ADAC GT4 Germany: Schrey/Piana win the title in the BMW M4 GT4.
Michael Schrey (GER) and Gabriele Piana (ITA) did it. The Team Hofor
Racing by Bonk Motorsport duo won the drivers’ title in ADAC GT4
Germany. Schrey and Piana took a total of five season wins overall in
their BMW M4 GT4, with four of those coming in the first four races,
paving the way for the later title win. The two experienced drivers
ended the season with a lead of eleven points, despite suffering
setbacks at the final weekend, held at the Nürburgring (GER). After
retiring on Saturday after a pit stop error, they finished in P20 on
Sunday. On a drying track, the team followed the same tyre strategy as
their rivals in the overall standings and opted for wet-weather tyres.
This ultimately wrong decision saw both contenders for the title drop
right down the field.
“The tyre choice was the best wrong decision I have ever made,” said
Schrey. “I still can’t believe it. After it being so close last year,
lots of people in the paddock are pleased for us that we won this
title. Gabriele is a very fast racing driver and uses his head. We
work together flawlessly as a team and trust each other 100 percent.
And Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport delivered another incredible
performance in 2021. It’s these factors that tipped the scales in
favour of us winning the championship. Now we are over the moon.”
Piana added: “We knew that slicks would have been the right decision
but we wanted to be in the same position as the Zakspeed Mercedes-AMG
and play it safe. Now it is hard to put just how happy we are into
words. To finally win the title in the ADAC GT4 Germany after
finishing in second place two years in a row in 2019 and 2020 is fantastic.”
Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport finished in second place in the team standings.
ADAC GT Masters: Schubert Motorsport ends the season with two
top-ten results.
Nick Yelloly (GBR) and Jesse Krohn (FIN) ended the ADAC GT Masters
season with two top-ten results in the BMW M6 GT3 fielded by Schubert
Motorsport. The duo moved up the field well in both races at the
Nürburgring (GER). On Saturday, they started from twelfth on the grid
and worked their way up into P9, and Yelloly and Krohn made up even
more ground on Sunday, starting from 18th on the grid and
crossing the finish line in P8. They finish the season in eighth place
in the overall standings, after three podium finishes. The highlight
being the second place at Schubert Motorsport’s home event in Oschersleben.
Italian GT Championship: Endurance final at Monza
.
The racetrack in the royal park of Monza (ITA) hosted the finale of
the 2021 Italian GT Championship on the last weekend in October.
Another three-hour endurance race brought the season to a close. The
#7 BMW M6 GT3 of BMW Team Italia was shared by Stefano Comandini
(ITA), Marius Zug (GER) and Bruno Spengler (CAN) once again. The trio
finished the final endurance race of the year in fifth place. Their
team-mates Nicola Neri, Giuseppe Fascicolo (both ITA) and Alfred
Nilsson (SWE) secured another class win with the #215 BMW M4 GT4 in
the GT4 category, and also won the season’s standings in this class.
Super GT Championship: BMW Team Studie in action at Motegi.
The penultimate race weekend of the Japanese Super GT Championship
season was held at the Twin Ring Motegi (JPN). BMW Team Studie with
Seiji Ara and Tomohide Yamaguchi (both JPN) at the wheel of the BMW M6
GT3 finished in P15 in the GT300 category. The season finale will be
held at Fuji (JPN) on the last weekend in November, when BMW Team
Studie will have the honour of contesting the BMW M6 GT3’s final race
before it is replaced by the new BMW M4 GT3 next year.
BMW M2 CS Racing Cup Benelux: Stienes Longin crowned champion.
The first BMW M2 CS Racing Cup Benelux champion is Stienes Longin
(NED). The PK Carsport driver clinched the title at the season finale
at Assen (NED) at the end of October. Longin had already secured the
crown on the final Saturday after winning the first of the weekend’s
three races. His team-mate Peter Guelinckx (BEL) won the title in the
AM class. The duo shared the car in the third, longer race and ended
the season with another podium finish. The title in the Pro-Am
classification went to Steven Brams (BEL).
2021 marked the inaugural season of the BMW M2 CS Racing Cup Benelux.
Five race weekends were held in Belgium and the Netherlands between
May and October. Each event consisted of three races: two 30-minute
races and a 55-minute race with a mandatory pit stop.