Rabindra/Canning secure double Top 10 result in GT4’s Paul Ricard round

Akhil Rabindra continued his GT4 European Series campaign with Round 2 at Paul Ricard alongside Tom Canning for Racing Spirit of Leman in the #19 Aston Martin Vantage in the Silver class.

They started the weekend finishing fourth and 29th overall in the two practice sessions, where they were first and 12th in the Silver class. The second session saw them set a lap very early in the session.

The Qualifying 1 for Race 1 saw Canning end up fifth overall and second in Silver class, missing that class pole by 0.023s. At the same time, Qualifying 2 saw Rabindra end up seventh overall and fifth in Silver class.

It was a fighting Race 1 with Canning and Rabindra completing good stints for the team to end up fifth in both overall and class results, while defending hard from #87 Mercedes GT4 machine.

The Race 2 saw the pair finish eighth overall and was seventh in Silver class. The results in two races has them in third in drivers’ standings with 46 points, while the team is leading the standings with 81 points.