Akkodis ASP wins the 1000 km of Paul Ricard

Associated with Raffaele Marciello and Timur Boguslavskiy on the Mercedes-AMG n°88 from the Akkodis ASP team, Jules Gounon wins for 5^e times in his career Endurance Cup. The French driver who has been racing under Andorran license since the end of 2022 is only one victory away from the record of six successes in the category held by Belgian Maxime Martin. Starting from pole position, the French team's Mercedes-AMG led the first stint, before falling to fifth place over the following hours. The No. 88, however, was never left behind, which allowed Marciello to put on a show to come back from the penultimate stint. The Swiss climbed from fifth to first place and was no longer worried afterward. He went to pick a 13^e personal podium in the Endurance Cup.

Next step for Akkodis ASP: the 24 Hours of Spa 

The Var race was full of twists and turns. Comtoyou Racing withstood a late attack to continue its perfect start to the Gold Cup with the No. 21 Audi. Tresor Attempto Racing (Audi #99) came from behind to take Silver Cup honors. Garage 59 (McLaren n°188) a connu un coup du sort en fin de course, permettant à la Mercedes-AMG HRT n°79 de remporter la Bronze Cup, tandis que Car Collection Motorsport a offert la victoire à Porsche en Pro-Am. Prochaine étape du GT World Challenge Europe et de l’Endurance Cup : le rendez-vous phare de l’année, à savoir les 24 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps, avancées au premier week-end de juillet en 2023 pour éviter un clash de dates avec le GP de Belgique de Formula 1.

Ranking - GT World Challenge Europe

1000 km of Paul Ricard – June 2-4 – Round 3/10

Race : 1. Gounon-Marciello-Boguslavskiy (Mercedes-AMG Team Akkodis ASP n°88), 2. Engel-Stolz-Schiller (Mercedes-AMG Team AlManar n°777), 3. Eng-Wittmann-Yelloly (Rowe Racing BMW n° 98), … 9. Hoffer-Baert-Soulet (Audi Comtoyou Racing n°21) – 1st Gold, … 14. Maini-Baud-Haupt (Haupt Racing Team n°79) – 1st Bronze, 15. Patrese-Schumacher-Zug (Tresor Attempto Racing n°99) – 1st Silver, … 31. Fontana-Jacoma-Leutwiler (Porsche Car Collection Motorsport n°24) – 1st Pro-AM, etc.
PP: Mercedes-AMG Team Akkodis ASP n°88 in 1'53''745