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CETILAR RACING COMPLETES THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE AT BARCELONA

Cetilar Racing completed more than 1,060 kms, covering a total of 228 laps without any trouble as the two-day official Prologue kicked off in Barcelona the FIA WEC season. The all-Italian team continued to develop the brand-new #47 Dallara-Gibson LMP2 car with which Roberto Lacorte and Giorgio Sernagiotto will make their debut in the World Championship, sharing the duties with experienced Andrea Belicchi and taking part in all the 2019-2020 events since the 4 Hours of Silverstone scheduled for early September.

MERCEDES-AMG LEADS SEVEN BRANDS INTO FIGHT FOR 24 HOURS OF SPA SUPER POLE

Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon secured provisional pole position in the Total 24 Hours of Spa qualifying session, ensuring its place among the 20 cars that will contest the deciding Super Pole session on Friday evening.

CURTAIN RAISES ON ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

The curtain has raised on the 2019 edition of the Silverstone Classic as large numbers of the 1000+ entries took to the iconic ‘Home of British Motor Racing’ for a unique dress rehearsal ahead of this weekend’s big show-stopping spectacular.

VILLORBA CORSE RETURNS TO THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

Villorba Corse continues its commitment with endurance racing history and, after its third consecutive Le Mans one month ago, on July 27-28 the Italian team will take part in the 24 Hours of Spa.

IBERIAN PROJECT TO ENTER A KTM IN THE GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES

The GT4 South European Series grid keeps solidly growing as a new entry strengthens the field for the season-closing rounds. With support from KTM X-Bow España, a KTM X-Bow GT4 will be driven by Francisco Carvalho and Fábio Mota in the final two rounds of the season.

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE FIA MOTOSPORT GAMES REVEALED

Further details of the FIA Motorsport Games, a new multi-disciplinary event, were revealed today at a press conference held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, hosted by the FIA and promoter SRO Motorsports Group.

REBELLION RACING ON TEST AT THE 2019 FIA WEC PROLOGUE

Team REBELLION Racing was on track Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th of July at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit for the 2019 FIA WEC Prologue.

THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR IS READY TO TACKLE THE WEC SEASON

The Porsche GT Team is perfectly prepared for the upcoming season of the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC. At the official test – the so-called prologue – held at the Circuit de Catalunya, the two brand-new ca. 515 hp Porsche 911 RSR completed a comprehensive test programme in hot summer temperatures of up to 35 degrees Celsius. The squad and drivers of both nine-eleven racing cars used the two-day test drives near the Spanish metropolis of Barcelona to familiarise themselves with the new car and all the processes.

SUCCESSFUL MAIDEN FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP OUTING FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AT OFFICIAL PROLOGUE

United Autosports have had a successful maiden outing in the official FIA World Endurance Championship prologue held at Barcelona, Spain this week (23-24 July).

KCMG READY TO TACKLE ITS FINAL 24-HOUR RACE OF 2019 AT SPA

KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) heads to Belgium for the third round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge, the fourth and final 24-hour race it will take part in this year, the Total 24 Hours of Spa (25-28 July).

RACE DEBUT AT SPA FOR THE PORSCHE 911 GT2 RS CLUBSPORT AND THE PORSCHE 935

Two special GT2 models will make their debut on the occasion of the 24 Hours of Spa (25 to 28 July). In the 700 hp Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport and Porsche 935, ambitious private drivers will go head-to-head. The 15-strong international field will contest a 30-minute race on both Friday and Saturday. Several well-known drivers line up on the 7.004-kilometre Ardennes rollercoaster circuit: FIA-WEC drivers Christian Ried (D) and Egidio Perfetti (N) celebrate their GT2 debut along with the American driver James Sofronas, who contests the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America, as well as the two Creventic 24h Series drivers Steffen Görig (D) and Mark Ineichen (CH).

BENTLEY SEEKS CENTENARY SUCCESS AT SPA

Bentley Team M-Sport is hoping to capitalise on recent successes by taking victory in the 70th running of the biggest race on the GT3 calendar; the 24 Hours of Spa (25-28 July). 

R-MOTORSPORT TO CONTEST THE 24 HOURS OF SPA WITH THREE ASTON MARTINS

Not long to go now: The Total 24 Hours of Spa (25th – 28th July) counts as one of Europe’s biggest and most prestigious endurance races. R-Motorsport will be contesting the standout fixture of the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup with three cars.

NINE PORSCHE 911 GT3 R TACKLE THE WORLD’S MOST IMPORTANT GT3 RACE

Porsche and its international customer teams take on the Spa 24-hour race with an impressive fleet of 911 GT3 R. A total of nine GT3 racing cars from Weissach will tackle the event at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) on 27/28 July, six of them in the GTE-Pro class. The tradition-steeped event in the Ardennes counts towards the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and is also round three of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The customer squad ROWE Racing fields three Porsche 911 GT3 R with nine drivers from the factory squad of the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer. KÜS Team75 Bernhard, GPX Racing and Dinamic Motorsport also campaign a 500+hp Porsche 911 each in the top category.

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