The Porsche customer team Rowe Racing has won the 2020 Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race under the most difficult conditions. After 527 laps, the No. 98 Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Nick Tandy, Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor crossed the finish line at the endurance classic in Belgium’s Ardennes in first place.
“It’s simply incredible,” commented Bamber. “That was a real team effort. Everyone gave their utmost and never gave up. At the beginning, our chances didn’t look good but with tremendous determination we made it to the front. This victory feels just wonderful. We’ve experienced a lot of bad luck this year. The triumph at Spa helps us forget all about that. It’s a dream come true!”
This marks the eighth outright victory of a racing vehicle from Porsche at the storied race since it was first held in 1924. Last year, the GPX Racing squad with works drivers Kévin Estre (France), Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Richard Lietz (Austria) won. A total of six Porsche 911 GT3 R finished this year’s 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in the top 15.
Race results
1/ Tandy/Bamber/Vanthoor (GB/NZ/B), Porsche 911 GT3 R #98, 527 laps
2/ Drudi/Niederhauser/Vervisch (I/CH/B), Audi R8 LMS #66, 527 laps
3/ Cairoli/Engelhart/Müller (I/D/D), Porsche 911 GT3 R #54, 527 laps
4/ Campbell/Pilet/Jaminet (AUS/F/F), Porsche 911 GT3 R #12, 527 laps
8/ Bergmeister/Olsen/Makowiecki (D/N/F), Porsche 911 GT3 R #22, 527 laps
11/ Dumas/Deletraz/Preining (F/CH/A), Porsche 911 GT3 R #40, 525 laps
13/ Christensen/Lietz/Estre (DK/A/F), Porsche 911 GT3 R #47, 522 laps
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