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SIXTY-ONE DRIVERS TO COMPETE IN FERRARI CHALLENGE EUROPE AT LE MANS

Excitement is mounting for the fourth round of the Ferrari Challenge Europe at the La Sarthe circuit on Saturday 15 June, just hours before the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is a special event, different from any other in the Prancing Horse one-make series, which will see all the 488 Challenge on track for a single 35-minute race that promises to be extraordinarily hard-fought and exciting. Sixty-one competitors are registered for the event, including some drivers who usually participate in the other two international series of the Prancing Horse, the North America and Asia-Pacific. From the North American Championship, held last weekend in Montreal in conjunction with the Formula 1 Grand Prix, we will see among others Thomas Tippl and Lisa Clark. The former is the Coppa Shell reigning champion, while the latter is the Ladies Cup leader and is aspiring rival of Agata Smolka.

JAN MAGNUSSEN, CORVETTE RACING LOOKING FOR ANOTHER LE MANS CROWN

Jan Magnussen and the No. 63 Corvette Racing crew will be looking for yet another GTE Pro victory at the FIA World Endurance Championship 24 Hours of Le Mans following a very successful pre-race test at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

BMW TEAM MTEK RETURNS TO LE MANS

BMW Team MTEK is in France for the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend (15th/16th June), for what promises to be an exciting finale to the 2018/2019 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season.

REBELLION RACING AT THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

After unveiling the two 24 Hours of Le Mans special liveries, REBELLION Racing is about to start the crazy Le Mans week.

ROAD TO LE MANS EVENT NEXT RACE FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS LMP3 TEAM

United Autosports are preparing to enter the third round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup this week as they head to France for the Road to Le Mans event (13-15 June).

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING TAKES ON THE CHALLENGE OF 24 HOURS OF NURBURGRING

The Nürburgring 24 Hours Endurance Race is a demanding event that takes place over the course of 24 hours on the circuit that is 25km in length, has a maximum altitude difference of 300m, and features more than 170 corners. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has competed in this event since 2007 with the aim of “refining team members, refining cars” in pursuit of “making ever-better cars”, and the race has represented the roots of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing ever since.The employees who compete and grow in such a demanding environment will apply their experience to vehicle development in the future. In addition, the cars competing at the race will incorporate and refine parts and advanced technologies intended for future road cars.

GEOFF EMERY AND GARTH TANDER PREVAIL IN PHILLIP ISLAND ENDRO

Reigning Australian GT Champion Geoff Emery and co-driver Garth Tander have claimed top honours in the opening round of the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship under sunny skies at Phillip Island, the Audi duo withstanding all challenges to give the German marque it’s third consecutive win in the event, in the process crossing the line with the biggest winning margin since GT enduros returned to the Island in 2014.

CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: 20TH START IN HOPES OF NINTH VICTORY

For the 20th straight year, Corvette Racing is set to take on the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Following a successful run on the Le Mans Test Day last weekend, endurance racing’s premier GT sports car team has put finishing touches on its preparations for a ninth class victory.

GRT GRASSER IN THE POINTS WILL ALL THREE CARS IN SUNDAY’S ADAC GT MASTERS RACE AT RED BULL RING

For Orange1 by GRT Grasser, last weekend with their home race at the Red Bull Ring was the highlight of the ADAC GT Masters season. Team headquarters are in Knittelfeld just a few kilometres from the track. The outfit wanted to do well in front of a home crowd – more than 16,000 spectators came to the Red Bull Ring at the weekend. The success they had hoped to achieve came in the second race, as all three Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs finished in the points. The Balance of Performance (BoP), damage to tyres and confusion about track limits prevented a better result in the first race.

NOBAUYA YAMANAKA TO DEBUT AT LE MANS IN THE ROAD TO LE MANS RACE AS HIS JOURNEY TO THE 24 HOURS CONTINUES

Nobuya (Nobu) Yamanaka will make the exciting step of racing at the legendary Le Sarthe racetrack in Le Mans, when he takes to the circuit in a field of 50 LMP3 and GT3 cars, in support of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.

CETILAR RACING SET FOR THE LE MANS 24 HOURS AS THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS

The 24 Hours of Le Mans fires into action, as the 87th edition of the historical La Sarthe’s race starts next Saturday, 15 June, marking the third consecutive participation of Cetilar Racing. With only five days to the green flag, Roberto Lacorte and Giorgio Sernagiotto are all set to make their third appearance in the French “marathon” driving the #47 Dallara-Gibson LMP2 car technically supported by Villorba Corse, as Andrea Belicchi is really excited to celebrate his tenth 24H.

B-QUIK RACING EXTENDS WINNING RUN IN BURIRAM

Another superb weekend for B-Quik Racing Co. Ltd. TM (“B-Quik Racing”) as the second round of Thailand Super Series (“TSS”) 2019 took the teams to Buriram’s Chang International Circuit where victory in Race 2 was claimed by our #26 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo in the hands of Henk Kiks and Daniel Bilski, their second overall win from the four races held so far this year.

2019 Canadian Grand Prix – Saturday

Lewis takes P2 in close-fought Qualifying with Valtteri P6 Lewis qualified second and will start tomorrow’s race from the front row – his 10th front row at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, equalling Michael Schumacher’s record at Suzuka for most front rows at a single track After a spin in Q3, Valtteri will start Sunday’s race from […]

2019 Canadian Grand Prix – Sunday

Lewis wins the Canadian Grand Prix Lewis took his 78th career victory today – his fifth of the 2019 season and his seventh at the Canadian Grand Prix Valtteri managed to fight his way up to P4 and took one additional point for the fastest lap of the race Today’s result marks the seventh win […]

FERRARI TEAMS READY FOR WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA IN SONOMA

Ferrari will continue to have strong representation in all three classes of the Blancpain GT World Challenge America this weekend, adding a pair of veteran drivers to its Pro-Am Cup teams for this weekend’s doubleheader at Sonoma Raceway.

GUILLEM PUJEU IN HIS FIRST GT PODIUM HUNT AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

The Spaniard will contest the second round of the GT Cup Open, which will take place in the Belgian Ardennes this weekend. It’s a dream coming true for Pujeu who is looking forward to making his debut at Spa-Francorchamps at the wheel of the Teo Martín Motorsport-entered McLaren 570S.

THE SILVERSTONE CLASSIC JUST GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER

The world’s biggest historic motor racing festival has just got even bigger and better with the addition of yet another mouth-watering grid to this year’s already record-breaking line-up.

SPA ENTHUSES HENRIQUE CHAVES

Next weekend, it will take place in the majestic Spa-Francorchamps the third International GT Open’s round, a circuit that Henrique Chaves knows and where he intends to proceed with good results.

K-PAX RACING HOMEWARD BOUND TO SONOMA RACEWAY

K-PAX Racing will be in familiar territory with the second-generation Bentley Continental GT3 in during Rounds 7 & 8 of Blancpain GT World Challenge America action at Sonoma Raceway. The team, which will officially return to its home track for the first time since making its switch to Bentley in 2018, will look to gain ground in the championship and will have added support from its local fans and supporters.

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