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GT4
from Circuit Racing 2022
by eset_cup
BMW and Porsche track battle
Fight for the title in GT4 class was all about German manufactures BMW and Porsche. Sandi Jeram with Porsche Cayman from Lema Racing eventually became the champion thanks to the one more race than his opponents.
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It all started in Hungaroring. Both sprint races were dominated by Matěj Pavlíček and Josef Knopp from RTR Racing. Last year´s champion Pavlíček won the first race with his KTM, Knopp was victorious in the second race. But ESET Cup wasn´t their priority for the 2022 season, so this was their one-off start.
Second in both races in Hungary was Petr Švantner from Šenkýř Motorsport Team. Actually it was his first time on the track as a racing driver and he did really well. He was a member of team´s program for young drivers from Šenkýř Motorsport track days. His rookie team mates from Slovakia Marian Bíž and Samuel Vetrák also raced at Hungaroring – sharing the BMW M4 GT4 in two sprints and finishing third in both occasions. Sandi Jeram collected important points for fourth place in second sprint. Fifth in second sprint was Andrea Fontana.
As the season continued with second round at Red Bull Ring, Šenkýř Motorsport was back as well as Lema Racing with Sandi Jeram and his team mates Predag Šainovič – Luca Panizzi, sharing Mercedes AMG GT4, and Richard Haas from MBB Racing with Porsche Cayman GT4.
Bíž dominated the first race and showed the promising speed behind the wheel. Considering that he was a beginner in motorsport, he did really well. Jeram finished second in front of third Luca Panizzi, who was the fastest among GT4 drivers, but an issue resulted into the lap down situation for him.
For second race in Austria Predag Šainovič replaced Panizzi in the Mercedes and won the race by close margin. Samuel Vetrák and Petr Švantner started in front of him, but Šainovič moved into the lead and defended his position against Švantner and Vetrák pretty well. Šainovič won the second race.
The situation in the standings was great for Šenkýř Motorsport, as Bíž, Švantner and Vetrák led the GT4 standings. However it was clear, that they aren´t going to continue, because their main goal was endurance race at Barcelona. The question was, will Jeram take the opportunity? He missed the race in Poland, but he was back in Croatia. Jeram won the race in front of Franjo Kovač and Alexander Ober, which meant he took the lead in the standings and it was enough for him to win the GT4 class. ■
ESET GT4 2022
(1) Sandi Jeram (2) Marián Bíž (3) Petr Švantner (4) Samuel Vetrák (5) Matěj Pavlíček
BMW M4 GT4
KTM GT4
Mercedes AMG GT4
Engine: V8 turbocharged Displacement: 3.982 cc Power: 470 hp Torque: 630 Nm Gearbox: Six-speed, sequential Teams: Besagroup Vukovic Motorsport, LEMA Racing
Porsche Cayman GT4
Engine: 6 boxer Displacement: 3.800 cc Power: 420 hp Torque: 425 Nm Gearbox: Six-speed, sequential Team: LEMA Racing, MBB Racing
10 Drivers
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DRIVER´S TITLE:
Sandi Jeram MOST WINS: Matěj Pavlíček, Josef Knopp, Marián Bíž, Predrag Šainović, Sandi Jeram (1) MOST POLE-POSITIONS: Samuel Vetrák (2) MOST FASTEST LAPS: Matěj Pavlíček, Josef Knopp, Petr Švantner, Luca Panizzi, Sandi Jeram (1)
