Lance Stroll ’s debut within the GT World Problem Europe at Paul Ricard resulted in a low-key vogue, as his #18 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin squad took forty eighth place out of 49 automobiles on the end.
On this six-hour race, Stroll’s co-driver Mari Boya began the occasion and was adopted by Roberto Merhi. Lance Stroll drove his solely stint within the ultimate a part of the race, after darkish, underneath situations he was not totally accustomed to, as technical points had prevented him from getting a lot evening observe in the course of the Friday night session.
Boya had dropped again within the first a part of the race, falling out of the highest 30 after beginning in fifteenth, whereas Merhi was a distant thirty eighth when he handed over to Stroll, with slightly below two hours remaining.
The Canadian hoped to maneuver up the standings and publish some good lap occasions, however he might solely handle forty eighth place out of 49 automobiles on the end.
The Aston Martin pushed by Lance Stroll, Roberto Merhi, and Mari Boya completed forty eighth at Paul Ricard.
Photograph by: SRO
The trio additionally picked up penalties, for each going off-track and failing to respect blue flags, with Boya additionally receiving a stop-and-go penalty for being deemed chargeable for a collision.
One other Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo from the Comtoyou workforce, the #7 entry pushed by Mattia Drudi, Marco Sorensen, and Nicki Thiim, took the win.
Fellow Method 1 driver Max Verstappen was additionally current at Paul Ricard in his capability as workforce principal for his personal workforce, along with his Mercedes-running squad pushed by Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Chris Lulham taking ninth place general.
Verstappen himself might be again in motion in a Mercedes later this month when he’ll compete in two four-hour preparatory races for the Nurburgring 24 Hours, teaming up with Lucas Auer, who was a part of the Mercedes Mann-Filter crew that completed second in Paul Ricard on Saturday.
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