The BMW M3 GT4 duo defiꦕed the odds to become the third different winning pair of the Intelligent Money-backed competition after three rounds.  

It also moves them seven-and-a-half-points clear of Beechdean Motorsport’s Andrew Howard and Ross Gunn and 2 Seas Motorsport’s Ian Loggie and Jules Gounon who are provisi♕onally tied for second.   

A visit to the top step of the podium seemed a remote possibility as Leung stared from eighteenth on the grid – a position t⛄hat was determined by their Free Practice 2 times.  

That was due to Saturday’s qualifying 𒁏session was abandoned by race stewards due to persistent rain and large areas of standing water around the Nort💟hamptonshire track.  

However, strong stints by both 𒅌Leung and Harper elevated them up the field and crucial overtakes by Harper in the closing stages – including the all-important move on Barwell Motorsport’s Sandy Mitchell through Brooklands – led to wild celebrations in the pit garage as the latter took the chequered flag.   

“That was unreal – I can’t believe it to be honest considering how everything has gone all weekend,” said BMW M Wo𒉰rks driver Harper, who is having a go at trying to win the British title for the first time. &nb🏅sp; 

“I am just so happy for Darren and the team because it has been so much har🤪d work ﷺall over the winter period – we have tried so hard – and now we have the car in a really good window, it’s great to drive.   

“To start down in eighteenth and to go on and win it, I can’t believe it to be honest – it was totally unexpected – but the car was flying and Darren drove brilliantly. In my last stint I tried to get as many overtakes done as I could and to win, I just can’t believe it. A massive t♌hanks to Ce🍎ntury and to BMW.    

“Bonkers is the best word I can find to describe the day,” he added. “We knew we had the pace in the car and just needed 🃏the chance to show it. Darren, the team and BMW have done an amazing job.”

Harper and Leung’s reward for earning a breakthrough GT3 victory at the third round of the British GT Championship’s blue riband 🅠Silverstﷺone 500 was getting their hands on the historic RAC Trophy.