m.), Ricardo van der Ende and Benjamin Lessennes will absolutely have to finish in 2^e place if they want to be crowned for the second time in the Silver Cup after 2020.

Suspense in Pro-Am

• In Pro-Am, nothing is also done a few hours before the grand final. Second overall, just under 5 seconds behind the winners, Grégory Guilvert and Christophe Hamon (Audi R8 LMS GT4 No. 42 – Saintéloc Racing) were the big beneficiaries of the penalty from Joran Leneutre and Pascal Huteau (Alpine A110 GT4 Evo N°110 – Autosport GP LS Group Performance).
• Initially first to take the checkerboard, Joran Leneutre and Pascal Huteau were caught by the patrol after the finish. The cause ? A pit stop that was too short cost them a 13-second penalty, dropping to 4^e general's place, 3^e in Pro-Am. This therefore suited the Saintéloc duo to whom the category victory went. A first since Race 2 at Magny-Cours last May.
• With this success, they have moved back to within 5 points of Olivier Jouffret and Éric Trémoulet (Mercedes-AMG GT4 N°64 – Vic’Team). In the event of another victory this Sunday, Grégory Guilvert and Christophe Hamon will be assured of the title.
• In Am, there were no surprises. Already titled since Lédenon two weeks ago, Laurent Hurgon and Alain Ferté (Alpine A110 GT4 N°55 – Autosport GP LS Group Performance) won in the category thanks to their 5^e place in general.

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