Last Lap Win at Peter Auto Dix Mille Tours

The team arrived at the famous 3.63-mile (5.842-km) circuit on Thursday with the 1965 Porsche 911 SWB dubbed “The Queen of Diamonds".

Three days of beautiful weather combined with 10 different racing categories in the stunning French village of Le Castellet made the 2024 Dix Mille Tours one of the most enjoyable events of the year so far.

The 90-minute 2.0L Cup race kicked off at 5:55 PM and sped towards the sunset. After starting third on the grid, Tilley had an eventful stint, dropping down to eleventh early on after taking avoiding action when a competitor spun. With a charge back through the field, he handed the car to Bryant halfway through the race inside the top five.

After the duos Elite-class pit stop penalty (40 seconds), when Bryant finally got on track, he found himself in 17th place, but that would be no issue for the two-time 2.0L Cup champion. It wasn’t long until Bryant put the No. 60 back inside the top five with no signs of slowing down. Pushing hard for the final laps of the race, Bryant found himself just behind the leader as the timer hit zero and the white flag waved. Tenacity and persistence paid off, and a small mistake from the leading car meant Bryant was able to take advantage and make the final lap pass to win by just over a second.

“Fantastic to have another win in the 2.0L Cup!” said Bryant. “We started P3 on the grid and didn’t quite optimise qualifying, but Kyle got stuck in at the start and had a pretty good battle. We got jumbled down in the order with some pretty interesting driving from some of the competitors, but Kyle kept his cool and brought the car in fifth place, then I pushed as hard as I could to get past our main championship rivals and the team kept me informed of the gap.“

“It took me a bit to get past some of the cars, but we got into P2 with about 15 minutes to go, and then I just set about chasing down the leader. I closed within striking distance on the final lap, and he made a mistake on turn three, but I managed to sneak through. Overall, it was another great weekend, but Kyle was faultless. Great to extend our lead and come away with another win before the final round at Estoril!”

Tilley also said: “What an incredible weekend! - and for it to come right after another successful weekend at Silverstone just feels amazing.”

“I can’t thank Olly enough for putting in one of the best drives I’ve seen all year to earn us the win in the 2.0L Cup! Last year, we debuted the car here and had second place on the grid but weren’t able to finish the race so it feels great to come back out and redeem ourselves. We’re in a really good spot now for the championship and just need to put it together next month at Estoril!”

Tilley and Bryant hold a commanding championship lead going into the final round at the Peter Auto Estoril Classics on October 4-6.