McLaren 570S GT4 cars produced a dominant performance in the Supercars Endurance non-championship round in the streets of Vila Real (July 1-3).
The portuguese duo Miguel Cristóvão/Francisco Carvalho, in the McLaren 570S GT4 of Araújo Competição, won Saturday's race one. Bruno Pires/Fábio Mota were second at the flag but the Fabela Sport's Porsche 911 Cup duo was penalised for overtaking in yellow flags, dropping to P4 overall but keeping the GTC class triumph. Patrick Cunha/Jorge Rodrigues (Audi R8 LMS GT4) were the third to cross the finish line. MotoGP star Miguel Oliveira, who paired with his father Paulo Oliveira at the wheel of the Hyundai i30 N TCR, took a sensational win in the TCR class.
On Sunday, the SMC Junior Motorsport McLaren 570S GT4 pair André Pimenta/Pedro Salvador, won the second race of the weekend marked by an accident on the opening lap that eliminated three race favourites: Francisco Mora (CUPRA), Francisco Carvalho/Miguel Cristóvão (McLaren 570S) and Jorge Rodrigues/Patrick Cunha (Audi R8 LMS). Bruno Pires/Fábio Mota took their second GTC class win in a row with a second place finish overall, while Miguel Oliveira, the KTM MotoGP driver who raced with his father Paulo Oliveira in the Team Hyundai Portugal's i30 N TCR managed to repeat the first position in the TCR class.
Race 1 - Results (suspended):
1º, Miguel Cristóvão/Francisco Carvalho (Araújo Competição/McLaren 570S GT4/GT4 Bronze), 20 laps
2º, Bruno Pires/Fábio Mota (Fabela Sport/Porsche 911 Cup/GTC), + 18.563s
3º, Jorge Rodrigues/Patrick Cunha (Veloso Motorsport/Audi R8 LMS/GT4 Bronze), + 23.869
4º, Miguel Oliveira/Paulo Oliveira (Hyundai Portugal/Hyundai i30 N TCR/TCR), + 38.157
5º, Francisco Mora (Veloso Motorsport/CUPRA TCR/TCR), +1 lap
6º, Ondrej Krupka (Monteiros Competições/Skoda Octavia/GTC), +1 lap
7º, António Coimbra/Luís Silva (Sports & You/Hyundai Elantra N TCR/TCR), +1 lap
8º, Tom Roche/Marmaduke Hall (Tockwith Motorsports/Ginetta G55/GT4 PRO), +1 lap
9º, Damian Hirst/Jemma Moore (Tockwith Motorsports/Ginetta G50/GTC), +1 lap
10º, Nuno Breda/Nuno Teixeira (Monteiros Competições/Skoda Octavia/GTC), +2 laps
11º, António Veloso (Veloso Motorsport/Fiat 500 Abarth/Abarth), +2 laps
12º, Daniel Teixeira (JT 59 Racing Team/CUPRA TCR/TCR), +3 laps
André Pimenta/Pedro Salvador (SMC Junior Motorsport/McLaren 570S/GT4 PRO), DNF
Paulo Sousa/Aubrey Hall (Tockwith Motorsports/Ginetta G50/GTC), DNF
Race 2 - Results:
1º, Pedro Salvador/André Pimenta (SMC Junior Motorsport/McLaren 570S/GT4 PRO), 21 laps
2º, Fábio Mota/Bruno Pires (Fabela Sport/Porsche 911 Cup/GTC), + 50.515s
3º, Paulo Oliveira/Miguel Oliveira (Hyundai Portugal/Hyundai i30 N TCR/TCR), + 57.872
4º, Marmaduke Hall/Tom Roche (Tockwith Motorsports/Ginetta G55/GT4 PRO), + 1 lap
5º, Luís Silva/António Coimbra (Sports & You/Hyundai Elantra N TCR/TCR), + 1 lap
6º, Daniel Teixeira (JT 59 Racing Team/CUPRA TCR/TCR), + 1 lap
7º, Jemma Moore/Damian Hirst (Tockwith Motorsports/Ginetta G50/GTC), + 2 laps
8º, Nuno Teixeira/Nuno Breda (Monteiros Competições/Skoda Octavia/GTC), + 2 laps
9º, António Veloso (Veloso Motorsport/Fiat 500 Abarth/Abarth), + 4 laps
Jorge Rodrigues/Patrick Cunha (Veloso Motorsport/Audi R8 LMS/GT4 Bronze), DNF
Francisco Mora (Veloso Motorsport/CUPRA TCR/TCR), DNF
Ondrej Krupka (Monteiros Competições/Skoda Octavia/GTC), DNF
Miguel Cristóvão/Francisco Carvalho (Araújo Competição/McLaren 570S GT4/GT4 Bronze), DNF
Paulo Sousa/Aubrey Hall (Tockwith Motorsports/Ginetta G50/GTC), DNS