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GT Winter Series Barcelona: Wiebelhaus untouchable as Heyer and Härtling win title
The opening sprint on Saturday afternoon was canceled due to heavy rain, leading to the race being called after completing five laps behind the safety car, with half-points awarded, declaring SR Motorsport’s Härtling and Heyer as the 2024 GTWS champions under unusual circumstances. Qualifying was scrapped, so the grid was based on practice times from pre-weekend sessions, putting Piotr Wira in the lead in Goodspeed Racing Team’s Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo for the safety car start. Multiple attempts to start the race were disrupted by incidents, including Martin Kacsmarski’s Mercedes getting stuck in a gravel trap. Despite the challenges, Härtling secured the title, with Heyer expressing mixed feelings about the victory. Härtling, on the other hand, was ecstatic about his first GT3 championship and praised his partnership with Kenneth and the Schnitzelalm team. The following sprint on Sunday saw Haupt Racing’s Wiebelhaus dominating the race from a mixed-grid start, with Härtling facing car issues but showcasing perseverance, ultimately impacted by a safety car period and a late-race accident before Wiebelhaus claimed the win.