The #88 AKKODIS-ASP AMG-Mercedes of Raffaele Marciello, Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella has held out for a terrific 2022 24 Hours of Spa victory, while Valentino Rossi successfully reached the chequered flag in his first round-the-clock race in 17th.
Defending 24 Hours of Spa winners Iron Lynx Ferrari landed the top spot at the end of a twice-interrupted pre-qualifying session at Spa-Francorchamps, while Valentino Rossi’s VR46 WRT squad could only manage 59th of the 66 entrants.
Williams Formula 1 reserve Jack Aitken says he feels “quite lucky” in an update from hospital following his huge GT crash at the Spa 24 Hours in Belgium.
He may be the only non-Italian riding a Ducati GP19 on the manufacturer’s home soil this weekend but Jack Miller is confident he can get amongst the local celebrations at Mugello.
Lamborghini chief Stefano Domenicali has ruled out the Italian manufacturer joining Formula 1 in the short-term, adding the planned 2021 rule changes come “too early” for an entry.
Filipe Albuquerque, Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi led Action Express' #5 Mustang Sampling Racing entry to victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Sunday night as Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso endured a tough sports car racing debut.
Marco Apicella has escaped serious injury in his high-speed accident during qualifying for the Le Mans 24 Hours - although the same cannot be said for the JLOC Isao Noritake Lamborghini he was driving at the time.