Evans secures Porsche Sprint Challenge ME double

Jaxon Evans capped a spectacular first round of the 2020/2021 Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East today, held in support of the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC).

Evans won the series’ second race this weekend to cap a brilliant double victory to kick off the new campaign.

After starting from the front row alongside pole-sitter Julian Hanses, Evans was able to power to first place on lap one and went on to win the 12-lap event in a total time of 25mins 11.958secs.

He finished 3.396secs ahead of Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer, while Hanses finished third 9.089secs behind. Each of the top three were competing in the championship’s GT3 class Pro category.

Winning the Pro-Am category while finishing fourth overall was Lucas Groeneveld, while Eddy Waldhier was the victor amongst the Am competitors.

Bahrainis Shaikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa (Pro-Am) and Shaikh Jaber bin Ali Al Khalifa were ninth and 10th, respectively.

A total of 17 cars competed over the weekend in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East.