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AUSTRALIAN GT SEASON OF ENDURANCE GETS UNDERWAY AT PHILLIP ISLAND

After a sprinting start to the 2019 CAMS Australian GT Championship, the opening round of the endurance season has arrived with a return to Phillip Island for the annual early winter three-hour dance around the popular Grand Prix circuit.

GRT GRASSER RACING PREPARING FOR HOME EVENT AT RED BULL RING

Home fixture, home race, a matter truly dear to the heart – these and countless other ideas and feelings spring to mind for members of Team Orange1 by GRT Grasser every season when the ADAC GT Masters comes to the Red Bull Ring for a race weekend. And we’ve reached that time of year again. It is less than ten kilometres from their home base in Knittelfeld to the Red Bull Ring at Spielberg. Obviously, it goes without saying that the event is something very special on the calendar for the outfit led by Team Principal Gottfried Grasser.

ALL FIVE FORD GTs PREPARED FOR MULTI-MANUFACTURER BATTLE AT LE MANS

The battle lines have been drawn and the scene is set for an historic GTE showdown at Le Mans on June 15-16. Fifty years on from the last of Ford’s four-year winning streak at Le Mans, it is no longer just Ford vs. Ferrari. It’s Ford vs. Ferrari, BMW, Aston Martin, Corvette and Porsche. A titanic six-way battle is on the cards and the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team is ready to “Go Like Hell” one more time.

THE NEW LIGIER LM P3, THE JS P320 HITS THE TRACK

It’s ready! The Ligier JS P320, the new LM P3 from Ligier Automotive, took to the Magny-Cours circuit at the beginning of last week powered by the new Nissan V8 VK56 engine. Worthy heir to the Ligier JS P3, which has racked up an exceptional set of international results, it will be unveiled to the […]

BLANCPAIN GT SERIES WEEKEND ROUNDUP: CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD

Rarely is a Blancpain GT Series race won with the kind of dominant performance that Bentley Team M-Sport produced during Saturday’s Circuit Paul Ricard 1000kms. The #107 Continental GT3’s eventual margin of victory – more than 37 seconds at the chequered flag – is the biggest seen at the event and was the culmination of a stellar showing by drivers Jules Gounon, Steven Kane and Jordan Pepper.

WILL OWEN BRINGS HOME TOP TEN FINISH IN DETROIT

Will Owen closed out the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic in 8th place with Juncos Racing in the fifth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

1000 KM PAUL RICARD, TOUGH WEEKEND FOR TEAM RATON RACING BY TARGET DESPITE STRONG PACE

Raton Racing by Target ended on P35 over 49 cars the 1000 Km Paul Ricard, third of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance rounds, as a tecnhical problem slowed down at the beginning of the race Stefano Costantini, Antonio Forné and Christoph Lenz.

TONY BATES AND JOHN MARTIN JOIN FORCES IN AUSTRALIAN GT AT PHILLIP ISLAND

Two-time 2018 Australian GT race winner Tony Bates will make a surprise return to Australian GT at Phillip Island this weekend, returning to the seat of the #24 AFS/Ctech Laser/Moveitnet/B&B Audi R8 alongside former LMP2 front-runner John Martin, the two drivers sharing the car that Bates and Daniel Gaunt took to victory at the Island last year.

LUCAS AUER IN VANGUARD OF FIVE ADAC GT MASTERS AUSTRIAN DRIVERS AT RED BULL RING

No Austrian driver has been able to secure victory in their ADAC GT Masters home fixture at the Red Bull Ring since 2011. Five local heroes are keen to finally bring an end to this long spell without a win in the third round of the Super Sports Car League this weekend (June 7th-9th). The squad from the Alps will be beefed up by former DTM driver Lucas Auer (24, A), who is returning to race in the series in the Mercedes-AMG GT3 prepared by Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing.

2019 Canadian Grand Prix – Preview

Formula One heads to Montreal and the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for Round 7 of the 2019 season

WEATHERTECH RACING FERRARI FASTEST AT LE MANS

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), and Rob Smith (Essex, UK) finished at the top of the time chart in today’s 24 Hours of Le Mans official practice day.

SWIFT RETURN TRIP TO BURIRAM FOR B-QUIK RACING

B-Quik Racing Co. Ltd. TM (“B-Quik Racing”) heads for the second round of Thailand Super Series (“TSS”) 2019, which takes place at Buriram’s Chang International Circuit this coming weekend, in upbeat mood following our best ever start to a racing season that has already netted us a trio of wins.

CETILAR RACING COMPLETES INTENSIVE OFFICIAL 24H LE MANS TEST DAY

The 87th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans fired into action as team Cetilar Racing entered on Sunday the official testing. The #47 Dallara-Gibson LMP2 car technically supported by Villorba Corse run more than 1000 kms in the hands of Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi.

THE ADAC GT MASTERS AT THE RED BULL RING: HIGH-SPEED RACING IN THE ALPS

The ADAC GT Masters will hold its races at the fastest track of the year this weekend (June 7th – 9th) when 31 supercars will contest the third round of the year at the Red Bull Ring. Audi drivers Patric Niederhauser (27, CH) and Kelvin van der Linde (22, ZA, both HCB-Rutronik Racing) travel to Austria as overall leaders but their rivals, including a strong contingent of Austrian drivers and teams who want to shine in front of their home crowd, intend to challenge them for the top position.

GRT GRASSER RACING IN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP TOP 10 AT LE CASTELLET

GRT Grasser Racing left the Circuit Paul Ricard on Saturday with mixed feelings. In the third round of the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup at Le Castellet in France, the crews of the two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs did not have the best of weekends, despite their strong pace. Lamborghini works driver Mirko Bortolotti and his team-mates Rolf Ineichen and Christian Engelhart in the number 63 car still finished the race with a respectable P7 in a field of 49 GT3 sports cars.

BMW TEAM MTEK COMPLETES FINAL TEST AHEAD OF THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

BMW Team MTEK returned to the Circuit de la Sarthe (FRA) this Sunday for the official 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) test day and ran both cars for the full eight hours with only minor interruptions for set-up changes.

LEXUS AND AIM VASSER SULLIVAN READY TO RACE IN DETROIT

Lexus and AIM VASSER SULLIVAN are set to compete at Detroit’s Raceway at Belle Isle Park in a 100-minute sprint race on Saturday, coming off the team’s first victory earlier this month at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

HCB-RUTRONIK RACING: NEWCOMERS CREATE A STIR IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS

They are currently the top team in the ADAC GT Masters. Newcomers HCB-Rutronik Racing head the driver’s standings in the Super Sports Car League with Patric Niederhauser (27, CH) and Kelvin van der Linde (22, ZA) after the first two race weekends. We take a look behind the scenes of the outfit based in Remchingen near Karlsruhe, who also top the team rankings after four of this season’s 14 races.

FREDDIE HUNT JOINS CHAMPION RLR MSport TEAM FOR ‘ROAD TO LE MANS’

RLR MSport will field a second Ligier JSP3 for Freddie Hunt and Denmark’s Martin Vedel in the Michelin Le Mans Cup ‘Road to Le Mans’ at Circuit de la Sarthe (13-15 June).

WILL OWEN READY TO RACE IN MOTOR CITY

Will Owen has arrived with Juncos Racing to Motor City for the fifth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic.

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