Motorland Aragón (Outer) may just be the best hidden gem on the iRacing service. With a dynamic mix of corners and one monstrous straight, Aragón offers a deceptively technical challenge. The iRTES committee set out to introduce fresh circuits to the multi-class endurance racing calendar, and after Round 4, they can confidently consider that mission a success.

The XBOX Game Pass Pole Awards for Aragon*
GT3 AM
#62 Back Pain and Eye Strain — Vincent Marsh | 1:34.887
GT3 PRO
#104 Hyperion Racing — Bryce Rodriguez | 1:34.371
LMP2
#22 The Puncrew — Andrew Taphorn | 1:26.694
LMDh
#110 SOELPEC Precision Racing — Pat Pelchat | 1:19.725
*Each pole position gains one entry into the end of season drawing for a one year XBOX Game Pass Subscription

The Iberian Peninsula offered no respite to the weary field of competitors. Each team embarked on the virtual 1,100km trek from Portimão to Aragón, bringing with them battered racecars and whatever points they could scrape away from the previous round. For many, it was their first visit to this circuit, yet the challenges remained the same—breakneck closing speeds, a 50+ car field, and fierce championship battles.

The top class delivered its best race of the season. Multiple teams found themselves atop the leaderboard at various points during the four-hour sprint, but in the final five minutes, it came down to a showdown between Team FFSR and Virtualdrivers by Thrustmaster. Despite a valiant effort, Team FFSR fell short by a mere 0.589 seconds. Virtualdrivers by Thrustmaster faced their toughest battle yet but emerged victorious once again, securing their third consecutive win.

GT3 AM also provided late-race drama in the fight for second place. A last-minute splash-and-dash for Back Pain and Eye Strain opened the door for Longhorn Racing-Carbon to mount a charge. The #77 Ford Mustang closed the gap and made a final push, but in the end, Back Pain and Eye Strain held on by a narrow margin, securing their best finish of the season and stepping onto the second tier of the podium.

1289

TOTAL INCIDENTS

37

INCIDENT REVIEW REQUESTS (IRR)

52

DRIVE-THROUGH PENALTIES

8

TEAMS DQ’d FOR INCIDENT LIMIT

Statistically, there was not much of an improvement over last race in Portimao. That race would force CMS Management to issue a statement on driving standards and put in place an automatic DQ for 36 incident points. The new limits would see 16% of the field get the boot. The numbers never lie, however, they can not portray feelings. The next round at Suzuka will provide a clearer picture of any improvements the field is making.

Watch a replay of the action here, on Apex Racing TV.

RACE RESULTS

LMDh

- DIFFERENT DRIVERS, SAME RESULT — The #213 Virtualdrivers by Thrustmaster have now made it 3 wins in a row!
- TRENDING UP — Team FFSR have improved their result race after race. They backed up a 3rd place at Portimao with 2nd place in Aragon, securing the Championship Points lead!
- BIG POINTS — CRF Motorsports gained valuable points with their 1st podium, tightening the battle for the Top 5.

1st

Virtualdrivers by Thrustmaster
Renaud Herbillon
Nicolas Vicent

2nd

Team FFSR
Thomas Sangleboeuf
Pierryck Kerignard

3rd

CRF Motorsports
Ben Ford
Djuah Tambwe

Finish	Start	Car #	Team	Drivers
1^st	4	213	Virtualdrivers by Thrustmaster #1	Julien Rety Ludovic Juret
2^nd	9	99	Team FFSR	Thomas Sangleboeuf Pierryck Kerignard
3^rd	3	9	CRF Motorsports GTP	Ben A Ford Djuah Tambwe
4^th	8	101	German Pitbullz Racing Hotel	Julian Kramer Christopher Kindler
5^th	7	233	Team Tenuto 233	Pat Labrosse Peter Lo
6^th	5	47	The Puncrew Pink	Nik Paquin William Day
7^th	11	4	PNUmatik Motorsports – Blue	C Michael Parker Zachary Kunin
8^th	2	117	HundredForce	Nicholas Maynard Noah Hinton
9^th	13	944	Hyperion Racing II	Ben N Roberts Camden Kraft Matt Brewer
10^th	10	171	SOELPEC Precision Racing #171	Bradley Holly Nicholas Schwartz Jeff T Evans
11^th	12	40	The Puncrew Gray	Alexander Oppenheim Kurtis Retterath
12^th	6	60	RD Simsport II	Peter Sikdar Jared Bridwell
13^th	1	110	SOELPEC Precision Racing #110	Pat Pelchat Victor Tanaka

LMDh Championship Standings

Place	Car #	Team	Points	Gap
1^st	#99	Team FFSR	111	leader
2^nd	#117	HundredForce	106	-5
3^rd	#213	Virtualdrivers by Thrustmaster #1	105	-6
4^th	#233	Team Tenuto 233	104	-7
5^th	#47	The Puncrew Pink	95	-16
6^th	#944	Hyperion Racing II	95	-16
7^th	#9	CRF Motorsports GTP	93	-18
8^th	#101	German Pitbullz Racing Hotel	90	-21
9^th	#171	SOELPEC Precision Racing #171	90	-21
10^th	#110	SOELPEC Precision Racing #110	90	-21
11^th	#4	PNUmatik Motorsports – Blue	84	-27
12^th	#60	RD Simsport II	76	-35
13^th	#40	The Puncrew Gray	69	-42
14^th	#59	RD Simsport	65	-46
15^th	#95	Team FFSR #Cin’derella	62	-49
16^th	#580	Moose Motorsport	60	-51
17^th	#2	Wild Deuce Racekraft	49	-62
18^th	#45	Arctic Sim Racing	18	-93

LMP2

- THREE PEAT — #22 The Puncrew is making this look too easy while taking their 3rd win in a row!
- ONE-TWO PUNCH — The Puncrew team clearly put in the effort at Aragon and it showed.
- CRUNCH TIME — Echelon Simsport kept themselves in the Championship fight with a scrappy 3rd place finish.

1st

The Puncrew
Lewis Clarke
Scott Maddock

2nd

The Puncrew
Andrew Taphorn
Eli Singh

3rd

Echelon Simsport
Jason Taylor
Matthew Pearen

Finish	Start	Car #	Team	Drivers
1^st	5	22	The Puncrew Blue	Lewis Clarke Scott Haddock
2^nd	1	13	The Puncrew Gold	Andrew Taphorn Eli Singh
3^rd	4	46	Echelon Simsport LMP2	Jason Taylor6 Matthew Pearen
4^th	2	121	West Coast Racing Endurance Blue #121	Luke Patrick2 Troy Baskerville
5^th	6	24	PNUmatik Motorsports – Purple	James Stacey John-Taylor Tami Davis Braun
6^th	8	85	Blue Chip Racing	Aaron Beaver Thomas Baker6
7^th	7	17	SimHQ Motorsports WHITE	Darren Mowbray Maurice Theunissen2
8^th	10	333	BearPope Prototipo	Ian Hennebery Evan Adams
9^th	3	94	Team FFSR #Maison Carree Duba�	Ludovic Ortiz Eric GAGET
10^th	9	19	INITIAL 3 Racing	Ryan-Paulbert Reyes

LMP2 Championship Standings

Place	Car #	Team	Points	Gap
1^st	22	The Puncrew Blue	137	leader
2^nd	46	Echelon Simsport LMP2	122	-15
3^rd	24	PNUmatik Motorsports – Purple	116	-21
4^th	13	The Puncrew Gold	114	-23
5^th	107	Blue Chip Racing – Black (was Mutineers)	99	-38
6^th	94	Team FFSR #Maison Carree Dubai	98	-39
7^th	121	West Coast Racing Endurance Blue #121	95	-42
8^th	17	SimHQ Motorsports WHITE	89	-48
9^th	88	Dogbear Bark	75	-62
10^th	333	Bearpope Prototipo	73	-64
11^th	19	INITIAL 3 Racing	66	-71

GT3

- IRON SHARPENS IRON — Hyperion Racing dominated with a 1st and 2nd place finish.
- NEWCOMMERS — It was the 1st podium of the season for both the #44 & #104 Hyperion Racing Mclaren’s.
- ONE POINT — SOELPEC Precision Racing stepped off the podium and left Aragon only 1 point behind Sonic Racing Team.

1st

Hyperion Racing
Josiah Farrow
Bryce Rodriguez

2nd

Hyperion Racing
Derek Hyberger
Luke Wallace

3rd

SOELPEC Precision Racing
Blake Reynolds
Ray Kingsbury

Finish	Start	Car #	Team	Drivers
1^st	1	104	Hyperion Racing III	Josiah Farrow Bryce Rodriguez
2^nd	3	44	Hyperion Racing	Derek Hyberger Luke A Wallace
3^rd	2	113	SOELPEC Precision Racing #113	Blake Reynolds Ray Kingsbury
4^th	9	219	Sonic Racing Team	Frederico Faria Afonso Souto
5^th	10	3	Penguin r/c : GT3-Pro	Christian Youngwall Michael Gonzales
6^th	14	26	Arc Motorsports Pro	Laurence A Schellevisch Zain R Khan
7^th	4	321	BearPope Workers Union	Michael H�per EJ Byrd
8^th	12	322	BearPope Enduro	James Logsdon Carl Sketchley
9^th	11	111	SOELPEC Precision Racing #111	Adrian Koukoulas Emmett Lindquist Robby Prescott
10^th	7	63	RD Simsport III	Callam Brant Daniel L Mills
11^th	8	920	CRF Motorsports GT3	Jamie Hopper Michal Opalka
12^th	6	71	Tektonic	Marius Blendea Alexandru Ciurariu
13^th	13	14	PCA Sim Racing	Christopher Paiz Matt Quinn
14^th	5	144	Team Tenuto 144	Jonathan Newman2 Sammy Hendrix

GT3 Championship Standings

Place	Car #	Team	Points	Gap
1^st	219	Sonic Racing Team	111	leader
2^nd	113	SOELPEC Precision Racing #113	110	-1
3^rd	3	Penguin r/c : GT3-Pro	107	-4
4^th	321	BearPope Workers Union	103	-8
5^th	26	Arc Motorsports Pro	99	-12
6^th	104	Hyperion Racing III	96	-15
7^th	44	Hyperion Racing	96	-15
8^th	144	Team Tenuto 144	95	-16
9^th	71	Tektonic	94	-17
10^th	111	SOELPEC Precision Racing #111	86	-25
11^th	322	BearPope Enduro	73	-38
12^th	14	PCA Sim Racing	73	-38
13^th	63	RD Simsport III	65	-46
14^th	396	Fendi Racing #396	64	-47
15^th	29	Echelon Simsport GT3	62	-49
16^th	327	Fendi Racing #327	60	-51
17^th	920	CRF Motorsports GT3	41	-70
18^th	64	RD Simsport IV	19	-92

GT3 AM

- GO & WIN — Gowin Racing shows up to the track and wins for the 2nd race in a row — 3rd win on the season.
- FINALLY — Back Pain and Eye Strain got their Ford Mustang onto the podium after being 1 position shy in the first 3 races.
- COMING TO FORM — Longhorn Racing Carbon is picking up momentum as the season winds down, scoring their first podium!

1st

Gowin Racing
Nicholas Gowin
Jack Hedgcoxe

2nd

Back Pain and Eye Strain Racing Team
Vincent Marsh
Zachary Livengood

3rd

Longhorn Racing
Marc Johnson
Brett Stephens

Finish	Start	Car #	Team	Drivers
1^st	6	80	Gowin Racing Ruby	Jack Hedgcoxe Nicholas Gowin
2^nd	1	62	Back Pain and Eye Strain Racing Team	Vincent C. Marsh Zachary Livengood
3^rd	7	77	Longhorn Racing – Carbon	Marc Johnson Brett Stephens
4^th	2	30	Penguin r/c : GT3-Am	Anthony Flores4 Matt A Kingsbury
5^th	10	323	BearPope Zero	Mikko Kuitunen Craig Gill
6^th	9	81	Gowin Racing Sapphire	Josh Gowin Matthew Rice
7^th	3	112	SOELPEC Precision Racing #112	Joseph Carnes Carsten Quint Peter Moller
8^th	12	178	cmsracing.com Endurance	David Nelson6 Brian Blanchette
9^th	4	42	The Puncrew White	Michael Hickman Mark D Reed Annemarie DePasquale
10^th	13	78	Longhorn Racing – Chrome	Mike Tyler David Anderson
11^th	5	383	Fendi Racing #383	Luke Fisher2 David Holzhammer
12^th	11	69	LunatiK Racing	Luke H Davis Alex Wright4 Collin McKenzie
13^th	14	58	cmsracing.com Titanium	Zach Sternhagen Kevin Ayers
14^th	8	7	Moradness M Squad	Scott Angelo Craig Bray

GT3 AM Championship Standings

Place	Car #	Team	Points	Gap
1^st	80	Gowin Racing Ruby	135	leader
2^nd	383	Fendi Racing #383	117	-18
3^rd	62	Back Pain and Eye Strain Racing Team	116	-19
4^th	30	Penguin r/c : GT3-Am	110	-25
5^th	323	BearPope Zero	104	-31
6^th	77	Longhorn Racing – Carbon	100	-35
7^th	81	Gowin Racing Sapphire	91	-44
8^th	112	SOELPEC Precision Racing #112	91	-44
9^th	178	cmsracing.com Endurance	84	-51
10^th	69	LunatiK Racing	84	-51
11^th	58	cmsracing.com Titanium	81	-54
12^th	7	Moradness M Squad	81	-54
13^th	78	Longhorn Racing – Chrome	80	-55
14^th	42	The Puncrew White	67	-68
15^th	283	Fendi Racing #283	51	-84