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Le Mans

SIXTH PLACE FOR RLR MSport IN LE MANS CUP OPENER

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak 0

In a stunning display of raw speed and determination, RLR MSport’s John Farano and Job van Uitert overcame a spin and a fuel surge problem to rise from 14th to sixth in the opening round of the 2018 Michelin Le Mans Cup at Circuit Paul Ricard (Saturday 14 April). Earlier in the week, RLR MSport … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

MAC/PIER GUIDI TAKE GT OPEN WIN AT ESTORIL

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Mikkel Mac and Alessandro Pier Guidi won the first race of the 2018 International GT Open at Estoril, giving the brand new Luzich Racing a first win in its first race appearance. The Ferrari 488 was an authorative leader throughout the race, beating the reigning champion Imperiale Racing Lamborghini of Giovanni Venturini-Jeroen Mul and another … Continue reading → ...

Formula E

SUCCESSFUL FORMULA E PREMIERE FOR AUDI IN ROME

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Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt clinched positions two and four for Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler in the first Formula E race in Rome and thrilled the spectators in the Italian capital with fightbacks. Following a less than perfect qualifying, the two Audi drivers had to settle for grid positions six and nine on … Continue reading → ...

Formula E

STRONG RECOVERY PERFORMANCE ON THE STREETS OF ROME GOES UNREWARDED FOR MS&AD ANDRETTI FORMULA E TEAM

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BMW works driver Félix da Costa (POR) put in an impressive recovery performance in the seventh race of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Rome (ITA). Watched by Klaus Fröhlich, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Development and BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt, the MS&AD Andretti Formula E team Portuguese driver … Continue reading → ...

FORMULA 1

Williams Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying

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To be honest I am not happy with the result of Q1.

Blancpain sprint

LIND, BURDON, WARD AND VANNELET CLAIM POLES FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA SEPANG SEASON OPENER

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FFF Racing Team by ACM’s Dennis Lind and Absolute Racing’s Josh Burdon claimed a pole position apiece during today’s Blancpain GT Series Asia qualifying session at Sepang, while there were also GT4 poles for Russell Ward (GruppeM Racing) and Gilles Vannelet (Team iRace.Win). Q1: Lind holds off Ye An early red flag to retrieve Hiroaki … Continue reading → ...

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MONTOYA GIVES ACURA FIRST IMSA PROTOTYPE POLE AT LONG BEACH

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Juan Pablo Montoya knows a thing or two about racing at Long Beach, as evidenced by his recent induction into the track’s Motorsports Walk of Fame. His latest accomplishment came Friday afternoon with the Acura Team Penske driver scoring his first career IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Pole Award and the first pole for Acura’s … Continue reading → ...

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WHELEN ENGINEERING CADILLAC ON FRONT ROW AT LONG BEACH

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Cadillac V-Performance Racing team Whelen Engineering with drivers Felipe Nasr and Eric Curran will start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach on the front row in second position. Under near perfect weather conditions of 70-degrees and sunshine, the three Cadillac DPI-V.R race cars took to the 1.97-mile, … Continue reading → ...

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HAND TAKES GTLM POLE WITH RECORD LAST LAP AT LONG BEACH

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Joey Hand saved his best for last in qualifying for Saturday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach. On his final lap of the 15-minute qualifying session, Hand threw down a new track record lap for the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class around the 1.968-mile, 11-turn Long Beach street … Continue reading → ...

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BMW TEAM RLL QUALIFIES SEVENTH AND EIGHTH AT LONG BEACH

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Today’s qualifying session for Saturday’s BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach saw Connor DePhillippi qualify the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE in the seventh starting position with a time of 1:18.153 minutes around the temporary Long Beach street circuit. DePhillippi will co-drive with Alexander Sims in tomorrow’s race. Jesse Krohn, co-driving with … Continue reading → ...

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PORSCHE 911 RSR STARTS FROM THE FIRST GRID ROW AT LONG BEACH

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For the first time this season, the Porsche 911 RSR starts from the front grid row on Saturday. Up until the very last lap of the gripping qualifying for round three of the IMSA SportCar Championship, Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), who shares the #912 Porsche 911 RSR with Earl Bamber (New Zealand), defended the fastest time … Continue reading → ...

Le Mans

WILL OWEN KICKS OF SECOND YEAR WITH UNITED AUTOSPORTS IN FRANCE

April 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak 0

Will Owen is back to racing this weekend for the first round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series. Owen will kick off his second year racing for American/British based team, United Autosports in the #32 Ligier JSP217 at the Paul Ricard circuit for the 4 Hours of Castellet 2018. Owen arrived in France several … Continue reading → ...

FORMULA 1

Williams Chinese Grand Prix Practice

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak 0

We know where we are and we know there’s a lot of work to be done. So far, it’s looking quite good. We are not the fastest car, but the way we work is good.

SPORTSCAR

LAZARUS TOPS FRIDAY’S GT OPEN FREE SESSIONS AT ESTORIL

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Daiko Lazarus Racing made a stunning comeback to the GT Open, as the two Lamborghini Huracans each topped one of the two sessions of free practice today at Estoril. Fabrizio Crestani (in the car shared with local star Miguel Ramos) was fastest in the morning with a time of 1.38.420, while young Brit Toby Sowery, … Continue reading → ...

Regulations and Schedules

LAMBORGHINI DRIVER BORTOLOTTI STARTS ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON WITH BEST TIME

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak 0

The winter break is over as the ADAC GT Masters got its twelfth season underway with first practice in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. Lamborghini driver Mirko Bortolotti (28, I, ORANGE1 by GRT Grasser) set best time in the session. Bortolotti, who produced fast lap times at Oschersleben and was outstanding during official testing at the … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

WORLD CHAMPION PIER GUIDI LINES UP IN THE GT OPEN AT ESTORIL

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The 2018 International GT Open season kicks off at Estoril. Three Ferrari 488 GT3s from two brand new teams are due to start. Five constructors will be battling it out in three categories: Pro, Pro-Am and Am. The Ferrari cars will be racing in the Pro and Pro-Am classes. Pro. The most prestigious class includes a … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

ASTON MARTIN CONFIRMS TWO-CAR ENTRY FOR ADAC ZURICH 24-HOUR RACE

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak 0

Aston Martin will return to the ADAC Zurich 24-Hour race, staged on the world famous Nürburgring Nordschleife (May 10-13), with a two-car entry featuring all six of its 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship factory GTE Pro drivers. The British manufacturer will enter a V12 Vantage GT3 in the SP9 category for Maxime Martin (B), Marco … Continue reading → ...

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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS READY TO FIGHT AT LONG BEACH

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak 0

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports has made it to the west coast for the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, the third round of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship. After almost a month between their battle at Sebring and now, the crew of AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports is confident their #52 Ligier JS P217 will be a … Continue reading → ...

Le Mans

FOUR FERRARI CREWS ON TRACK AT PAUL RICARD

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak 0

This weekend, the 2018 season of the European Le Mans Series gets underway with the 4 Hours of Castellet. JMW Motorsport. The reigning champion team will be back with a trio of new drivers: Britain’s Liam Griffin, who has also competed in the FIA WEC and in last year’s British GT; Alex MacDowall, the 2016 champion … Continue reading → ...

Blancpain Endurance

EMIL FREY LEXUS RACING PREPARES FOR SECOND BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ROUND

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak 0

Following the difficult start into the Blancpain GT Series with the Sprint Cup at Zolder last weekend, the racing circus continues for the Emil Frey Lexus Racing team with the first race of the Endurance Cup at Monza next week. The drivers of the Lexus RC F GT3 #14, Albert Costa Balboa and Christian Klien, … Continue reading → ...

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