LP Racing claimed a historic first win for the Maserati GT2 by winning the Fanatec GT2 European Series Powered by Pirelli season opener at Circuit Paul Ricard with Leonardo Gorini and Carlo Tamburini. The reigning team champions started from pole position for the opening 50-minute race in France, and both Gorini and Tamburini held on in a nail-biting fight to the chequered flag despite intense pressure late on.