Inter Europol Competition signed off the 2025 Michelin Le Mans Cup season in perfect style, taking victory with the #34 LMP3 Pro/Am car in the final round at Portimão.

Starting from fifth on the grid, José Fernandes Cautela made a strong start and maintained a solid pace in the opening stages. When a four-car incident occurred within the first 20 minutes, he skilfully avoided the chaos and moved up to second place before the race was red-flagged. At the restart, he held position before handing over to Shawn Rashid under a safety car.

Rashid took control with just over an hour remaining, delivering an outstanding closing stint to bring the car home for a brilliant victory for the Polish team.

Team Quotes

José Fernandes Cautela
“I am super happy — it was a crazy race with all the safety cars and the red flag. We managed to keep the car intact, which was lucky, and towards the end, with the pit stop, the team did an amazing job. It’s always a gamble pitting under a safety car, but we managed to put it together. Shawn did an amazing job — I’m super happy for the team, for myself, and for Shawn.”

Shawn Rashid
“I just want to say a massive thank you to the team — I couldn’t be happier. It was my first time in the car and with the team, and I’m so happy I could give them a positive result to end the year. José did an amazing job, we had good pace throughout practice, kept it clean in the race, and with a bit of good fortune managed to bring it home.”