A podium finish for Piti and Sawa in Japan

SATURDAY, JULY 06, 2019
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Piti Bhirombhakdi and Keita Sawa of Japan settled for a podium finish in the Pro-AM event during the first race of the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia at the Fuji Speedway in Japan on Saturday.

 

Driving McLaren 720 S GT3 No 61, the ABSSA Motosport team timed 1:31.701 hours to land second in the Pro-Am and seventh in the overall event.

The Thai-Japanese duo crossed the line 1.828 seconds behind Pro-Am winners Yuta Kamimura and Hiroaki Nagai of Japan of ARN Racing (Porsche 911 GT 3 No 8).

The overall title went to South Korean Roelof Bruins and German Manuel Metzger ( Mercedez-AMG GT 3 Number 97) of Solite Indigo Racing.