In third spot Weerts ran a measured race, knowing that a podium was enough to ensure the title. Stolz wasted little time in catching the Russian, but once on the tail of his fellow Mercedes-AMG man he could not force his way past. Marciello waited until the last possible moment to make his stop, handing over to Boguslavskiy for the final 25 minutes with a seven-second advantage. Vanthoor pulled in one lap later, but despite another fast turnaround from the Team WRT mechanics Weerts could not overhaul the Toksport WRT machine. When the pit window opened the #6 Mercedes-AMG was the first to stop, with Stolz taking the wheel from Engel shortly after the 25-minute mark. Once racing resumed Marciello was able to ease away again, dropping Engel and Vanthoor by half a second each lap. As such, the safety car was deployed so that it could be recovered safely. While there were no issues at the front a number of incidents occurred further back, culminating in contact between the #114 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini and the #8 RAM Racing Mercedes-AMG that left the latter beached in the gravel. The Italian made the perfect start, pulling clear of Engel into Paddock Hill Bend to lead the field on the run up to Druids. Starting from pole for the second contest, Marciello was able to immediately put the disappointment of race 1 behind him. But while Team WRT can already celebrate there will be titles on the line next month, with both the Pro-Am and Silver Cup classes set to be decided at Valencia on 25-26 September. Their success was witnessed by a significant number of spectators, who made the most of perfect Bank Holiday weather at the popular Kent venue. Weerts and Vanthoor now have an insurmountable points advantage and need only compete together at next month’s Sprint Cup finale to confirm their title. The Belgian squad scored victory in the opening contest and backed it up with a runner-up finish in the second outing, which was won by the #6 Mercedes-AMG Team Toksport WRT of Luca Stolz and Maro Engel. Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.S.Team WRT has sealed a record-extending eighth Sprint Cup title, while Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts are the provisional drivers’ champions for a second year in succession following a day of action and drama at Brands Hatch.
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