It was a busy (and successful) weekend all round for Lexus Racing, with the Super GT Round 3 at Suzuka in Japan and Round 4 of the Blancpain GT Series at Silverstone in the UK.
Super GT Round 3 at Suzuka
The newly formed K-TUNES Lexus RC F GT3 team finished first in the GT300 class during this weekend’s Super GT Round 3 at Suzuka. The team of Morio Nitta & Yuichi Nakayama scored pole position during qualifying and never looked back.
This is the 19th first place finish for driver Nitta, tying the all-time record for wins in the GT300 class.
In the GT500 class, the KeePer TOM’S team of Ryo Hirakawa and Nick Cassidy finished third place in the #1 Lexus LC 500, and now sit in third overall in the season standings.
Blancpain GT Series
The Switzerland-based Emil Frey Racing team scored third place in this weekend’s Blancpain GT Round 4 at Silverstone, the first podium finish for the RC F GT 3 this season.
As a bonus, here’s in-car footage from inside the RC F GT3 at the race previous:
Ride onboard the #LexusRCF GT3 with @CK_Klien for a flying lap of the spectacular @Brands_Hatch Grand Prix circuit. pic.twitter.com/8muWij1gqk
— Lexus UK (@LexusUK) May 18, 2018
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