HUGE TASK AWAITS OMAN RACING WITH SPARE CAR SWITCH MEANING PITLANE START FOR 24 HOURS OF SPA
Aston Martin GT3 racer Ahmad Al Harthy and the Oman Racing team face a monumental challenge in the weekend’s Total 24 Hours of Spa, round four of the Blancpain Endurance Cup season, after an enforced switch to a spare car for qualifying means an unenviable pitlane start for the race itself.
PORSCHE TACKLES THE 24 HOURS OF SPA FROM THE FRONT GRID ROW
The best-placed Porsche 911 GT3 R takes up the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps from the first grid row. In the gripping and hotly-contested Super Pole, in which only the top twenty qualifiers were eligible, just one driver per car was permitted to take part. In the hunt for the best time, Laurens Vanthoor turned an impeccable lap for the KÜS Team75 Bernhard squad.
ENGEL DELIVERS PHENOMENAL FINAL LAP TO SECURE 24 HOURS OF SPA POLE FOR MERCEDES-AMG TEAM BLACK FALCON
Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon will start this year’s Total 24 Hours of Spa from the front of a record 72-car grid after securing top spot from a dramatic Super Pole battle.
KCMG SECURES TOP 20 START FOR 24 HOURS OF SPA
KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) made it through to the Super Pole session for the 2019 24 Hours of Spa with one of its two Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 and will line up 20th and 28th on the grid.
SCENE SET FOR SENSATIONAL SILVERSTONE SPECTACLE AS CLASSIC REVS INTO LIFE
The stage is set. The 2019 edition of the ‘Rocking and Racing’ Silverstone Classic is primed for action, following a spectacular opening day of qualifying sessions, anniversary celebrations, family fun and evocative Woodstock riffs.
SMP RACING STARTS THIRD IN THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
On July 27-28, the famous 24-hour marathon for GT3 cars takes place at Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium. The SMP Racing crew of Russian Mikhail Aleshin, Spaniard Miguel Molina and Italian Davide Rigon, driving the Ferrari 488 GT3, was classified third in the qualifying session.
CETILAR RACING COMPLETES THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE AT BARCELONA
Cetilar Racing completed more than 1,060 kms, covering a total of 228 laps without any trouble as the two-day official Prologue kicked off in Barcelona the FIA WEC season. The all-Italian team continued to develop the brand-new #47 Dallara-Gibson LMP2 car with which Roberto Lacorte and Giorgio Sernagiotto will make their debut in the World Championship, sharing the duties with experienced Andrea Belicchi and taking part in all the 2019-2020 events since the 4 Hours of Silverstone scheduled for early September.
MERCEDES-AMG LEADS SEVEN BRANDS INTO FIGHT FOR 24 HOURS OF SPA SUPER POLE
Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon secured provisional pole position in the Total 24 Hours of Spa qualifying session, ensuring its place among the 20 cars that will contest the deciding Super Pole session on Friday evening.
