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RATON RACING BY TARGET REVEALS COSTANTINI, LENZ, FORNÉ FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE 2019 SEASON

April 6, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Team Raton Racing by Target is set for a double commitment. After having revealed its two-car line-up for the International GT Open, the Italian squad has confirmed that will field an OPPO-backed outfit Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo also in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance.

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ABSOLUTE RACING AND BMW TEAM STUDIE SEAL POLE POSITIONS FOR BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA SEASON OPENER

April 6, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Absolute Racing has made the ideal start to its Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia campaign by claiming pole positions for both of this weekend’s races after its #912 Porsche shared by Yuan Bo and Dennis Olsen set the fastest times in both 15-minute qualifying sessions earlier today.

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LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA OFF AND RUNNING AT BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK

April 6, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America 2019 championship officially got underway Friday at Barber Motorsports Park with a pair of 40-minute practice sessions.

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RLR MSPORT PRIMED TO COMMENCE DUAL IN ELMS CAMPAIGN

April 5, 2019 RNW Staff 0

RLR MSport is primed to commence its dual assault on the 2019 European Le Mans Series (ELMS), which will be about defending its cherished LMP3 title and stamping its authority in the super-competitive LMP2 division from the outset of the season at Circuit Paul Ricard (12-14 April).

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PLATO TOPS CLOSE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB FRIDAY PRACTICE SESSION AT BRANDS HATCH

April 5, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The opening weekend of the 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup GB season got underway at Brands Hatch with Lewis Plato (Motorbase Performance) topping both morning and afternoon practice sessions. In Friday’s combined times Plato was followed by 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) who finished the day just 0.106s behind his former teammate in P2. Recording the third fastest time of the day was 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Rookie champion George Gamble (Amigos Redline Racing) – Plato, Harper and Gamble were covered by just 0.130s.

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TEAM VIRAGE PURCHASES TWO BRAND-NEW ASTON MARTIN CARS FOR GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES PROGRAMME

April 5, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The team led by Philippe Gautheron and Julien Gerbi will enter its all-new GT4 machinery in the inaugural season of the Race Ready-organized championship. C. O. Jones and Freddie Hunt, son of James Hunt – the F1 World Champion in 1976-, will share one of the Aston Martin cars.

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Vettel-Leclerc battle ‘good’ for Ferrari says Binotto

April 5, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Mattia Binotto continues to support struggling Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel. “Charles was faster everywhere,” Vettel admitted. The German says he is struggling to feel confident with the rear of the 2019 car. “We took a real step forward in Bahrain compared to Melbourne,” he added, “but it was not like Barcelona, when I could do […]

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Norris: Race pace ‘better than we anticipated’

April 5, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Formula 1 rookie Lando Norris has admitted McLaren’s race pace is “better than we anticipated” after an encouraging start to the 2019 season. “Between qualifying and the race it’s definitely one of the strongest for quite some time,” Norris said. “There’s still a lot of work to do to be consistently here and beating the […]

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SEBRING WINNER PORSCHE SWITCHES FROM ENDURANCE TO SPRINT MODE

April 5, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The Porsche GT Team tackles round three of the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship season at Long Beach (USA) as the leader of the manufacturer and team classifications. After a hard-fought victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring in Florida, the two ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR start under very different conditions at the Pacific coast. Contested over just 100 minutes, the so-called Sports Car Grand Prix in Long Beach is the shortest race of the season.

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49-STRONG GRID READY TO LAUNCH 2019 BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP AT MONZA

April 5, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The Blancpain GT Series will launch its 2019 campaign in style next weekend when a stellar 49-car field tackles a three-hour Endurance Cup race at the iconic Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (13/14 April).

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P1 MOTORSPORTS READIES FOR LAUNCH OF 2019 LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA CHAMPIONSHIP

April 5, 2019 RNW Staff 0

A new race season of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North American championship begins this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park, and P1 Motorsports will contest for the 2019 title with the No. 94 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO. Brett Meredith and newly named Lamborghini factory driver will kick off the double header weekend, sharing the driving duties in the ProAm class

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HISTORIC BENTLEYS TO GATHER AT GOODWOOD MEMBERS’ MEETING TO CELEBRATE CENTENARY

April 4, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Bentley will continue its centenary celebrations at the 77th Goodwood Members’ Meeting this weekend with a number of iconic cars on the starting grid set to bring the sights and sounds of the company’s illustrious motor racing past to life.

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SEVEN NEW PORSCHE 911 GT3 R TAKE TO BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA GRID FOR SEPANG SEASON OPENER

April 4, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific’s first Young Professional Philip Hamprecht will take part in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia in Sepang for Absolute Racing, as one of seven Porsche entries for the season opener.

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DEV GORE TO TACKLE BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE SERIES WITH STRAKKA RACING

April 4, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Strakka Racing is pleased to announce that Dev Gore has joined the team to compete in the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. He will make his Strakka debut at the 3h of Monza on Sunday 14 April.

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AUDI CUSTOMER SQUADS LINE UP FOR BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA SEASON-OPENER

April 4, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Five 2019 evolution Audi R8 LMS GT3 entries are set to thunder off the starting grid at the opening rounds of Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia this weekend at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit. In addition to having their eyes on the overall prize, the pairings will compete across three classes at the season launch of Asia’s most competitive multi-marque GT3 championship.

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RATON RACING BY TARGET REVEALS LINE-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN SEASON

April 3, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Raton Racing by Target has revealed a full-season International GT Open assault with two brand new Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evos. The Italy-based squad will be returning to the series for the third year, fielding a very strong driver line-up with the OPPO support.

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RATON RACING BY TARGET REVEALS LINE-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN SESON

April 3, 2019 RNW Staff 0

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RECORD 30-CAR ENTRY KICKS OFF NEW BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA ERA AT SEPANG

April 3, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Asia’s biggest GT championship – Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia – returns with a new name and 30-car entry for Season Three’s opening round this weekend (April 5-7) when 25 GT3s – the highest number ever at Sepang – five GT4s and eight manufacturers tackle two 60-minute sprint races.

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