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JACK AITKEN READY FOR ACTION AT GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT CUP ROUND IN FRANCE

May 5, 2021 RNW Staff 0

After a frustrating debut weekend at Monza where – through no fault of his own – he didn’t even get a chance to race in the opening Endurance round of the GT World Challenge Europe, Jack Aitken finally gets a chance to mix it with the best for the first Sprint Cup race at Magny-Cours in France this weekend.

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TAYLOR HAGLER PERSEVERES AT COTA

May 4, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Taylor Hagler completed the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS weekend at Circuit of the Americas and raced to a sixth place finish before suffering a DNF in the second race of the double header weekend.

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ASTEMO NSX-GT WINS SUPER GT BY A CLOSE MARGIN AT FUJI

May 4, 2021 RNW Staff 0

The Takanokono Hotel FUJI GT 500km RACE, round 2 of the 2021 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series was held on the afternoon of May 4th (Tues., holiday) at Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563m × 110 laps). In the GT500 class, the No. 17 Astemo NSX-GT (Koudai Tsukakoshi/Bertrand Baguette) took the lead with a well-timed pit stop and held off the pursuers in the second half to take the win. In the GT300 class, the No. 60 SYNTIUM LMcorsa GR Supra GT (Hiroki Yoshimoto/Shunsuke Kohno) took the win.

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LAMBORGHINI CONTINUES PERFECT START TO GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA SEASON AT COTA

May 3, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Lamborghini remains unbeaten in the 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS season following another double victory for K-PAX Racing at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Lamborghini Factory Driver Andrea Caldarelli and team-mate Jordan Pepper claimed the third consecutive victory for the #3 car in a rain-affected opener, while fellow Factory Driver Giovanni Venturini and Corey Lewis took the sister #6 car to its first win of the year in Race 2 following a last-lap pass on Pepper.

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DXDT RACING KEEPS WIN, PODIUM RUN GOING AT THE CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS

May 3, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Circuit of The Americas threw a lot at DXDT Racing during a jam-packed weekend that included six races, three different SRO America race series and two entirely different weather conditions. But the Statesville, N.C.-based team specialized in recovery and success with class wins in both GT World Challenge America and TC America, and fightback efforts […]

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DANIEL HARPER READY TO BOUNCE BACK AFTER NURBURGRING DISAPPOINTMENT

May 3, 2021 RNW Staff 0

BMW Junior Team ace Daniel Harper endured a frustrating day of action in the third event of the 2021 Nürburgring Endurance Series on Saturday (1st May), with an early incident derailing his challenge in the race.

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ROVERA TAKES FIA WEC MAIDEN WIN AT SPA

May 2, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Alessio Rovera marked his FIA WEC debut taking a brilliant victory in LMGTE Am class at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on Ferrari 488 Evo GTE. The 25-year-old Italian driver shared the #83 AF Corse car and all the first round of the 2021 World Endurance Championship together with teammates François Perrodo from France and Nicklas Nielsen from Denmark.

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CETILAR RACING TRIO LACORTE, SERNAGIOTTO AND FUOCO SECURE PODIUM FINISH IN THE FIA WEC OPENER AT SPA

May 2, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Cetilar Racing made its category debut claiming its first ever podium in the FIA WEC Championship. Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Antonio Fuoco secured the LMGTE Am third position in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, first of the 2021 calendar, after completing a perfect race in the Ferrari 488 GTE EVO car run by AF Corse. This result is a milestone for Cetilar Racing, competing for the second season in the FIA WEC after a year in the LMP2.

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HARD-FOUGHT HYPERCAR WIN FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

May 2, 2021 RNW Staff 0

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing began the Hypercar era in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with a landmark victory in the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps following an exciting start to the 2021 season in Belgium.

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MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT WITH TWO NLS CLASS WINS AND A TOP TEN RESULT AT THE NURBURGRING-NORDSCHLEIFE

May 1, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Preparations by Mercedes-AMG Motorsport for the ADAC Total 24h Race are in full swing. In the final round of the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) prior to the season highlight at the Nordschleife, the AMG Customer Racing Teams were able to rack up further valuable test mileage. The best-placed Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the GT3 field, particularly strong with 33 cars, was the #16 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT entry in tenth place overall. In the SP9 Am class, Moritz Kranz (GER) and Janine Shoffner (GBR) managed to repeat their victory from the second NLS round with the #9 GetSpeed Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3. The effort by BLACK FALCON Team TEXTAR was also successful with the second 1-2 of the 2021 season in the combined classes SP4T+SP8T. With third place in the SP10 category, the #162 GT4 of the Schnitzelalm Racing customer team also scored a class podium finish.

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TF SPORT VANTAGE MAKES STRONG START TO 2021 FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A PODIUM FINISH AT SPA

May 1, 2021 RNW Staff 0

The Aston Martin Vantage GTE entered by TF Sport took a hard-earned second place in the first round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) GTE AM class on Saturday.

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EMPHATIC WIN FOR PORSCHE AT THE WEC SEASON OPENER IN THE ARDENNES

May 1, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Porsche has won the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Spa-Francorchamps. Works driver Kévin Estre from France and Neel Jani from Switzerland drove a commanding race in the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR to claim victory in the hotly contested GTE-Pro class. For Estre, who had already dazzled at Friday’s qualifying with a record lap, this marks the second win in a row at the six-hour race in Belgium. Jani triumphed at his first outing with the Porsche GT Team. The sister car driven by their brand colleagues Richard Lietz (Austria) and Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) crossed the finish line in fifth place after a difficult race.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS BEGIN FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE DEFENCE WITH A WIN IN SPA

May 1, 2021 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports have won the opening round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship by claiming their fifth FIA WEC win out of the last six races.

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HISTORIC FIA WEC HYPERCAR POLE FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

May 1, 2021 RNW Staff 0

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned a historic first-ever Hypercar pole position as the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) began its new era with the new GR010 HYBRID locking out the front row in qualifying for the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.

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ADAC GT MASTERS IN OSCHERSLEBEN TO TAKE PLACE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

April 30, 2021 RNW Staff 0

As a result of the current pandemic situation, the opening round of the ADAC GT Masters in Oschersleben (14th to 16th May) will take place behind closed doors. Fans who have already purchased tickets can exchange them for another event or return them. In the next few days, fans who had already purchased tickets for […]

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ULTRA-COMPETITIVE SEASON IN PROSPECT AS 27- CAR FIELD PREPARES FOR SPRINT CUP OPENER AT MAGNY-COURS

April 30, 2021 RNW Staff 0

The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season will shift up a gear next weekend when the Sprint Cup campaign launches at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.

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MARCO POLO MOTORSPORTS CONFIRMS FULL-SEASON GT4 AMERICA EFFORT

April 30, 2021 RNW Staff 0

As the GT4 America championship gets underway for Rounds three and four of the season, sports car racing team Marco Polo Motorsports with crew from Muellerized… has confirmed its full-season entry into the SRO America-sanctioned series. The KTM team kicked off the season last month at Sonoma Raceway, earning a fourth and third place finish in the double-header.

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BMW M4 GT3 COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TEST ON THE NURBURGRING NORDSCHLEIFE

April 30, 2021 RNW Staff 0

BMW M Motorsport has now taken the next important step in the development of the new BMW M4 GT3. The new flagship in the portfolio of cars from BMW M Motorsport successfully completed a series of test drives on the Nürburgring Nordschleife (GER) on Thursday. The two BMW works drivers Augusto Farfus (BRA) and Jens Klingmann (GER) shared driving duties.

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ROVERA TO MAKE FIA WEC DEBUT AT THE SPA 6 HOURS

April 29, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Alessio Rovera is about to make his debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship on Ferrari 488 GTE. Born in 1995, the Italian driver from Varese will take part in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday, May 1, after testing at the Belgian track during the two-day Prologue early this week. The Italian GT double champion (2019, 2020) is going to share the #83 AF Corse Ferrari with French driver François Perrodo and Nicklas Nielsen from Denmark in the LMGTE Am class for the whole season. After being second fastest overall at the ELMS official test two weeks ago, Rovera started his FIA WEC campaign setting the second quickest time (2:15.576) on Monday’s afternoon session and being fifth fastest 24 hours later (2:15.454).

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AUDI’S LE MANS RETURN IS SHAPING UP

April 29, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Audi will return to Le Mans and to sports prototype racing with an electrified sports car in the 2023 season. The successor to the successful Audi R18 is already taking shape.

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