TOPCAR Sport victorious in the 24 hours of Barcelona

The TOPCAR Sport by Bas Koeten Racing CUPRA DSG driven by Fabian Danz, Julien Apothéloz, Loris Prattes and Antti Buri secured its first win in this year’s 24H TCE Series. The Swiss team led the 24H Barcelona from the third hour onwards and Buri crossed the finishing line to complete 637 laps of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya also grabbing an outstanding 11^th position overall.
The Baporo Motorsport CUPRA shared by José Manuel Sapag, Marcelo Rafael Ciarrocchi, Alexandr Artemyev and Alberto Vescovi finished in second place, though 10 laps behind, securing a 1-2 finish on home turf for the Spanish brand.
The podium was completed by the Autorama Motorsport/Wolf-Power Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI of Marlon Menden, Ralf Henggeler, Jérôme Ogay, Benjamin Leuchter and Yannick Mettler. The result was enough to secure the Swiss outfit the 24H TCE Series Europe Teams’ Championship, while Fabian Danz became the new 24H TCE Series Europe Drivers’ champion.
“Its always nice to win!” said Buri. “The team did a good job and the car was perfect. We kept the pace all the time, but we also made sure we played it safe. And congratulations to Fabian for winning the title!”
The TTC Racing SEAT León (Schilliger-Reding-Suter-Spescha) collected an unexpected, though no less deserved, fourth position after the Holmgaard Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTI (M. Holmgaard-J. Holmgaard-Edland-Shepherd-Carlsen) suffered suspected brake failure while heading into the final hour. 
The raced marked the end of the 24H TCE Series’ European leg, while the Continents Series will be decided at the season-closing 24H COTA on 15-16-17 November at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Race
1. TOPCAR Sport, CUPRA DSG (Danz/Apothéloz/Buri/Prattes), 637 laps
2. Baporo Motorsport, CUPRA DSG (Sapag/Ciarrocchi/Artemyev/Vescovi), 10 laps
3. Autorama Motorsp., VW Golf GTI (Leuchter/Henggeler/Menden/Mettler/Ogay), 12 laps

European Championship points
1. Autorama Motorsport 93 pts; 2. AC Motorsport 73; 3. Red Camel-Jordans 54

Continents Championship points
1. Autorama Motorsport 84 pts; 2. AC Motorsport 60; 3. Red Camel-Jordans 36