José Serrano has won both championships he has entered this season, taking the Nations Cup a day after securing the Manufacturers Cup title for Porsche alongside Shota Sato and Angel Inostroza.
It was a near-total domination by the Spanish driver, winning both races and the Grand Final with seemingly consummate ease.
In the first test, the now four-time World Series champion held resisted a determined Kylian Drumont. Around Spa-Francorchamps, there was a mix of old vs. new Gr.1 machinery, Serrano just keeping ahead in a diesel Peugeot of the French driver in the classic Nissan.
Race 2, however, would not be as close, with the eventual 2025 champion stretching a lead of over 5 seconds in the F3500-B single-seater.
Heading into the traditional Gran Turismo Red Bull X2019 Competition-equipped race, this time seven laps around the Nürburgring Nordschleife (24h), Serrano was in the best possible position to claim another victory.
Which he duly delivered, mastering the varied strategy options to win every race on the day – passing reigning champion and home favourite Takuma Miyazono along the way.
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