Viralterkini.id, Belgium – The long friendship between Sean Gelael and Antonio Giovinazzi was again in the spotlight at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, Saturday (9/5/2026). Two racers who have been friends since their karting days were actually involved in an incident that was detrimental to their respective teams.
Sean and Giovinazzi are known to be close friends since they were still pursuing their careers in the world of karting. Even though they had taken different paths in formula racing, the two of them met again at the FIA WEC world endurance racing event.
In fact, their debut in the FIA WEC occurred simultaneously in the 2016 season with the Extreme Speed Motorsports team. At that time, Sean and Giovinazzi appeared in the same car with Tom Blomqvist and successfully achieved their first podium after finishing second in Shanghai, China.
The close relationship between the two continues to this day. Last year, they both recorded impressive achievements by winning the FIA WEC pole position in different classes. Sean achieved it in the LMGT3 class with United Autosports 95, while Giovinazzi took the AF Corse Ferrari 51 to become the fastest in the Hypercar class.
However, in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps race this weekend, bad luck befell the two friends.
The incident occurred when the BMW M4 GT3 Evo number 32 belonging to Team WRT which was previously driven by Sean Gelael was passed by Augusto Farfus. At La Source Corner, Farfus lost control and crashed into the number 51 Ferrari driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi, Giovinazzi’s teammate.
Interestingly, when the accident occurred, neither Sean nor Giovinazzi were behind the wheel.
This collision was one of the reasons the Safety Car had to enter the track in a race which had a total of four neutralization periods. The impact is quite big for both teams.
Ferrari 51 in the Hypercar class failed to continue the race to the finish, while BMW WRT 32 had to enter the pits to replace the damaged front of the car. Team WRT 32’s position also dropped drastically from seventh to 14th position.
In fact, Sean Gelael’s performance with Augusto Farfus and Darren Leung was actually quite consistent throughout the race. They were able to stay in the range of fifth to seventh position and had the opportunity to end the race in the points zone before the incident occurred.
However, Team WRT still has big reasons to celebrate their home race at Spa-Francorchamps. The team from Belgium successfully dominated the Hypercar class by finishing one-two with BMW M Team WRT number 20 as champion and car number 15 in runner-up position.
Meanwhile, Team Garage 59 won the LMGT3 class victory using a McLaren 720S Evo.
After the Spa-Francorchamps round, the 2026 FIA WEC will enter the most prestigious race of the season, namely the 24 Hours of Le Mans which is scheduled to take place on 13-14 June 2026 in France. (ma)
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