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WEATHERTECH RACING READY FOR DETROIT STREET FIGHT

May 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland) are ready for a street fight in the Motor City as they head to the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix to run May 31 – June 1.

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FORTY-TWO CAR GRID FOR GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES AT PAUL RICARD

May 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The GT4 European Series returns to the Circuit Paul Ricard this weekend for the first time since 2015. A 42-car field representing 12 constructors is set to compete in the third round of the season. At Paul Ricard, the GT4 European Series will support the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for the second time this season.

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FORD PAYS HOMAGE TO LE MANS WITH CELEBRATION LIVERIES

May 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Ford has revealed a special series of “Celebration Liveries” for the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GTs ahead of the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours. Each of the four factory Ford GTs will bear a livery that celebrates the success of the manufacturer at Le Mans, both in the present day and during the 1960s.

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TEO MARTIN MOTORSPORT TAKES MAIDEN EUROPEAN WIN FOR THE MCLAREN 720S GT3 IN GERMANY

May 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The McLaren 720S GT3 claimed its first race victory in Europe and in an international championship last weekend, with victory for McLaren Customer Racing team Teo Martin Motorsport in the International GT Open at Hockenheim.

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AL HARTHY DETERMINED TO EXTEND PERFECT 2019 BLANCPAIN GT PODIUM RUN AT PAUL RICARD SIX-HOUR

May 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Muscat’s multiple motor racing champion Ahmad Al Harthy arrives in France later this week ready to challenge for his first Pro-Am class victory of 2019 when the third round of the Blancpain Endurance Cup, the annual six-hour ‘into the night’ race, takes place on Saturday, 1st June, at Paul Ricard.

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THOMAS LAURENT TO JOIN TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

May 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing can confirm that Thomas Laurent will join the team as its test and reserve driver for the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season.

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RATON RACING BY TARGET ENDURES TOUGH GT OPEN WEEKEND AT HOCKENHEIM

May 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

“We are definitely disappointed on the last weekend at Hockenheim. Everything went wrong, despite of great competitiveness. It was a weekend to forget…”. Raton Racing by Target’s boss Roberto Tanca commented.

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GT OPEN POINTS FINISH FOR HENRIQUE CHAVES AT HOCKENHEIM

May 27, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Henrique Chaves finished fifth the second race of the International GT Open’s Hockenheim round, keeping the third position of the Drivers’ Standings.

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2019 Monaco Grand Prix – Sunday

May 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

For Niki: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport win the Monaco Grand Prix

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LAMBORGHINI SECURES A ONE-TWO AND THE GT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AT HOCKENHEIM

May 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Norbert Siedler and Mikaël Grenier led a comfortable Team Emil Frey Racing one-two in the second International GT Open race of the weekend at the Hockenheimring, beating team-mates Albert Costa and Giacomo Altoè, who took the lead of the championship.

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WILKINSON’S SILVER UPGRADE PRODUCES FIRST ‘PRO’ & OUTRIGHT GT OPEN PODIUM

May 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Ollie Wilkinson underlined just how far he’s come in his so-far short career in the second round International GT Open battles at Hockenheim, taking his maiden Pro class and outright podium on his debut weekend classified as a Silver driver. Third place in race two followed an impressive first top-five class finish on Saturday, capping his 23rd birthday celebrations in Germany.

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GREATER BAY AREA GT CUP WIN FOR ALEX AU

May 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup star Alex Au took victory for the Audi R8 LMS GT4 in the first race of the Greater Bay Area GT Cup season. The Grid Motorsport entry dominated the first of two 15-lap races on the 2.824km Guangdong International Circuit, beating seven other marques in tricky, wet conditions. An incident in race two saw Au collide with a competitor whilst leading after a front row start, eventually crossing the line in fourth.

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THE ZOSH DIROB LIGIER JS2 R SCORES ITS MAIDEN LIGIER JS CUP WIN AT SPA

May 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit hosted the third round of the Ligier JS Cup France, a four-hour race that attracted a field of 27 Ligier JS2 Rs. It was the theatre of a ding-dong battle for victory between the #72 Zosh Dirob Ligier JS2 R and #6 entered by No Limit Racing. The latter crossed the […]

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AU TOM’S LC500 WINS SUPER GT FROM POLE POSITION AT SUZUKA

May 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The SUZUKA GT 300km RACE, Round 3 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Suzuka Circuit (one lap 5.807m × 52 laps) in Mie Prefecture on May 26. In the GT500 class, the No. 36 au TOM’S LC500 (Kazuki Nakajima/Yuhi Sekiguchi) went from pole position to take its first win of the season. In the GT300 class, the No. 96 K-tunes RC F GT3 (Morio Nitta/Sena Sakaguchi) continued its winning streak at Suzuka from last year, giving it its second win of the season.

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SCUDERIA PRAHA STILL UNDEFEATED AT THE 12H BRNO

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 (#11, Jiří Písařík / Josef Kral / Matteo Malucelli) continues its undefeated streak at the Hankook 12H BRNO with its third consecutive victory at the event. Matteo Malucelli crossed the finishing line to complete 321 laps of the 5.403km Automotodrom Brno, securing not only the team’s hat trick at the event but also its third successive win of the 2019 European Championship, following wins in Mugello and Spa-Francorchamps.

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HENRIQUE CHAVES OVERCOMES DIFFICULTIES AT HOCKENHEIM

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Henrique Chaves ended in fourth in the first race of the International GT Open’s Hockenheim round, a performance that places him in the fourth position of the Drivers’ Standings.

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NISSAN E.DAMS TAKES FIFTH POLE AND THIRD FORMULA E PODIUM

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Nissan e.dams continued its strong ABB FIA Formula E championship pace today with Sebastien Buemi taking pole position and finishing second in Germany.

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CACÁ BUENO SECURES JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY LIGHTS TO FLAG VICTORY IN BERLIN

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The Jaguar Brazil Racing driver led a front-row lockout with teammate Sérgio Jimenez finishing second. Completing the podium line-up was Team Asia New Zealand racing driver Simon Evans. Bryan Sellers, who has been dislodged as series leader, finished just off the podium in fourth.

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2019 Monaco Grand Prix – Saturday

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport lock out the front row in Monaco

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DISAPPOINTING END TO BERLIN E-PRIX FOR JAGUAR RACING

May 25, 2019 RNW Staff 0

After showing impressive speed and competing in his first ever Super Pole for Panasonic Jaguar Racing, Alex Lynn qualified P5 and was set to earn strong points before a technical issue forced him to retire.

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