Dorian Boccolacci wins on the Nordschleife!

On their Porsche In the Falken Motorsports 911 GT3 R, the Frenchman and the Belgian won after finishing second at the end of March, for the season opener. The NLS races are qualifiers for the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, to be held next June. The German event will form the second phase of a three-week triptych, after the 24 Hours of Le Mans and before the 24 Hours of Spa.

“Last time, I was already delighted to finish second in my first GT3 race at the Green Hell. To win now and stand on the top step of the podium makes me even happier.”, said Dorian Boccolacci. Now a Porsche Asia-Pacific driver, the Frenchman divides his time between Australia, where he is competing in the full GT World Challenge Australia season, and the rest of the world, including a participation in the Sepang 12 Hours earlier this year. These races on the Norschleife ensure that the man, who also has a large social media following, has a particularly full schedule this season.

After four hours of racing, theAston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo of Christian Krognes and Mattia Drudi finished second, ahead of the BMW M4 GT3 Evo of Augusto Farfus, Jesse Krohn, Raffaele Marciello and Kelvin Van der Linde. Entered in the TCR class, Canadian Robert Wickens completed enough laps during this weekend to validate his ticket to the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, his main objective for the season. The driver, paraplegic following an accidentIndyCar in 2018 should return to the table on a Hyundai Elantra TCR from Bryan Herta Autosport.

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