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WRT Audi drivers Christopher Mies and Alex Riberas took victory for the first time in the 2018 Blancpain GT Sprint Cup season in Misano’s Saturday evening opener.
Mies in the #1 Audi held off the #88 ASP Mercedes of Raffaele Marciello and Michael Meadows during the final third of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.Riberas, C.Mies | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi | 37 | 1h00m15.012s |
| 2 | M.Meadows, R.Marciello | Akka ASP Team | Mercedes | 37 | 0.642s |
| 3 | C.Engelhart, M.Bortolotti | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini | 37 | 16.760s |
| 4 | E.P.Companc, A.Caldarelli | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini | 37 | 20.650s |
| 5 | S.Ortelli, N.Siedler | Emil Frey Racing | Lexus | 37 | 26.903s |
| 6 | N.Bastian, J.Manchester | Akka ASP Team | Mercedes | 37 | 43.392s |
| 7 | A.Fontana, M.Grenier | Emil Frey Racing | Jaguar | 37 | 43.701s |
| 8 | S.Leonard, S.van der Linde | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi | 37 | 48.461s |
| 9 | A.Costa, C.Klien | Emil Frey Racing | Lexus | 37 | 50.741s |
| 10 | R.Feller, A.De Leener | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi | 37 | 57.551s |
| 11 | N.Stievenart, M.Winkelhock | Sainteloc Junior Team | Audi | 37 | 57.845s |
| 12 | V.Atoev, A.Korneev | Akka ASP Team | Mercedes | 37 | 1m00.979s |
| 13 | P.B.-Bhakdi, C.van Dam | Kessel Racing | Ferrari | 37 | 1m16.281s |
| 14 | A.Watson, L.Moraes | 3Y Technology | BMW | 37 | 1m34.389s |
| 15 | J.Caygill, A.T.-Smith | Team Parker Racing | Bentley | 36 | 1 Lap |
| 16 | J.Malcharek, C.Malcharek | Audi Sport Slovakia | Audi | 36 | 1 Lap |
| 17 | L.Hezemans, F.Perera | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini | 28 | 9 Laps |
| – | S.Schothorst, K.van der Linde | Attempto Racing | Audi | 22 | Retirement |
| – | D.Vanthoor, W.Stevens | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi | 18 | Retirement |
| – | P.Schothorst, P.Kaffer | Attempto Racing | Audi | 9 | Retirement |
| – | N.Jamin, D.Bulatov | Akka ASP Team | Mercedes | 5 | Retirement |
| – | S.Gachet, C.Haase | Sainteloc Junior Team | Audi | 0 | Retirement |