Ferrari laid down a solid marker for the weekend with the best outright time from Friday’s two Free Practice sessions at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal.
The Vita4One Racing BMW No.18 of Yelmer Buurman (NLD) and Michael Bartels (DEU) won the Championship Race courtesy of rapid work by their pit crew at the Slovakia Ring.
The Sunred Ford GT No.10 of Milos Pavlovic (SRB) and Matteo Cressoni (ITA) set the fastest time of the day as the fourth round of the championship began in hot conditions in Slovakia.
Fred Makowiecki (FRA) and Stef Dusseldorp (NLD) in the Hexis Racing McLaren MP4-12C completed a double success at Navarra with a comprehensive win in the Championship Race.
The victory by Matt Halliday and Mike Parisy in the Exim Bank Team Porsche at Zolder is down the the collective efforts of a number of people, not the least of which is Bernhard Mühlner, the man behind Mühlner Motorsport.