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WRT's Stuart Leonard and Frederic Vervisch converted pole into Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup victory at Brands Hatch in their Audi R8 LMS, becoming the fourth different winners in as many races. Despite missing the Zolder season-opener, there was no rust for Vervisch to shake off as he survived an attempted undercut during the pit window from WRT team-mates Alex Riberas and Christoper Mies. Leonard rejoined the track narrowly in front of Mies but looked vulnerable to the #2 Audi driver, who had had three laps to settle into his stint. Going into Druids, Leonard managed to survive a challenge from Mies and held on to win by an eventual margin of 0.5 seconds, with Attempto Racing duo Kelvin van der Linde and Steijn Schothorst third in an Audi 1-2-3. Vervisch had made a flying start and led into Paddock Hill Bend, his getaway flattered by the sluggish progress of ASP's Rafaele Marciello, who was caught napping by Mies in his Audi R8 LMS. The WRT driver relegated the...