Local racer Adam Konopka dominated the ESET Cup endurance race at the Slovakia Ring, leading from the start all the way to the finish. He crossed the line first under the chequered flag, claiming victory in the GTX category.
Starting from the front row were Stanislaw Jedlinski and Miro Konopka, followed by another sixteen competitors who lined up during the formation lap before embarking on the hour-long endurance challenge. The crucial first corner was navigated without incident, allowing the drivers to continue their battles on track.
Adam Konopka took the lead in the race, while behind him, a fierce contest for overall second place unfolded between Miro Konopka and Gregor Zsig. Meanwhile, Jedlinski began to slip down the field and had a minor collision with another car, resulting in damage to the rear left wheel arch, which his mechanics later taped up.
The duo of Jakub Knoll and Josef Záruba led the GTC category in a Lamborghini SuperTrofeo, followed by the RTR Project team’s KTM GT2, driven by Tomáš Miniberger and Dan Skalický. Right behind them was another KTM, piloted by Viktor Mráz.
The first half of the race proceeded at a steady pace, with the order of the field only starting to shuffle after the pit stops and driver changes. Before this, however, there was a collision between Miro Konopka and Antal Zsig, forcing both drivers to retire from the race.
In the pits, Jedlinski was replaced by Saturday’s sprint race winner, Krystian Korzeniowski, who immediately set some of the fastest laps on the track. He worked his way up to overall second place and took the lead in the GT3 category, ahead of Gregor Zsig and Dennis Waszek in the BMW M6 GT3.
However, it was Adam Konopka who saw the chequered flag first, being one of the few drivers to complete the evening endurance race without a driver change. With a flawless drive, he built up a lead of over a minute on his competitors in the GTX category, comfortably securing the victory. Second place in the GTX category went to Viktor Mráz and Maťo Homola in a KTM GTX, while third place was claimed by Tomáš Miniberger and Dan Skalický in a KTM GT2.
In the GTC category, the pairing of Jakub Knoll and Josef Záruba took the win in their Lamborghini SuperTrofeo. The GTC1 category saw Petr Brecka and Karel Neffe triumph in a Porsche 992 Cup, with Radim Adámek and Bartosz Groszek finishing second after Groszek managed to overtake Franz Lahmer in the final corner of the last lap.
Rudolf Beňo emerged victorious in the GT4 category, driving a BMW M4 GT4.