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Earl Bamber doesn't intend to follow Richie Stanaway in searching for a full-time seat in Supercars. ...

At 19 years of age, FIA Formula 3 European Championship runner-up Eriksson becomes the youngest works driver on BMW's roster.

Oman Racing trio Ahmad Al Harthy, Tom Jackson and Euan McKay will begin today’s Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi from the GT Pro-Am class pole position and fourth on the overall grid, thanks to a terrific team performance in qualifying at Yas Marina Circuit on Friday, 15th December. 

BMW Motorsport has set its course for the 2018 season. At the traditional Season Review event in Munich (GER), BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt (GER) presented the extensive programme, as well as the drivers and teams involved. Next year’s activities range from the return to Le Mans (FRA) in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)

Ever since Chelsea Herbert was competing in karts a decade ago and her goal was "to beat the boys", the philosophy is really still the same, as she makes a name for herself as the sole female competitor in the New Zealand Touring Cars Championship.

In 2017, Lanpher added two more championships to his already stout résumé, winning both the Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Division I title and the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Maine championship.

SRO Motorsports Group will launch three new European-based GT4 championships in 2018 after confirming the format and calendars for GT4 Nordic European Cup, GT4 Central European Cup and GT4 Belgium. Last month the promoter’s founder and CEO, Stephane Ratel, unveiled plans to launch several new GT4 series over the next two years. Today,

Audi Sport customer racing has acquired the first customers for the Audi R8 LMS GT4. The racers from America, Australia, China and Europe took over the first twelve sports cars of the most recent model range in Neuburg an der Donau. The Audi R8 LMS GT4 is Audi Sport customer racing’s third model.

The six drivers will contest the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for Bentley’s fifth season with two brand new second generation Bentley Team M-Sport Continental GT3s, and will also complete the entire Intercontinental GT Challenge for the first time.

Gustavo Menezes will graduate to the highest level of international sportscar racing in 2018-19, after signing to compete for Rebellion Racing in the headlining LMP1 category of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) – describing it as a ‘dream’ move and ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’.

Toyota Gazoo Racing will be participating at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2018, an event showcasing customized cars, which is scheduled to be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, for three days from January 12-14, 2018.

GPUpdate.net continues its end-of-season review with Renault, which returned to the midfield, as Nico Hülkenberg led the team to new points.

Regarded as the largest tourist event in the country, the Canadian Grand Prix receives an incomparable exposure internationally. The current Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve infrastructures have exceeded their serviceable lifespan and are in need of an upgrade.

Strakka Racing’s line up for its inaugural visit to Bathurst next February will see the team benefit from local experience of the Mount Panorama circuit after signing Supercar V8 front-runner Cameron Waters. Waters, a winner in the Australian touring car category, will partner Strakka regulars Nick Leventis, Lewis Williamson and David Fumanelli.

“Our Le Mans”, the docufilm that tells about Cetilar Villorba Corse debut at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, will be free on line at www.cetilarvillorbacorse.com/film on Monday, December 18. Directed by Nico Fulciniti of JOBDV/Studio, the docufilm is totally focused on the effort that brought the all Italian team led by Raimondo Amadio to an extraordinary ninth place overall

Maxime Martin (BEL) will take on a new motor racing challenge in 2018, and will no longer take to the track in BMW Motorsport colours. The 31-year-old contested his first year as a BMW works driver in 2013, since when he has impressed in many ways, above all through his versatility.

GPUpdate.net continues its end-of-season review by reflecting on Toro Rosso's campaign, which unravelled through the final

Subaru Rally Team Canada (SRTC) closed out the 2017 Canadian Rally Championship (CRC) season on a high note, claiming victory at the Big White Winter Rally in British Columbia.

After ending the 2017 season with the title of LMP2 World Champion, the REBELLION Racing team will return to the top category of the World Endurance Championship next season, just one year after leaving it. As usual, two cars will be lined up by the Swiss team in 2018.

With a fourth World Championship under his belt, Lewis Hamilton now goes into the winter break fully motivated for the 2018 campaign ...