Blancpain Endurance. Round 5. To The Bitter End

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It was a successful all-round weekend for Black Falcon with victory in the PRO-AM class courtesy of Britons Sean Edwards and Oliver Morley and Luxembourg’s Steve Jans in the No.19 Mercedes. Edwards grabbed the lead of the class half an hour from home to secure their maiden win.

The final moments of the race played havoc with Morley’s nerves. “This was the best win of my career and it was an amazing experience. I was so nervous by the end of the race when Sean [Edwards] was in the car that I actually went and hid in the truck,” he said. It’s been a long season for us and to be here now on the podium is special, we’ve really dragged the car up and learnt a lot. All the teams and all the drivers are very talented and it’s brilliant to be involved in this great series.”

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Second was the No.34 PRO GT by Almeras Porsche of Frenchmen Henry Hassid and Anthony Beltoise. Duncan Tappy (GBR) and Gregoire Demoustier (FRA) took third in the ART Grand Prix McLaren No.12.

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Valentino Rossi, making his second appearance in the Blancpain Endurance, finished ninth in class in the Kessel Racing Ferrari along with compatriots Alessio Salucci and Andrea Ceccato. Rossi drove the first stint but spent some of it behind the Safety Car after an incident involving the pole-sitting Blancpain Reiter Lamborghini No.24.

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Nonetheless the nine-time motorcycle world champion proved his growing GT pedigree by mixing it at the front of the pack.

“I enjoyed the race a lot. I had to slow down for the Safety Car so I was hoping for some more racing time but I intend to do more in the future,” Rossi said. “We will try to organize do some more races next season if we can fit it in the schedule. I really want to thank Kessel Racing for all their help.”

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