2024-07-28 23:30:29
He pilot Mateo Llarena He took fourth place in Germany during the Endurance Cup. Fanatec GT World Challenge Europa 2024. This is a series of speed motor racing championships that has been held since 2011 on European tracks. With this result, the Guatemalan achieved his best position of the 2024 season. We tell you more below!
Mateo Llarena took fourth place in Germany during the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe
Matthew Llarena He shone in Germany by conquering the fourth place of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Endurance Cup Europe 2024 in the Silver division, in which young drivers in development compete. This race took place on Sunday, July 28 and took place at the Nürburgring trackconsidered one of the most difficult in the world.
On this prestigious circuit, the Guatemalan driver achieved his best position of the 2024 season next to Austrian team Grasser Racing Team. Llarena shared the wheel of the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2number 19, with Frenchman Loris Cabirou and Kuwaiti Haytham Qarajouli. The competition lasted three hours, where each pilot had to demonstrate his skill and endurance.
This is how they managed to position themselves among the top four in the competition
The performance of the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 was remarkable from the official practices and the qualifying. This good performance was reflected in the race, where the experience accumulated during the GT World Championship allowed Llarena to maintain a constant pace, reaching an average speed of 247 kilometres per hour.
“Llarena handed over the car in second position to Qarajouli, who fought to finish in fourth position in the Silver division, alongside his teammate Cabirou,” details the press release about the Guatemalan’s participation. Qarajouli maintained fourth place until the end of the race, securing a prominent position for the team in a competition that demanded the maximum from each driver.
When is the next Llarena race?
After this race, Llarena will return to Madrid, Spain, where he currently lives and studies, to prepare physically and mentally for the next date of the FANATEC GT World Endurance Cup Europe 2024. The next competition will take place on September 21 and 22 at the Monza track, Italy, an equally challenging and emblematic circuit in the world of motorsport.
Mateo Llarena’s passion for racing began at the age of 4, inspired by his father, Rinaldo Llarena, who is a motorsports enthusiast. Since the age of 16, he has proudly represented Guatemala in national and international competitions, standing out in countries such as El Salvador, the United States and Europe.
At the end of June 2024, the Guatemalan driver faced one of the most demanding races, the 2024 24 Hours of Spa in Belgium, where he managed to position himself in the top 10 in the Silver category and twelfth in the general classification. This test consisted of a continuous 24-hour race in the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit, which he completed at the wheel of the Lamborghini Huracán alongside Hugo Cook, Haytham Qarajouli and Baptiste Moulin.
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