RNW Staff

The qualifying for the FUJIMAKI GROUP MOTEGI GT 300km RACE, Round 4 of the 2020 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series took place at Twin Rings Motegi in Tochigi Pref. on September 12 (Sat). In the GT500 class, Tachikawa in the No. 38 ZENT GR Supra (Yuji Tachikawa/Hiroaki Ishiura) won pole position (1st qualifier) and extended his record for most pole by a driver to 24. In the GT300 class, pole position went to Aoki in the No. 360 RUNUP RIVAUX GT-R (Takayuki Aoki/Yusaku Shibata). These two cars will start at the front of their respective classes in tomorrow’s race starting at 13:00 in the afternoon.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will challenge for a third consecutive victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours as it targets a perfect final appearance at the Circuit de la Sarthe with its history-making TS050 HYBRID, in the 88th edition of the legendary French race. The 1,000PS, four-wheel-drive TS050 HYBRID came within two laps of victory on its 2016 debut before winning […]

United Autosports are pleased to confirm that they have purchased Strakka Racing, in a deal that includes the acquisition of all their race team equipment, race cars, trucks and their race team premises at Silverstone.

It’s race time: At more than 300 km/h, the Porsche 911 RSR hurtles down the D338 road from Le Mans towards Tours. In the two chicanes, which are closed off for everyday traffic and are a favourite spot for speed cameras, the ca. 515-hp GTE sports car takes the kerbs hard. Then, as fast as possible through the Mulsanne Corner and Indianapolis to the famous Arnage – the slowest passage of the 13.626-kilometre Circuit des 24 Heures. Exiting out of Arnage, the driver hits the throttle early, and now needs every ounce of courage and experience. In a few seconds, the Porsche Curves loom into sight. Five ultra-fast direction changes that are both loved and feared by drivers, and represent the most spectacular section of the French endurance classic.

Henrique Chaves arrives at the second International GT Open’s round in the championship lead and at the Red Bull Ring is looking to increase his advantage.

Team Antonelli Motorsport is set to return to GT Open after a three-week break, heading to the Austrian track of Red Bull Ring that hosts this weekend, 12th/13th September, the third of six series’ double rounds.

Performance Tech Motorsports IMSA Prototype Challenge drivers are moving into the spotlight in 2021 as the LMP3 series joins the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as a new class.

Diecast Collectibles Program to launch at Walmart early September GLENDORA, CA – September 9, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  JRL Group, Inc., NHRA’s exclusive licensing agency, has secured a licensing partnership between NHRA and Castline Inc. for a series of NHRA diecast collectables under their M2 Machines brand. The NHRA is the world’s largest […]

Fans of endurance racing have rarely had so much time to look forward to the 24 Hours of Le Mans as they have this year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the French classic was moved from its traditional mid-June date to 19/20 September. There has only been one other delayed start in the almost 100-year history of the race: In 1968, the Le Mans 24-hour race was contested on 28/29 September due to ongoing unrest in Paris. The postponement of the race also has wide-reaching consequences for the Porsche GT Team. This includes changes to the schedule as well as the waiving of popular fan events such as the technical scrutineering in the town square and the drivers’ parade the day before the start.

Dinamic Motorsport took a commanding win in Sunday’s six-hour race at the Nürburgring to put Porsche back on the top step of the GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS podium.

United Autosports will run four Ligier JS P320s in the Road to Le Mans event on 16-19 September, as the team enter the event for the fifth time.

K-PAX Racing was fully introduced into the GT World Challenge Powered by AWS Endurance Cup in mid-July, and using the lessons learned, was able to carry steam into the second round of action at Nürburgring (Germany). The team scored a top-10 finish in its second series showing, making steady improvement during an event highlighted by an intense six-hour showdown.

RLR MSport will run a sole Ligier JSP320 LMP3 for its European Le Mans Series (ELMS) regulars Malthe Jakobsen and James Dayson in the 24 Hours of Le Mans-supporting Michelin Le Mans Cup ‘Road to Le Mans’ (16-19 September).

The 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season will reach its halfway mark this weekend (11-13 September) with a pair of one-hour Sprint Cup contests at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – September 7, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Defending E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series world champion Stevie “Fast” Jackson rolled to his first win of the 2020 season on Sunday, beating Todd Tutterow in the final round of the 66th annual DENSO Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals at Lucas […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – September 7, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Shawn Langdon powered to his first Top Fuel victory since 2016 on Sunday at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, capping off an impressive weekend with a win at drag racing’s biggest race, the 66th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals. Jack Beckman (Funny […]

Scotland’s Finlay Hutchison produced a strong performance at the Nurburgring in Germany on Sunday, 6th September, en-route to a hard-earned top four Silver Cup finish during the six-hour second round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

British Racing Drivers’ Club ‘Rising Star’ Stuart Middleton claimed his third outright podium of the 2020 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season at Road Atlanta in Georgia over the weekend, 5th/6th September, with a top three finish in round five of the campaign.

Team Parker Racing travelled to the Nürburgring with its Bentley Continental GT3 for round two of the GT World Challenge Endurance Cup at the weekend (September 4-6), but contact from another car in the opening laps cost any chance of a good result.

Alex MacDowall celebrated his second Silver Cup podium finish in as many GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup races during round two of the season at Germany’s Nurburgring on Sunday, 6th September, with a hard-earned second place in the action-packed six-hour encounter.