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. This event served as a revival to the

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. The race was won from pole by Frikadelli Racing Team and drivers

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, Dennis Olsen and Mathieu Jaminet. Frikadelli's #31

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finished 6.745 seconds ahead of Walkenhorst Motorsport and their #34

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shared by Mikkel Jensen,

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and Christian Krognes. GPX Racing secured third place a further 2.290 seconds down, in their #20 Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by

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and Michael Christensen.

Entry list

Qualifying

Pole Shootout

These were the 10 fastest cars in qualifying

Race

Race Results

;Notes * - The #12 Dinamic Motorsport car was awarded a 10-second time penalty after the race.

References

External links

Official website
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