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Niarchos started the race from second on the grid behind Luke Hines in the LNT Panoz. Pushed down into third place at the start, Niarchos breezed through to retake second and headed off after the Panoz. He soon had the gap down to nothing and pitted at the same time as the Panoz, sending Tim Mullen off with the job of moving the 430 from second to first. Mullen made light work of the Panoz, soon passing it for the race lead. He then let the Ferrari stretch its legs, finally taking the chequered flag by a margin of over 20 seconds. Chris Niarchos: "That was a cracking race and I am absolutely over the moon with the result! I want to dedicate this win to the mechanics who have worked tirelessly for the last two years to help Tim and I get here. We were always the bridesmaid and never the bride so it's a good feeling to be the winners! It looked like the Panoz had cooked rears after a while so all I had to do was keep the pressure on Luke (Hines) and hand over to Tim. I think we have a great season ahead of us!" Tim Mullen: "It all worked out perfectly for us today. Chris had a mega first stint so all I had to do was find a way past Tom (Kimber-Smith). I got him up the inside of Island bend and to be fair to him he drove very cleanly. We are absolutely delighted with this result." Scuderia Ecosse will be back on track this Monday for round two of the
British GT Championship. Tim Mullen has already put the Ferrari on pole
for this race so they are off to a good start. Click here to return to the Ferrari Happenings page.
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