Andy Meyrick puts the Bullitt Racing #33 Mercedes AMG GT4 on pole, and with the help of co-driver and team owner Stephen Pattrick, brings home a first European GT4 win.
July 22, 2018, Spa Francorchamps, Bel. – Andy Meyrick and co-driver Stephen Pattrick end the race weekend on a high, taking home a class win in today’s second race at the fourth round of the Northern European GT4 Championship at Spa Francorchamps.
During qualifying Meyrick secured the fastest Pro-Am lap time in qualifying session 2, putting the car on pole in the Pro-Am category for Race 2, fifth overall also winning the pole award. Holding onto the lead throughout his stint, Meyrick handed over the wheel of the #33 to Pattrick during the driver change who maintained the position to take the chequered flag in first. This is the first win for the Spanish-based Bullitt Racing team owned by Pattrick.
During Friday’s practice sessions Meyrick and the team had their Mercedes AMG GT4 at the top of the leaderboard. Saturday’s race showed just how far the team have come with the Mercedes AMG GT4 with both drivers navigating traffic to a sixth place class finish.
This is the first of two race weekends for Meyrick at the legendary Spa track with next weekend being the 70th running of the Total 24 Hours of Spa where Meyrick joins Team Parker Racing in the #31 Bentley Continental GT3. This will be Meyrick’s sixth-time racing in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup’s season highlight, the second-time with Team Parker Racing and the fourth-time racing a Bentley Continental GT3.
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Andy Meyrick
“Very impressed with Stephen’s performance in today’s race and over the whole weekend in general. For only having raced for 18 months, and only four months in the Mercedes, this win is incredibly impressive. The team, as always, did a fantastic job and they really deserve this win. Really looking forward to the first weekend in September at Hungaroring as we’ll be aiming for more podiums.”
