Aldo Festante rounded a great weekend at the Hungaroring by taking his maiden win in the GT Cup Open Europe, at the wheel of the Porsche 911 Cup by Ombra Racing. The young Italian, who took the two poles and was third in Race 1, mastered perfectly Race 2 and his additional handicap to sign a great success. “This time we brought it home”, he commented, “It wasn’t easy, as they kept pressing me from behind, the heat was terrible today, and there was again a safety-car period, but it worked out well and we are starting well the championship.”

It was again an all=Porsche podium with Vincent Beltoise-Niki Leutwiler (PZ Oberer Zürichsee by TFT) taking third ahead of yesterday’s winner Jaume Font (Baporo Motorsport). The Spaniard repeated success in Am ahead of Albert Estraguès, who had a superb drive in the NM Racing Team Transam Euro and took fourth overall and the Baporo Audi of Díaz Varela-Cerqueda.

Maiden GT Cup Open win also for Aldo Festante (Ombra Racing Porsche) The Italian masters perfect Race-2 at the Hungaroring after conquering the two pole positions and 3rd yesterday Another all-Porsche podium, with Leutwiler-Beltoise (PZ Oberer Zürichsee by TFT) 2 nd and Jaume font (Baporo Motorsport) 3rd and winner in Am Albert Estraguès (NM Racing Team Transam Euro) puts the show, takes 4th overall and 2nd in Am Mogyoród, 9 August 2020 Aldo Festante rounded a great weekend at the Hungaroring by taking his maiden win in the GT Cup Open Europe, at the wheel of the Porsche 911 Cup by Ombra Racing. The young Italian, who took the two poles and was third in Race 1, mastered perfectly Race 2 and his additional handicap to sign a great success. “This time we brought it home”, he commented, “It wasn’t easy, as they kept pressing me from behind, the heat was terrible today, and there was again a safety-car period, but it worked out well and we are starting well the championship.” It was again an all=Porsche podium with Vincent Beltoise-Niki Leutwiler (PZ Oberer Zürichsee by TFT) taking third ahead of yesterday’s winner Jaume Font (Baporo Motorsport). The Spaniard repeated success in Am ahead of Albert Estraguès, who had a superb drive in the NM Racing Team Transam Euro and took fourth overall and the Baporo Audi of Díaz Varela-Cerqueda. Third in Pro-Am, behind the two leading Porsches, was the Team Virage Aston Martin of Philippe Valenza and local hero Robert Hefler. THE RACE – Having posted again the pole position, Aldo Festante keeps the advantage at the start and pulls away in front of Beltoise, Font, Valenza, Diaz-Varela, Blanchemain, Silva, Estraguès and Szigo. By lap 5, Festante has a margin of 1.5 seconds, still not enough to cover up the extra handicap for being a Silver driver racing alone, even if reduced from 10 to 5 seconds by the Stewards. In lap 7, Estraguès manages to pass Silva for 6th in what had been the nicest battle until then. The young Spaniard then caught the Audi of Díaz-Varela, which he passes. In lap 9, Blanchemain is forced to the pits by technical issues, shortly before Silva stops along the track. The safety-car has to intervene and gaps are wiped out. At restart, Festante keeps the advantage and assertively rebuilds the same advantage over Beltoise and Font. Soon after, in lap 14, start the pit stop phase, with Festante trying to stretch his gap. He will succeed, as after all driver changes, he keeps the lead and futher extends his gap on Leutwiler and Font up to 6 seconds by lap 20. Behind, it is again Estraguès with the Transam Euro putting the show, as he attacks Hefler for fourth. He will pass in lap 21. The last feat to be reported is the failed attack of Cerqueda on Hefler for 5th . STANDINGS AFTER 2 ROUND OF 10 Overall: 1.Festante, Font, 25 p.; 2. Leutwiler-Beltoise, 24; 3. Festante, 10; 4. Diaz VarelaCerqueda, 13; 5. Estraguès, Walter-Zsigo, 8 ; etc Pro-Am: 1.Festante, Leutwiler-Beltoise, 9 Am: 1. Font, 20 ; 2. Diaz Varela-Cerqueda, 14 ; 3. Estraguès, 8 ; 4. Szigo-Walter, BlachemainAdler, 7; 6. Coimbra-Silva, 6. Teams: 1. Baporo Motorsport, 22; 2. Ombra Racing, PZ Ob. Zürichsee by TFT, 16; 4. Team Virage, 5; 5. NM Racing, 4; 6. Sports&You, 3.