Michael Fassbender finished in top ten of his first event Irish race last weekend.
The fossa man and Hollywood A-lister tackled last Sunday’s ford fiesta Six Hour Race at Mondello.
He shared a POB Motorsport with former Irish Formula One Grand Prix drivers David Kennedy and Tommy Byrne.
Fassbender has been racing in the European Le Mans Series since 2021.
Driving a Proton Competition in the Le Mans 24-hour race feeder series he has scored podium finishes with his teammates Richard Lietz (Austria), Felipe Fernandez Laser (Germany),
His last appearance at an Irish event was during the 2019 Rally of the Lakes driving a Ford Escort Mk2.
The Fiesta six-hour race is Ireland’s only endurance event and runs into darkness – again the only Irish motor race that takes place at night.
Rules of the event state the driver may not drive longer than 45 minutes continuously and must rest for 30 minutes between stints.
No driver can drive for longer than three hours out of the six and each team is assigned a marshal to ensure rules regarding driver and fuel stops are adhered to.
Fassbender, Byrne and Kennedy finished ninth and completed 275 laps of the County Kildare track during their six hour stint.
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