For the first GT race of the weekend, SR Motorsport’s Moritz Wiskirchen led the early stages from pole position. Further back, Konrad Motorsport’s Carrie Schreiner and Juta Racing’s Eimantas Navikauskas collided, damaging the right-rear of Navikauskas’ Audi. Moments later, at Turn 10, the Lithuanian racer spun on his own, seemingly because of damage including bodywork rubbing on the tyre.
This meant Jonas Karklys was promoted to second for Team Engstler, while Charles Dawson was now running third for AKM Motorsport, making his GT3 debut in the team’s Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo.
