AF Corse Ferrari pair Come Ledogar and Alessandro Pier Guidi were crowned drivers’ champions at the end of the three-round series that began with last summer’s Spa 24 Hours, while Audi claimed the manufacturers’ prize at the South African venue.
However, it was the ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 shared by Raffaele Marciello, Jules Gounon and Timur Boguslavskiy that came out on top in the race itself, beating the #51 Ferrari 488 GT3 of Ledogar, Pier Guidi and Miguel Molina by 15 seconds.
Just 13 cars (two of which only contested the opening hour) took the start of the race, which was originally due to be held in December but was delayed due to the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in South Africa.
Both Ferrari and Audi went into the event having shuffled their crews in a bid to maximise their drivers’ title chances. Nicklas Nielsen, who had jointly led the standings with Ledogar and Pier Guidi following their Spa win, was moved across to the sister #71 Ferrari to join Antonio…
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