A field of 70 cars will contest the 2023 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, which marks the 75th running of the Belgian endurance classic Here's the latest news from the track ahead this weekend's race.
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Pure Rxcing Porsche on top in Bronze Test
Pure Rxcing led the way in this afternoon's Bronze Test with its #911 Porsche to officially launch the 2023 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa.
Aliaksandr Malykhin left it late to post a 2m17.851s lap and beat the #3 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG by 0.329s. The #38 ST Racing with Rinaldi Ferrari was third, followed by the #20 Huber Motorsport Porsche and the #75 Sun Energy1 Mercedes-AMG.
All 32 eligible cars took part in the session, with 22 Bronze Cup entrants joined by 10 from the Pro-Am class. There were three red flag stoppages, caused by the #78 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini, the #89 Akkodis ASP Mercedes-AMG and the #62 Team Parker Racing Porsche respectively. However, in each case, the delay was not especially long.
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Spectacular parade brings thousands of fans on to the streets
The annual CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa parade brought the streets to life today (28 June) as thousands of enthusiastic fans created a carnival atmosphere on the route to the city centre.
The traditional overture to the world's biggest GT race featured a remarkable array of machinery. This was by no means limited to the GT3 equipment that will compete this weekend, with more than 200 cars making the trip from the circuit to Spa. Upon arrival they were parked in front of the theatre to give fans a closer look.
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The class of 2023
The 2023 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa group photo was taken at Raidillon on Wednesday afternoon, bringing together the full field of drivers who will contest this weekend's twice-around-the-clock race.
