2024-07-25
Aurum 1006 km Race 2024 - from a statistical perspective
On 17-20 July, Palanga hosted the 25th anniversary of the largest race in the Baltic States, Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook, organised annually since 2000 by the Public Enterprise 1000 km Races. The anniversary was marked by a very hard-fought battle right from qualifying, where track records were broken twice. A sunny and hot race day gave the spectators plenty of dramatic moments, overtaking, unexpected collisions and many attractions.
The perfect conditions allowed the athletes with their powerful cars to demonstrate a steady pace throughout the race, and it was no surprise that the course record was broken by the STATETA BRO-TOKS by IGNERA team. For the second time in a row, the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 was the first car to cross the finish line.
Race statistics:
Participants, countries, cars
- The Aurum 1006 km International Race was held for the seventh time, with 20 teams competing.
- The teams consisted of 73 drivers representing eight countries - Lithuania, Latvia, Switzerland, Estonia, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Denmark.
- For the first time, the Swiss flag flew at the race.
- This year, three of the fairer sex took part in the race: Joana Survilaitė drove the Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo with the men of the Eligita-Jusema by GSR team, led by Ernesta Globytė. "Inga Kačinskienė was "conducting" the Audosta Racing drivers.
- The Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook race programme also included the 108 km Women's Challenge, a drag race, the Technitis spectator slalom, the Memel Motor Fest car show, db drag, a mechanics' run and other events
- The top finisher is Andrej Kuznetsov, 62, of the Porsche Latvia Racing Team.
- The youngest participant is Gustas Stasiulevičius, a 14-year-old member of Audosta Racing.
- For the second year in a row, the most popular car was a Porsche - 8 of them. The same number of cars was also last year.
- The second most popular car was once again an Audi - 4.
- Two cars each in the Aurum 1006 km race were the Lamborghini Huracan ST Evo II and the BMW in various modifications, and one each was driven by the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 Evo, the Seat Leon, the Cupra and LADA 2104.
- For the third time in the history of the race, the athletes' times were timed by Time Service BV - The Netherlands, an international company that services most of Europe's and the world's most important sporting events.
- For the third time in a row, Martin van de Pavert from the Netherlands was the Race Director.