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Akshay Gupta Secures Victory At Nurburgring Langstrecken Series Round 2; Verstappen Disqualified After Overall Race Victory
Formula One World Champion Max: Indian racing driver Akshay Gupta wins in the second round of the Nurburgring Langstrecken Series (NLS), securing 1st place in the AM sub-class of the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring (Cup3) and finishing 43rd overall out of 132 starters in one of the most competitive endurance grids in the world.
Competing in the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Cup3) under car #949, Gupta shared driving duties with 19-year-old German driver Darian Donkel and 24-year-old German driver Aaron Wenisch in his debut race in Porsche GT4 category.
Qualifying in 12th position in Cup3 class (17 entries) for the 4-hour race, the team climbed up to 8th by the end of the opening stint driven by Donkel. In the following stint, Wenisch took over and climbed one more position to 7th where Gupta brought it home with a comfortable 1 min 53 second lead over the second-place car in AM category.
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