The Monlau CompeticiónSEAT León TCR driven by José Manuel Pérez Aicart, Alba Cano Ramírez and Álvaro Bajo won the second round of the 24H Touring Car Endurance Series, the Hankook 12H Magny-Cours.
After setting pole position, the Spanish team led the whole race and Pérez Aicarttook the chequered flag after having completed 358 laps on the French circuit, equalling a total distance of 1,579.14 kilometres. Three laps behind the winners, the Red Camel-Jordans.nl SEAT León TCR DSG of Ivo Breukers, Robert Nearn and Anthony Morris finished in second place.
One further lap down, the third place overall went to the winning SP3-GT4 team, the CWS Ginetta G55 GT4, while the Bas Koeten Racing SEAT León TCR DSG (Kristian Jepsen, Jan Sorensen, Morten Jepsen) finished fourth overall and completed the podium of the TCR class.
The Wimmer Werk Motorsport SEAT León TCR DSG (Felix Wimmer, Matthias Kaiser, Martin Gasser, Martin Niedertscheider) that had been in contest for the podium positions, retired after two and a half hours with a broken gearbox. The Pit Lane Competizioni Audi RS3 LMS TCR DSG (Zach Arnold, Roberto Ferri, John Filippi, Alberto Vescovi), second in qualifying, dropped out three hours before the end.
The third round of the 24H TCE Series will be the 24H Misano on 7 to 9 July.
