Stefano Costantini returns from SPA with a mix of feelings: on the one hand satisfaction for the excellent pace shown in the race, on the other hand enormous bitterness for being involved in an accident that unfortunately compromised the race of the Lamborghini Huracán EVO # 63 of the GRT Grasser Racing Team. The decisive moment of the 12-hour SPA for Rolf Ineichen, Christian Engelhart, the factory driver Mirko Bortolotti and Stefano Costantini took place around the eighth hour of the race, right in one of Stefano’s driving stints. The Roman driver, having left the pits in first position closely followed by the Scuderia Praha’s Ferrari 488 GT3, is passed while the tires had not yet reached the ideal temperature and pressure, but in the next lap, with a manual maneuver, he get the first position again and immediately start taking several meters ahead. Unfortunately, a few minutes later the episode that will decide the race takes place: Costantini in the straight line overtakes a BMW but the driver, perhaps by mistake, moves to his right and hits with Stefano’s left rear wheel, causing a serious damage. Costantini immediately returned to the pits and the mechanics, although extremely prepared and […]
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Stefano Costantini torna da SPA con un mix di sentimenti: da un lato soddisfazione per l’ottimo passo dimostrato in gara, dall’altro enorme amarezza per essere rimasto coinvolto in un incidente che purtroppo ha compromesso la gara della Lamborghini Huracán EVO #63 del GRT Grasser Racing Team. Il momento decisivo della 12 ore di SPA per l’equipaggio composto da Rolf Ineichen, Christian Engelhart, dal factory driver Mirko Bortolotti e da Stefano Costantini avviene attorno alla ottava ora di gara, proprio in uno dei turni di guida di Stefano. Il pilota romano, uscito dai box in prima posizione assoluta tallonato dalla Ferrari 488 GT3 della Scuderia Praha, viene superato mentre gli pneumatici non avevano ancora raggiunto la temperatura e la pressione ideale, ma nel giro successivo, con una manovra da manuale, si riprende di forza la prima posizione e inizia subito a prendere diversi metri di vantaggio. Purtroppo qualche minuto dopo avviene l’episodio che deciderà la gara: Costantini in pieno rettilineo supera una BMW di categoria TCR (categoria riservata alle vetture turismo) ma il driver quest’ultima, forse sbagliando valutazione, si sposta sulla propria destra e colpisce con l’anteriore destro la ruota posteriore sinistra di Stefano, provocando la rottura del tirante della convergenza. […]
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After an excellent final of the 2018 season and a great start in 2019 with the second position at Monza a few days ago in the Blancpain GT Series (AM Cup), Stefano Costantini will be back on track this weekend at SPA for the 12H organized by Creventic from 19 to 20 April. The Italian driver will be at the wheel of the Lamborghini Huracán EVO #63 of the Austrian GRT Grasser Racing Team, and will join the trio composed by Rolf Ineichen, Christian Engelhart and the factory driver Mirko Bortolotti. The 12H of SPA is divided into two tranches: the first part (4 hours) takes place on Friday 19 April starting from 13.55, while the second part (8 hours) is scheduled for Saturday 20 April starting at 9.55. Stefano Costantini“I am really pleased to drive together with Ineichen, Engelhart and Bortolotti at the next 12H of SPA with the GRT Grasser Racing Team, a team that certainly needs no introduction, having won the Blancpaint GT series in 2017 and having recently triumphed in the USA in the 24H of Daytona and in the 12H of Sebring. I personally would like to thank both GRT Grasser Racing Team and Lamborghini […]
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