Dries vanthoor

FIA GT World Cup: Mercedes' Maro Engel has taken his second career FIA GT World Cup victory after an ultra-close battle between the leading group on wet Guia Circuit, with the Mercedes-AMG ace capitalising on mistakes from Antonio Fuoco and Raffaele Marciello in the closing stages of the race.

Nine years after his victory in the inaugural running of the FIA GT World Cup, the German secured his second triumph in what was also the third straight victory for Mercedes-AMG in the world’s most prestigious sprint race for GT3 machinery, following the manufacturer’s successes in the previous two editions with current BMW man Raffaele Marciello.

The race got underway with the safety car leading the pack for the first four laps, leaving the 22 runners with 12 tours of racing action to decide the 2024 FIA GT World Cup.