TCR Mugello 2019 photo gallery
Stefano Ciabattoni's Mugello TCR endurance 2019 photo gallery
24H SERIES GEARING UP FOR 2020
With the Hankook 24H PORTIMAO in the books, teams and drivers in the 24H SERIES powered by Hankook are enjoying a well-deserved summer break before the action continues with the Hankook 24H BARCELONA (30 August-1 September). A good opportunity therefore to have a look at the upcoming season that gets underway with the Hankook 24H DUBAI (9-11 January 2020).
ELEVEN AUDI R8 LMS IN THE 2019 24 HOURS OF SPA
The 24 Hours of Spa from July 25 to 28 is a GT3 event of mammoth proportions: 72 race cars from eleven manufacturers are going to battle for victory in the most important GT3 endurance race of the year. The elite of endurance racing will be assembled in Belgium, plus many drivers from the DTM, the FIA WEC and other international racing series. Audi Sport customer racing will be on the grid of the iconic race for the eleventh time and since 2011 has clinched four overall victories and won the Coupe du Roi as the best manufacturer on three occasions.
HEINRICHER RACING SET FOR NORTHEAST GRAND PRIX AT LIME ROCK
Coming off of two back-to-back weekends of IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship action, the No. 57 Caterpillar Acura NSX GT3 of Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing returns to competition this weekend at Lime Rock Park.
SRO SPA SPEEDWEEK AND 24 HOURS OF SPA PROMISE 10 DAYS OF ACTION IN THE ARDENNES
This season’s Total 24 Hours of Spa will be bigger and better than ever, with a field of 73 cars establishing a new record for the event’s GT era. It is not simply a matter of quantity: as the marquee race for both the Blancpain GT Series and the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli, some of the world’s leading teams and drivers will challenge for the top step of the podium at the iconic Belgian circuit.
VILLORBA CORSE BACK IN ACTION AT BARCELONA IN ELMS AND LMC
On July 19-20 Scuderia Villorba Corse will compete for a double challenge in the world of international endurance racing. The Italian team led by Raimondo Amadio will be back in action both in the Le Mans Cup and in the European Le Mans Series at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya one month after their third 24 Hours of Le Mans in a row. Right in the same context of the final round of the 2018-19 World Endurance Championship, Le Mans also hosted the Le Mans Cup round known as Road to Le Mans, a double-race event where the Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Mauro Calamia and Roberto Pampanini finished twice in the points, just like the Swiss crew did in Monza earlier in the season. Calamia and Pampanini are tenth in the GT3 driver standings ahead of the fourth round in Spain, which will include its main event of a two-hour race on Saturday at 13:00h CET (live streaming on http://www.lemanscup.com).
NIELSEN RACING AIMING HIGH IN BARCELONA
With just 27 points covering the top six runners in the European Le Mans Series, it’s game on for Nielsen Racing as they prepare for the fourth round of the championship this weekend in Barcelona.
THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR FACES THE COMPETITION FOR THE FIRST TIME AT OFFICIAL WEC TESTS
The new Porsche 911 RSR (2019 model year) will meet rival vehicles in the GTE-Pro class for the first time at the prologue of the FIA World Endurance Championship on 23 and 24 July in Barcelona, Spain. At the official tests prior to the start of the 2019/2020 FIA WEC season, Porsche, as the reigning world manufacturers’ champions, will run two of the new ca. 515 hp racing vehicles from Weissach. The new Porsche 911 RSR was unveiled at the beginning of July at Goodwood in Great Britain. In the GTE-Am category, the customer squads Project 1, Gulf Racing and Dempsey Proton Racing will field a total of five 2018-spec Porsche 911 RSR racers.
PAUL MILLER RACING AIMS TO BOUNCE BACK AT LIME ROCK PARK
Paul Miller Racing heads to Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park this weekend with added motivation to put the 1st Phorm/Total Lubricants Lamborghini in victory lane.
WILL OWEN RACING INTO THE NIGHT IN BARCELONA
Will Owen returns to the Europeans Le Mans Series with United Autosports in the LMP2 class for the 4 Hours of Barcelona.
SECOND PART OF 2019 ELMS SEASON STARTS THIS WEEKEND FOR OREGON TEAM AT BARCELONA
“The championship starts now. After two positive races and a long break, we are set to be back on-track to confirm the good showings of the first part of the season.” For Jerry Canevisio, the leader of Oregon Team alongside Giorgio Testa, the 4 Hours of Barcelona race marks a turning point.
JAN MAGNUSSEN GOING FOR THE OVERALL WIN AT LIME ROCK PARK
Jan Magnussen and teammate Antonio Garcia know their way to the podium at Lime Rock Park – their aim for this weekend’s Northeast Grand Prix is to climb onto the top step as a duo.
PORSCHE GT TEAM TARGETS OVERALL VICTORY AT LIME ROCK
Porsche tackles round seven of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in Lime Rock (USA) holding a 24-point lead in the manufacturers’ classification. After scoring five straight wins, the Porsche GT Team now wants to build on this record. With the two prototype classes absent from the Lime Rock event on 19/20 July, the main focal point will be on the two ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR fielded by the works team. In the GTD category, the customer squads Park Place Motorsports, Wright Motorsports and Pfaff Motorsports aim to claim a podium spot each with their Porsche 911 GT3 R racing cars.
THREE YOUNG LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO CHAMPIONS AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
The 71st edition of the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the grand classic of endurance racing and pinnacle of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup championship, will take place on 27 and 28 July. To strengthen the crews of its customer teams in the Silver Cup class, Lamborghini Squadra Corse is adding a trio of young champions to the lineup: Giacomo Altoè, Andrea Amici and Corey Lewis.
BENTLEY SPEED 8 DEBUT ICES BENTLEY BIRTHDAY CAKE AT THE SILVERSTONE CLASSIC
For the first time in history, one of Bentley’s stunning 24 Hours of Le Mans winning Speed 8 prototypes will race on home UK soil when it debuts on track at this month’s magical Silverstone Classic (26-28 July).
