NEW MALAYSIAN TEAM LEGACY RACING JOINS GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA’S AM CLASS
Legacy Racing will make its GT World Challenge Asia debut in 2020 with an Am class-entered Mercedes-AMG GT3.
MERCEDES-AMG CONFIRMS INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE ENTRY
Mercedes-AMG is gunning for Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli’s titles in 2020 after confirming its full-season entry.
BATHURST 12 HOUR SIGNALS START OF 2020 AUSTRALIAN GT SEASON
The annual Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama signals the start of what is an extensive season of events for Australian GT in 2020. Taking in the 12 Hour journey as part of a three-round Australian Endurance Championship that includes arguably Australia’s best and most recognised circuits, the event signals the start of a new direction for the category that is focussed on providing value for money GT racing on Australia’s best circuits.
BATES RETURNS TO AUSTRALIAN GT LOOKING FOR 2020 TITLE
Former Australian GT race winner Tony Bates unveiled a striking new livery and sponsor for his Bathurst 12 Hour return, just a fortnight out from the season opener, the experienced Audi campaigner also revealing that he will make a full-time return to the Australian GT Championship in 2020 after focusing on competition in Asia last […]
PREPARATIONS ACCELERATE AHEAD OF 2020 GT GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SEASON
The GT World Challenge Europe era is officially underway. The former Blancpain GT Series will begin the new decade with a fresh look, while retaining its long-standing commitment to world-class GT racing.
R-MOTORSPORT ANNOUNCE COMPLETE DRIVER LINE-UP FOR THE BATHURST 12 HOUR
The 2020 season is about to get underway on the fifth continent. On the weekend of 31st January – 2nd February, R-Motorsport will be contesting the prestigious Bathurst 12 Hour race in Australia. The team based at Niederwil near St Gallen in Switzerland will be fielding two Aston Martin Vantage GT3s at the Mount Panorama Circuit.
NISSAN E.DAMS AIMS TO REPEAT CHILEAN SPEED IN FORMULA E
Nissan e.dams is returning to the scene of its first ABB FIA Formula E Championship pole position as the all-electric street racing series heads to Santiago, Chile, for this season’s round three.
PORSCHE HIGHLY MOTIVATED TO GAIN FORMULA E EXPERIENCE AND SCORE POINTS IN CHILE
Following the successful season-opener in November, with a second place for Porsche works driver André Lotterer (D) at the Diriyah E-Prix (Saudi Arabia), the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team travels to Chile for round three of the 2019/2020 ABB FIA Formula E Championship full of confidence. The goal for the Santiago E-Prix on 18th January 2020 is to finish in the points and gain more valuable experience in the process.
AUDI SPORT WITH STRONG LINEUP FOR TENTH BATHURST ANNIVERSARY
For the first time, Audi Sport Team Valvoline is tackling the most important endurance race in Australia with three Audi R8 LMS. At the opening event of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC), the only worldwide GT3 racing series, eight Audi Sport drivers will be on the grid together with Australian pro Garth Tander.
GTO RACING WITH TTR CONFIRM GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA MERCEDES-AMG GT4 ENTRY FOR LEE AND FONG
Brian Lee and Tony Fong are returning for a fourth GT World Challenge Asia campaign in the GT4 class this year after renewing their GTO Racing with TTR partnership.
FORMULA E BEGINS THE NEW YEAR IN SANTIAGO
The Christmas break is over: Next Saturday (January 18), Formula E will enter the third in a total of 14 races this season in Santiago de Chile. After having clinched its first trophy on the opening weekend of the fully electric racing series in November, the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team with its two drivers Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi is again setting its sights on scoring podium finishes.
TEAM HONG KONG CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING FINISHES P5 IN SHORTENED, RAIN-HIT DUBAI 24 HOURS
Team Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing’s line-up made up of Hong Kong athletes Jonathan Hui, Antares Au, Frank Yu and Kevin Tse had high expectations going into the 2020 Dubai 24 Hours, given their previous successes at the desert endurance race. Running a historic black and gold Mercedes-AMG livery, the team started the weekend from a strong position after a mega lap in qualifying by Jon Hui. Hui’s effort put the #69 Mercedes-AMG GT3 in 18th overall and 7th in the GT3-AM class, only 1.7 seconds off the overall pole position.
BLACK FALCON MERCEDES-AMG WINS RAIN-SHORTENED 24H DUBAI
The Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 with starting number 4 and drivers Khaled Al Qubaisi from the UAE, Ben Barker from the UK, Hubert Haupt and Manuel Metzger from Germany and Jeroen Bleekemolen from The Netherlands was confirmed as the winner of the 15th edition of the Hankook 24H DUBAI. For the first time in the event’s history, the full duration couldn’t be completed. Heavy rainfall and standing water prompted race control to red-flag the race after 7h17m. In spite of the best efforts by the staff and officials of Dubai Autodrome, continuing rainfall throughout the night and the morning prevented any further action. It was decided not to continue the race for safety reasons, a decision fully accepted and unanimously applauded by everyone in the paddock and pit lane.
SPECTACULAR RACING IN THE OPENING HOURS OF THE 24H DUBAI
At 15.00 hrs local time, His Highness Sheikh Juma Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum waved the flag of the United Arab Emirates to send the 65-car field underway for the 15th running of the Hankook 24H DUBAI. Once again, the original endurance race in the Gulf region serves as the season opener of the 24H SERIES powered by Hankook and has attracted a packed field of GTs and touring cars featuring teams and drivers from all over the world.
MARDENBOROUGH RETURNS FOR FIFTH SUPER GT SEASON
British racer Jann Mardenborough will contest his fifth consecutive full-time season in Japan in 2020 after being announced as part of Nissan’s driver roster for the Super GT sportscar championship.
