The Blancpain GT Series returned to Zandvoort last weekend after an absence of almost four years, with a capacity 28-car field tackling the undulating 4.3km layout amid the dunes of the North Sea coastline.
The longest-running program in IMSA history visits the shortest venue on the calendar this weekend as Corvette Racing heads to Lime Rock Park with the rest of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Now that André Lotterer has signed up for the second Porsche Formula E cockpit, the driver pairing for the 2019/2020 season of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship has been decided: Neel Jani and André Lotterer will be the regular drivers for the Porsche works team’s maiden season in Formula E.
The 2019 Blancpain GT Sports Club championship reaches it penultimate round at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium for the blue-riband event, the SRO Speedweek.
Meyer Shank Racing drivers Trent Hindman and Mario Farnbacher have extended their GTD championship lead after a podium finish at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The pair now head to the shortest track on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule for the Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park.
As the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season hits the halfway mark, TeamTGM returns to Connecticut in pursuit of another race victory in the Lime Rock Park 120.
Highly rated young GT racer Stuart Middleton made a very welcome return to the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe podium at Zandvoort in The Netherlands over the weekend, 13th/14th July, with third place in round five and second in a rain-hit sixth round – just missing the win by a mere 0.4 seconds.
Emil Frey Racing duo Albert Costa and Giacomo Altoè reclaimed the joint lead of the International GT Open championship with their second victory of the season in the first race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Meanwhile, in the sixth round of the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe season at Zandvoort, Lamborghini took three podiums in the two races in the Netherlands, with FFF Racing’s Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli remaining firmly in title contention Saturday in Austria’s Styrian Mountains was a dominant day for the Costa/Altoè partnership, who fought to victory from fifth on the grid to win.
For GRT Grasser Racing, the Zandvoort weekend was the third of the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe season after Brands Hatch and Misano. The team arrived at the circuit set amid the North Sea dunes with two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs – the number 63 to race in the Pro class and the number 19 in the Silver Cup. The weekend turned out to be a successful one for GRT Grasser Racing, with two podium finishes, an outcome that puts the team in an upbeat mood as they now prepare for the standout fixture on the race calendar in just two weeks’ time (25th – 28th July), namely the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
After an incredible season, DS TECHEETAH has today clinched the Teams’ Title and Jean-Éric Vergne has become the first double world champion in ABB FIA Formula E history.
This year’s Total 24 Hours of Spa promises to be more competitive than ever before, with a 73-car entry list establishing a new record for the GT era. Some of the world’s most accomplished competitors will be on the grid, confirming the event’s significance at the highest level of the sport. Indeed, almost two decades after the Total 24 Hours of Spa put its faith in GT racing, the decision continues to pay off.
United Autosports are preparing for the third round of the European Le Mans Series and the fourth round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup this weekend at Barcelona (19-20 July).
Ollie Wilkinson and Optimum Motorsport team-mate Jonny Adam took an historic victory to win the 200th race of the International GT Open series at the Red Bull Ring in Austria.
Henrique Chaves achieved an important fourth place today in the second race of the International GT Open’s Red Bull Ring round, which allows him to continue in the lead of the Drivers’ Standings.
Audi made the Formula E decider gripping until the last lap. At the New York finale, the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team claimed the runners-up honours in the electric racing series. Audi driver Lucas di Grassi concluded the 2018/2019 season in third place of the drivers’ championship. The last race was won by Robin Frijns […]