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april 22, 2018 - Bentley Motorsport

New Bentley Continental GT3 primed for Monza Race debut

  • Bentley Team M-Sport begin #blancpaingt Series Endurance Cup title defence

  • Three-hour #Monza event kicks off team’s European campaign

  • First-generation #continentalGT3 also competes, fighting for Pro/Am honours with Team Parker Racing

17 April 2018, Crewe – Bentley’s new, second-generation #continentalGT3 will make its competitive debut at #Monza in Italy this weekend (April 20-22) when #Bentley Team M-Sport begins the defence of its #blancpaingt Series Endurance Cup Teams’ title.

Following an extensive testing schedule, the outfit’s two new-for-2018 Continental GT3s will line up at the historic grand prix circuit in northern Milan for the first of this season’s five European rounds.

Guy Smith (GB), Steven Kane (GB) and Jules Gounon (FR), who made their first appearance together as a trio at Bathurst in February, are paired in the #7 entry while the #8 crew comprising Andy Soucek (ES), Maxime Soulet (BE) and Vincent Abril (MC) embarks on a second season eager to go one better than the runners-up position achieved in 2017’s Endurance Cup Drivers’ standings.

The six #Bentley Boys are joined on Monza’s entry list by another official #Bentley customer outfit, Team Parker #racing, which makes its #blancpaingt Series Endurance Cup return with the first-generation #continentalGT3 after a year away. Reigning British GT champion Seb Morris (GB) – who claimed the crown with Team Parker #racing – leads a Pro/Am driver line-up also featuring Derek Pierce (GB) and 2017 European Le Mans Series GTE title winner, Rob Smith (GB). 

Bentley’s Director of Motorsport, Brian Gush: “It’s been a long time coming, and a lot of hard work has gone in behind the scenes, but our second-generation #continentalGT3 will contest its very first event at #Monza this weekend. There’s clearly a lot of excitement surrounding the new car and it’s shown promise in testing but we have to stay focused: there are 26 Pro Cup entries and 10 manufacturers in the #blancpaingt Series, all of which are capable of scoring podiums. 2018 remains very much a development year for the second-generation #continentalGT3 ahead of its full customer roll-out in 2018.