Tough 24 Hours of Spa for Kiwis, Aston Martin wins

Comtoyou Racing has won the 2024 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa for Aston Martin, securing a place in history by triumphing at an unforgettable centenary event that drew more than 99,500 spectators to the Ardennes venue.

Jaxon Evans, driving for Phantom Global Racing (Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) in the PRO Class, along with teammates Jeol Eriksson and Thomas Preining finished 26^th overall. Fellow Kiwi Brendon Leitch with teammates Earl Bamber, Adrian D’Silva and Kerong Li, (Earl Bamber Motorsport EBM #61 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)) unfortunately crashed out of the event in the first four hours.

Nicolas Baert gets an almighty shunt at Eau Rouge from Adrian D’Silva (Earl Bamber Motorsport) at Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa 2024

Second home was the #51 Ferrari 296 GT3 (AF Corse) with the #32 Team WRT BMW completing the podium.

Gold Cup honours went to the #777 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO of AlManar Racing by GetSpeed which finished seventh overall.

The Bronze Cup winner also finished among the overall top 10. This class went to the #66 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II

**Jaxon Evans, Phantom Global Racing (Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)**

GetSpeed earned a second winner’s trophy by taking the Silver Cup class with its #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO, finishing 25^th overall. Mercedes won a third-class taking honours in the Pro-Am honours with the #4 CrowdStrike by Riley entry (Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO).