BMW’s Augusto Farfus Jr. held off race-long pressure from his Mercedes rivals to take an emotional victory in the SJM Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup race yesterday.
The Brazilian made a good getaway from pole position to take the lead from fellow front row starter Raffaele Marciello of Italy before the cars had turned in to the first left hander, and from there he managed to pull more than one second clear over the first two laps.
Marciello managed to close in on him though and was soon shadowing the lead BMW, but the Italian made a mistake under braking for Lisboa Bend on lap eight and was forced to stop against the barriers before rejoining down in 10th. He later managed to recover one place to finish ninth.
Brazilian Augusto Farfus reacts during a champagne shower at the podium as he won the GT World Cup race at the Macau Grand Prix yesterday. Photo: Haman Ho
