LAURA VAN DEN HENGEL and SARAH BOVY Show ProAm Podium Pace at Spa
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June 23, 2026
GRRL! SUMMARY:
- LAURA VAN DEN HENGEL adapted brilliantly to unfamiliar Maserati GT2 with minimal practice, qualifying fourth ProAm despite only five prior laps. Showed impressive pace fighting bronze-rated drivers before pit lane blockage cost her a lap in Race 1.
- SARAH BOVY ran consistent low-2:22 lap times matching Silver-class pace, broke 2:20 barrier in qualifying with fourth ProAm. Proved second-fastest driver on track during Race 1 recovery drive, gaining tenths per lap on leaders.
- Duo secured first GT2 European Series top-five with fifth ProAm in Race 1 despite blocked pit lane incident. Race 2 podium run ended cruelly when VAN DEN HENGEL was collected in multi-car incident at final chicane with four minutes remaining.
- Iron Dames switched from usual Porsche 992 GT3 Cup to faster GT2-spec Maserati at Spa thanks to Dinamic Motorsport support. Consistently demonstrated genuine ProAm podium pace throughout weekend despite limited preparation time in unfamiliar machinery.
UPCOMING:
- GT2 European Series Round 3, Misano, July 18-19, 2026
LINKS TO RACER'S PROFILE PAGES:
GRRL! summary based upon reporting by RACERS originally appearing on www.racers-behindthehelmet.com
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