Race Report for Week 36
We are bringing you the highlights from all the major racing championships from around the world so buckle up because we have a lot of catching up to do.
MOTUL AUTECH GT-R DOMINATES SUPER GT QUALIFYING AT FUJI
The Official Qualifying for the FUJI GT 500 mile RACE, Round 5 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series was held on August 4 at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture (one lap 4,563m). In the GT500, the No. 23 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R (Tsugio Matsuda/Ronnie Quintarelli) won pole driven by Quintarelli. In the GT300 class, the No. 25 HOPPY 86 MC (Takamitsu Matsui/Sho Tsuboi/Tsubasa Kondo) won the class pole position..
AFTER THE WALKENHORST SENSATION AT SPA: BMW CUSTOMER RACING TEAMS LOOK BACK ON SUCCESSFUL SEASON SO FAR
Last weekend’s sensational triumph for Walkenhorst Motorsport at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) with the BMW M6 GT3 was the highlight of the 2018 season so far from a BMW Customer Racing point of view. After seven months of race action, it has been a more than positive year to date for the three BMW M Motorsport customer race cars: the BMW M6 GT3, the new BMW M4 GT4 and the BMW M235i Racing have enjoyed plenty of success and thrilled motorsport fans around the world. As well as the BMW M6 GT3’s magnificent victory at Spa, the new BMW M4 GT4, in its first season, has also proved to be a successful model from the word go in the hands of international customers.
TOP FIVE SILVER CUP RESULT FOR WALKINSHAW AND TEAM RJN IN DRAMATIC TOTAL 24 HOURS OF SPA
Chipping Norton racing driver Sean Walkinshaw made a consistently competitive return to the world’s biggest GT3 endurance race, the Total 24 Hours of Spa, at the weekend, 28th/29th July, with a top five finish in the Silver Cup category for the GT Sport MOTUL Team RJN entry.
LATE PUNCTURE IN THAILAND COSTS WALKINSHAW & TAKAGI CERTAIN GT300 PODIUM IN SUPER GT
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri team-mates Sean Walkinshaw and Shinichi Takagi experienced extreme misfortune during round four of the Super GT Championship season at Chang International Circuit in Thailand on Sunday, 1st July, when a late-race puncture cost a certain GT300 podium.
DENSO KOBELCO SARD LC500 WINS SUPER GT AT CHANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
The Chang SUPER GT RACE, Round 4 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was run on July 1th at the Chang International Circuit (4,554m × 66 laps) in Buriram, Thailand. In the GT500 class, the No. 39 DENSO KOBELCO SARD LC500 driven by Heikki Kovalainen and Kamui Kobayashi came from 3rd position on the grid to take the win. In the GT300 class, the No. 11 GAINER TANAX GT-R driven by Katsuyuki Hiranaka and Hironobu Yasuda was the winner.
MOTUL MUGEN NSX-GT TEAM TAKES ITS FIRST SUPER GT POLE POSITION AFTER RETURNING TO GT 500
The qualifying for the Chang SUPER GT RACE, Round 4 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place on June 30 at the Chang International Circuit (one lap 4,554m) in Buriram, Thailand. The GT500 class pole position winner was the No. 16 MOTUL MUGEN NSX-GT driven by Hideki Mutoh and Daisuke Nakajima with a course record of 1’23.341 in
HIGH HOPES FOR NISSAN AS SUPER GT HEADS TO THAILAND
Super GT heads to Thailand this weekend with Nissan hoping to replicate its impressive pace from last year when former GT Academy winner Jann Mardenborough starred.
POINTS LEADING SUPER GT RACER WALKINSHAW TARGETING SILVERWARE AS SEASON RESUMES IN THAILAND
Six long weeks since the Super GT Championship was last in action, the world-renowned series will resume this coming weekend at Chang International Circuit in Thailand where GT300 points leader Sean Walkinshaw is aiming to add to his 2018 haul of silverware.
ARTA NSX-GT WINS SUPER GT AT SUZUKA
The SUZUKA 300km – FAN FESTIVAL – race, Round 3 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Suzuka Circuit (one lap 5,807 m × 52 laps) in Mie Prefecture on May 20. In the GT500 class race, the No. 8 ARTA NSX-GT driven by Tomoki Nojiri and Takuya Izawa went from […]
DOMINANT SECOND CAREER SUPER GT VICTORY FOR WALKINSHAW AT FUJI DELIVERS GT300 CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD
Super GT Championship racer Sean Walkinshaw produced a sensational performance during round two of the 2018 season at Fuji Speedway in Japan on Friday, 4th May, to secure his second career GT300 victory with team-mate Shinichi Takagi.
COME-FROM-BEHIND SUPER GT WIN FOR MOTUL AUTECH GT-R AT FUJI
The FUJI GT 500km RACE, Round 2 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place at Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563 m x 110 laps) in Shizuoka Pref. on May 4th. The GT500 class race was won on overall team strength by the 3rd-position grid starting No. 23 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R driven by Tsugio … Continue reading → ...
ZENT CERUMO LC500’s TAKES SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT FUJI
The qualifying for the FUJI GT 500km RACE, Round 2 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563 m) in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 3. In the GT500 class, the No. 38 ZENT CERUMO LC500 (Yuji Tachikawa/Hiroaki Ishiura) won pole position with the driving of Tachikawa, which extended his own record for most pole positions in the GT500 class to 23. In the GT300 class, the No. 55 ARTA BMW M6 GT3（Shinichi Takagi/Sean Walkinshaw） won the class pole driven by Takagi. These two cars will start from front position on their respective class starting grids in the race on May 4.
NISSAN TARGETS MORE SUCCESS AT FUJI SPEEDWAY IN SUPER GT
Super GT returns this week with the annual Fuji 500km event scheduled as part of Japan’s annual ‘Golden Week’ holiday celebrations.
PODIUM SILVERWARE SQUARELY IN WALKINSHAW’S SIGHTS AS SUPER GT MAKES FIRST VISIT OF YEAR TO FUJI SPEEDWAY
British racing driver Sean Walkinshaw returns to the scene of his maiden Super GT Championship race victory, Fuji Speedway in Japan, this week for the eagerly awaited second round of the 2018 season.
NISSAN GT-R NISMO GT500 SQUADS FIGHT BACK AT OKAYAMA
The Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 squads pulled off a great fightback in the opening round of the Super GT Championship after being struck with an early setback at Okayama. At the green flag, both JP de Oliveira and Ronnie Quintarelli took the outside line into turn one and gained several positions off the start. De … Continue reading → ...
KEIHIN NSX-GT WINS SUPER GT BATTLE WITH FELLOW NSX-GT AT OKAYAMA
The OKAYAMA GT 300 Km RACE, opening round of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place at the Okayama International Circuit (one lap 3,703 m x 82 laps) on April 8. In the GT500 race, the No. 17 KEIHIN NSX-GT driven by Koudai Tsukakoshi and Takashi Kogure raced to the win from pole position. … Continue reading → ...
KEIHIN NSX-GT TAKES SUPER GT POLE AT OKAYAMA
The official qualifying for the OKAYAMA GT 300km RACE, Round 1 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series was held at the Okayama International Circuit (one lap 3.703 km) in Okayama Prefecture on April 7. In difficult conditions that saw rain fall part way through the qualifying, the GT500 class pole position went to the … Continue reading → ...
WALKINSHAW AIMING FOR OKAYAMA SILVERWARE AS SUPER GT SEASON BEGINS
Race-winning Super GT driver Sean Walkinshaw aims to get his GT300 championship bid off to the strongest possible start at Okayama International Circuit in Japan this coming weekend, 7th/8th April, when the much anticipated 2018 campaign gets underway.
NISSAN READY FOR SUPER GT SEASON AFTER FINAL TEST AT FUJI SPEEDWAY
Nissan has its sights set on a strong Super GT season ahead after completing testing in preparation for the opening round of the championship in two week’s time.
