KENNOL Grand Prix de France Historique: Masters Group C

Ivan Vercoutere and Ralf Kelleners powered their Porsche 962C to a commanding victory in the opening Masters Group C race at Paul Ricard, leading 19 laps to secure a comfortable win in the 40-minute contest. The Swiss-German pairing controlled the race from the front and finished a lap clear of Xavier Micheron’s Nissan R90CP.

Behind the winning Porsche, Micheron secured second after a consistent drive, while Jann Mardenborough completed the podium and claimed Gordon Spice class honours in the Spice SE89C. Jeremy Loisel and Stéphane de Groodt rounded out the top five after an entertaining battle among the Spice machinery.

Andy Soucek showed strong pace throughout the race and briefly moved to the front during the pitstop phase, but penalties for a missed pitstop dropped the Spice SE90 down the order by the finish.

Further back, Jordan Grogor guided the Rondeau M382 to victory in the Jacky Ickx class, while Marco Biancini retired early after only four laps in the Argo JM19C.

Ivan Vercoutere and Ralf Kelleners completed a dominant Masters Group C weekend at Paul Ricard by taking a second straight victory in their Porsche 962C, once again proving untouchable around the fast French circuit. The pair also set the fastest lap of the race with a 2:00.140.

The Porsche pairing controlled the pace throughout the second 40-minute encounter to secure another comfortable win ahead of Stéphane de Groodt’s Spice SE89, while Xavier Micheron completed the overall podium in the Nissan R90CP. Jeremy Loisel followed closely behind in fourth aboard his Spice SE90P.

Jordan Grogor claimed Jacky Ickx class honours with the Rondeau M382 after finishing fifth overall. At the same time, Andy Soucek showed strong pace in another Spice SE90 before a stewards’ decision, cancelling one lap for a missed pitstop, dropped him to sixth position.

Further back, Eric Rickenbacher’s Cheetah G606 was the final classified finisher, while Jann Mardenborough retired early in the Gordon Spice class aboard the Spice SE89 C2. The second race brought the curtain down on a successful Masters Group C appearance at Paul Ricard, with the iconic prototypes once again delivering spectacular racing throughout the weekend.