Mixed fortunes again for the AMR Vantage GT4 runners in GT4 Winter Series
Sunday, March 02, 2025
Having endured something of a beasting last time out at Valencia were driving standards (and abilities) was questionable to say the least at times saw the #39 Vantage GT4 Evo crew of Baudouin Detout and Max Hewitt appear fortunate to leave the circuit with something resembling a race car, hopes of something better this was certainly on the agenda ahead of the Aragon meeting.
That hope proved to be well founded as the Luxembourger Detout this time took charge of the opening thirty-minute sprint race on Saturday afternoon to convert his P3 in class qualifying position to a P3 in class result at the end – albeit after a long struggle against the #812 McLaren.
Having been already spun out from a potential podium winning position, the young American Hewitt was next up for Sunday’s opening race of the day but track conditions had deteriorated overnight from the warm and bright conditions of Saturday to the cold wet and windy conditions of Sunday morning.
Unfortunately for him and the Trophy class #700 AMR Vantage GT4 entry of Thilo Goos, race two wouldn’t serve them any favours as the #39 was again punted round by the invitational BMW M4 GT4 Evo entry to lose what was still his P5 starting slot to fall all the way back to last on track. Resuming fifteen seconds down, the awarded five seconds penalty given to the #71 didn’t seem hardly enough for the error of their more ‘experienced’ driver.
Unfortunately for him and the Trophy class #700 AMR Vantage GT4 entry of Thilo Goos, race two wouldn’t serve them any favours as the #39 was again punted round by the invitational BMW M4 GT4 Evo entry to lose what was still his P5 starting slot to fall all the way back to last on track. Resuming fifteen seconds down, the awarded five seconds penalty given to the #71 didn’t seem hardly enough for the error of their more ‘experienced’ driver.
Before the race finished, there was also a hard off for the #700 Mucke Motorsport AMR entry of Goos with the car stopped on track with heavy front-end damage but with a driver otherwise OK as furthers offs lead to a single lap dash to the flag for the remainder of the runners. Hewitt would eventually come home P10 overall – P5 in class.
For their final hour-long endurance race, track conditions had at least improved with an obvious dry line around the circuit with the #39 car of Hewitt taking the start from P4 whilst the #700 Mucke car was unable to take to the grid due to damage.
Making the most of mistakes from others, Hewitt was quickly up to P2 overall as the McLaren ahead out braked themselves going into the hairpin for the first time before consolidating that position as the laps then passed by until the end of his stint.
Coming out still in second, Detout soon had his work cut out as two championship charging contenders were soon upon the rear of the #39 Aston Martin with still over twenty minutes remaining. Unable to defend that position for long, the #39 car was soon passed by the two chasing cars behind, dropping the #39 down to fourth overall and in class which is where they eventually finished too.
Final round of the season is from Barcelona next week where we can also expect to see both another Vantage GT4 for the GT4 Winter Series finale and a Vantage GT3 for the GT Winter Series finale – both from the German Prosport Racing team.
Photo credits Team / D Buergin / social media
