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Balfe and Smalley win hard fought Silverstone 500 victory

Garage 59’s Shaun Balfe and Adam Smalley have become British GT’s latest Silverstone 500 winners thanks to a composed performance in challenging conditions that shaped a three-hour race dominated by differing strategies up and down the field. Further back, McLaren celebrated a double overall victory after Optimum and Jack Brown clinched their second 500 in […]

2 Seas seal Silverstone pole

Kevin Tse’s dominant Q1 performance helped 2 Seas and Maximilian Goetz take overall pole position for the Silverstone 500, while Zac Meakin and last year’s class winner Jack Brown combined to give Optimum top spot in GT4. Neither of the pole-winning cars set outright fastest times – those honours and new lap records went to […]

COOL Racing take first ELMS LMP2 win at Barcelona

COOL Racing’s Jakobsen, Miyata and Flux outclassed the field to take the win at the seasons opening round. The #37 Oreca Gibson LMP2 took the battle and ran with it to take the win at the 4 hours of Barcelona, #25 Algarve Pro Racing  followed by the #22 United Autosport completed the podium. LMP2 Pro/AM […]

Weight Breaks for Toyota and Ferrari ahead of Imola

WEC’s new Hypercar Balance of Performance system, see's changes ahead of the Imola  round of the WEC

ROWE BMW wins 2024 Endurance cup opening round

Farfus, Harper and Hesse put on a stellar show to outclass the field and take the win in the opening round at Paul Ricard

Habsburg Injured in Alpine Testing Crash

Ferdinand Habsburg could miss the second round of the FIA WEC at Imola after sustaining a back injury from a testing accident at Motorland Aragon. “On the afternoon of March 27, 2024, during the A424 test session in Motorland (Aragon), driver Ferdinand Habsburg had an accident at Turn 7,” a statement supplied by Alpine read. […]

Porsche perfect podium

The No. 6 crew of Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer sealed the German manufacturer’s first WEC win since 2017, and the first-ever in the series for a LMDh car, surviving a late scare when Estre had to make an emergency stop to replace a number plate. Porsche claim the first win of the LMGT3 era

2024 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Reveal

Today Aston Martin has officially pulled the covers off it’s 2024 GT3 contender. The 2024 Vantage GT3 alongside the international debut of the British manufacturer’s new road-going Vantage model. This comes after the new Vantage GT3 made its race debut  in January at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, but before its makes it’s FIA […]

2024: Cavers and Plato step up with Century and BMW

GT4 Pro-Am frontrunners Carl Cavers and Lewis Plato are graduating to the Intelligent Money British GT3 ranks this year with Century and BMW.

FATHER AND SON DUO RETURN FOR FIFTH SEASON TOGETHER

Father-son duo Richard and Sam Neary return to British GT for a fifth season together at Team Abba Racing this year.

APR Wins Abu Dhabi Finale

Kurtz, Braun, Jakobsen crowned champions as sister APR car wins Abu Dhabi finale CrowdStrike Racing by APR trio George Kurtz, Colin Braun and Malthe Jakobsen won the Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 title as the sister Algarve Pro Racing car won Sunday’s finale in Abu Dhabi. Three points clear in the standings heading into the […]

CrowdStrike by APR Wins First Abu Dhabi Race

George Kurtz, Colin Braun, Malthe Jakobsen win  Abu Dhabi race 1 to take points lead CrowdStrike Racing by APR came out on top in a chaotic first Asian Le Mans Series race at Abu Dhabi to take the points lead ahead of Sunday’s title-decider. The No. 4 Oreca 07 Gibson shared by George Kurtz, Colin […]

EASTALENT take shock 2024 Dubai 24 hours win

Delayed by engine failure earlier in the week, Eastalent Racing’s Peter and Simon Reicher have admitted that neither expected to celebrate outright victory at this year’s Hankook 24H DUBAI.  Eastalent Racing team principal Peter Reicher did not expect an overall win on the team’s first run at the Hankook 24H DUBAI, a weekend that started […]

99 Racing wins Dubai 4H

Second win in 3 races for 99 Racing, Al Harthy, Mazepin and Delatraz looking strong for the title. 99 Racing scored its second Asian Le Mans Series victory of the season in the 4 Hours of Dubai to extend its championship lead. Sharing the No. 99 Oreca 07 Gibson, Louis Deletraz, Nikita Mazepin and Ahmad […]

Gibson Technology to continue their partnership through to 2030

Derbyshire Based Gibson Technology will continue to supply their power units as a spec engine for the LMP2 class through to the end of the 2030 season. Gibson Technology will continue to provide the spec powerplant in the LMP2 class for the platform’s new set of regulations beginning in 2026, officials from the FIA and […]

Donington Decider Delivers Again

Donington Decider delivers once again with century motorsport overturning their deficit to 2Sea's motorsport to take the British GT title.

IMSA Performance take the 24H of Barcelona

At the Hankook 24H BARCELONA, IMSA LS Group Performance made its first start in the 24H SERIES in six years, and after a race-long fight with Haas RT and Herberth Motorsport, went on to take its first win at a 24-hour event since 2016.   Just one month after its return to endurance racing, IMSA […]

SILVERSTONE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES CIRCUIT’S 75th BIRTHDAY IN SENSATIONAL STYLE

• Records tumble over action-packed Bank Holiday celebration• Circuit’s Grand Prix heritage honoured with special races, parades and displays• Prize winners include 1948 Talbot Lago and Ford RS Owners Club • Next year’s Silverstone Festival date coming soon The home of British motorsport celebrated its milestone 75th anniversary in style both on and off the famous Grand […]

Cottingham and Adam storm to Donington Park Victory

James Cottingham and Jonny Adam took advantage of Beechdean AMR’s delayed pitstop during the mid-race Safety Car period to claim their second and 2 Seas Motorsport’s third Intelligent Money British GT Championship wins of the season – as well as the points’ lead – at Donington Park today, while Optimum’s Jack Brown and Charles Clark […]

Harper and Leung come out on to take Silverstone 500 win

Dan Harper’s late move on Sandy Mitchell helped his co-driver Darren Leung and Century Motorsport take victory – and lift the historic RAC Trophy

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