Team WRT BMW Clinches Commanding Suzuka 1000km Win
The victory ends BMW's 43-year wait for an overall Suzuka triumph.
Overview
- The No. 32 BMW M4 GT3 EVO of Raffaele Marciello, Kelvin van der Linde, and Charles Weerts completed 170 laps and led all but seven to win by 13.647 seconds.
- Weerts secured pole with a last-minute 2:01.357 lap after multiple red-flag interruptions in qualifying.
- The crew maintained control despite a formation-lap scare for van der Linde and held a 26-second advantage at the halfway mark.
- Porsche's No. 7 Absolute Racing entry finished second, with Johor Racing's No. 2 Corvette third after fending off the Bronze-winning No. 10 Absolute Porsche by 0.263 seconds.
- Pit-lane incidents shaped the order, including a fire for the No. 14 Audi during its first stop and an eight-minute stuck wheel nut for Harmony Racing's No. 21 Ferrari.