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THE HISTORY BEHIND BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE

April 23, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The new Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe will make its debut over the first weekend of May, with Brands Hatch launching a five-round calendar that will take the sprint racing series to venues across the continent.

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NISSAN E.DAMS SET TO ELECTRIFY THE “CITY OF LIGHT”

April 23, 2019 RNW Staff 0

After a solid points haul in Rome, the Nissan e.dams team heads to Paris this week with its sights set on challenging for victory in the “City of Light.”

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STARWORKS MOTORSPORTS CONFIRMS PARKER CHASE FOR REMAINDER OF IMSA SEASON

April 23, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Following the completion of the first two endurance races of the season, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship begins its string of sprint races next week with the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge. Parker Chase, previously confirmed for the 2019 IMSA endurance races with Starworks Motorsports in the No. 8 Audi R8 LMS, is now locked in for the remainder of the season, pending sponsor commitments.

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TWO OUT OF TWO FOR SAINTELOC’S GUILVERT AND MICHAL AT GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES NOGARO OPENER

April 23, 2019 RNW Staff 0

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B-QUIK RACING ENJOYS PERFECT START TO NEW THAILAND SUPER SERIES SEASON

April 22, 2019 RNW Staff 0

An awesome weekend in the relentless heat of Malaysia’s Sepang Circuit for B-Quik Racing Co. Ltd. TM (“B-Quik Racing”) which finished with a double podium for our Audi entries in both the Super Car GT3 races and that was capped off with an inch perfect victory by Henk Kiks and Daniel Bilski in Race 2 in our brand new #26 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo.

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FORMULA E PARIS: CHAMPIONSHIP MORE THRILLING THAN EVER

April 22, 2019 RNW Staff 0

On Saturday (April 27), Paris marks the second stop on Formula E’s European tour. With seven winners in seven races and extremely small gaps in the standings, the championship has never before been as fiercely contested. For the round held in the French capital, Daniel Abt, Lucas di Grassi and the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team are setting their sights on returning to the podium..

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SAINTELOC RACING’S MICHAL AND GUILVERT WINS GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES NOGARO OPENER

April 22, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Saintéloc Racing’s Fabien Michal and Gregóry Guilvert won the inaugural GT4 South European Series’ opening race of the season at Nogaro yesterday.

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THAILAND SUPER SERIES ROUND TWO WIN AND CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD FOR HENK KIKS AND DANIEL BILSKI

April 21, 2019 RNW Staff 0

B-Quik Racing’s Henk Kiks and Daniel Bilski have taken their 2019 Audi R8 LMS GT3 to a memorable overall victory in round two of Thailand Super Series. The win follows on from their third place finish in Saturday’s round one and catapults the pair into overall series lead. The team’s Audi R8 LMS ultra entry of Shaun Thong and Sandy Stuvik battled well all weekend to take podiums in both races. The FIA silver-graded pair now sit third in the overall championship.

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SAINTELOC’S MICHAL AND GUILVERT GIVE AUDI GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES DOUBLE POLE AT NOGARO

April 21, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Saintéloc Racing’s Fabian Michal and Grégory Guilvert claimed the Pro Am Cup pole positions during yesterdays GT4 South European Series qualifying session at Circuit Paul Armagnac, while there were also Am Cup and GTC poles for Alex Van Straaten/Rémi Van Straaten (Alpine A110 GT4 / Mirage Racing) and Marmaduke Hall/Edward Moore (Ginetta G50 / Tockwith Motorsport).

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INITIAL INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE ENTRIES CONFIRMED FOR SUZUKA 10 HOURS

April 20, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The initial batch of Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli-nominated entries competing at this year’s Suzuka 10 Hours has been confirmed.

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12H SPA GOES DOWN TO THE WIRE FOR SCUDERIA PRAHA

April 20, 2019 RNW Staff 0

This year’s Hankook 12H SPA produced one of the most sensational endings ever seen in the 24H SERIES powered by Hankook, with the Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 (#11, Jiří Písařík / Josef Kral / Matteo Malucelli) snatching victory from the Herberth Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 R (#91, Daniel Allemann / Ralf Bohn / Robert Renauer) during the final three minutes of the 12-hour event.

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“THE ITALIAN SPIRIT OF LE MANS, BACK TO 24H” GOES ON THE WEB

April 20, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The Italian Spirit of Le Mans, back to 24h, the third chapter of the movie telling the story of Cetilar Racing by Villorba Corse challenge at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, will be entirely available on Cetilar Racing’s YouTube channel on the 25th April.

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TOP GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES CONTENDERS LEAD THE WAY ON A HIGH LEVEL START

April 20, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The inaugural season of the GT4 South European Series kicked off yesterday at Circuit Paul Armagnac with the first official practice. The top contenders left a strong impression. It was under a glorious sun that Circuit Paul Armagnac welcomed the GT4 South European Series caravan. The nine-strong entry took over the racetrack situated in the […]

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NORMAN NATO COMPLETES RLR MSPORT’S 24 HOURS OF LE MANS LINE-UP

April 19, 2019 RNW Staff 0

RLR MSport is proud to confirm that France’s Norman Nato will join the team for its return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans (15-16 June).

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SCUDERIA PRAHA HOLDS SLIM ADVANTAGE AFTER FOUR HOURS AT THE 12H SPA

April 19, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 (#11, Jiří Písařík / Josef Kral / Matteo Malucelli) currently leads the way after the first four hours of the Hankook 12H SPA, having completed 81 laps of the 7.004km Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in the process. In contract to last month’s Hankook 12H MUGELLO, however, a frenetic opening to the second round of the 2019 European Championship has already seen 13 lead changes between six different cars.

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McLAREN AUTOMOTIVE CONFIRMS MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH IMSA SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP

April 19, 2019 RNW Staff 0

McLaren Automotive has confirmed a multi-year agreement with IMSA – the International Motor Sports Association – which will see customer teams racing as part of the US- and Canada-based IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup season in 2019, and McLaren officially entered as a manufacturer for the largest GT3 championship in the US market. This announcement comes as McLaren customer team Compass Racing unveils the striking new livery for its 2019 challenger, in the form of the McLaren 720S GT3 which will contest the newly-launched Sprint Cup championship this season.

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SCUDERIA PRAHA TAKES 12H SPA POLE

April 19, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 (#11, Jiří Písařík / Josef Kral / Matteo Malucelli) has qualified on pole position for the 2019 Hankook 12H SPA. Matteo Malucelli lapped the 7.004km Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in 2m 18.266s to collect the Czech team’s first 24H SERIES powered by Hankook pole position of the season.

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STOFFEL VANDOORNE TO RACE WITH SMP RACING IN THE FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

April 19, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Stoffel Vandoorne will complete the SMP Racing line-up for the two upcoming races of the World Endurance Championship. The Belgian will drive the Russian BR1 №11 prototype alongside Vitaly Petrov and Mikhail Aleshin in Spa-Francorchamps and in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. Brendon Hartley who was earlier announced to race with SMP Racing at Spa has other commitments during the Le Mans race week and has agreed to give way to Stoffel in order to let him and the team be better prepared for the 24 hours race in June.

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THE GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES KICKS OFF 2019 SEASON IN STYLE

April 19, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The GT4 South European Series will commence its inaugural season at Nogaro this coming weekend. The Race Ready-organized racing series in cooperation with SRO Motorsport Group heads to France to what promises to be a thrilling season in prospect..

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PORSCHE MOTORSPORT CONTINUES ITS FORMULA E PREPARATIONS IN SPAIN

April 19, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Regular driver Neel Jani (Switzerland) and test and development driver Brendon Hartley (New Zealand) have spent the past three days completing an extensive test programme at Calafat (Spain), during which they covered a total distance of more than 1,000 kilometres with the Formula E car. More intensive tests are scheduled over the coming months for the Porsche Motorsport engineers and Formula E drivers. The goal is to be as well prepared as possible for the first race in Season 6 (2019/20) of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.

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