German Maro Engel, driving a Mercedes AMG GT3, won the Macau GT Cup, knocking out favourite Edoardo Mortara, driving an Audi R8 LMS, after what was considered an illegal start.
At the restart, with Mortara in 16th position due to a penalty, four cars were involved in a serious accident that stopped the race. Mortara eventually finished in fourth position.
The Swiss Raffaele Marcello, also in a Mercedes, was second and Alexandre Imperatori, in a Porshe GT 3R, from Hong Kong, third.
The second qualifying race takes place on Sunday afternoon.
‘Don’t wait for hope to appear – work hard.’ Jugo Kuok on Macao’s National Games historic karate gold
Led by the veteran, the SAR team secured a memorable victory on home ground, marking Macao’s first gold in the Games’ karate events
