January 24, 2025 | 6h Portimao
Driver and team partner Jose Garcia will race on both weekends, along with Sünder Motorworks founder Steven Berndtson. The pair will be joined by Lionspeed’s team principal Patrick Kolb for the six-hour race. Garcia and Berndtson will be looking to gain track knowledge during the GT4 Winter Series event, and perform well in the AM class in the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS.
Garcia was part of a multiple class podium-winning entry in the 2024 Creventic 24H Series GT4 class, along with Kolb. Berndtson has spent the majority of his driving career as a coach, however, his previous experience includes Radical and Porsche Cup racing. In the GT4 Winter Series, the pair will be entered into the AM class.
The Bad Homburg-based team is a Porsche specialist in both historic and modern motorsport. Over the course of the young team’s history, Lionspeed and Kolb himself have excelled in GT competitions around the world, including NLS, GT World Challenge Europe and the Creventic 24H Series. In the Nürburgring 24 Hour, Kolb has won the SP9 PRO-AM class twice, in 2021 and 2024. On the second occasion, he did so with his own team.
Kolb and Garcia come to the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve with vast experience of the car, and joined by Berndtson, the Lionspeed GP squad will be a very competitive GT4 entrant during the 6H Portimão.
The GT4 Winter Series and the 6H Portimão will be streamed live on the GEDLICH Racing Winter Series YouTube channel, alongside the entire 2025 Winter Series. Subscribe to see the first GEDLICH six-hour race unfold!
16 JAN – 19 JAN ESTORIL /P
23 JAN – 26 JAN PORTIMAO /P
13 FEB – 16 FEB VALENCIA /E
27 FEB – 2 MAR ARAGÓN /E
6 MAR – 9 MAR BARCELONA /E
