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Fernando Monje (BMW M6 GT3) next appointment: Spa-Francorchamps

12/05/2016

With his teammate at BMW Team Teo Martin, Gustavo Yacamán, it is 4 of the International GT Open.

Barcelona, â??â??12 May 2016.
Following its debut in Estoril (Portugal), the International GT Open moves from 20 to 22 May at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) to contest the second scoring appointment. The output will be the tandem of Fernando Monje-Gustavo Yacamán (BMW M6 GT3), after a promising start with podium included, try to repeat a good performance within the BMW Team Teo Martin, current Champion title of this series.

Spa is a new circuit for Fernando Monje. In the Belgian track he has competed on three occasions, one with Formula Renault Academy and two competing in the European F3 Open, but since 2011 it has not returned to the Belgian asphalt. Now he will board a powerful and still new car, but with the same ambition that always moves: seek victory. 'Yes, we must be ambitious and aim to win, especially in the first race and that we will no handicap and we must seize this advantage over our main rivals, which are the Ferrari and McLaren', Fernando is sincere.

'Spa is a circuit I like and shaping our BMW is appropriate and challenging. When he is racing formulas, where aerodynamics was more important than power, taking fully many of the mythical curves of this track, but now I must be aware that I will have dosificarme to avoid excessive risks. Anyway, Spa will suit our car well being, for its long-haul, high-speed track and less tack than other calendar that are probably less appropriate to our mount. Gustavo We are very hopeful it will be vital to make a good Qualifying on Saturday.'

Fernando declares optimistic but also cautious in some of his statements: 'We run with a new car and it is true that we have a weak point that we are trying to solve. A race pace, our BMW and wears much covers it remains for us pace as they pass the turns, which makes us lose competitiveness against our rivals, something that clearly we saw in Estoril. This disadvantage detected can not penalize us because we must keep a steady pace from start to finish, and be as incisive as our strategy allows us. Luckily we have a great team working on this aspect,' he explains.

The appointment of Belgian International GT Open will, during the day on Friday, May 20, sessions of free trials with two sets at 11:25 and at 15:00, an hour each; Fernando will be time to reconnect with the circuit. Dawn Saturday with timed training session, the Qualifying 1 perform one of the team's drivers (10:10 am, 30 '). Formed the grid for the first race, it will take place at 15:35 hours and over 70 minutes, with the corresponding driver change. On Sunday 22 the second run and last points race, the grid will be formed with the Qualifiyng 2 (10: 20h, 30 '), which held the other pilot who will also take the output from at14.30h lasting 60 minutes .

Full details of this test and results can be found in www.gtopen.net and www.jas.es.

Thus the International GT Open reaches Spa Francorchamps
1-Shaun Balfe-Phil Keen (Ferrari 458 Italia GT3), 32 points
2-Thomas Biagi Fabrizio Crestani-(Lamborghini Huracan GT3), 28 points
3-Michael Benham-Duncan Tappy (S 650 GT3 McLaren), 26 points
4-Fernando Monje-Gustavo Yacamán (BMW M6 GT3), 22 points
5-Andrés Saravia-César Campaniço (Audi R8 LMS Ultra), 18 points
6-Thomas Flohr-Francesco Castellacci (Ferrari 488 GT3), 16 points
7-Antonio Coimbra-Luis Silva (Mercedes AMG GT3), 15 points
8-Alexander West-Kevin Estre (S 650 GT3 McLaren), 10 points
9-Claudio Sdanewitsch-Stéphane Lemeret (Ferrari 458 Italia GT3), 9 points
Diederik 10- Sitjhoff-Filipe Barreiros (Renault RS01 GT3), 7 points

 
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