HOFOR Mercedes Wins 12H Paul Ricard After Fuel Strategy Beats Pole-Sitting GetSpeed

An overnight parc fermé that froze fuel loads turned pit-stop calls and late caution periods into the decisive factors for Sunday’s outcome.

Overview

HOFOR Racing’s No. 11 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo used a fuel-conserving pit strategy and timely Code 60 cautions to take overall victory on Sunday, finishing about 36.6 seconds ahead of GetSpeed’s No. 28 car.
Proton Competition’s No. 73 Porsche led into the overnight break after electing not to pit, which left it first on track but with a lighter fuel load for the restart under parc fermé rules.
GetSpeed Team PCX’s No. 28 had taken pole thanks to Maro Engel’s new qualifying lap record but fell to second on the road after pitting at the end of the first six-hour leg and was forced to chase under green-flag conditions.
Class battles and penalties shaped the result: Mühlner Motorsport recovered from a 30-second Code 60 infringement to contest 992 but Red Camel-Jordans.nl claimed the 992 class win.
The two-part format and parc fermé rule amplified the value of fuel calls and caution timing, a dynamic that decided positions, influenced championship points and rewarded teams that pitted before the overnight break or exploited Code 60 windows.