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ADAC GT4: Kiwi duo show top-five pace but full course yellow flag ruins race

by Velocity News
August 18, 2024
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Bad luck ruined Tom Bewley and William Exton’s fine performance in the first one-hour race at the Nürburgring on Saturday, but they still managed to bring the KCMG GR Supra GT4 EVO inside the top 15.

The circuit’s notoriously unpredictable weather arrived for race time, and that was a new experience for both drivers as they fought their way into contention for a top-five finish. A full course yellow when they were mid-pit-stop put paid to any chances of that, however.

Bewley and Exton had the pace but not the luck. Picture: Swoosh Motorsport Communications

Bewley started the race and revelled in the conditions despite having zero wet weather time in the car or on track. During an impressive first half-hour stint, he rose quickly through the field and came in for his pit stop in an excellent seventh place overall.

During the driver change, however, a full-course yellow was deployed after a Porsche blew its engine and was left stranded on track, meaning the Kiwi duo lost a lot of track position.

After a lengthy intervention, Exton took the restart in 14th but only had 12 minutes of race time left.

He, too, had great pace in the conditions and clocked a series of fast times – including a purple sector on the penultimate lap – as he fought through to 13th at the flag.

The Kiwis showed clear top five pace. Picture: Swoosh Motorsport Communications

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Motorsport Manager Nicolas Caillol was disappointed for the pair after they showed such pace in the tricky conditions, commenting: “We are all proud of the boys who did a great job.

“Unfortunately, a very impressive run was not rewarded because of external circumstances. No question a top ten result was on, and perhaps even a top five would have been achievable without the full course yellow falling when it did. 

Bewley was philosophical. “It’s disappointing, but that’s motor racing,” he said.

“We knew what we had to do and we were there on pace, so all we can do is learn from that and look ahead. Tomorrow is another day and we’ve got another race so we’ll be putting our best foot forward again and aiming for a good result.”

The race was won by the  Wimmer Werk Motorsport Porsche of Ivan Ekelchik and Ferdinand Winter.

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