不是24H LeMans – MINI GT Porsche 911 GT3 R #27 FIA GT World Cup 70th Macau Grand Prix HubAuto Racing
在剛完結的24H LeMans (勒芒/利曼)賽事中，駕駛Porsche Penske Motorsport車隊#6 Porsche 963賽車的車手Kevin Estre、Laurens Vanthoor及Matt Campbell僅以14秒之差落後由Robert Kubica、葉一飛及Philip Hanson駕駛的 AF Corse #83 Ferrari 499P戰車於Hypercar組別得第二。原來Kevin Estre早兩年曾於東望洋賽道一展身手。
時間回到兩年前，哈博賽車隊HubAuto Racing攜手台灣的電腦設備生產商酷碼Cooler Master參與FIA GT世界盃，除了Kevin Estre阿斯提駕駛的#27 Porsche 911 GT3 R (Type 992)外，同隊還有由2023 DTM總冠軍Thomas Preining駕駛的#28。儘管是第三年參賽，但Kevin Estre表現明顯以LeMans更耀眼，當年FIA GT世界盃選拔賽以第12名出發，最終正賽同以12名完成。隊友Preining排第15名完賽。2023年FIA GT世界盃頭三名依次為Raffaele Marciello、Edoardo Mortara及Augusto Farfus。
MINI GT這部Porsche 911 GT3 R #27 FIA GT World Cup 70th Macau Grand Prix HubAuto Racing焦點落在紫色車身加上巨大的Cooler Master的圖案，令車隊HubAuto亦相形見絀。相對於國際賽事，在澳門東望洋賽道我們可以留意到更多區域性、當地品牌的圖案在賽車上出現，亦為模型添加了更多選擇。
Not Le Mans – MINI GT Porsche 911 GT3 R #27 FIA GT World Cup 70th Macau Grand Prix HubAuto Racing
At the recently concluded 24 Hours of Le Mans, the #6 Porsche 963 of Porsche Penske Motorsport—driven by Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, and Matt Campbell—narrowly missed victory in the Hypercar class, finishing just 14 seconds behind the AF Corse #83 Ferrari 499P piloted by Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, and Philip Hanson. Interestingly, Kevin Estre had already made his mark on the legendary Guia Circuit in Macau two years earlier.
Back in 2022, HubAuto Racing joined forces with fellow Taiwanese brand Cooler Master to compete in the FIA GT World Cup. The team fielded two Porsche 911 GT3 Rs (Type 992): #27 driven by Kevin Estre and #28 driven by 2023 DTM champion Thomas Preining. Although it was the team’s third appearance at the event, Estre’s performance in Macau was particularly notable—starting 12th on the grid in the FIA GT World Cup qualifying race, he finished 12th in the main event as well, while teammate Preining came home in 15th. The 2023 FIA GT World Cup podium was topped by Raffaele Marciello, with Edoardo Mortara and Augusto Farfus rounding out the top three.
This MINI GT release of the Porsche 911 GT3 R #27 from the 70th Macau Grand Prix FIA GT World Cup puts the spotlight on its striking purple livery, dominated by the bold Cooler Master graphics—almost upstaging the HubAuto team branding itself. Unlike most international circuits, Macau’s Guia Circuit often features more regional sponsors and local brand logos on the cars, giving collectors a wider array of unique liveries to choose from.
