Watch Scots battle all the way to entertain motorsport fans

SCOT Stevan McAleer had a dream start to his GT4 America Series campaign at Sonomo in California with a double victory.

The rising star of American endurance racing, from Glasgow, teamed up with Eric Filgueiras in the RS1 Porsche 718 Cayman and won the opening race in dramatic style.

He said: “Once we got a little lead in race one, I tried to manage the gap. We’re excited – the RS1 has been fantastic, and it’s a first win for this new Porsche in SRO motorsport events.”

McAleer also put the car on pole for race two and they dominated it. He added: “Flag-to-flag win and fastest lap – what a weekend.”

Airdrie’s Ryan Dalziel joined Justin Wetherill in a Triarsi Ferrari in the GT World Challenge America series. They had an early problem that ended their first contest but finished ninth in class in the second encounter.

The British GT Championship opener at Oulton Park in Cheshire saw a strong Scottish assault – with mixed results over the two races.

Motherwell’s Ian Loggie and Jules Gounon in the RAM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 finished second after an exciting battle in the first contest.

Loggie said: “This is going to be a big year. I have been doing a lot of racing in the winter to get prepared for this. We have the speed.”

Former champ Sandy Mitchell, from Forfar, and Adam Balon were ninth in their Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan but Lewis Williamson, from Inverness, alongside James Cottingham in their 2Seas Motorsport Mercedes, finished fifth.

Father-and-son duo Stewart and Lewis Proctor, from Aberdeen, in the Greystone GT McLaren 720S, came home third in the Silver/Am class and 11th overall.

Aberdonian Graham Davidson was a late substitute in the Team Rocket RJN McLaren but ended up in the barriers as he tried to