Double Podium For Frank Bird At Brands Hatch
Cumbrian racing driver Frank Bird made the most of home advantage when he came away from Brands Hatch with a double podium in the opening round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup.
Driving for the German-based Haupt Racing Team in the PBM-backed Mercedes-AMG GT3, Frank was racing at the Kent track where father Paul’s Superbike team has enjoyed so much success over the years, and was contesting the Silver Cup class with Australian teammate Jordan Love.
The pair qualified for the opening race in an impressive top ten position out of the 29 car entry and second in the Silver Cup class. From there, a great effort by both drivers saw them claim a fantastic third position and their first podium of the weekend.
However, things got better in the day’s second outing as a bumper crowd saw Frank and Jordan up the pace to cross the line in a close second position, just one second behind the class winners after 41 laps of the famous Brands Hatch GP circuit.
Frank Bird, #77Mercedes-AMG Team HRT: “That’s the first weekend in the Sprint Cup done. Overall, I’m pretty happy, after not much track time, we made a good comeback in both races to finish P3 and P2 in the Silver Cup class. We definitely showed we had good pace fighting for overall places as well but a solid weekend on which to build for the rest of the season. Thanks to the team for a great car, my teammate Jordan for a great job and to our sponsors and my dad. I’m really looking forward to rest of the season.”
Pictures courtesy of www.gt-world-challenge-europe.com
