The Portimão round, the last of the 2019 season, was action packed. Here are the highlights of the thrilling finale in Portugal:
04/11/2019
Kessel Racing took their second consecutive GT3 title in Michelin Le Mans Cup and won an invitation to the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMGTE Am class.
After starting from last on the grid, Sergio Pianezzola, at the wheel of the n°8 Kessel Racing Ferrari, took the lead of the GT3 class after only one lap.
DKR Engineering was crowned LMP3 2019 champion for the third time in a row. Since the introduction of the LMP3 class in the Michelin Le Mans Cup, DKR Engineering is the only team to have won the title.
On his debut in Michelin Le Mans Cup, Rob Wheldon, alongside Alex Kapadia, won the Portimão round driving the n°14 RLR MSport Ligier JS P3
Ross Gunn, at the wheel of the n°99 Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage, scored both the GT3 Circuit Best Laps during the Free Practice 2 (1:43.126), as well as the Circuit Race Record with a lap in 1:43.420.
During the race, the best top speed was set by Colin Noble that was caught at 274.8 km/h in the speed trap with the n°2 Nielsen Racing Norma M30. In GT3, Ross Gunn was the fastest with a top speed of 270.7 km/h.
Only one car did not finish the Portimão Round, the n°74 Cool Racing Ligier JS P3
