Porsche 911 GT3 R from Manthey 1st Phorm wins the LMGT3 class
Team Manthey celebrated its second Le Mans victory in a row in the LMGT3 class. Porsche factory driver Richard Lietz from Austria, American Ryan Hardwick and Riccardo Pera from Italy crossed the finish line first in the Porsche 911 GT3 R under the Manthey 1st Phorm name. For Lietz, who was competing at Le Mans for the 19th time, it was his sixth success with a Porsche in the GT category. With now 112 class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche remains the most successful manufacturer.
‟I’m overwhelmed,” cheers Sebastian Golz, Project Manager Porsche 911 GT3 R. ‟An outstanding team has grown together. The decisive factors included perfect cooperation, proven routines and the unbridled belief in success – this was the only way Manthey could realise the second Le Mans victory in a row with the 911 GT3 R. Congratulations and many thanks to everyone! I’m already looking forward to next weekend: then the next 24-hour race is on schedule at the Nürburgring.”
The two identical 911 GT3 R under the Manthey and Iron Dames entries finished the race in sixth and 16th place, with the Iron Dames’ number 85 getting stuck in a gravel trap after a collision through no fault of its own and losing a possible place in the top 10 as a result.
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