Dempsey Proton win LMGTE Am in Monza as Corvette crowned champions
Dempsey Proton trio Christian Ried, Julien Andlauer and Mikkel Pedersen took a stealthy victory in the LMGTE Am class, while Ben Keating, Nicolas Varrone and Nicky Catsburg sealed the title with two rounds to spare.
The No.77 Dempsey Proton Porsche 911 RSR-19 made its way through the field in strong fashion making one fewer pitstop than the No.60 Iron Lynx Porsche of Matteo Cressoni, Alessio Picariello and Claudio Schiavoni who trailed the winners by just 11.184 seconds.
Taking their second podium in succession was the GR Racing Porsche 911 RSR-19 squad of Michael Wainwright, Riccardo Pera and Ben Barker. They led at stages of the race, as did the Iron Dame Porsche squad of Michelle Gatting, Rahel Frey and Sarah Bovy.
But it was the fourth placed No.33 Corvette Racing team of Ben Keating, Nicolas Varrone and Nicky Catsburg that that made the biggest headlines as they scooped the LMGTE Am category.
After taking three wins in the first four races Keating, Catsburg and Varrone were the hot favorites to take the championship trophy and they delivered with a poised performance to take fourth position. In doing so Ben Keating became the first American driver to become a double champion in WEC history, while Nicolas Varrone and Nicky Catsburg claimed their first ever world titles.
