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FERRARI QUALIFIES ON THE FRONT ROW FOR THE 8 HOURS OF BAHRAIN

November 5, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Thanks to a formidable lap from James Calado, AF Corse’s no. 51 488 GTE will kick off the 8 Hours of Bahrain from the front row in LMGTE Pro class, the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. In LMGTE Am class, first pole position of the season for Cetilar Racing alongside leaders of the general standings AF Corse.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING STAYS ON TOP IN BAHRAIN

November 4, 2021 RNW Staff 0

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing remained on top in Bahrain when practice for the final race of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) began under lights.

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PORSCHE CUSTOMERS SET FOR GT SUPER SPRINT CHALLENGE FINALE IN SHANGHAI

November 4, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Four Porsche customers across three classes are set to take on the final round of the inaugural GT Super Sprint Challenge (GTSSC) season this weekend as the bronze driver-focused series travels back to the Shanghai International Circuit.

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MADELINE STEWART TO MAKE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA DEBUT IN BATHHURST

November 3, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Madeline Stewart will be stepping up to make her Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia debut at this year’s Repco

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END OF AN ERA FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

November 3, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Kazuki Nakajima, a founding member of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and an endurance racing legend, will stand down from a FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) race seat after this week’s 8 Hours of Bahrain.

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LOCAL FAVOURITES LOOKING TO SHINE IN THE GERMAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE NURBUGRING

November 2, 2021 RNW Staff 0

There’s no place like home:

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JR III RACING TO CONTEST FIRST IWSC ENDURANCE EVENT AT PETIT LE MANS

November 2, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Adding to the team’s growing resume, Jr III Racing will join the LMP3 entry list for Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta November 10-13th. Ari Balogh, Garett Grist and Spencer Pigot will pilot the No. 30 Airbnb Ligier JS P320 in the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship season finale.

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BASZ AND MICHELOTTO SECURE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO TITLE WIN WITH VS RACING IN MISANO

October 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

VS Racing’s Karol Basz and Mattia Michelotto claimed a resounding victory in the season-ending Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals at Misano Adriatico, winning both of the 50-minute races from pole position. The success comes just one week after VS Racing wrapped up the International GT Open championship title, which caps off a sensational season for the team.

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YIFEI YE SIGNS AS PORSCHE MOTORSPORT ASIA PACIFIC SELECTED DRIVER

October 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

At the Night of Champions in Shanghai, following the finales of both Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Presented by AximTrade and Porsche Sports Cup China, Chinese racer Yifei Ye was announced as the 2022 Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific Selected Driver.

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B-QUIK ABSOLUTE RACING MAKES WINNING START TO TSS 2021

October 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

A great start to the 2021 Thailand Super Series season with double podiums in both Super Car GT3 races for the B-Quik Absolute Racing Audi R8 GT3 EVOs, the No 1 shared by Sandy Stuvik and Philip Massoud and the No 26 with Daniel Bilski and Martin Rump, a performance capped off by a sensational race victory for the latter car this afternoon.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS FINISHES FOURTH IN BAHRAIN

October 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports finished fourth at the end of the penultimate round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship in Bahrain yesterday.

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THIRD PLACE FOR FERRARI IN BAHRAIN

October 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

The 6 Hours of Bahrain, the penultimate round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, ended with third place for the 488 GTE crewed by Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado. The final result was conditioned by the power reduction due to the Balance of Performance announced on the eve of the race. In the LMGTE Am class, no Ferrari crew made the podium for the first time this season.

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HISTORIC HYPER CAR TITLE FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

October 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made endurance racing history as the first World Champions of the Hypercar era with a one-two victory in the 6 Hours of Bahrain.

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PORSCHE TAKES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD WITH ONE-TWO RESULT IN BAHRAIN

October 30, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Facing difficult conditions, the Porsche GT Team has achieved its third win of the season in the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. At the six-hour race in Bahrain, Frenchman Kévin Estre and Neel Jani from Switzerland in the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR narrowly beat their works driver colleagues Gianmaria Bruni from Italy and Austrian Richard Lietz. Thanks to the one-two result in the Kingdom of Bahrain on the Persian Gulf, Porsche has moved into the lead of the manufacturers’ championship before the final round of the season. In the GTE-Am class, the customer teams Dempsey-Proton Racing and Project 1 claimed podium steps with their ca. 515 PS nine-eleven cars.

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POLE POSITION IN GTE AM FOR FERRARI IN BAHRAIN

October 29, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Iron Lynx’s 488 GTE, qualified by Rino Mastronardi, took the first pole position for the Italian team in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGTE Am class. The two AF Corse Ferraris in the Pro class will start from row two, with Miguel Molina recording the third-fastest time ahead of Alessandro Pier Guidi.

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LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO REGIONAL TITLES DECIDED ON WORLD FINALS OPENING DAY AT MISANO

October 29, 2021 RNW Staff 0

The Lamborghini Super Trofeo regional championship campaign reached its conclusion at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, with both the Europe and North America titles decided on the final day of the season in Italy. A total of 52 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo cars took to the circuit in the last races before the traditional World Finals begins on Saturday.

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ESTRE AND JANI ON GTE PRO POLE IN BAHRAIN

October 29, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Works driver Kévin Estre has planted the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR on pole position in qualifying for the six-hour race in Bahrain. In the close hunt for top times, the Frenchman only just outpaced his Italian brand colleague Gianmaria Bruni in the identical ca. 515 PS nine-eleven with the starting number 91. For Kévin Estre and Neel Jani, who currently rank second in the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC, this is the fourth pole position from the fifth and penultimate race of the season. In the GTE-Am class, the best 911 RSR takes up the race from third place.

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GRUPPE M COMMITS TO 2022 DTM WITH TO TWO CARS

October 29, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Following a successful debut season, GruppeM Racing confirms that it will return to the DTM in 2022 with an expanded two-car entry.

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IMOLA TO HOST 2022 GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SEASON OPENER

October 29, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS will open its 2022 season with a three-hour Endurance Cup contest at Imola thanks to a new agreement between SRO Motorsports Group and the Italian circuit.