Session 8909 - Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom
October 02, 2026 06:03pm
Race
Quick Stats
- Track Length: 5.088 km
- Most Distance Covered: 23 laps, 117.024 km
- Simulator Used: GTR2
Race report: Silverstone Sabotage: Horta Overcomes Crumpet Conspiracy to Take Overwhelming 31-Second Victory
Fernando Horta has absolutely annihilated the GT2 field at Silverstone, storming from tenth on the grid to a massive 31-second victory.
Corvette Racing issued a press release this morning that reads as follows:
OFFICIAL CORVETTE RACING MEDIA FLASH: WE CONQUERED THE FAIRYLAND OF SPEED!
Unbelievable! Magnifico! Absolutely world-dominating! Yesterday at the historic Silverstone Circuit, our very own Fernando Horta delivered a masterpiece of GT2 warfare, overcoming a disastrous tenth-place starting position to completely dismantle the competition! He crossed the finish line a whopping 31.4 seconds ahead of Sam Rolfe's roaring Gumpert Apollo! The world is weeping! The crowd is in hysterics!
But behind this monumental triumph lies a dark, bloody plot of international paddock espionage! From the very first green light, the front-left tyre of the #63 Corvette C6-R was overheating at a catastrophic rate, threatening to detonate into a cloud of molten nylon! Our Chief Technical Director and structural folding expert, Patrick "Paper" Head, launched an immediate emergency investigation during the race. What he found was pure, unadulterated SABOTAGE in the chassis!
"They tried to ruin us!" screamed Patrick "Paper" Head, brandishing a highly suspicious, heavily charred British crumpet he extracted from the brake duct. "Someone smuggled this baked good into the airflow! It was a deliberate, calculated attack to boil our brake fluid and destroy Fernando's rubber! But they underestimated our Brazilian resilience!"
Horta was forced to drive like a terrified, law-abiding grandmother for 20 grueling laps to keep the tyre alive. But on the legendary final lap, with the victory safely secured, he decided to completely paint the Northamptonshire tarmac black! In an act of pure defiance, Fernando burned up every single milligram of remaining rubber on Lap 23, setting a final lap time just 0.1 seconds slower than his fastest lap of the entire race (a blazing 1:43.011)! We are victorious, we are supreme, and the crumpet saboteurs have failed!
The high-tension communication from the Corvette Racing pit wall confirms the absolute madness on track:
Horta (#63): My front-left is melting! It feels like I'm driving a three-legged dog through a swamp! I'm losing my mind here!
Patrick "Paper" Head (Engineering): Fernando! We see the telemetry! The structural integrity is compromised by localized flour-based thermal anomalies! Just keep driving like a grandmother on her way to Sunday mass!
Horta (#63): Granny is going to drag race this thing! Watch me absolute-shred the carcass on this final lap!
With this incredible result, Corvette Racing cements its status as the absolute authority on high-speed survival. Despite the frantic attempts to sabotage the #63 machine, the team leaves Silverstone with the biggest trophy and a very angry technical director who is currently interrogating the local catering staff.
Ps. Rodrigo, please check the security cameras near the garages, someone swore they saw a guy in a union-jack tracksuit near our tyre racks.
Disclaimer: This is a fictional, satirical report of a offline race against AI-driven opponents. All characters are fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental
Classification
| Position | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Gap | Grid | Best Lap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | FERNANDO HORTA | CORVETTE RACING | CHEVROLET CORVETTE C6-R GT2 | 23 | 0:40:30.419 | 10 | 1:43.011 |
| 2 |  | SAM ROLFE | HHF HYBRID RACING | GUMPERT APOLLO | 23 | + 31.490 | 3 | 1:44.775 |
| 3 | | GREGORY MYERS | KISSLING MOTORSPORT | CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZO6R GT3 | 23 | + 50.725 | 18 | 1:44.723 |
| 4 | | MIKE SCOTT | SUN-RED RACING | SUNRED SR21 | 23 | + 57.547 | 7 | 1:44.831 |
| 5 |  | IAN JOLICOEUR | RAHAL LETTERMAN RACING | BMW E92 M3 GTR | 23 | + 01:07.167 | 6 | 1:45.301 |
| 6 | | MARTY UREN | RAHAL LETTERMAN RACING | BMW E92 M3 GTR | 23 | + 01:07.794 | 19 | 1:44.543 |
| 7 | | VINCENT LOI | REITER ENGINEERING | LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO LP560 | 23 | + 01:10.153 | 9 | 1:43.831 |
| 8 | | ROBERT OTTO | DRAYSON RACING | ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT2 | 23 | + 01:10.852 | 1 | 1:46.176 |
| 9 | | JON WATHEN | MASERATI CORSE | MASERATI TROFEO LIGHT | 23 | + 01:11.591 | 4 | 1:45.443 |
| 10 | | ROY SIMMONS | ROCKETSPORTS RACING | JAGUAR XKR GT | 23 | + 01:12.253 | 5 | 1:46.155 |
| 11 | | BJÖRN HEHMANN | GRAVITY RACING | MOSLER MT900R | 23 | + 01:12.917 | 14 | 1:45.322 |
| 12 | | LOU MASCIARELLI | JMB RACING | FERRARI F430 GT2 | 23 | + 01:16.461 | 11 | 1:45.718 |
| 13 | | MARTIN CHEVRIER | MULTIMATIC MOTORSPORT | PANOZ ESPERANTE GTLM | 23 | + 01:17.401 | 16 | 1:45.705 |
| 14 | | ERIC MARECKI | PHOENIX RACING | AUDI R8 GT3 LMS | 23 | + 01:17.958 | 24 | 1:45.023 |
| 15 | | TRACY NOLTE | AF CORSE | FERRARI F430 GT2 | 23 | + 01:18.957 | 8 | 1:45.425 |
| 16 | | MITCH VAMOS | KRK RACING | VIPER COMPETITION COUPE | 23 | + 01:19.602 | 22 | 1:46.110 |
| 17 |  | EIRAN PARSONS | KISSLING MOTORSPORT | CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZO6R GT3 | 23 | + 01:20.125 | 15 | 1:45.810 |
| 18 | | TONY ATKINS | ROCKETSPORTS RACING | JAGUAR XKR GT | 23 | + 01:21.040 | 29 | 1:44.471 |
| 19 |  | DAVID CANAVAN | SCHUBERT MOTORSPORT | BMW Z4 GT3 | 23 | + 01:21.825 | 23 | 1:45.263 |
| 20 | | VLADO KENATS | MULTIMATIC MOTORSPORT | PANOZ ESPERANTE GTLM | 23 | + 01:22.304 | 30 | 1:45.621 |
| 21 | | SIMON GOODWIN | HEXIS RACING | ASTON MARTIN DBRS9 | 23 | + 01:24.600 | 20 | 1:46.255 |
| 22 | | ANDREW WERNER | SPYKER SQUADRON | SPYKER C8 SPYDER GT2-R | 23 | + 01:25.507 | 21 | 1:45.975 |
| 23 | | DANIEL WESTLAKE | PHOENIX RACING | AUDI R8 GT3 LMS | 23 | + 01:25.748 | 28 | 1:44.308 |
| 24 | | KENNY MERVIN | TEAM FALKEN TIRE | PORSCHE 997 GT3-RSR | 23 | + 01:26.568 | 27 | 1:45.634 |
| 25 | | CHRIS DURAND | GRAVITY RACING | MOSLER MT900R | 23 | + 01:28.635 | 26 | 1:45.011 |
| 26 | | AL MARIMON | MATECH MUSTANG RACING | FORD MUSTANG FR500-GT | 23 | + 01:36.733 | 12 | 1:46.686 |
| 27 | | BRUNO SAID | FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORT | PORSCHE 996 GT3-RSR | 23 | + 01:39.004 | 2 | 1:46.882 |
| 28 | | GILLES CHEVRIER | AF CORSE | FERRARI F430 GT2 | 23 | + 01:39.497 | 13 | 1:45.681 |
| 29 | | CHRIS MOSES | BMW MOTORSPORT | BMW E46 M3 GTR | 23 | + 01:42.043 | 25 | 1:46.768 |
| 30 | | DREW LIDKEA | HEXIS RACING | ASTON MARTIN DBRS9 | 22 | + 1 LAP | 17 | 1:45.393 |
Lap Chart
Position at the end of every lap, FERNANDO HORTA highlighted. Hover a line or a name to follow a driver, click or tap to keep it highlighted; dashed lines are cars that retired.
Related Images
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Silverstone Circuit