Ultimate Cup Series: Team Virage sweeps the board at Le Castellet and wins its second title in the championship!

A very competitive field of 13 Ligier JS P320s arrived at Le Castellet for the final of the Ultimate Cup Series on the Paul Ricard circuit on 26 November. Once again Team Virage enjoyed a successful weekend clinching pole position and above all victory in the championship with #14. It's the team's second Ultimate Cup Series title. #92, a second car run by Team Virage took victory while Graff Racing's #16 finished second in the race.

• Saturday 25 November, #14 entered by Team Virage (George King, Manuel Espirito Santo and Viacheslav Gutak) qualified on pole for the fifth time this season. The crew set the best average time of the three qualifying sessions in 1:59.433s.

• Starting from eighth place on the grid, #92 entered by Team Virage (Jamies Falvey, Jacopo Faccioni and Axel Gnos) reeled in its rivals in the second half of the race and snatched the lead on two occasions. After a nail-biting battle with Graff Racing's #16, (Louis Rossi, Georgios Kolovos and Panagiotis Kaitatzis) #92 took up the running and went on to win the race!

• After qualifying in fifth place, the #16 Ligier JS P320 finished second. The team also clinched victory in AM. A great result for Louis Rossi, Georgios Kolovos and Panagiotis Kaitatzis who were also competing in the Ligier European Series in a Ligier JS P4.

• Despite finishing sixth, Team Virage's #14 sealed the Endurance Prototype Challenge title in the Ultimate Cup Series with 126 points. This is the third championship won by the Spanish-Polish team after the Ligier European Series and the Michelin Le Mans Cup. It is also their second Ultimate Cup Series title after that in the 2021 edition.

The 2024 Ultimate Cup Series season will kick off on 15 March 2024 at Le Castellet.

For the championship standings, CLICK HERE.

 

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