At the Nürburgring Raffaele Marciello conquered the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup drivers’ title, together with Mercedes-AMG teammate Michael Meadows. The 23-year-old Italian is still in the running for the Endurance Cup and overall Blancpain GT Series title as well, and could also put the icing on the cake by claiming the Intercontinental GT Challenge drivers’ title, together with Mercedes-AMG teammate Tristan Vautier. We caught up with Marciello and looked ahead to the Intercontinental GT Challenge season finale, the Laguna Seca Raceway California 8 Hours on October 28th.
Raffaele, you and Tristan have been on the Intercontinental GT Challenge podium at every round this year. How important has that consistency been in you leading the championship now?
The season finale at the Laguna Seca Raceway will be the title decider, but you have never raced there before. How do you prepare for such an event?
Who do you think will be your biggest rival in the title fight?
How high do you rate the Intercontinental GT Challenge, compared to other GT championships?