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FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND FORWARD AGAIN FOR PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS AT DAYTONA

February 1, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Performance Tech Motorsports finished sixth in the Rolex 24 At Daytona following a remarkable comeback after an early on-track incident sidelined the No.38 Performance Tech Motorsports LMP3.

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PODIUM FINISH FOR BMW TEAM RLL AT THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

February 1, 2021 RNW Staff 0

BMW Team RLL reached the podium in the GTLM class at the 59th edition of the Rolex 24 at Daytona (USA). After 24 hours of racing at Daytona International Speedway, the #24 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE secured third place. The #25 car completed the classic race in the US state of Florida in fifth position. The Rolex 24 at Daytona represented the first real major highlight of the GT endurance racing season for BMW Motorsport.

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MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT WITH HISTORIC 1-2 IN THE DAYTONA 24-HOURS

February 1, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Mercedes-AMG has a brilliant start of the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach scores a sensational 1-2 in the GTD class. Indy Dontje (NED), Philip Ellis (SUI), Maro Engel (GER) and Russell Ward (USA) secure first place with the #57 Mercedes-AMG GT3 run by Winward Racing. Second place at Daytona International Speedway goes to Mikaël Grenier (CAN), Kenny Habul (AUS), Raffaele Marciello (ITA) and Luca Stolz (GER) in the #75 SunEnergy1 Racing car. The double success also marks the maiden victory by a Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Team in the race in Florida with its long tradition. In previous years, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport already won the Michelin Endurance Cup, the hard-fought endurance classification in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, twice already, but never managed to win the classic 24-hour race at Daytona so far. Ninth place in the GTD class for the #28 Alegra Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 rounds out the historic achievement.

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ERA MOTORSPORT CLAIMS MAIDEN VICTORY AT ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

February 1, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Just one year after making their IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut, Era Motorsport earned their first series win at one of the most challenging sports car endurance races in North America, the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Drivers Kyle Tilley, Dwight Merriman, Ryan Dalziel, and Paul-Loup Chatin drove the No. 18 Oreca LMP2 car to victory, scoring a class win at only the team’s second attempt at the iconic event.

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WHELEN ENGINEERING FINISHES SIXTH IN ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Whelen Engineering drivers Felipe Nasr (Brazil), Pipo Derani (Brazil), Chase Elliott (Dawsonville, Ga.), and Mike Conway (United Kingdom) finished sixth in the 59th IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona.

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MEYER SHANK RACING FINISHES FOURTH IN ROLEX 24 PROTOTYPE RETURN

January 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Meyer Shank Racing made a strong debut run in the Acura ARX-05 to fourth in this weekend’s 59th annual Rolex 24 At Daytona. The race finish was the first chapter as the two-time defending IMSA championship squad returns to Prototype class competition with Acura as the team targets a third consecutive IMSA championship title.

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ALLY CADILLAC FINISHES SECOND AT ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Ally Cadillac drivers Jimmie Johnson, Simon Pagenaud, Mike Rockenfeller, and Kamui Kobayashi finished second in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS’ PORSCHE 911 GT3 R FINISHES FOURTH AT DAYTONA

January 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

The Porsche customer team Wright Motorsports has secured fourth place in the GTD class at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Factory driver Patrick Long from the USA shared driving duties in the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R with his compatriot Trent Hindman, Jan Heylen from Belgium and Klaus Bachler from Austria. Over long stretches, the 500+hp GT3 vehicle fielded by the team from the U.S. state of Ohio was on course for a podium result, however, a collision cost the squad considerable time. The Hardpoint EBM team’s first outing fielding a Porsche 911 GT3 R concluded with tenth place.

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ALLY CADILLAC IS FIFTH AT THE 16-HOUR MARK IN ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Ally drivers Jimmie Johnson (Mooresville, N.C.), Simon Pagenaud (France), Mike Rockenfeller (Germany), and Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) are currently running fifth in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Daytona International Speedway.

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WHELEN ENGINEERING CADILLAC RUNS FOURTH AFTER 16-HOURS IN ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Whelen Engineering drivers Felipe Nasr (Brazil), Chase Elliott (Dawsonville, Ga.), Mike Conway (United Kingdom), and Pipo Derani (Brazil) survived the overnight hours unscathed and are currently running fourth 16-hours into the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona at the Daytona International speedway.

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CHIP GANASSI RACING CADILLAC LEADS ROLEX 24 AT 16-HOURS

January 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac drivers Kevin Magnusson, Renger van der Zande and Scott Dixon are leading the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona 16-hours into the race.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS IN THE LEADING PACK AT DAYTONA

January 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

The Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded by the Wright Motorsports customer team lies in a promising position after three hours of racing at the Daytona 24 Hours. The 500+hp vehicle run by the experienced squad from the US state of Ohio currently ranks fourth in the GTD class after a turbulent start to the season-opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Meanwhile, in the hotly contested GTLM category, bad luck has plagued the WeatherTech Racing team. The No. 79 Porsche 911 RSR got caught up in an accident at the start and is now running at the back of the field.

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WHELEN ENGINEERING IS FOURTH AT THE EIGHT-HOUR MARK IN ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Whelen Engineering drivers Felipe Nasr (Brazil), Chase Elliott (Dawsonville, Ga.), Mike Conway (United Kingdom), and Pipo Derani (Brazil) are running fourth eight hours into the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona.

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ALLY CADILLAC DPI-V.R LEADS ROLEX 24 AT EIGHT HOURS

January 31, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Ally Cadillac and drivers Jimmie Johnson, Kamui Kobayashi, Simon Pagenaud, and Mike Rockenfeller are leading the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona eight hours into the race.

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ASTON MARTIN RACING PARTNER TEAMS TARGET GLORY IN 2021 ROLEX 24 HOURS

January 28, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Two Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT3s will vie for podium honours in the IMSA GTD class of this weekend’s 2021 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, with our partner teams The Heart of Racing and TF Sport each having entered strong line-ups for the first major endurance event of the international sportscar season.

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TEAM WRT LINES UP IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS AGAIN IN 2021

January 28, 2021 RNW Staff 0

After an impressive opening chapter, the story continues: Having enjoyed a successful debut, including one win, a further four podiums and two pole positions, Team WRT is back for more in the 2021 ADAC GT Masters. The Belgian team plans to run two Audi R8 LMS again in the International German GT Championship. “Needless to say, we are continuing our long-term and successful cooperation with Audi. We know what our goals are and want to improve on what we achieved in 2020,” says team principal Vincent Vosse. “Last year, the series was new to all our team members. We want to use the experience gained in 2020 to come back stronger this year.” The new season of the ADAC GT Masters kicks off from 14th to 16th May at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

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ERA MOTORSPORT’S FAN-FAVOURITE CRAYON CAR IS READY FOR ROLEX 24

January 28, 2021 RNW Staff 0

The No. 18 Era Motorsports Oreca LMP2 car debuted its special livery for the Rolex 24 At Daytona last week, designed by a six-year-old (and three quarters) race fan from Ontario, Canada. Following week of testing, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season officially begins this week with the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the first and longest event on the 2021 calendar. Together with drivers Kyle Tilley, Dwight Merriman, Ryan Dalziel, and Paul-Loup Chatin, the team ran a successful test, ready for their sophomore run in the endurance event.

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KEVIN DORAN LOOKS FOR MORE DAYTONA SUCCESS

January 28, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Kevin Doran will be looking to add to his impressive resume in the Rolex 24 At Daytona when he returns to the opening IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race of 2021 in a brand-new role.

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GRT GRASSER RACING READY FOR 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA

January 28, 2021 RNW Staff 0

GRT Grasser Racing are all set for the legendary 24 hours of Daytona 2021. The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship will open with the 59th edition of the endurance classic at the Daytona International Speedway this weekend, 28th-31st January. The Austrian team’s two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs had an excellent showing during the Roar Before The Rolex 24. Rolf Ineichen and Mirko Bortolotti battled their way up to qualify third in the strong GTD class while Misha Goikhberg and Franck Perera in the sister car secured P6 on the grid made up of 18 GT3 racing cars.

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CADILLAC RACING READY FOR ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 27, 2021 RNW Staff 0

Since the IMSA debut of the DPi formula Cadillac has claimed two Manufacturers Championships, four Michelin Endurance Cup Championships and 18 race wins including four consecutive victories in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The brand is going for its fifth win in a row at the 59th running of the twice-around-the-clock classic. New for the […]

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