GT World Challenge Europe | Arjun Maini scores podium at Monza

Arjun got into the car for the final hour and came out of the pits in P3 in the bronze class

April 24, 2023 11:17 pm | Updated April 25, 2023 04:51 pm IST - Monza

Arjun was the gold rate driver for Mercedes AMG. File

Arjun was the gold rate driver for Mercedes AMG. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu photo library

Indian driver Arjun Maini and his team Haupt Racing got their first podium in the bronze category of the GT World Challenge Europe in Monza.

The bronze category stipulates that there is a requirement for one driver in the bronze, silver, and gold categories. Arjun was the gold rate driver for Mercedes AMG.

The team got off to an excellent start with Hubert Haupt (the team is named after him) making some places despite multiple yellow flags and safety cars.

Sebastian Baud then took over and maintained the momentum going till the end of his stint which was just past the 2-hour mark out of the 3-hour endurance race.

Arjun got into the car for the final hour and came out of the pits in P3 in the bronze class.

"It felt really good to be Standing on the Podium with my teammates in Monza in the Opening Round of the Championship. This is also the First Race of the Championship and to get a Podium means a lot to me," said Maini.

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