A similar fate would befall the #699 Send It Racing team, who placed second at Snetterton. G2 Esports, despite being so dominant in the opening round, had a more than a lacklustre race, starting from deep in the field after a poor qualifying and being tipped into a spin during the race, eventually finishing 24th. Rounding off the podium once again was the H3 Racing Ferrari of Luke Whitehead and Hamada Erquizi, putting on another spectacular performance, driving from 11th on the grid to a final finishing position of P3. The second podium place would go to the UKOG47 McLaren piloted by George Boothby and Niels van de Koekelt, who had to fight through the field from 8th place after being caught up in an early incident.
However, the team were able to use their overtaking skills to make their way to the front and, coupled with their ability to capitalise on the mistakes of other drivers as well as their technical issues, they eventually found themselves in the lead of the race, and would go on to take the checkered flag with a comfortable lead. Having missed the first round at Snetterton, the team qualified seventh for their Sprint Cup debut. Perhaps slightly unexpectedly, the #92 Tauro McLaren from Alleric Enslin and Amir Hosseini would come out on top at Misano. The #404 H3 Racing Ferrari of Luke Whitehead and Hamada Erquizi placed second, having put on an incredible performance, flying through the field from a lowly starting position of 17th on the grid – a performance that the team would put on more than once throughout the season. The #699 Send It Racing Mercedes placed second, driven by James Parker and Charlie Crossland, having dropped to fourth place as a result of the first lap carnage, before fighting their way into the podium places. The team claimed pole position, and even though they were caught up in the lap one carnage and faced a challenge for the race lead, the BMW M6 GT3 piloted by Nils Najouks and Arthur Krammerer took a dominant victory. SnettertonīMW Team G2 Esports almost immediately established themselves as potential title contenders, even as early as their Sprint Cup debut at a rain-soaked Snetterton.
With a new season of the Sprint Cup on the horizon, in this article, we look at Season 3 in retrospect. However, one team would rise as the class act of the field. Each race saw tight wheel to wheel action, with some of the best sim racers from around the globe fighting tooth and nail in their battle towards the top. Season 3 of SimGrid’s Sprint Cup was nothing short of spectacular.