William Exton and Tom Bewley took another top fifteen result in the second one-hour race of the ADAC GT4 Germany weekend at the Nürburgring.
It was another frustrating race for the Kiwi duo, however, as early contact put them out of contention for a top-five result.
The second race of the weekend had much better weather than the first. On a dry track, Exton avoided any first-lap dramas in the traffic to settle in tenth and was in a battle pack from fourth through to 12th.
A Safety Car after seven minutes meant another busy restart, but he managed to gain a place for ninth and looked comfortable.
Unfortunately, with ten minutes to go in his stint, the Fourie BMW turned him into a spin, dropping him back to 19th.
Any chance of a result worthy of their pace was lost, but Exton settled back into it and quickly fought back up to 13th before his pit stop.
With a few cars pitting before the KCMG GR Supra GT4 EVO, Bewley re-joined in 17th and got his head down for his half hour, setting a rapid pace as he did his best to salvage a decent result.
At the flag, he had progressed to 15th.
“Another frustrating day for the drivers, given they definitely were able to match the pace of the leaders,” said TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand Motorsport Manager Nicolas Caillol. “
A top ten was easily on without the early incident and the various Safety Car periods.
“While the result doesn’t reflect their speed, the boys can be very satisfied with their performance on debut on one of the most competitive GT4 series in the world.
“Overall, it’s been a great week.”
