By Johan Laubscher
The Brazilian GT series has gotten a facelift for 2012, a new website, logo and a new Facebook page. The first round of the series got under way this past weekend at Santa Cruz in Brazil. One Audi R8 LMS is present in the 2012 Brazilian GT championship, entered by Ebrahim Motors and driven by Fábio and Wagner Ebrahim. The pair qualified well taking second position on the grid for both of the weekend’s races. Race one was yet another wet race after a massive rain shower just after the race had started. Just like the first FIA GT1 and FIA GT3 races at Zolder on the same Saturday the track began to dry. The R8 LMS was very fast in the wet. The Ebrahims finished second after having held the lead the entire race until loosing the lead on the penultimate lap to the factory BMW Z4 team. Race two took place in warm and dry conditions. The Ebrahim R8 LMS spent the race in second position with a spirited drive in the closing stages to catch the leader but eventually had to settle for second position. A very good weekend, two second places and the overall championship lead in Brazil for the Ebrahim pairing.
The photos are hosted at PortalGT's flickr
More information:
Brazilian GT (PortalGT) website
Brazilian GT (PortalGT) FB page
Brazilian GT (PortalGT) flickr
