{"id":603468,"date":"2026-04-13T05:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/603468\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T05:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:38:12","slug":"tom-sargent-wins-on-european-le-mans-series-debut-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/603468\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Sargent wins on European Le Mans Series debut in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Sargent in the #75 Porsche 911 GT3 R.<\/p>\n

It was a one-two for Australia in the LMGT3 division, with Sargent in the #75 Porsche 911 GT3 R trailed by the McLaren 720S GT3 driven by Garnett Patterson.<\/p>\n

The leading Proton Competition car defeated the #23 United Autosports entry of Patterson, Michael Birch, and Wayne Boyd by three seconds.<\/p>\n

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Kessel Racing\u2019s #57 Ferrari 296 claimed third in the hands of Daniel Serra, Takeshi Kimura, and Andrew Gilbert, 14.5 seconds off the lead.<\/p>\n

The decisive move of the race for Sargent came in the final half hour when the race-leading #62 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG GT3 got baulked by a slower LMP3 car.<\/p>\n

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Sargent went around the outside at the downhill left-hander at Turn 5 to take the lead.<\/p>\n

The Mercedes-AMG ultimately faded to fourth with Abdulla Al-Khelaifi, Julian Hanses, and Adam Christodoulou.<\/p>\n

Speaking post-race, Sargent praised his co-drivers Richard Lietz and Matt Kurzejewski for the strong start to the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me to even get to that point it was obviously well executed by the team and obviously these two guys,\u201d Sargent said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo mistakes, hit their marks and just gave it to me in a position where I could do what I could do.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was good. I got a little bit fortunate with some lapped traffic, which helped secure the position, but that\u2019s part of multi-class racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to take advantage when they come and sometimes they don\u2019t go your way. This time it worked for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was good to get the move done and then hold the lead from then on.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe worked very hard this week, the team really did a good job to put us in a position with this car where we could do what we could do today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second round of the European Le Mans Series takes place at Circuit Paul Richard for the 4 Hours of Le Castellet.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a circuit that Sargent isn\u2019t familiar with, but one he is confident in tackling.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never actually been to Paul Ricard, so I will be arriving at Paul Ricard just for the race and I\u2019ll have to get my eye in quickly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor sure, get on the sim, get it done, and with the wealth of experience that these two have, it\u2019s going to really help me a lot for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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