Daniel Lloyd heads to the world famous circuit of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium this weekend as the Avon Tyres British GT Championship makes its annual overseas visit to the iconic track (July 10/11).
Round five of the British GT championship reconvenes at the fast and flowing Belgium circuit after a six week break, and a strong showing of around 40 cars is expected to line up against Lloyd and his Oman Racing Team partner Ahmad Al Harthy as they make their return to the #2 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3.With a comfortable lead in the Silver Cup class, Lloyd and Al Harthy currently lie fifth in the overall championship standings, a mere three points behind the fourth spot, and Lloyd is determined to carry his excellent performance from the Rockingham and Silverstone rounds forward into Saturday’s two hour race.
“We had a positive test here at the end of June and showed promising race pace so hopefully we’ll get the chance to covert this into a decent result this weekend and move up in the championship standings;” said Lloyd.As well as being the only overseas circuit on the British GT calendar, Spa also boasts the longest layout with a lap time of around 2 minutes 20 and is renowned for its fickle weather conditions. With Lloyd and Al Harthy classed as Silver Cup drivers, the added 70kg of weight on board the Vantage will certainly add an extra dimension to the challenge that awaits the Oman Racing Team duo.“It feels like an age since we were last out in the championship, so I’m really looking forward to the weekend and continuing our strong form;” Lloyd added. “It’s going to be tough with the extra weight on board, but the nature of the track should suit the Aston well.“It’s a fantastic circuit to race on, and with the Total 24 hours of Spa coming up later in the month it’s also the perfect opportunity to get more valuable track time under our belts.”Following Friday morning’s free practice sessions, qualifying commences at 16.05 local time (15.05 UK time) with Saturday’s (July 11) two hour contest getting underway at 12:15 local time (11.15am UK time).
