PK Carsports and RTR Projects both returned to race-winning form in the second Fanatec GT2 European Series encounter of the weekend at Dijon on Saturday afternoon. Nicolas Saelens and Stienes Longin bounced back from the disappointment of a forced race one retirement to pick up maximum points for an outright victory. Jan Krabec, meanwhile, added a fourth Am-class win to his maiden season tally for RTR Projects and KTM.
The moments the lights turned green, it was a side-by-side drag race between the #18 pole-winning LP Racing Audi and the #17 True Racing KTM, the latter gaining the advantage into turn one as the field shuffled into order behind.
Stefan Rosina initially followed the sister car through to third until Stienes Longin and Christoph Breuer managed to sneak past the KTM a few two corners later. Rosina bided his time and come lap three had managed to retake fourth place and give chase to the leaders.
At the front, Pierre Kaffer was leaving Kofler with little breathing space and then piled on the pressure heading towards the pitstop window, eventually making a move stick with 32 minutes remaining.
With the Pro drivers pitting to handing over to their Am teammates, the order reshuffled and, with no additional success seconds to serve, it was the #1 Audi that emerged with a clear lead that would earn Peter Guelinckx and the PK Carsport crew its second win of the season.
Koch took up the mantle for the #17 KTM and also held second until the flag, but the race for third was a different story – Benjamin Ricci doing a stellar job of keeping Breuer and Saelens, now in the #15 KTM at bay. But things got a bit too close for comfort and contact consequently tipped the Akkodis ASP Mercedes into a spin and down the order in the final 10 minutes.
Breuer held on for third, while a strong comeback drive after race one retirement netted fourth for Hassid and Anthony Beltoise.
Jan Krabec finished an impressive fifth overall, taking his fourth Am-class win in the process after a brilliant battle with race one winner Gorini. Klaus Angerhofer and Sehdi Sarmini rounded out the race two Am podium.
The Fanatec GT2 European Series field now takes a month-long break before resuming battle in round four at Portimao, Portugal, 22-23 July.
