Lucas Ordoñez Takes First Super GT Victory in Thailand

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GT Academy champion Lucas Ordoñez scored his first Super GT victory in the series’ latest round at Thailand’s Chang International Circuit last weekend. Lucas and his teammate Kazuki Hoshino held off highly experienced driver Jorg Müller in the Studie BMW Z4 GT3 car.

“My first victory in Super GT, it’s an amazing feeling,” said Lucas after the race. “We thought we had a good pace for this track, with the layout and testing in the simulators, but our concern was the tire management and the heat. It has been the hottest race by far – a lot more than Malaysia – and Yokohama did a great job. The GT-R we drove today was fantastic, and really fun to drive.”

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Kazuki drove the car from second place, catching the leading iMOBILE AAS Porsche 911 GT3, and careful pit strategy from the team allowed the GT-R to take the lead. Afterwords, the quick 911 made a very strong comeback, but problems eventually forced the car to retire. That left Lucas to defend his position against former WTCC driver and ALMS champion Jorg Müller – a battle he won to take victory in the GT300 class.

Congratulations to Lucas and the B-MAX team!

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Comments (24)

  1. Tenacious D

    Lucas, you’re an inspiration to us all, and I have no doubt that you’re motivating thousands of people around the world to give a try to motorsports in some form or fashion. Congratulations, and never stop pushing!

    And on the subject of cars, while we need more cars from various leagues around the world, that’s another GT-R I’d love to own in Gran Turismo.

  2. OpticZero

    Too bad there is no TV coverage here in the US. They are missing out on creating a HUGE fanbase. I, for one, would love to be able to see all the major racing series from across the globe. After becoming a regular viewer of Formula 1, United Sports Car Series, Indy, etc., I am craving more (sorry, NASCAR, but you aren’t doing it for me anymore, your cars are ugly compared to GT cars, and your drivers can’t drive stock cars on road tracks).

    1. ALB123

      I had been a BIG fan of NASCAR for many years, but within the last 4-5 years I just couldn’t take it anymore. So many races end under Yellow Flag, or with 10 or 20 laps left there will be a crash (or two, or three) with cars in 25th & 24th positions, who happen to be a lap down, and that makes it so the cars in 2nd and 3rd position can’t fight for the lead. I got so sick of watching a three hour race just to have yet another anti-climactic finish because of wrecks involving cars that are nowhere near a position to challenge for victory. But, perhaps those drivers are fighting to gain a couple of extra “points”. It just became too obnoxious for me. I don’t follow the standings at all anymore.

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