While the F1 teams take a short break, the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing outfits have been racking up further successes all around the world
The season opener of the British GT Championship at Oulton Park resulted in a brace of victories for the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing teams. James Cottingham and Jonny Adam (both GBR) driving the number 4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of 2 Seas Motorsport won the first race of the Easter weekend in a dramatic rain-soaked sprint to the finish: the British duo secured the wafer-thin victory only in the very last corner.
In Race 2, it was the turn of their 2 Seas Motorsport team-mates in the number 1 Mercedes-AMG GT3: Jules Gounon (AND) and Ian Loggie (GBR) came in ahead of Raffaele Marciello (SUI) and John Ferguson (GBR) in the number 15 RAM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 to make it a sensational one-two finish for the brand. Cottingham and Adam, who finished fourth on Sunday, leave Oulton Park as championship leaders, level on points with Gounon and Loggie. The next British GT Championship race weekend will be held at the Silverstone Formula 1 circuit on the weekend of 6/7 May.
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GT World Challenge Australia: The Australian GT World Challenge also got its 2023 season underway over the Easter weekend. Broc Feeney (AUS) and Prince Jefri Ibrahim (MAL) in the number 888 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Triple Eight Race Engineering finished second in Race 2 on the fearsome Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst. In the overall standings, the duo are in fourth place.
ESET Cup Series: Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing likewise started its 2023 campaign in this competition with podium finishes. At the season opener in Oschersleben, Libor Milota of the Czech Republic driving the number 2 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of GT2 Motorsport took third place in Saturday's endurance race and secured the same result in the first of two sprint races on Sunday. Daan Arrow (NED) and Piotr Wira (POL) in the number 14 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Team Good Speed Racing finished the endurance race in second place. In the second sprint race on Sunday, Wira driving solo took P2 in his class.
GT4 France: In the French GT4 series at Nogaro, Team Jouffruit by Vic'Team finished both races in the Top Five of their class. Olivier Jouffret and Eric Tremoulet sharing the cockpit of the number 64 Mercedes-AMG GT4 (both FRA) were fifth in the Pro-Am category in the first race and fourth in the second.
#F1RaceDebrief: As the F1 season goes into a short recess, we take a look back at the Australian Grand Prix and see how Lewis Hamilton claimed the first podium finish of 2023 for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. In our Akkodis F1 Race Debrief, James Allison answers the key questions arising from the race.
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- Double triumph and overall lead in the British GT Championship
- Podium finish for Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing in Australia
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The season opener of the British GT Championship at Oulton Park resulted in a brace of victories for the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing teams. James Cottingham and Jonny Adam (both GBR) driving the number 4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of 2 Seas Motorsport won the first race of the Easter weekend in a dramatic rain-soaked sprint to the finish: the British duo secured the wafer-thin victory only in the very last corner.
In Race 2, it was the turn of their 2 Seas Motorsport team-mates in the number 1 Mercedes-AMG GT3: Jules Gounon (AND) and Ian Loggie (GBR) came in ahead of Raffaele Marciello (SUI) and John Ferguson (GBR) in the number 15 RAM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 to make it a sensational one-two finish for the brand. Cottingham and Adam, who finished fourth on Sunday, leave Oulton Park as championship leaders, level on points with Gounon and Loggie. The next British GT Championship race weekend will be held at the Silverstone Formula 1 circuit on the weekend of 6/7 May.
News snippets: Results and Facts & Social Media News
GT World Challenge Australia: The Australian GT World Challenge also got its 2023 season underway over the Easter weekend. Broc Feeney (AUS) and Prince Jefri Ibrahim (MAL) in the number 888 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Triple Eight Race Engineering finished second in Race 2 on the fearsome Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst. In the overall standings, the duo are in fourth place.
ESET Cup Series: Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing likewise started its 2023 campaign in this competition with podium finishes. At the season opener in Oschersleben, Libor Milota of the Czech Republic driving the number 2 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of GT2 Motorsport took third place in Saturday's endurance race and secured the same result in the first of two sprint races on Sunday. Daan Arrow (NED) and Piotr Wira (POL) in the number 14 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Team Good Speed Racing finished the endurance race in second place. In the second sprint race on Sunday, Wira driving solo took P2 in his class.
GT4 France: In the French GT4 series at Nogaro, Team Jouffruit by Vic'Team finished both races in the Top Five of their class. Olivier Jouffret and Eric Tremoulet sharing the cockpit of the number 64 Mercedes-AMG GT4 (both FRA) were fifth in the Pro-Am category in the first race and fourth in the second.
#F1RaceDebrief: As the F1 season goes into a short recess, we take a look back at the Australian Grand Prix and see how Lewis Hamilton claimed the first podium finish of 2023 for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. In our Akkodis F1 Race Debrief, James Allison answers the key questions arising from the race.
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