FUJI TRIUMPH FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
The reigning World Champions won at Fuji Speedway for the seventh time in eight years, with the #8 TS050 HYBRID of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley earning victory from pole position.
MIGHTY MONZA BECKONS WILKINSON FOR GT OPEN SEASON FINALE
Ollie Wilkinson is ready to wrap up his 2019 racing season and first year driving the new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 next weekend (12 & 13 October), as he heads to Monza, Italy, for the final round of the International GT Open series with Optimum Motorsport.
FERRARI ON THE PODIUM IN LMGTE AM AT THE 6 HOURS OF FUJI
The #83 Ferrari 488 GTE courtesy of AF Corse claimed second place in the LMGTE Am class in the 6 Hours of Fuji, second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The crew made up of François Perrodo, Emmanuel Collard and Nicklas Nielsen, after the success in the opening round at Silverstone, consolidate their championship leadership. In LMGTE Pro, AF Corse’s Ferrari crews leave the Japanese track having missed out on a podium after watching their race strategy thwarted by a Full Course Yellow, stripping the Ferrari cars of any chance of a battle for victory.
CETILAR RACING ENDURES TOUGH WEEKEND AT FUJI
Cetilar Racing endured a tough race weekend at Fuji. The second of eight FIA WEC rounds ended with a P8 in the LMP2 category. After setting the eight lap-time in the Saturday’s qualifying, the AF Corse-powered #47 Dallara shared by Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi crossed once more the finish line.
UNITED AUTOSPORTS CLAIM PODIUM IN 6 HOURS OF FUJI
United Autosports scored its first podium finish in only the second round of 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship when the #22 Oreca of Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Oliver Jarvis was officially classified a magnificent third – sixth overall – in the 6 Hours of Fuji today (6 Oct).
REBELLION RACING ON THE THIRD STEP OF THE 6 HOURS OF FUJI PODIUM
Following the Silverstone round last September, Team REBELLION Racing participated this weekend in the second round of the 2019-2020 season of the FIA World Endurance Championship with one car entered in LMP1 class.
FIRST WEC POLE POSITION FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR
The new Porsche 911 RSR will take up round two of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Fuji (Japan) from pole position. Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) and Richard Lietz (Austria), the winners of the season-opener at Silverstone (Great Britain), turned the fastest lap in the number 91 vehicle. The ca. 515 hp No. 92 sister car driven by Kévin Estre (France) and Michael Christensen (Denmark) will tackle the six-hour race from the sixth grid spot. In the GTE-Am class, Porsche’s German customer team Project 1 achieved the first grid position.
FERRARI READY FOR A FIGHT-BACK AT FUJI
Season 8 of the FIA World Endurance Championship stops off this weekend at Fuji Speedway for the second calendar date after the season-opener at Silverstone. The Japanese circuit plays host to the 6 Hours of Fuji where Ferrari crews – two in the LMGTE Pro class and four in LMGTE Am – are summoned for a repeat demonstration of the competitiveness shown in England in a bid for precious championship points.
Drama Will Be High as NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship Nears Finish Line at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NV – October 4, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – With championships on the line, the high-stakes action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will reach thrilling levels at the penultimate race of the 2019 season and the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, the Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil, […]
CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING CONFIRMS RETURN TO MOUNT PANORAMA FOR THE 2020 BATHURST 12 HOUR
Craft-Bamboo Racing confirms a return to the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour in the pro category, as part of the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge. The team will compete at the infamous Mount Panorama circuit in Australia with one entry, and a possibility of a second entry to be confirmed at a later date. The driver lineup is yet to be finalized, but it is likely to again be fielded by Mercedes-AMG factory drivers at the famous race down under.
NHRA to Discuss Fifty Years of Pro Stock; Celebrating with Stars of Past and Present
GLENDORA, CA – October 3, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – One of the most popular and longest-running events at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the NHRA Breakfast is often referred to as a “can’t miss” event and this year will be no exception. To kick off the 50th anniversary of Pro Stock, the […]
MARCO SEEFRIED JOINS PAUL MILLER RACING FOR PETIT LE MANS
German racer Marco Seefried will join forces with Bryan Sellers and Corey Lewis to complete the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next week at Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
BULLITT RACING TO ENTER GT4 SES’ PORTUGUESE ROUNDS
The Malaga-based racing team will make its first appearance in the GT4 South European Series with its competitive Mercedes machinery.
MERCEDES-AMG TO GO ON ‘TITLE SAFARI’ DURING THE KYALAMI 9 HOUR
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport is heading into the fifth and final race of the season in the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli (IGTC) as the leader in the drivers’ and manufacturers’ standings. This year’s season finale of the series (21-23 November) is held at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit for the first time. The track in South Africa is to become the venue for a crowning season end for Mercedes-AMG: the performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach having won the drivers’ championship and having become runner-up in the final manufacturers’ standings last year, the double with both titles is the goal this time. In total, seven Mercedes-AMG GT3 will be racing at the 4.522 kilometres long track, three of which with extended works support.
THREE CHAMPIONS LINE UP FOR NO-HOLDS-BARRED PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB FINALE
Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, travels to Kent for a no-holds-barred season finale with the 2014, 2018 and 2019 champions as part of a bolstered grid of over 20 cars. While the Pro and Am category titles may have been decided, fierce battles still rage in the Pro-Am, Rookie and Team categories.
BLANCPAIN GT WEEKEND ROUNDUP: BARCELONA
There was only one way that Orange1 FFF Racing could snatch the Endurance Cup title on Sunday afternoon: they had to win. With a 24-point deficit to the leading SMP Ferrari crew, they also needed Miguel Molina, Mikhail Aleshin and Davide Rigon to finish no higher than 10th at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. FFF drivers Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli knew that this was a long shot.
Dallas Gardner Retires as NHRA Chairman, Passing Torch to Current CEO Peter Clifford
GLENDORA, CA – October 2, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – After 46 years of dedicated service to NHRA and the sport of drag racing, Dallas Gardner, NHRA’s board chairman, recently announced his retirement and will hand over the reins to current NHRA chief executive officer Peter Clifford effective immediately. Gardner will continue to work […]
