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MASSIMO CIGLIA RETURNS TO OREGON TEAM FOR HIS FIRST FULL CAMPAIGN IN THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE

Massimo Ciglia is the first confirmed driver by Oregon Team for the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe season. The 40-year-old Italian racing driver is set for a full campaign in the one-make series featuring 620 bhp V10 Huracán Super Trofeo Evo cars. 

RECORD NUMBER OF ASTON MARTIN VANTAGES FOR SRO GTWC AMERICA OPENER

Aston Martin Racing returns to the Fanatec GT World Challenge America for the opening round at Sonoma Raceway this weekend (6-7 March) with the largest representation of Vantage GT race cars ever assembled for one series in the United States.

GREATEST HITS RACES TOP THE BILL AT THE 2021 SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

The packed programme of spectacular races to celebrate The Classic’s 30th birthday has been revealed with three-days (30 July-1 August) of unmissable on-track action at Silverstone, the home of British motorsport.

REVITALISED GT SPORTS CLUB STEPS UP PREPARATIONS FOR 2021 SEASON

Preparations are well underway for the launch of the new GT Sports Club, with events at leading European circuits set to kick off the 2021 season.   The revitalised concept consists of two competitive categories: the Fanatec GT2 European Series caters for the new breed of machinery, while the GT Rebellion Series features latest-generation GT3 cars.  […]

EXPANDED FIELD OF SIX MANUFACTURERS TO CONTEST GLOBAL GT WORLD CHALLENGE IN 2021

An expanded field of six elite automotive manufacturers will trust their customer teams to battle for the 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Powered by AWS crown. 

BMW CUSTOMER RACING TEAMS OPEN 2021 SRO AMERICA SEASON AT SONOMA RACEWAY

BMW Customer Racing teams will open the 2021 SRO America season at Sonoma Raceway, in Northern California, this weekend, March 5 – 7. The 2.385-mile, 12-turn road course in the hills of California’s wine country will host Rounds 1 and 2 of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS as well as the supporting GT America, Pirelli GT4 America, and TC America series.

TAYLOR HAGLER PREPARED FOR SRO AMERICA SEASON OPENER AT SONOMA

Having raced to her first podium in SRO America TCA Class competition in 2019, Taylor Hagler will return to the series to race in the top category this year. She will open the 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS season this weekend at Sonoma Raceway onboard the No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports […]

TR3 RACING RETURNS TO GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA WITH LAMBORGHINI

After making a dramatic change to its program in the off-season, TR3 Racing is eager to go racing again in 2021 as the Florida-based team prepares for its return to the Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS.

GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM GIVE YOUTH A CHANCE: RETURN TO THE GT WORLD CHALLENGE TAKING SHAPE

The thorough groundwork done by the GRT Grasser Racing Team pays off once again. After the recent announcement by the outfit of its line-up for the 2021 ADAC GT Masters, preparations for the GT World Challenge Europe are now also taking concrete shape. The Austrians will be making their return to the Endurance Cup with two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs. Lamborghini Juniors Tim Zimmermann and Kikko Galbiati have been named as the first of the two driver pairings who will contest the prestigious GT3 championship. The focus for the young duo will be the Silver Cup.

DXDT RACING BRINGS FULL SQUAD TO SONOMA RACEWAY FOR SRO AMERICA SEASON START

The 2021 SRO America season begins this week at Sonoma Raceway with a series of double headers for the GT World Challenge America, GT America, and TC America, and DXDT Racing has a full squad of sports cars ready to hit the ground running. The team’s fleet of five cars will proudly sport the branding of longtime partner CrowdStrike Racing under their new mantra “Win as One.”

JOHNSON, PAGENAUD, AND KOBAYASHI TO COMPETE FOR IMSA ENDURANCE CUP IN ALLY CADILLAC WITH ACTION EXPRESS RACING

Action Express Racing (AXR) together with Jimmie Johnson (El Cajon, Calif.), Simon Pagenaud (France), and Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) will return in the No. 48 Ally Cadillac DPi-V.R to compete for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin Endurance Cup. Coming off of a second-place finish at the Rolex 24 At Daytona four weeks ago, Johnson, seven-time […]

SCHUBERT MOTORSPORT PUTS FAITH IN BMW AGAIN IN ADAC GT MASTERS

Schubert Motorsport is sticking with BMW in the ADAC GT Masters: the team from Oschersleben will continue to run the M6 GT3 in the German GT Championship in 2021. It also plans to expand its activities to include ADAC GT4 Germany. The ADAC GT Masters season kicks off from 14th to 16th May at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

GRT GRASSER RACING TEAM CONFIRMS ADAC GT MASTERS DRIVER LINE-UP

We’re all set for the 2021 ADAC GT Masters. Bring it on! Spring is fast approaching and GRT Grasser Racing Team are more than ready for their first major offensive in this hard-fought GT3 series. The Austrian outfit will field four Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs for the first time since its inception. The driver pairing for the car with start number 11, one of the team’s four entries, has just been confirmed with the signing of Mike David Ortmann and Clemens Schmid. They now complete the line up alongside the two Lamborghini Young Driver-protégés, Tim Zimmermann and Steijn Schothorst, in GRT Grasser Racing’s new junior team.

KCMG RETURNS TO THE NORDSCHLEIFE WITH PORSCHE

KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) will return to the Nordschleife in 2021 with a Porsche 911 GT3 R in the Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) and 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

KÜS TEAM BERNHARD SIGNS DEFENDING CHAMPION CHRISTIAN ENGELHART FOR 2021 ADAC GT MASTERS

Küs Team Bernhard has a prominent newcomer: The racing team of two-time Le Mans winner and FIA World Endurance Champion, Timo Bernhard, has acquired the services of the defending champion in the ADAC GT Masters, Christian Engelhart (34/Starnberg). The German will share a Porsche 911 GT3 R with Porsche works driver Thomas Preining (22/A). The team disclosed this secret exclusively on Sunday in the latest edition of PS on Air – The Ravenol ADAC GT Masters Talk. The opening round of this season’s German GT Championship takes place from 14th to 16th May in Oschersleben.

JOHN SCHAUERMAN AND WAYNE BOYD RETURN TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS MICHELIN LE MANS CUP TEAM FOR 2021

United Autosports are delighted to confirm that John Schauerman will return to their Michelin Le Mans Cup team for 2021, racing alongside Wayne Boyd. 

SCHANDORFF RETURNS IN SEARCH OF INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN TITLE

Frederik Schandorff will be back in the International GT Open paddock in 2021, chasing the overall crown with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing (VSR).

LAND-MOTORSPORT TO FIELD TWO AUDI R8 LMS AGAIN IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS

In 2021, fans of the ADAC GT Masters can once again look forward to watching Montaplast by Land-Motorsport and its Audi R8 LMS. The team from Niederdreisbach is sticking with a tried and tested formula and will again line up with two cars in the German GT Championship. Season 15 of the ADAC GT Masters kicks off from 14th to 16th May at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

FERRARI ENTERS THE LE MANS HYPERCAR ERA

Ferrari announces the start of the Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) programme that from 2023 will see the manufacturer enter the new top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

TAYLOR HAGLER SET FOR ACURA NSX GT3 EVO TEST AT THE THERMAL CLUB

After recently announcing her return to SRO America competition, Taylor Hagler will have her first official test  in the the No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports Acura NSX GT3 Evo at The Thermal Club on February 26th ahead of the March season opener at Sonoma Raceway.  Hagler joins the 2019 SRO World Challenge GT America Championship-winning Racers Edge Motorsports team alongside fellow HPD GT3 Driver Academy graduates Dakota Dickerson and Jacob Abel. Hagler will contest the full  2021 SRO season, which is set to open at Sonoma March  5-7.  

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