Audi kicks off GT World race weekend at Zandvoort with fastest lap

The GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup race weekend at Zandvoort got off to a flying start with an Audi setting the fastest time. Alex Aka set the fastest lap time in the Tresor Attempto Racing Audi. Aka completed a lap of the circuit in the R8 LMS GT3 in 1:34.458 minutes.

The second-fastest lap time was set by Ben Green in the Emil Frey Racing Ferrari 296 GT3. Green was 0.133 seconds off the Audi driver’s fastest time.

Matteo Cairoli set the third-fastest lap in the Swiss team’s second Ferrari.

GT World Challenge Europe Zandvoort Practice 1 Results (Top 10):

1. Dylan Pereira/Alex Aka – Tresor Attempto Racing – Audi R8 LMS GT3

2. Thierry Vermeulen/Ben Green – Emil Frey Racing – Ferrari 296 GT3

3. Matteo Cairoli/Konsta Lappalainen – Emil Frey Racing – Ferrari 296 GT3

4. Dean MacDonald/Marvin Kirchhöfer – Garage 59 – McLaren 720S GT3

5. Klaus Bachler/Simon Birch – razoon – more than racing – Porsche 911 GT3 R

6. Flynt Schring/Nicolas Baert – Lionspeed GP – Porsche 911 GT3 R

7. Bastian Buus/Ricardo Feller – Lionspeed GP – Porsche 911 GT3 R

8. Riccardo Pera/Alex Malykhin – Pure Racing – Porsche 911 GT3 R

9. Nicki Thiim/Kobe Pauwels – Comtoyou Racing – Aston Martin Vantage GT3

10. Simon Reicher/Christopher Haase – Eastalent Racing – Audi R8 LMS GT3