Henrique Chaves arrives to the fourth International GT Open’s round in the standing’s lead and, in Red Bull Ring, Austria, is decided to fight to keep his advantage.
The Portuguese youngster debuts this year in the selective GT world, but that didn’t prevent him from showing good performances alongside his teammate, Martin Kodric. After three rounds, he achieved two second places and one third, and leads the drivers’ standings in front of a tough opposition.
Next weekend, Henrique Chaves will have another battle for the 2019 International GT Open’s title, now at Red Bull Ring, a racetrack that the Portuguese already knows.
The Teo Martín Motorsport’s driver raced in four events at the Austrian circuit – three integrated in Formula Renault 2.0 championships and one in the European Le Mans Series – and has as best result a fifth place achieved in the Spielberg round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2016.
The number 59 McLaren 720S GT3’s driver is excited with his return to racing, after one month away from the racetracks. “Finally, we are back… We have been competitive and I’m confident that we will be again at the Red Bull Ring. I believe that our car will be fast in the Austrian circuit, which, normally, will allow us to fight for the podium. The weather is a bit unstable and rain is expected, but I think we will be competitive, nevertheless, so we can keep fighting for the title”, said the driver from Portugal.
The Teo Martín Motorsport’s driver knows that he has a strong opposition, but he is committed to fight for the podium places at Austria. “Our opponents are very competitive and we had tough fights. I’m confident that at Red Bull Ring we will have another battle in our hands. The strategy will be important, as usual. We will have a 15 second handicap in first race and 5 in the second, but we will work hard since the first practice session to be competitive in the qualifyings and in the races”, reckoned Henrique Chaves.
The official program of the Red Bull Ring’s round of the International GT Open will kick-off Friday, with the practice sessions. Saturday will be held a qualifying session and a race, 15h50 (GMT+1). Sunday will mirror the day before, but the race will be held at 13h15 (GMT+1). The first race will have a seventy minutes duration and the second sixty and both can be followed live at the
