Costa-Frommenwiler (E.Frey Racing Lexus) take last race of the year

In a thrilling finale, the title is decided in penultimate lap

Rueda-Bouveng (Teo Martín BMW), runner-up after difficult race and P5 finish

Costa-Frommenwiler beat Beirão-Da Costa’s BMW and Farnbachers’ Lexus, with Witt-Meadows (Jordan Bentley) and Borisov-Salikhov (Rinaldi Ferrari) winning in Pro-Am and Am, respectively

Teams’ title goes to Imperale Racing

In a breath-taking final race, where the title was decided only in the penultimate lap, Giovanni Venturini became the 2017 champion of the International GT Open. Starting the race with a high handicap (25”) after yesterday’s win, the Italian driver had to suffer until his team mate Marco Mapelli crossed the finishing line in 7th to celebrate his success. “The second stint was really stressful, I just closed my eyes and waited”, he commented, “I cannot express how I feel”.

Fran Rueda-Victor Bouveng (Teo Martín BMW) fought until the very end, but a difficult start of the race meant they were not masters of their destiny; a contact between the Swede and Engelhart in the penultimate lap wiped the last chances.

Albert Costa-Philipp Frommenwiler (Emil Frey Racing Lexus) took a perfect revenge on Saturday’s disappointment by taking a brilliant win, the fourth this season, ahead of the Teo Martín BMW of Lourenço Beirão-Antonio Da Costa and the other Lexus of the Farnbacher brothers. Imperiale Racing secured the Teams’ title, beating BMW Team Teo Martín by 2 points.

In Pro-Am, it is a British triumph with the Jordan Racing of Jordan Witt-Michael Meadows taking the win ahead of Brad Ellis-Oliver Wilkinson (Optimum Racing Audi), after a close final lap fight and a 5” penalty for the Audi, and the McLaren of Balfe-Bell. It is maiden win in Am also for the Russian duo Sergei Borisov-Rinat Salikhov (Rinaldi Racing Ferrari).